Ystalyfera Fallen
War Graves & Remembrance Graves
Patrick Maher
This is the memorial page for Patrick Maher, native of Ystalyfera, killed during the First World War.
The information on Patrick Maher comes principally from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, from the Labour Voice newspaper, and the Parish Burial Register (courtesy of the Swansea Archives).
| Name | Patrick Maher |
| Date of Death | 25th September 1916 |
| Place of Death | |
| Age at Death | 31 |
| Unit and Regiment | South Wales Borderers; 1st Bn. |
| Rank | Private |
| Service Number | 13291 |
| Additional Information | Born St. Finbarr's Cork. Enlisted Ystradgynlais. Killed in action. Husband of Martha Burgess (formerly Maher) of 22, Owen's Lane, Godre'rgraig, Swansea. |
| Cemetery | THIEPVAL MEMORIAL - FRANCE; Pier and Face 4 A. |
| Remembrance Grave | . |
| Memorial | |
| Local Memorials | Ystalyfera War Memorial |
| Family Details | Martha RICHARDS (Born Ystalyfera 1894) of 5 Owen's Lane Godre'rgraig married Patrick in 1911 Oct/Nov/Dec. She was living with her mother Louisa Elizabeth Richards (a widow Born in North Wales). Her father Henry Richards died 1904. After Patrick died she remarried in 1917 a Mr. William Charles Burgess. |
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| Known Sisters |
From the Labour Voice newspaper, 16th October 1915 :-
YSTALYFERA NOTES
Another Godre'rgraig boy is to be added to the long list of soldiers from that district who have suffered in the Great War. Private Patsey Maher, of the South Wales Borderers, has been wounded in the Dardanelles, information to that effect having sent to his wife, Mrs. M. Maher, 25 Owen's Lane. He is also suffering from dysentery. Before joining the colours, Private Maher worked at the Tarreni Collieries. He is now in hospital at Birmingham and is progressing favourably.
Martha BURGESS died in 1973 aged 80 years. Martha's Mother - Louisa Elizabeth RICHARDS died in 1925 and is buried in Holy Trinity Plot Unknown
Ystalyfera - South Wales
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