Gethin Matthews
@ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social
All views my own / dyma fy syniadau fy hunan
Posts about Wales and the Great War; commemoration of WW1, WW2 and other conflicts
Welsh culture & society; Welsh politics; environmental concerns at the national level for Wales and the global level
Bilingual
Posts about Wales and the Great War; commemoration of WW1, WW2 and other conflicts
Welsh culture & society; Welsh politics; environmental concerns at the national level for Wales and the global level
Bilingual
It feels like I should be wearing this T-shirt - tybed a ddylwn i fod yn gwisgo'r crys T hwn
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It feels like I should be wearing this T-shirt - tybed a ddylwn i fod yn gwisgo'r crys T hwn
Last week in a seminar about WW1 I quoted Rupert Brooke (‘If I should die, think only this of me ...’): then over the weekend I was in Grantchester & I saw his name on the memorials in the church there 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Last week in a seminar about WW1 I quoted Rupert Brooke (‘If I should die, think only this of me ...’): then over the weekend I was in Grantchester & I saw his name on the memorials in the church there 1/2
If you are on Instagram, have a look at @swanseahistory where you can find something I have shared for Halloween - a story about a Kidwelly family having a spooky premonition and the mother declaring that her son had died, several days before they received any notification
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
If you are on Instagram, have a look at @swanseahistory where you can find something I have shared for Halloween - a story about a Kidwelly family having a spooky premonition and the mother declaring that her son had died, several days before they received any notification
Newport Market Tenants' Association Roll of Honour: 15 names of stall-holders who served in WW2 - 8 RAF; 6 Army; 1 Navy
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Newport Market Tenants' Association Roll of Honour: 15 names of stall-holders who served in WW2 - 8 RAF; 6 Army; 1 Navy
Today in my lecture about the extra-European Fronts in WW1 I used this image to illustrate the Mesopotamia campaign. 17 men from Nebo’s Congregational chapel (Ceredigion) served in the war and two died – both from dysentery in Mesopotamia in 1916. (Poetry in Welsh to the pair in the next post) 1/2
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Today in my lecture about the extra-European Fronts in WW1 I used this image to illustrate the Mesopotamia campaign. 17 men from Nebo’s Congregational chapel (Ceredigion) served in the war and two died – both from dysentery in Mesopotamia in 1916. (Poetry in Welsh to the pair in the next post) 1/2
Bought on eBay - a scroll presented to Maurice Morris of Glyn Ceiriog after WW1 to sympathise with him on the death of his son, David Charles Morris (aged 19) in the war (19.5.1917). Imagery is mixed imperial & Welsh - language is mainly Welsh
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Bought on eBay - a scroll presented to Maurice Morris of Glyn Ceiriog after WW1 to sympathise with him on the death of his son, David Charles Morris (aged 19) in the war (19.5.1917). Imagery is mixed imperial & Welsh - language is mainly Welsh
Llanddewi (Penrhyn Gwyr - Gower peninsula) - WW1 (3 names) and WW2 (2 names) memorials in the church
September 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Llanddewi (Penrhyn Gwyr - Gower peninsula) - WW1 (3 names) and WW2 (2 names) memorials in the church
Reposted by Gethin Matthews
Welsh rockers Taran have finally released their exciting debut album ‘Yn y Cymylau’ - one of the most eagerly-awaited Welsh language albums of 2025
Taran share eagerly-awaited debut album
Stephen Price Welsh rockers Taran have finally released their exciting debut album ‘Yn y Cymylau’ – one of the most eagerly-awaited Welsh language albums of 2025. While the record draws from a diverse...
