Aberystwyth ARP Wardens - part two

 

Ffoto/Photo: Archifdy Ceredigion Archives

 

Following on from our blog of last time, below are some of the male ARP wardens that feature in the front row of the above photo:

Leonard Edwin Sulston 

Leonard was born in Charing Kent, the son of Jonas Sulston and Rosa A. Wells.  He married Dorothy Matilda Husselbee in July 1922 in St. Georges Hanover Square.  In 1911 he was an electrical engineer improver.  He Graduated in 1923, and then worked in the Physics Laboratory at U.C.W.A. By 1945 he was in the A.R.P. with Aberystwyth Borough. He died at Tan y Bwlch Hospital on 8th September 1959 aged 67yrs.

David Cromarty Rendell LARP  

David was born on 26th February 1896 in Monmouthshire, the son of John Rendell, who was a colliery labourer below ground. David worked as a sewing machine cleaner and then joined the Military aged just 19 in 1916.   David was in the Machine Gun Corps in 1920 and was awarded the U.K. Silver Badge. In 1921 he married Annie S. J. and moved to Aberystwyth in about 1935 and lived at the Corn Hotel, Mill Street, Aberystwyth.  By September 1941 he had married his second wife, Olive Margaret Haget. By 1945 he was in the ARP. He died in March 1966 aged 70 yrs.
 

Edward Hubert Chater 

Edward was born in St. Marylebone on 8th December 1902, the son of Edward Wilson Chater, a solicitor of the Supreme Court.  He married Margaret Hutchinson in 1931 in Hastings, and sometime later he moved to Wales and became a lecturer in Biology at U.C.W.A.  By 1945 he was living at Windover, Penrhyn Anchor, and was in the A.R.P.

Sydney Charles Herbert 

 

Sydney was born on 13th January 1886 at St. Martin in the Fields, the son of William Henry Herbert, who was a collector of Royal Statistics. He married Ellen in 1909 and by 1911 lived in Camberwell Surrey. By 1939 they had moved to 7, Marine Terrace and Sydney was a senior lecturer at U.C.W.A.  By 1945 he was in the ARP. He died on 7th December 1967 in Aberystwyth aged 81 years.

Major Horace Frederick Stimson T.D. F.R.S.A    

 

Frederick was born in 1885 in Peterborough, the son of a Railway train engineer, Samuel Stimson. He married firstly Eleanor Parkin 1912, and secondly Edith Richardson in 1944.  By 1944 he lived at Maldwyn, Caradog Road, Aberystwyth.  He was a lecturer in P.E. at U.W.A. and was also a Major in the T.A. at least during 1939-1945, and was decorated.  By 1945 he was the Chief Executive Officer of the ARP. Stimson T./Lt(A./Capt) holds the British Army WW1 medal as well as WWI and WWII Shipping and Seamen Rolls of Honour.  He died on 20th June 1954 at the Royal Masonic Hospital, Ravenscourt, London W6 aged 69 yrs.
 

Morgan J. Owen 

 

Morgan was born in Aberystwyth in 1890, the son of John Owen, who was a carpenter, joiner and undertaker living at 1 Rheidol Terrace Aberystwyth. Morgan married Elizabeth Griffiths in September 1922 and by 1939 lived at 10 Rheidol Terrace Aberystwyth.  He worked as a clerk of building works. From 1914 until 1920 he served in WWI with the South Wales Borderers and was awarded both the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. By 1945 he was the head of ARP Wardens.

Cyril Thomas Daley 

Born in Hammersmith in 1891, the son of Julia and Thomas Daley, who was a tobacconist.  Cyril was a piano tuner in1914 before he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps in which is served from 28th August to 29th November 1914, when he was discharged as unfit for service. In 1919 he married Gwladys M. Lewes in Carmarthen. By 1939 he lived at College House, King Street, Aberystwyth, whilst Gwladys was living at 45 Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth. He was the proprietor of a piano music business. By 1945 he was the ARP Sub controller, Central Area. He died in 1962 aged 61 years and is buried in Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion.
 

Frederick Joseph Bumford  

 

Frederick was born on 21st January 1897, the sixth of ten children of Martha E Bellis and Thomas Henry Bumford,  who was a foreman blender in wool manufacture.  The family lived at Dolafon House in Newtown, and Fred eventually became a yarn plasterer in 1911 aged 14 years.  At the outbreak of WWI Fred, aged 17, joined up with the Welsh Fusiliers in 1914 and stayed in the Military until 1919.
Hed married Gwyneth in December 1925 and by 1939 had moved to Aberystwyth and lived at 25 Third Avenue, Penparke by 1945. By 1945 he was in the A.R.P.  Fred died on 02/06/1959 in Aberystwyth aged 62 years.
 

Isaac Clayton Thomas 

 

Isaac was born on 28th Sept 1890, the son of Betsey and Mariner James Thomas, who lived at 4, Shipbuilders Row, Aberystwyth. He married Mary Jane on 2nd December 1903 and they lived at Britannia, 13 High Street Aberystwyth.  By 1911 he was a Civil Servant working for the P.O.
In 1914 he started working for the Military as a Sapper with the Royal Engineers. He was discharged in 1920 and was awarded both the British War medal and the Victory Medal. He died on 28th March 1955 at Withybush Hospital, Pembrokeshire aged 65 years.
 

 Sydney Edward Foulkes 

 

Sydney was the son of Rose and William Robert Foulkes, who was a cotton warehouse man. He was born on 5th April1904 and lived at 19 Beech Street Salford Lancashire in1911. He married Florence Catherine Page in 1932 and by 1937 he had moved and lived at Sandown, Rheidol Road, Penparke.and his work was as an insurance inspector.  By 1945 he was in the ARP. He died on 26/04 1973 in Aberystwyth aged 69 years.

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