1928 in Wales

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; ;
Decades:	1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; Timeline of Welsh history 1928 in The United Kingdom Scotland Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year1928toWalesandits people.

Incumbents

Archbishop of Wales–Alfred George Edwards,Bishop of St Asaph^[1]
Archdruidof theNational Eisteddfod of Wales
- Elfed(outgoing)^[2]
- Pedrog(incoming)^[3]

Events

29 March– TheGrwyne Fawr reservoiris completed in theBrecon Beaconsby the Abertillery & District Water Board, 16 years after the start of construction (work having been interrupted byWorld War I).
12 June– TheWelsh National War Memorialis unveiled inCardiffbyThe Prince of Wales.^[4]
18 June–Amelia Earhartlands nearBurry Port,becoming the first woman passenger on aTransatlantic flight.^[5]
December – Rapallo House,Llandudno,is handed over to the local council to be used as amuseum,^[6]as a bequest from Francis Edouard Chardon.
unknown dates
- Dr John Williams establishes a hospital at Durtlang in theLushai Hills(Mizoram) ofIndia.^[7]
TheCampaign for the Protection of Rural Walesis founded byClough Williams-Ellis.^[8]
- The community of Benedictine monks leavesCaldey IslandforPrinknash Abbey.They are replaced at Caldey by a Cistercian order in 1929.^[9]
- Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald,buysGwrych Castlefor £78,000.
- The Cardiff Station Orchestra, predecessor of theBBC National Orchestra of Wales,is formed.^[10]
Brynmawr Experimentbegins.

Arts and literature

October –Eric Gilland members of his artistic community leaveCapel-y-ffinforSpeen, Buckinghamshire.
SirWilliam Llewellynis the first Welshman to become President of theRoyal Academy of Arts.^[11]

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales(held inTreorchy)
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair –withheld^[12]
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown –Caradog Prichard

New books

English language

Dorothy Edwards–Winter Sonata^[13]
Hilda Vaughan–The Invader: a tale of adventure and passion^[14]

Welsh language

Moelona–Breuddwydion Myfanwy^[15]
T. H. Parry-Williams–Ysgrifau^[16]
Iorwerth Peate–Y Cawg Aur a cherddi eraill^[17]
Richard Thomas–David Williams, y Piwritan

Music

David Evans
- Concerto for String Orchestra
- Incidental music forAlcestis(unpublished)^[18]

Film

The Truth Game,starringIvor Novello^[19]

Broadcasting

Isaac J. Williams presentsTravel Talks on Art^[20]^[21]

Sport

Badminton– TheWelsh Badminton Unionis formed.
Bo xing– Welsh Bantamweight championTosh Powelldies after a fight with Billy Housego in Liverpool.
Football– The1928 Welsh Cup Finalis contested byBangorandCardiff CityatFarrar Road Stadium,Bangor,and ends in a 2–0 victory for Cardiff.^[22]
Yachting– The North Wales Cruising Club is formed.

Births

2 January–Dai Royston Bevan,rugby player (d. 2008)^[23]
1 February–Sam Edwards,physicist (d. 2015)^[24]
8 February–Osian Ellis,harpist (d. 2021)^[25]
9 February–Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton,solicitor and politician (d. 1992)^[26]
6 March–Glyn Owen,actor (d. 2004)^[27]
9 April–Albert Gubay,businessman (d. 2016)^[28]
27 April
- Selwyn Hughes,clergyman and writer (d. 2006)
- Hubert Rees,television character actor (d. 2009)
7 June–Dave Bowen,football player and manager (d. 1995)
9 June–R. Geraint Gruffydd,academic and theologian (d. 2015)^[29]
19 June–Ray Powell,politician (d. 2001)^[30]
11 July–Greville Janner,Labour MP and lawyer (d. 2015)^[31]^[32]
14 July–Haydn Morris,international rugby union player (d.2021)
26 July–Bernice Rubens,novelist (d.2004)^[33]
7 August–Gwilym Roberts,politician (d. 2018)^[34]
12 August–Roy Davies,cricketer (d. 2013)
14 August–Sid Judd,Wales international rugby union player (d. 1959)
1 September–Emrys James,actor (d.1989)^[35]
17 September–Dafydd Orwig,educationist (d. 1996)^[36]
23 October–Keith Jones,footballer (d. 2007)
20 November–John Disley,distance runner (d. 2016)^[37]
19 December–Gwyn Rowlands,rugby union international (d. 2010)

