Form Entry by David Collier

Hello,
I am contacting you on behalf of the community group Friends of Saron based in the former mining village of Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. We have been working for some years to rescue Saron Graveyard in the village from the effects of long-term neglect. At the same time we are promoting community interest and pride in our local history and heritage by researching the stories behind the names recorded on the memorial inscriptions in the graveyard and sharing our findings online on our blog at friendsofsaron.wordpress.com and the Friends of Saron Facebook page.
A headstone on the grave of David Williams (d. 1893 aged 33) and his wife Sarah Williams (d. 1938 aged 74) refers to their grandson David Glyndwr Davies aka ‘Glyn’ who, as a lance-corporal (service no. 2127658) in the Royal Engineers, was killed on 10 October 1942 during WW2 as the result of a freak accident at Halton, Lancashire. Some details are provided on the website of the Eyethorne War Memorial which tells us that his parents were Mr & Mrs A. Davies of 6 St John’s Road, Elvington. It seems likely that they moved to the area to find employment in the coal industry while ‘Glyn’ was still young as available information is that he was born in Wales. He was buried with full military honours in Woolwich cemetery near to where his wife was residing at the time. Glyn’s wife’s first name had the initial letter ‘J’ and, since Glyn’s mother-in-law is stated on the Eyethorne site as being Mrs Hills, we assume that this was her maiden name.
All efforts to explore Glyn’s family history further have come to a dead end so we wonder whether anyone in your group might be able to fill in some of the blanks or point us in the right direction. We would be very grateful if this were possible.
Many thanks,
David