1923 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1923 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Cadfan

Events

*7 April - By-election at Anglesey ends in victory for Robert Thomas.
*26 April - In a colliery accident at Trimsaran, nine miners are killed.
*Creation of the new Anglican diocese of Swansea & Brecon. Edward Bevan becomes its first bishop.
*Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent becomes a member of the Council of India.

Arts and literature

*6 June - Charles Langbridge Morgan marries Hilda Vaughan.
*W. H. Davies marries Helen Payne, an ex-prostitute thirty years his junior.
*W. S. Gwynn Williams becomes Director of Music for the Gorsedd of Bards.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mold, Flintshire)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Cledlyn Davies
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Albert Evans Jones

New books

*Edward Tegla Davies - "Gŵr Pen y Bryn"
*Thomas Richards - "Religious Developments in Wales (1654-1662)"

Music

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Film

*14 September - Arthur Cheetham films the unveiling of the war memorial at Aberystwyth and other scenes of the life of the town, to be shown in local cinemas.
*Ivor Novello appears in "The Man Without Desire", "The White Rose" and "Bonnie Prince Charlie".

Broadcasting

*13 February - The British Broadcasting Company makes its first broadcast in Wales, from "Station 5WA" in Cardiff. Mostyn Thomas opens the programme, singing "Dafydd y Garreg Wen" and Gwilym Davies becomes the first speaker to broadcast in the Welsh language.

ports

*Boxing
**18 June - Jimmy Wilde loses his world flyweight title and retires from the sport.

Births

*22 February - Bleddyn Williams, rugby player
*19 August - Dill Jones, pianist (d.1984).
*22 September - Dannie Abse, poet
*1 October - Trevor Ford, footballer (d.2003)
*5 October - Glynis Johns, actress
*6 November - Donald Houston, actor
*13 November - Alf Sherwood, footballer
*19 December - Elwyn Jones, television writer
*"date unknown"
**Robin Williams (Welsh writer)

Deaths

*22 February - John Jenkins, Prime Minister of South Australia
*"date unknown" - General Owen Thomas, politician