Deaths

11 January–Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk,63^[38]
21 March–Stanley L. Wood,illustrator, 61^[39]
14 April–Lewis Cobden Thomas,Wales international rugby player, 62^[40]
13 May–David John Thomas(Afan), composer and conductor, 47^[41]
19 May–Arthur Charles Fox-Davies,heraldry expert (of Welsh descent), 57^[42]
23 May–Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland,industrialist, 50 (head injury)^[43]
3 June–Tosh Powell,Welsh champion boxer, 20^[44]
21 June–Marie Novello,pianist, c. 30 (emphysema)^[45]
23 July–John Hinds,businessman and politician, 65
23 August–Daniel Davies,Bishop of Bangor, 64^[46]
30 August–Hugh Evan-Thomas,admiral, 65^[47]
6 September–Richard Ellis,librarian, 62
1 October–Lawrence Hugh Jenkins,judge, 70^[48]
3 December–Isaac Hughes (Craigfryn),poet and novelist, 76
13 December–Harry Jarman,Wales and British Lions international rugby union player, 34–35
29 December–George Boots,rugby player, 54^[49]
date unknown–John Morgan Howell,local politician in Cardiganshire, 72/3

References

^Who was Who 1897–2007,1991,ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^Emlyn Glasnant Jenkins (2001)."Lewis, Howell Elvet ('Elfed'; 1860–1953), Independent minister, hymn-writer, poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved12 April2022.
^Idwal Lewis (1959)."Williams, John Owen (Pedrog; 1853-1932), Congregational minister and poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved20 April2022.
^Simon Ditchfield; John Arnold; Kate Davies (22 December 2015).History and Heritage: Illustrated Edition.Routledge. pp. 88–.ISBN 978-1-317-74165-7.
^Shari Benstock;Suzanne Ferriss (1994).On Fashion.Rutgers University Press. p. 92.ISBN 978-0-8135-2033-9.
^National Museum of Wales (1928).Annual Report.The Museum. p. 23.
^J. Meirion Lloyd (1991).History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills.Synod Publication Board. p. 370.
^Madhu Satsangi; Nick Gallent; Mark Bevan (2010).The Rural Housing Question: Communities and Planning in Britain's Countrysides.Policy Press. p. 33.ISBN 978-1-84742-384-9.
^Counsell, Michael (2003).Every pilgrim's guide to England's holy places.Norwich: Canterbury. p. 113.ISBN 9781853115226.
^Alun Guy (September 2004).Students Guide to Gcse Music for the Wjec Specification: English Language Edition.Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. p. 55.ISBN 978-1-904226-59-8.
^Arts Magazine.Art Digest Inc. 1940.
^John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines (2008).The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales.University of Wales Press.ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
^Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1929.Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1929. p. 2029.
^Wisconsin Library Bulletin.Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction. 1928. p. 346.
^Katie Gramich (2007).Twentieth-century Women's Writing in Wales: Land, Gender, Belonging.University of Wales Press.ISBN 978-0-7083-2086-0.
^Price, Angharad(18 November 2014)."Parry-Williams, Sir Thomas".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved3 November2021.
^Owen, Trefor M. (27 March 2009)."Peate, Iorwerth Cyfeiliog (1901-1982), Curator of the Welsh Folk Museum, 1948-1971, scholar and poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved22 April2023.
^John William Jones."Evans, David (1874-1948), musician".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved19 October2018.
^Allardyce Nicoll (2009).English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period.Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 435.ISBN 978-0-521-12947-3.
^Roger Simpson (2008).Radio Camelot: Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005.DS Brewer. p. 12.ISBN 978-1-84384-140-1.
^"Radio Times; Issue 225".BBC Genome.Retrieved7 January2019.
^"Cardiff City - Historical Football Kits".historicalkits.co.uk.
^"Dai Bevan: Obituary".BMDs Online.Trinity Mirror.Retrieved27 April2018.
^"Professor Sir Sam Edwards".The Times.3 September 2015.Retrieved18 August2019.
^Gerald Norris (June 1981).A musical gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland.David & Charles. p. 289.ISBN 978-0-7153-7845-8.
^David Lewis Jones."Evans, David Thomas Gruffydd, Baron Evans of Claughton (1928-1992), solicitor and politician".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved18 August2019.
^"Glyn Owen".The Telegraph.16 September 2004.Retrieved18 August2019.
^"Albert Gubay, businessman - obituary".The Telegraph.8 January 2016.Retrieved18 August2019.
^Meic Stephens(22 June 2015)."R Geraint Gruffydd: Scholar of the Reformation in Wales who became one of the leading figures of Welsh academic and cultural life".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.Retrieved28 July2019.
^Andrew Roth (10 December 2001)."Sir Ray Powell".The Guardian.Retrieved28 July2019.
^"Lord Janner of Braunstone:Politician whose career was cast into shadow".The Independent.December 21, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.
^Massey, Nina (September 1, 2015)."Cardiff-born peer Lord Janner will face a 'trial of the facts' next year".WalesOnline.
^Janet Watts (14 October 2004)."Bernice Rubens".The Guardian.Retrieved28 July2019.
^Julia Langdon (17 April 2017)."Gwilym Roberts obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved18 August2019.
^Trowbridge, Simon (2010). "Emrys James".The Company: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company.Oxford, England: Editions Albert Creed.ISBN 978-0-9559830-2-3.
^D. Ben Rees(21 November 1996)."Obituary:Dafydd Orwig".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.Retrieved11 August2019.
^Peter Nichols (17 February 2016)."John Disley obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved18 August2019.
^Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (1986).An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog).Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. p. 181.ISBN 978-1-871184-19-8.
^"Mr. Stanley Wood".The Times(Monday 05 March 1928): 9. 1928-03-05.Retrieved2020-09-20.
^Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review.Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1928. p. 296.
^David John Afan Thomas, Cwmafan: cyfansoddwr, emynydd, cerddor.Cronfa Goffa Canmlwyddiant Afan. 1981.
^Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review.Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1928. p. 366.
^Richard Gardiner Casey Baron Casey (1980).My Dear P.M.: R.G. Casey's Letters to S.M. Bruce, 1924-1929.Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 360.
^"Tosh Powell: bo xing profile".Boxrec.Retrieved28 October2010.
^Pierre Van Rensselaer Key (1929).Pierre Key's Music Year Book: 1925/26- the Standard Music Annual.Pierre Key, Incorporated. p. 489.
^The Bishop Of Bangor. Pastoral Work,The Times,24 August 1928; pg. 14; Issue 44980; col D
^Who was who: A Companion to Who's who: Containing the Biographies of Those who Died During the Period.A. & C. Black. 1967.
^"Sir Lawrence Jenkins".The Guardian.1928-10-04. p. 12.Retrieved2020-08-01– via Newspapers.
^Parry-Jones, David (1999). Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby. Bridgend: seren.ISBN 1-85411-262-7.

