Ystalyfera Fallen
War Graves & Remembrance Graves
Glyn Guerrier
This is the memorial page for Glyn Guerrier, native of Ystalyfera, killed during the Second World War.
The information on Glyn Guerrier comes principally from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, from the Labour Voice newspaper, and the Parish Burial Register (courtesy of the Swansea Archives). Thank you to Andy Ingham for additional information on the circumstances of his death.
| Name | Glyndwr Guerrier (Glyn) |
| Date of Death | 2nd February 1943 |
| Place of Death | In an aerial collision over Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Age at Death | 23 |
| Unit and Regiment | Royal Air Force; 102 Sqdn |
| Rank | Sergeant (Flight Engineer) |
| Service Number | 568519 |
| Cemetery | Eindhoven Woensel General Cemetery, Netherlands; Plot JJB. Grave 19. |
| Memorial | |
| Remembrance Grave | |
| Local Memorials | Ystalyfera War Memorial Pontardawe Technical School. Memorial so far not found. (REF: South Wales Voice Newspaper 06/07/1946) |
| Family Details | Son of Ebenezer* and Blodwin Guerrier* (Island House Ystalyfera) Husband of G. E. Muriel Guerrier of Croydon, Surrey. |
| Known Brothers | |
| Known Sisters | NAME? married Mr Duyzer, a nurse before her marriage, had one son Peter, moved to Holland in February 1946 |
SGT GLYNDWR GUERRIER (568519) RAF, Aged 23. Killed 02/02/1943
Research by Andy Ingham
He was killed whilst flying as Flight Engineer in Halifax II, W7882 DY-P of No 102 Sqn. Took off at 18.53 from Pocklington, Yorkshire tasked with bombing Köln. The aircraft collided at 21.00 with Lancaster, W4819 of No 44 Sqn and came down 20 miles from Eindhoven. The crews of both aircraft were killed and are buried in Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery. Sgt Guerrier had enlisted in the RAF as an apprentice in 1935. (RAF Halton 32nd Entry)
Crew Flt Sgt HUGH ALEXANDER ROSS THOMSON (1330740) RAFVR; age: 21
Sgt GLYNDWR GUERRIER (568519) RAF; age: 23
Sgt RICHARD WILLIAM GOFFIN (1264837) RAFVR; age: 31
W/O DOUGLAS HUBERT WATT (R/67910) RCAF; age: 26
Sgt HARRY JOHN NAYLOR (1310478) RAFVR; age: unknown
Sgt RONALD FRANK LILLYWHITE (1354876) RAFVR; age: 20
Sgt DOUGLAS VICTOR GWILLAM (1217158) RAFVR; age: 25
From the South Wales Voice newspaper, 9th February 1946 came confirmation of Glyndwr's death:-
WORST FEARS REALISED
Mr and Mrs Ebenezer Guerrier, Island House Commercial Street, have now received official notification that their son Flight Sergeant Glyndwr Guerrier RAF, who was previously been reported as missing, was killed in operation over Cologne and was buried at Gestel, near Eindhoven Holland, on 2nd February 1943.
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