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August 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Welsh rockers Taran have finally released their exciting debut album ‘Yn y Cymylau’ - one of the most eagerly-awaited Welsh language albums of 2025
Braf iawn i fod ar raglen Dei Tomos ar BBC Radio Cymru yn trafod fy narlith ddiweddar yn Castle St, Llundain, a pherthynas y gofeb ryfel yn y capel i’r Aelodau Seneddol John Hinds a Lloyd George - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bbccymrufyw.bsky.social @swanseahistory.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Braf iawn i fod ar raglen Dei Tomos ar BBC Radio Cymru yn trafod fy narlith ddiweddar yn Castle St, Llundain, a pherthynas y gofeb ryfel yn y capel i’r Aelodau Seneddol John Hinds a Lloyd George - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @bbccymrufyw.bsky.social @swanseahistory.bsky.social
In the ancient church at Llantysilio / Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, near Llangollen, two brass plaques commemorating men killed on the Western Front: George Oliver Thomas, d. 1915 aged 31 & John F C Edwards, d. 10 Nov 1918 aged 21. Y ddau ohonynt yn swyddogion gyda'r Royal Welsh Fusiliers
August 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In the ancient church at Llantysilio / Llandysilio-yn-Iâl, near Llangollen, two brass plaques commemorating men killed on the Western Front: George Oliver Thomas, d. 1915 aged 31 & John F C Edwards, d. 10 Nov 1918 aged 21. Y ddau ohonynt yn swyddogion gyda'r Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Wedi gweld hwn am y tro cyntaf heddiw - yng Nghorwen - ac yn bendant hwn bellach yw fy hoff gerflun Cymreig.
Saw this for the first time today, in Corwen, and it is now my favourite Welsh sculpture
Saw this for the first time today, in Corwen, and it is now my favourite Welsh sculpture
August 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Wedi gweld hwn am y tro cyntaf heddiw - yng Nghorwen - ac yn bendant hwn bellach yw fy hoff gerflun Cymreig.
Saw this for the first time today, in Corwen, and it is now my favourite Welsh sculpture
Saw this for the first time today, in Corwen, and it is now my favourite Welsh sculpture
Rwy'n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at fynd i'r Eisteddfod wythnos nesaf: byddaf yn cymryd rhan yn hwn ar ddydd Llun - trafodaeth am sut mae 'cynefin' yn dod yn rhan o'r cwricwlwm. Croeso i bawb!
On Monday I will be at the Eisteddfod discussing how the notion of 'cynefin' is used in the classroom
On Monday I will be at the Eisteddfod discussing how the notion of 'cynefin' is used in the classroom
August 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rwy'n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at fynd i'r Eisteddfod wythnos nesaf: byddaf yn cymryd rhan yn hwn ar ddydd Llun - trafodaeth am sut mae 'cynefin' yn dod yn rhan o'r cwricwlwm. Croeso i bawb!
On Monday I will be at the Eisteddfod discussing how the notion of 'cynefin' is used in the classroom
On Monday I will be at the Eisteddfod discussing how the notion of 'cynefin' is used in the classroom
I saw this for the first time over the weekend - on the Common above Pontypridd. Unveiled by Lord Allenby in August 1923
Gwelais i hwn am y tro cyntaf dros y penwythnos - ar y Comin uwchben Pontypridd. Cafodd ei ddadorchuddio gan Allenby, cadfridog ymgyrch yr Aifft a Phalesteina yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1/2
Gwelais i hwn am y tro cyntaf dros y penwythnos - ar y Comin uwchben Pontypridd. Cafodd ei ddadorchuddio gan Allenby, cadfridog ymgyrch yr Aifft a Phalesteina yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1/2
July 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I saw this for the first time over the weekend - on the Common above Pontypridd. Unveiled by Lord Allenby in August 1923
Gwelais i hwn am y tro cyntaf dros y penwythnos - ar y Comin uwchben Pontypridd. Cafodd ei ddadorchuddio gan Allenby, cadfridog ymgyrch yr Aifft a Phalesteina yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1/2
Gwelais i hwn am y tro cyntaf dros y penwythnos - ar y Comin uwchben Pontypridd. Cafodd ei ddadorchuddio gan Allenby, cadfridog ymgyrch yr Aifft a Phalesteina yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1/2
Rwy wedi bod ar daith yn Llydaw am ychydig ddyddiau, gyda llyfr Owen M Edwards, Tro yn Llydaw, yn gwmni imi. Mae'n llawn ei ragfarnau - yn erbyn y Saeson a'r Ffrancwyr, ac yn erbyn Pabyddiaeth y Llydawyr. Fodd bynnag, mae'n poeni yn y rhagymadrodd, yn y dyfodol 'ni bydd y Llydawyr ond Ffrancwyr'...
