1942 in Wales

none 1942 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1942 to Wales and its people. Incumbents Archbishop of Wales – Charles Green, Bishop of BangorC. J. Litzenberger Eileen Groth Lyon The Human Tradition in Modern Britain https://books.google.com/books?id=S8YbICxXWDQC&pg=PA92 2006 Rowman & Littlefield 978-0-7425-3735-4 92 Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Crwyss2-WILL-WIL-1875 Williams, William ('Crwys'; 1875–1968), poet, preacher, archdruid William Rhys Nicholas 2001 5 May 2022 Events 30 January – Scarweather lightvessel in Swansea Bay sinks.Scarweather Ltv [+1942] http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?72251 Wrecksite 2011-05-13 2014-08-18 28 March – St Nazaire Raid: Lt-Commander Stephen Halden Beattie steers HMS Campbeltown through an enemy attack, winning the Victoria Cross for his courage under fire. 13 April – The Cardiff East by-election, caused by the appointment of sitting National Conservative MP, Owen Temple-Morris, as a county court judge is uncontested, under an agreement between the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties, who are participating in a wartime coalition.P Addison, By-Elections of the Second World War in C Cook & J Ramsden (eds.) By-elections in British Politics; UCL Press, 1997 p130 25 April – A Nazi German Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 88 crashes into a hill near Builth Wells. Two crew members are killed, the other two taken prisoner. 25 May – A breach in the Glamorganshire Canal near Nantgarw is inspected but it is decided not to do any work on it; the canal closes permanently later in the year.Stephen Rowson Ian L. Wright 2004 The Glamorganshire and Aberdare Canals 2 Lydney Black Dwarf Publications 1-903599-12-1 13 10 June – The Llandaff and Barry by-election, caused by the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Patrick Munro, is won by the Conservative candidate Cyril Lakin. The official Labour Party does not contest the seat. 26 June – Rudolf Hess is moved to Maindiff Court Military Hospital and POW Reception Centre near Abergavenny where he will remain for 3 years.Manvell Roger Roger Manvell Fraenkel Heinrich Heinrich Fraenkel Hess: A Biography 1971 Granada London 0-261-63246-9 142-5 17 July – An RAF Lockheed Hudson crashes near Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, killing thirteen crew.https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/24819 Lockheed Hudson Mk I Aviation Safety Network 2 March 2024 30 July – A Heinkel He 111 crashes on Pwllheli beach, killing three crew; the survivor is captured.Michael J. F. Bowyer Action Stations: Military airfields of Wales and the North-West https://books.google.com/books?id=o-xmAAAAMAAJ 1990 Stephens 978-1-85260-375-5 198 11 August A USAAF Flying Fortress crashes in the Berwyn range, killing six crew.Roger Anthony Freeman The mighty Eighth: units, men, and machines (a history of the US 8th Army Air Force) https://books.google.com/books?id=_f1mAAAAMAAJ June 1970 Doubleday 11 An RAF Wellington bomber crashes into St Brides Bay, killing six Polish crew. 18 August – The body of a German pilot is washed ashore at Newton on the South Wales coast. He is buried in the village of Nottage. September – A USAAF Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft crashes off the coast near Harlech.https://cadw.gov.wales/about-us/news/harlech-p-38-scheduled-its-historic-importance-and-future-protection 'Harlech P-38' – scheduled for its historic importance and future protection 2019-11-11 Cadw 2019-11-16 18 October – An RAF Vickers Wellington bomber,Loucký František 1989 Mnozí nedoletěli cs Praha Naše vojsko 80-206-0053-1 65 based at RAF Talbenny, Wales, crashes at 16:08 near Ruislip station while on approach to RAF Northolt, England, killing all 15 on board and six on the ground (including four children).http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=66571 18-OCT-1942 Vickers Wellington Mk 1C T2564 30 December 2013 Aviation Safety Network 22 October – The Welsh Courts Act is passed, allowing the Welsh language to be used in courts of law.Great Britain Statutes of the United Kingdom (Law Times statutes) 1927-1946 https://books.google.com/books?id=V8A1AAAAIAAJ 1946 Law Times Reports 60–61 31 October – An RAF Wellington collides in mid-air with an RAF Bristol Beaufort near Bangor, killing seven crew. 16 November – An RAF Lancaster bomber crashes into Dolwen Hill, Llanerfyl, near Welshpool, killing seven crew.David W. Earl Hell on High Ground: A Guide to Aircraft Hill Crash Sites in the UK and Ireland https://books.google.com/books?id=tPwiAQAAMAAJ 1995 Airlife Pub. 978-1-85310-569-2 172 December – The South Wales Coal Dust Research Committee produces its first report.Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy https://books.google.com/books?id=PckmAQAAIAAJ 1945 Kelvin House 32 date unknown A building at M. S. Factory, Valley in Flintshire is adapted for the testing of apparatus for separation of isotopes of uranium as part of the 'Tube Alloys' programme of research into development of nuclear weapons. Caverns at the disused Croesor Quarry are requisitioned by the Ministry of Supply for explosives storage.Gwynedd Topics 1971 FRS Ffestiniog Railway Magazine 54: Autumn Ffestiniog Railway Society Houses for munitions workers at Whitchurch, Cardiff, are designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe.The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society 100 Houses 100 Years London Batsford 2017 978-1-84994-437-3 1942 During the development of RAF Valley on Anglesey, a hoard of La Tène metalwork is found in Llyn Cerrig Bach.Donald Henson Archaeology Hotspot Great Britain: Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists https://books.google.com/books?id=pbEFCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA76 12 March 2015 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 978-0-7591-2397-7 76– Arts and literature Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardigan) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Herman Jones National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld New books English language Roland Mathias - Days Enduring Leslie Norris - Tongue of Beauty John Cowper Powys - Owen Glendower (U.K. publication)The Powys family: a check-list of the collection in the Colgate University Library https://books.google.com/books?id=tDZbAAAAMAAJ 1972 Colgate University Library 12 Hilda Vaughan - The Fair Woman (retelling of "The Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach", later republished as Iron and Gold)The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction, 3 Volume Set https://books.google.com/books?id=am1PhEWMqdIC&pg=PA386 18 January 2011 John Wiley & Sons 978-1-4051-9244-6 386 Welsh language D. Gwenallt Jones - Cnoi CilPoetry Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=4MhlAAAAMAAJ 1969 C. Davies 52 John Gwilym Jones - Y Dewis Thomas Jones (T. J.) - Cerrig Milltir Music Sir Granville Bantock - Two Welsh Melodies and Celtic SymphonyMax Hinrichsen Hinrichsen's Musical Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=dKg5AAAAIAAJ 1944 Hinrichsen Edition 84 Film Neath-born Ray Milland stars in Reap the Wild Wind.Andrew Horton Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction https://books.google.com/books?id=fYjoDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA178 1 October 2003 University of Texas Press 978-0-292-70519-7 178 Broadcasting Welsh-language broadcasting The radio series Caniadaeth y Cysegr is launched by the BBC, and soon proves unexpectedly popular with listeners in other parts of the UK. The hymn-based series celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2017.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38922748 75 years of Welsh language radio show that became UK hit BBC News 12 February 2017 27 April 2017 Sport Football 9 May – Wales defeat England 1-0 24 October – Wales defeat England 2-1 Births upright=0.6|thumb|March:John Cale upright=0.6|thumb|July:Spencer Davis 2 January – Billy Hullin, Wales international rugby union player (died 2012) 31 January – Euros Lewis, cricketer (died 2014) 1 February – Terry Jones, writer, comedic actor and director (died 2020)http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/arts-in-wales/2011/03/05/the-life-and-times-of-monty-python-s-terry-jones-91466-28274298/ The life and times of Monty Python's Terry Jones Nathan Bevan Western Mail Walesonline.co.uk 2011-03-05 2011-06-01 15 February – Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and politician 18 February – John Hughes, footballer 9 March – John Cale, experimental rock musicianMitchell, Tim Sedition and Alchemy: A Biography of John Cale, 2003, p. 24 13 March John Mantle, dual-code rugby player Meic Stevens, singer-songwriter 21 March – Owain Arwel Hughes, orchestral conductorOwain Arwel Hughes Owain Arwel Hughes: My Life in Music https://books.google.com/books?id=S1muBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT13 15 September 2012 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-2630-5 13 28 March – Neil Kinnock, politicianBritannica Educational Publishing The United Kingdom: Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=PWKdAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA141 1 June 2013 Britannica Educational Publishing 978-1-62275-056-6 141 1 April – Karl Francis, film-maker 5 April – Peter Greenaway, film-makerGeoff Andrew The Film Handbook https://archive.org/details/filmhandbook0000andr registration 1990 G.K. Hall 978-0-8161-1830-4 119 1 May – Geoff Evans, rugby union player 20 May – Lynn Davies, athleteBethan M. Jenkins Writing Wales in English: Between Wales and England -: Anglophone Welsh Writing of the Eighteenth Century https://books.google.com/books?id=XeyVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 15 March 2017 University of Wales Press 978-1-78683-031-9 47 21 May – David Hunt, Secretary of State for Wales 1990-93Joseph Whitaker Whitaker's almanack, 1991 https://books.google.com/books?id=5gKXi7wrQd8C 1 November 1990 Whitaker 978-0-85021-205-1 25 May – Ron Davies, footballer 1 June – Bruce George, politician (died 2020) 8 June – Doug Mountjoy, snooker player (died 2021)Doug Mountjoy obituary Rawling, John the Guardian 17 February 2021 19 February 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/17/doug-mountjoy-obituary 20 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210220054206/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/17/doug-mountjoy-obituary live 13 July – Hywel Gwynfryn, television presenter 17 July – Spencer Davis, musicianNorm N. Nite Rock on: The modern years : 1964 - present https://archive.org/details/rockonillustrate02nite registration 1980 Crowell 978-0-690-01196-8 108 18 July – Roger Cecil, painter (died 2015)https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/mar/18/roger-cecil