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  • Henry Jones (1852-1922), the eminent scholar and philosopher, was born in Llangernyw, Denbighshire. He was the son of a shoemaker and after leaving school at the age of 12, Henry worked in his father's workshop. Although he left school at an early age he continued his studies at home and won a scholarship to the Normal College, Bangor, before continuing his studies at Glasgow University. In 1882 he was appointed lecturer at Aberystwyth University and moved to Bangor University two years later. In 1891 he moved to Scotland where he was to spend the rest of his life. He was appointed Professor at St. Andrew's University in 1891 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University in 1894. Following his death in 1922 a memorial fund was established under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald. The fund bought his childhood home, Y Cwm, Llangernyw, and it was opened as a museum in 1934.
The shoes worn by the scholar and philosopher Henry Jones, scholar and philosopher, when he was knighted in 1912
  • Henry Jones (1852-1922), the eminent scholar and philosopher, was born in Llangernyw, Denbighshire. He was the son of a shoemaker and after leaving school at the age of 12, Henry worked in his father's workshop. Although he left school at an early age he continued his studies at home and won a scholarship to the Normal College, Bangor, before continuing his studies at Glasgow University. In 1882 he was appointed lecturer at Aberystwyth University and moved to Bangor University two years later. In 1891 he moved to Scotland where he was to spend the rest of his life. He was appointed Professor at St. Andrew's University in 1891 and Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University in 1894. Following his death in 1922 a memorial fund was established under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald. The fund bought his childhood home, Y Cwm, Llangernyw, and it was opened as a museum in 1934.
Shoemakers' tools from the workshop in Llangernyw where Henry Jones worked as a child, 1860s
  • Able Seaman Williams died at Gallipoli in 1915 as he tried to keep a hold of the ropes which formed a bridge between H.M.S. River Clyde and the shore. Thanks to his bravery many of his companions managed to reach the land, even though they were under fire at the time. Williams was killed during this attack but was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross medal.
Memorial for Able Seaman W. C. Williams V. C., died 1915
  • This letter, along with a unique bronze medal, was sent to the family of Able Seaman W.C.Williams of Chepstow, who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the landings at Gallipoli in 1917.
Letter from the Imperial Merchant Service Guild to the family of Able Seaman W. C. Williams V. C., 1919
  • William Charles Williams joined the Boys Service in Portsmouth in 1895. He was promoted to the boys' first class in 1896, Seaman in 1898 and Able Seaman in 1901. He joined the Royal Fleet Reserve in 1910 and was called to serve in the war in August 1914. During his career, he served on eighteen different ships, more than once on some. Williams died at Gallipoli in 1915 performing an act of bravery. He was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously.
Able Seaman W. C. Williams V. C., certificate of service in the Royal Navy (front view) [image 1 of 2]
  • In 1945, Archie Cochrane was awarded the M.B.E for his services as a P.O.W medical officer during the Second World War.
Letter to Archie Cochrane, medical pioneer, from King George VI [1945],