A former Newport councillor will next week present four establishments with a stunning piece of work documenting the 282 people from the town who fought for their country during the World Wars.
David Adams has spent the past eight years methodically researching all of the men from Newport who were involved in World War I and II.
The result is a 29 page memoriam with a copy each for St Nicholas’ Church, The British Legion, The Royal Naval Association and Newport Town Council.
Mr Adams will, fittingly, hand over his work to the town council on November 11.
The document includes information about the 65 Newport men who died in the Great War of 1914-18 - whose names appear on the town’s War Memorial at St Nicholas’ Church, and also the four men who are buried in the cemetery.
Also included are the 43 men who were born in or near to Newport who died, and 71 more who upon enlistment gave their addresses as Newport.
Finally, the book contains the details of 24 men of Newport who gave their lives in the second World War who are commemorated on the town’s War Memorial.
The remainder is made up of others with Newport connections on the Wrekin list.
Mr Adams said: “When you start a project like this you think it will take a few months but then more and more information keeps coming and it takes a lot of time.
“People look at the list at the church, but those names do not mean much by themselves.
“I hope that this will help to give people a bit more information about them.
“The children learn about the wars in school and other battles and places but maybe this will help them learn a little more and make it more important to them.
“It’s an important part of our history and these men should not be forgotten.”
Each entry of the 282 men includes their rank, service number, regiment or ship, age, date of death, circumstance of death, place of burial, home address and remarks.
The memoriam will be available to view and photocopy from the Guildhall council offices.
Town council clerk Lee Jakeman said: “We have invited Mr Adams along to our meeting on November 11 to formally present the Memoriam to us. We look forward to receiving it and holding a copy for public record.”