Roger Cecil obituary Peter Wakelin the Guardian 25 May 2015 20 July – Sylvia Heal, politician 27 July – Colin Lewis, cyclisthttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12477 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928191252/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=12477 usurped September 28, 2011 Colin Lewis 18 August 2014 Cycling Archives 25 August – Michael J. Morgan, academic 5 September Chris Corbett, rugby player Betty Morgan, lawn bowler 16 September Barrie Hole, footballer (died 2019) Jeff Young, rugby player 12 September – Delme Thomas, rugby playerGriffiths John The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records 1987 J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd London 0-460-07003-7 12:33 7 October – Allan Lewis, rugby playerGriffiths John The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records 1987 J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd London 0-460-07003-7 12:31 24 November – Craig Thomas, thriller writer (died 2011)https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/13/craig-thomas-obituary Craig Thomas obituary 13 April 2011 Steve Holland The Guardian 2 March 2024 28 November – Jeffrey Lewis, composer 2 December – Brian Evans, footballer (died 2003) 4 December – Anthony G. Evans, mechanical engineer (died 2009)Engineering Professor Dies at 66 Kristen Peters http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19260 Daily Nexus University of California, Santa Barbara 2009-09-17 2009-10-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100125004043/http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=19260 January 25, 2010 Deaths 1 January – John Baldwin Hoystead Meredith, Welsh-Australian soldier and doctor, 77http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070304021921/http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/index.html dead 4 March 2007 Brigadier General Dr John Meredith ADFA 2 May 2019 7 January – Edward Arthur Lewis, historianNational Library of Wales Annual Report https://books.google.com/books?id=3wNGAQAAIAAJ 1941 27 January – Tom Barlow, Welsh rugby player and cricketer, 77 10 February – Felix Powell, musician, 63Richard Anthony Baker British Music Hall: An Illustrated History https://books.google.com/books?id=mtKwBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA156 31 May 2014 Pen and Sword 978-1-4738-3718-8 156 15 February – Frank Treharne James, lawyer, 80s2-JAME-TRE-1861 James, Frank Treharne (1861-1942), solicitor, art connoisseur Archibald Henry Lee William Llewelyn Davies 10 October 2019 22 March – Ebenezer Griffith-Jones, academic, 82s2-GRIF-EBE-1860 Griffith-Jones, Ebenezer John Dyfnallt Owen 3 May 2019 24 March – Will Osborne, Wales international rugby union player, 66 22 April John John Evans, journalist James Morgan Pryse, Welsh-descended American author, publisher, theosophist and founder of the Gnostic Society, 96Russell Davies Sex, Sects and Society: 'Pain and Pleasure': A Social History of Wales and the Welsh, 1870-1945 https://books.google.com/books?id=g-yVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 28 March 2018 University of Wales Press 978-1-78683-214-6 34 5 May – David Milwyn Duggan, Welsh-born Canadian politician, 62http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and-councillors?id=D https://web.archive.org/web/20110705052216/http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and-councillors?id=D dead 5 July 2011 Biographies of Mayors and Councillors Edmonton Public Library 2 May 2019 14 May – Walter Watkins, footballer 10 July – Sydney Curnow Vosper, artist, 7535968 6 April 1943 1605 22 July – Gilbert Joyce, Bishop of Monmouth, 76 Dr. G. 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Joyce, formerly Bishop of Monmouth The Times London, England 23 July 1942 7 The Times Digital Archive 1785–2008 4 August – Arthur Vernon DaviesMichael Stenton Stephen Lees Who's who of British members of parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons, based on annual volumes of Dod's 'parliamentary companion' and other sources https://books.google.com/books?id=eQcWAQAAIAAJ 1981 Harvester Press 89 6 August – Francis Green, antiquary, 97s2-GREE-FRA-1854 Green, Francis (1854-1943), antiquary John James Evans 10 October 2019 12 September – Valentine Baker, pilot, 54 (killed in flying accident)Valentine Henry Baker funeral brochure Martin-Baker Co. 1942 http://www.rainydaygallery.co.uk/valentinebaker.html 2012-02-07 2019-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207061354/http://www.rainydaygallery.co.uk/valentinebaker.html dead 24 September – David Walters (Eurof), minister and author 14 October – Jem Evans, Wales international rugby union player, 75 26 October – Richard Mathias, politician, 79 12 November – Hubert Prichard, Glamorgan cricketer, 77Steven John Welsh Yeomanry at War: A History of the 24th (Pembroke and Glamorgan) Battalion The Welsh Regiment https://books.google.com/books?id=l4ETDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 3 August 2015 Pen & Sword Military 978-1-4738-6581-5 169 7 December – Lionel Beaumont Thomas, businessman, British Army officer and politician, 49 22 December – Elias Henry Jones, British Army officer, educationist and author, 59s2-JONE-HEN-1883 Jones, Elias Henry 10 November 2013 See also 1942 in Northern Ireland References Wales Category:1942 in Europe Category:1940s in Wales