Charity No. 1187117
In 2014, the Heritage Society is proposing to develop an exhibition and display of articles relevant to the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. We would like to be able to show how this event was recorded in the Valley; how people lived here at that time and what their lives were like….
A member of our society, Colin Davies has asked for help in identifying these people. He asks, “Please does anyone recognise themselves, or a member of their family, in the photos? They were taken about 1948/1949 in the yard of my mother’s old home Maes-y Deri, just up behind Llangeinor Railway Stn. My mother and…
The society has been asked by Robert Lapes to help trace friends and family of Dilwyn FRANCIS born in Pontycymer in 1922. We are hoping that our readers can assist. “On 22/23 March 1944 whilst on RAF Bomber Command operations, Dilwyn was killed in action along with his crew mates, my uncle J.J.Lapes was one…