[1] Who was Who 1897–2007,1991,ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7

[2] Emlyn Glasnant Jenkins (2001)."Lewis, Howell Elvet ('Elfed'; 1860–1953), Independent minister, hymn-writer, poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved12 April2022.

[3] Idwal Lewis (1959)."Williams, John Owen (Pedrog; 1853-1932), Congregational minister and poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved20 April2022.

[4] Simon Ditchfield; John Arnold; Kate Davies (22 December 2015).History and Heritage: Illustrated Edition.Routledge. pp. 88–.ISBN 978-1-317-74165-7.

[5] Shari Benstock;Suzanne Ferriss (1994).On Fashion.Rutgers University Press. p. 92.ISBN 978-0-8135-2033-9.

[6] National Museum of Wales (1928).Annual Report.The Museum. p. 23.

[7] J. Meirion Lloyd (1991).History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills.Synod Publication Board. p. 370.

[8] Madhu Satsangi; Nick Gallent; Mark Bevan (2010).The Rural Housing Question: Communities and Planning in Britain's Countrysides.Policy Press. p. 33.ISBN 978-1-84742-384-9.

[9] Counsell, Michael (2003).Every pilgrim's guide to England's holy places.Norwich: Canterbury. p. 113.ISBN 9781853115226.

[10] Alun Guy (September 2004).Students Guide to Gcse Music for the Wjec Specification: English Language Edition.Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. p. 55.ISBN 978-1-904226-59-8.

[11] Arts Magazine.Art Digest Inc. 1940.

[12] John Davies; Nigel Jenkins; Menna Baines (2008).The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales.University of Wales Press.ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

[13] Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1929.Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1929. p. 2029.

[14] Wisconsin Library Bulletin.Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction. 1928. p. 346.