July 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Rwy wedi bod ar daith yn Llydaw am ychydig ddyddiau, gyda llyfr Owen M Edwards, Tro yn Llydaw, yn gwmni imi. Mae'n llawn ei ragfarnau - yn erbyn y Saeson a'r Ffrancwyr, ac yn erbyn Pabyddiaeth y Llydawyr. Fodd bynnag, mae'n poeni yn y rhagymadrodd, yn y dyfodol 'ni bydd y Llydawyr ond Ffrancwyr'...
An article in yesterday's Western Mail flagging up some research I'm doing - it looks like the nine 'happy girl munitions workers' in a much-publicised 1916 photo were from the Swansea National Shell Factory. I'm wondering whether any more names can be put to faces. Y gwaith oedd Baldwins, Glandŵr
July 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
An article in yesterday's Western Mail flagging up some research I'm doing - it looks like the nine 'happy girl munitions workers' in a much-publicised 1916 photo were from the Swansea National Shell Factory. I'm wondering whether any more names can be put to faces. Y gwaith oedd Baldwins, Glandŵr
WW1 memorial in the Calvinistic Methodist chapel established by Lady Llanover on her estate - in Welsh, despite its location so close to the border. Two names of men who were killed "defending their country" - one in France, one in Mesopotamia. A line of poetry from the Gwent poet Islwyn 1/2
June 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
WW1 memorial in the Calvinistic Methodist chapel established by Lady Llanover on her estate - in Welsh, despite its location so close to the border. Two names of men who were killed "defending their country" - one in France, one in Mesopotamia. A line of poetry from the Gwent poet Islwyn 1/2
Memorial to the WW1 dead from Kings Cross Welsh Congregational Chapel – 18 names. Picture of Christ as the Good Shepherd at the top; ‘Celtic’ ribbons on the side; at the bottom, two lines of poetry from the minister.
Roedd Elfed, gweinidog y capel ers 1904, yn emynydd a bardd enwog 1/2
Roedd Elfed, gweinidog y capel ers 1904, yn emynydd a bardd enwog 1/2
June 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Memorial to the WW1 dead from Kings Cross Welsh Congregational Chapel – 18 names. Picture of Christ as the Good Shepherd at the top; ‘Celtic’ ribbons on the side; at the bottom, two lines of poetry from the minister.
Roedd Elfed, gweinidog y capel ers 1904, yn emynydd a bardd enwog 1/2
Roedd Elfed, gweinidog y capel ers 1904, yn emynydd a bardd enwog 1/2
Cofeb Ryfel Radnor Walk (Capel yr Annibynwyr), gyda saith enw arni o'r Rhyfel Mawr. Bellach yn Eglwys Gymraeg Ganol Llundain
WW1 memorial from Radnor Walk chapel, London. Unusually for a Welsh chapel memorial, this one orders the soldiers by rank, officers first
WW1 memorial from Radnor Walk chapel, London. Unusually for a Welsh chapel memorial, this one orders the soldiers by rank, officers first
June 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Cofeb Ryfel Radnor Walk (Capel yr Annibynwyr), gyda saith enw arni o'r Rhyfel Mawr. Bellach yn Eglwys Gymraeg Ganol Llundain
WW1 memorial from Radnor Walk chapel, London. Unusually for a Welsh chapel memorial, this one orders the soldiers by rank, officers first
WW1 memorial from Radnor Walk chapel, London. Unusually for a Welsh chapel memorial, this one orders the soldiers by rank, officers first
Memorial to the Royal Fusiliers, High Holborn, on the boundary of the City of London. Unveiled November 1922
June 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Memorial to the Royal Fusiliers, High Holborn, on the boundary of the City of London. Unveiled November 1922
Reposted by Gethin Matthews
We need an experienced Project Manager to play a pivotal role in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary project exploring cultural, social, and ecological dimensions of #biophilic retrofitting (integrating nature into buildings), adapting our cities to climate change.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We need an experienced Project Manager to play a pivotal role in a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary project exploring cultural, social, and ecological dimensions of #biophilic retrofitting (integrating nature into buildings), adapting our cities to climate change.
www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...
Rwy'n hynod o falch o fod yn rhan o'r prosiect cyffrous hwn. Fy mhrif gyfraniad fydd i weithio gydag ysgolion lleol i drafod y cysylltiadau rhwng y gorffennol, y presennol a'r dyfodol
www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/swyddfar-...
www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/swyddfar-...
