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
Brooke’s famous poem was printed in Welsh newspapers often in 1915-18, sometimes quoted by serving soldiers; sometimes by grieving parents. It was rendered into Welsh by G R Thomas (keeping the reference to England) – sylwch fod y cyfeiriad at 'lecyn o Loegr' yn aros yn y fersiwn Cymraeg - 2/2
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Brooke’s famous poem was printed in Welsh newspapers often in 1915-18, sometimes quoted by serving soldiers; sometimes by grieving parents. It was rendered into Welsh by G R Thomas (keeping the reference to England) – sylwch fod y cyfeiriad at 'lecyn o Loegr' yn aros yn y fersiwn Cymraeg - 2/2
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
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
Bu farw Isaac D Evans ar 24.4.1916 a John Evans Clarke ar 11.6.1916, ac mae’r ddau wedi eu claddu ym mynwent CWGC Amara (3,500 o filltiroedd i ffwrdd o’u cartrefi). Dyna darn o farddoniaeth iddynt a gyhoeddwyd yn Baner ac Amserau Cymru ar 19 Awst 1916 2/2
October 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Bu farw Isaac D Evans ar 24.4.1916 a John Evans Clarke ar 11.6.1916, ac mae’r ddau wedi eu claddu ym mynwent CWGC Amara (3,500 o filltiroedd i ffwrdd o’u cartrefi). Dyna darn o farddoniaeth iddynt a gyhoeddwyd yn Baner ac Amserau Cymru ar 19 Awst 1916 2/2
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
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
This is the memorial to the 5th Welsh Regiment (with an archaic spelling). The only Welsh upon it is the aggressive regimental motto, 'Gwell angau na chywilydd' - 'Better death than dishonour'. 2/2
July 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is the memorial to the 5th Welsh Regiment (with an archaic spelling). The only Welsh upon it is the aggressive regimental motto, 'Gwell angau na chywilydd' - 'Better death than dishonour'. 2/2
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
Funnily enough, I found this today in the (Swansea) Sporting Post, Sept 1914
July 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Funnily enough, I found this today in the (Swansea) Sporting Post, Sept 1914
Yn ogystal â'r Rhyfel Mawr a'r Ail Ryfel Byd, ceir yma hefyd enwau'r dynion lleol a fu farw yn rhyfeloedd ymerodrol Ffrainc
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yn ogystal â'r Rhyfel Mawr a'r Ail Ryfel Byd, ceir yma hefyd enwau'r dynion lleol a fu farw yn rhyfeloedd ymerodrol Ffrainc
Yn y 136 o flynyddoedd ers i OME ysgrifennu, mae llawer o bethau wedi dylanwadu ar ffawd y Llydawyr, ond mae'n rhaid pwysleisio effeithiau rhyfeloedd Ffrainc ar bobl Lydaw. Wele'r gofeb ryfel (yn Ffrangeg yn unig) yn Kloar-Karnoed. Hwn yn datgan bod bechgyn y dref wedi marw dros Ffrainc
July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yn y 136 o flynyddoedd ers i OME ysgrifennu, mae llawer o bethau wedi dylanwadu ar ffawd y Llydawyr, ond mae'n rhaid pwysleisio effeithiau rhyfeloedd Ffrainc ar bobl Lydaw. Wele'r gofeb ryfel (yn Ffrangeg yn unig) yn Kloar-Karnoed. Hwn yn datgan bod bechgyn y dref wedi marw dros Ffrainc
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
Information about Benjamin Evans from Y Goleuad, the publication of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists - killed in an attack on a German strongpoint during the Battle of Loos 1915. His name is also on the Cardiff City Police Force memorial. Cafodd ei frawd, John Evans, ei anafu y flwyddyn ganlynol 2/2
June 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Information about Benjamin Evans from Y Goleuad, the publication of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists - killed in an attack on a German strongpoint during the Battle of Loos 1915. His name is also on the Cardiff City Police Force memorial. Cafodd ei frawd, John Evans, ei anafu y flwyddyn ganlynol 2/2
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
A handwritten Roll of Honour for Kings Cross Chapel with 161 names on it dates from the war years – you can see the additions made to it. 13 are noted as ‘killed in action’ + 1 as ‘died of wounds’. There are at least 5 women on the list.
Yr enw cyntaf yw Annie Breeze, a’r 3ydd yw Mary Davies 2/2
Yr enw cyntaf yw Annie Breeze, a’r 3ydd yw Mary Davies 2/2
June 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A handwritten Roll of Honour for Kings Cross Chapel with 161 names on it dates from the war years – you can see the additions made to it. 13 are noted as ‘killed in action’ + 1 as ‘died of wounds’. There are at least 5 women on the list.
Yr enw cyntaf yw Annie Breeze, a’r 3ydd yw Mary Davies 2/2
Yr enw cyntaf yw Annie Breeze, a’r 3ydd yw Mary Davies 2/2
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