[15] Katie Gramich (2007).Twentieth-century Women's Writing in Wales: Land, Gender, Belonging.University of Wales Press.ISBN 978-0-7083-2086-0.

[16] Price, Angharad(18 November 2014)."Parry-Williams, Sir Thomas".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved3 November2021.

[17] Owen, Trefor M. (27 March 2009)."Peate, Iorwerth Cyfeiliog (1901-1982), Curator of the Welsh Folk Museum, 1948-1971, scholar and poet".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved22 April2023.

[18] John William Jones."Evans, David (1874-1948), musician".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved19 October2018.

[19] Allardyce Nicoll (2009).English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period.Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 435.ISBN 978-0-521-12947-3.

[20] Roger Simpson (2008).Radio Camelot: Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005.DS Brewer. p. 12.ISBN 978-1-84384-140-1.

[21] "Radio Times; Issue 225".BBC Genome.Retrieved7 January2019.

[22] "Cardiff City - Historical Football Kits".historicalkits.co.uk.

[23] "Dai Bevan: Obituary".BMDs Online.Trinity Mirror.Retrieved27 April2018.

[24] "Professor Sir Sam Edwards".The Times.3 September 2015.Retrieved18 August2019.

[25] Gerald Norris (June 1981).A musical gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland.David & Charles. p. 289.ISBN 978-0-7153-7845-8.

[26] David Lewis Jones."Evans, David Thomas Gruffydd, Baron Evans of Claughton (1928-1992), solicitor and politician".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.Retrieved18 August2019.

[27] "Glyn Owen".The Telegraph.16 September 2004.Retrieved18 August2019.

[28] "Albert Gubay, businessman - obituary".The Telegraph.8 January 2016.Retrieved18 August2019.

[29] Meic Stephens(22 June 2015)."R Geraint Gruffydd: Scholar of the Reformation in Wales who became one of the leading figures of Welsh academic and cultural life".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.Retrieved28 July2019.

[30] Andrew Roth (10 December 2001)."Sir Ray Powell".The Guardian.Retrieved28 July2019.

[31] "Lord Janner of Braunstone:Politician whose career was cast into shadow".The Independent.December 21, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.

[32] Massey, Nina (September 1, 2015)."Cardiff-born peer Lord Janner will face a 'trial of the facts' next year".WalesOnline.

[33] Janet Watts (14 October 2004)."Bernice Rubens".The Guardian.Retrieved28 July2019.

[34] Julia Langdon (17 April 2017)."Gwilym Roberts obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved18 August2019.

[35] Trowbridge, Simon (2010). "Emrys James".The Company: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company.Oxford, England: Editions Albert Creed.ISBN 978-0-9559830-2-3.

[36] D. Ben Rees(21 November 1996)."Obituary:Dafydd Orwig".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-01.Retrieved11 August2019.

[37] Peter Nichols (17 February 2016)."John Disley obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved18 August2019.

[38] Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (1986).An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog).Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. p. 181.ISBN 978-1-871184-19-8.

[39] "Mr. Stanley Wood".The Times(Monday 05 March 1928): 9. 1928-03-05.Retrieved2020-09-20.

[40] Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review.Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1928. p. 296.

[41] David John Afan Thomas, Cwmafan: cyfansoddwr, emynydd, cerddor.Cronfa Goffa Canmlwyddiant Afan. 1981.

[42] Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review.Justice of the Peace, Limited. 1928. p. 366.

[43] Richard Gardiner Casey Baron Casey (1980).My Dear P.M.: R.G. Casey's Letters to S.M. Bruce, 1924-1929.Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 360.

[44] "Tosh Powell: bo xing profile".Boxrec.Retrieved28 October2010.

[45] Pierre Van Rensselaer Key (1929).Pierre Key's Music Year Book: 1925/26- the Standard Music Annual.Pierre Key, Incorporated. p. 489.

[46] The Bishop Of Bangor. Pastoral Work,The Times,24 August 1928; pg. 14; Issue 44980; col D

[47] Who was who: A Companion to Who's who: Containing the Biographies of Those who Died During the Period.A. & C. Black. 1967.

[48] "Sir Lawrence Jenkins".The Guardian.1928-10-04. p. 12.Retrieved2020-08-01– via Newspapers.

[49] Parry-Jones, David (1999). Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby. Bridgend: seren.ISBN 1-85411-262-7.

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1928 in Wales

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

New books

English language

Welsh language

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Sport

Births

Deaths

See also

References