A project to add a list of names to Tenby’s War Memorial which were previously omitted, to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, has begun to take shape.

The idea came from former Mayor of Tenby, John Griffiths, after he and the town clerk previously conducted research for the amended Roll of Honour in St. Mary’s Church and identified some 20 names that had been omitted from the town War Memorial in Trafalgar Gardens.

Now criteria for names to be added to the War Memorial for a member of the British Armed Forces who is officially recorded as ‘killed in action’ or as ‘died on active service’ has been drafted and approved by members of the town council.

For inclusion on the Tenby War Memorial, the deceased must have a clear link with the community of Tenby, as defined by the boundary of the former Borough of Tenby, by meeting one or more of the following criteria - born in the community of Tenby (or be a spouse of a person born in the community); officially recorded as resident of the community of Tenby at time of demise; recorded on the Electoral Roll or the Absent Voters List during the periods 1914 to 1918 or 1939 to 1945; recorded as resident of Tenby in the 1911 census or the 1939 register; at least one parent born in the community of Tenby or a resident of Tenby at time of demise; at some period have resided or attended school in Tenby for a period of at least two years.

“Mr. Griffiths has done a lot of research on this, and we are very gratefu to him,” the town clerk, Andrew Davies, told councillors, with Clr. Mrs. Brown adding that she felt the ex-Mayor was “amazing” for the work he had carried out on the project.