Unknown Soldiers

D.J. Rees

D.J.Rees is listed on the St John’s Church Roll of Honour as David John Rees (R.F) The official records list 12 soldiers and 2 sailors with the names David John Rees, none of these servicemen has any obvious link with the village of Machen. To date it has proved impossible to confirm which of these 14 individuals is the man commemorated on the memorial.

A.Thomas

There are 213 servicemen listed in the official records as A.Thomas. The St John’s Roll of Honour records an Albert Thomas although a number of these had links with S.E.Wales to date it has proved impossible to confirm which of these men is the is the A.Thomas commemorated on the memorial.