Sometimes, through no choice of their own, folks from Newport have been called upon to undertake commitments that they, perhaps, never dreamed of.

For some, this meant they left Newport and never got to come home.

Here are three men, from Newport, who we pay homage and reverence; and whom we have visited to pay our respects, from home.

Private David Jones 25271 South Wales Borderers who died on 14^th February 1918 age 37.

Son of the late M. and J. Jones, of Newport.

Buried at Gwalia Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.

Lance Corporal Arthur Valentine Hourahine, 39740, 5^th Battalion, South Wales Borderers who died on 6^th May 1918 aged 29.

Son of Jeremiah and Mary Hourahine of 9 Corelli Street, Newport.

Buried at Nine Elms Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.

Private Arthur Eric Willshire (Military Medal). 39850, 5^th Pioneer Battalion, South Wales Borderers who died on 8^th May 1918 aged 26.

Son of W.E and F. Willshire of 48 Coldra Road, Newport.

Buried at Nine Elms Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

“Ode of Remembrance”, from Laurence Binyon’s poem, “For the Fallen”