1942 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1942 to Wales and its people.

"See also" 1941 in Wales,
other events of 1942,
1943 in Wales and the
list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Charles Alfred Howell Green
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Crwys

Events

*March 27 - Lt-Commander Stephen Halden Beattie steers "HMS Campbeltown" through an enemy attack, winning the VC for his courage under fire.
*April 25 - A German Junkers 88 crashes into a hill near Builth Wells. Two crew members are killed, the other two taken prisoner.
*July 20 - An RAF Lockheed Hudson crashes near Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, killing thirteen crew.
*July 30 - A Heinkel 111 crashes on Pwllheli beach, killing three crew. The survivor is captured.
*August 11
**An American Flying Fortress crashes in the Berwyn range, killing its six crew.
**An RAF Wellington bomber crashes into St Brides Bay, killing six Polish crew.
*October 31 - An RAF Wellington collides in mid-air with an RAF Beaufort near Bangor, killing seven crew.
*November 16 - An RAF Lancaster bomber crashes into Dolwen Hill, Llanerfyl, killing seven crew.
*The Glamorganshire Canal closes.
*The South Wales Coal Dust Research Committee is set up.
*The Welsh Courts Act is passed, allowing the Welsh language to be used in courts of law.
*Aneurin Bevan founds the political journal "Tribune’’.
*During the building of a military airfield, a hoard of La Tène metalwork is found in Llyn Cerrig Bach.

Arts and literature

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Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardigan)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - "withheld"
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Herman Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - "withheld"

New books

*D. Gwenallt Jones - "Cnoi Cil"
*John Gwilym Jones - "Y Dewis"
*Thomas Jones (T. J.) - "Cerrig Milltir"
*Roland Mathias - "Days Enduring"
*Leslie Norris - "Tongue of Beauty"

Music

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Film

*Ray Milland stars in "Reap the Wild Wind"

Broadcasting

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ports

*Football
**May 9 - Wales defeat England 1-0
**October 24 - Wales defeat England 2-1

Births

*February 1 - Terry Jones, writer, comedian and actor
*February 15 - Leslie Griffiths, Methodist minister and politician
*March 9 - John Cale, musician
*March 28 - Neil Kinnock, politician
*April 5 - Peter Greenaway, film-maker
*May 20 - Lynn Davies, athlete
*May 21 - David Hunt, Secretary of State for Wales 1990-93
*May 25 - Ron Davies, footballer
*June 8 - Doug Mountjoy, snooker player
*July 13 - Hywel Gwynfryn, television presenter
*July 17 - Spencer Davis, musician
*July 20 - Sylvia Heal, politician
*September 16 - Barrie Hole, footballer
*September 16 - Jeff Young, rugby player
*November 24 - Craig Thomas, novelist
*"date unknown" - Delme Thomas, rugby player
*September 5 - Chris Corbett, rugby player

Deaths

*January 1 - John Baldwin Hoystead Meredith, Welsh-Australian soldier and doctor
*January 7 - Edward Arthur Lewis, historian
*February 15 - Frank Treharne Jones, lawyer
*March 22 - Ebenezer Griffith-Jones, academic
*April 22 - John John Evans, journalist
*July 22 - Gilbert Cunningham Joyce, Bishop of Monmouth
*August 6 - Francis Green, antiquary
*September 24 - David Walters (Eurof), minister and author
*December 22 - Elias Henry Jones, educationist and author