Abertawe'n arwain consortiwm a enillodd £3 miliwn ar gyfer prosiect cenedlaethol sy'n defnyddio natur i helpu dinasoedd i fynd i'r afael â newid yn yr hinsawdd
Mae Prifysgol Abertawe wedi derbyn £3 miliwn gan Gyngor Ymchwil y Celfyddydau a'r Dyniaethau (AHRC) i arwain prosiect mawr newydd a fydd yn archwilio sut gall natur helpu dinasoedd i addasu at newid y...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Rwy'n hynod o falch o fod yn rhan o'r prosiect cyffrous hwn. Fy mhrif gyfraniad fydd i weithio gydag ysgolion lleol i drafod y cysylltiadau rhwng y gorffennol, y presennol a'r dyfodol
www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/swyddfar-...
www.swansea.ac.uk/cy/swyddfar-...
Absolutely delighted to be part of this tremendous project - and that we are now able to talk about it! My principal role will be to work with local schools to explore the connections between the past, present & future
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Swansea University leads consortium awarded £3m for national project using nature to help cities tackle climate change
Swansea University has been awarded £3m by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to lead a major new project that will explore how nature can help cities adapt to climate change.
www.swansea.ac.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely delighted to be part of this tremendous project - and that we are now able to talk about it! My principal role will be to work with local schools to explore the connections between the past, present & future
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...
WW1 memorial at Terrace Road School, Swansea, with 65 names upon it. One of them is Dai Dupree - I wrote this about him a while back - war-memorials.swan.ac.uk?p=250
Cofeb yn Ysgol Terrace Rd, Abertawe, i'r 65 o gyn-ddisgyblion a fu farw yn y Rhyfel Mawr
Cofeb yn Ysgol Terrace Rd, Abertawe, i'r 65 o gyn-ddisgyblion a fu farw yn y Rhyfel Mawr
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
WW1 memorial at Terrace Road School, Swansea, with 65 names upon it. One of them is Dai Dupree - I wrote this about him a while back - war-memorials.swan.ac.uk?p=250
Cofeb yn Ysgol Terrace Rd, Abertawe, i'r 65 o gyn-ddisgyblion a fu farw yn y Rhyfel Mawr
Cofeb yn Ysgol Terrace Rd, Abertawe, i'r 65 o gyn-ddisgyblion a fu farw yn y Rhyfel Mawr
While looking for something else, I have found a report of the unveiling of a plaque in a school in Whitland on St David's Day 1917 to nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed by the Germans in Brussels in Oct 1915. The inscription calls her 'a true daughter of the Empire'.
Hefyd barddoniaeth Gymraeg -
Hefyd barddoniaeth Gymraeg -
June 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
While looking for something else, I have found a report of the unveiling of a plaque in a school in Whitland on St David's Day 1917 to nurse Edith Cavell, who was executed by the Germans in Brussels in Oct 1915. The inscription calls her 'a true daughter of the Empire'.
Hefyd barddoniaeth Gymraeg -
Hefyd barddoniaeth Gymraeg -
WW2 memorial in the Guildhall to Swansea Corporation staff killed in WW2: 3 Navy; 10 Army; 14 RAF; 13 Civil Defence; 1 Home Guard; 2 Police; 3 Civilians
Cofeb i staff Gorfforaeth Abertawe a laddwyd yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd, yn Neuadd y Ddinas: 46 o enwau i gyd
Cofeb i staff Gorfforaeth Abertawe a laddwyd yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd, yn Neuadd y Ddinas: 46 o enwau i gyd
June 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
WW2 memorial in the Guildhall to Swansea Corporation staff killed in WW2: 3 Navy; 10 Army; 14 RAF; 13 Civil Defence; 1 Home Guard; 2 Police; 3 Civilians
Cofeb i staff Gorfforaeth Abertawe a laddwyd yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd, yn Neuadd y Ddinas: 46 o enwau i gyd
Cofeb i staff Gorfforaeth Abertawe a laddwyd yn yr Ail Ryfel Byd, yn Neuadd y Ddinas: 46 o enwau i gyd