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Dec 10 2024
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''Skeletal remains, referred to as Glamorgan Man, were found in the remote Rheola Forest near Resolven in Neath Port Talbot, south Wales, on 9 December 1979
''The man was aged between 40 and 60 years old, according to the new appeal. He was of a stocky build and between 5ft 8 inches and 5ft 10 inches tall.''
He is likely to have walked with a heavy limp as his right knee was fused when his remains were discovered. He may also have worn dentures as he did not have teeth, the volunteer investigators say.''
www.walesonline.co.uk
''It has been thought over the years that he might be a visitor from South Africa. On his body was a Salvation Testament that bore the name D MALAN and a partial address in Randburg, South Africa. Much of the evidence points towards him having been from South Africa, or having had a link to the country.''
The charity believes that someone will have remembered him from his time in south Wales, possibly in 1978. A spokesman said: "That person might have been a taxi driver, someone who worked at a hotel or a bed and breakfast, or a chapel-goer at the time.
He was wearing casual grey trousers with a size 28″ inside leg, size eight shoes, a blue shirt a beige/fawn jumper, chest size 40.
"A number of items found on his person suggest a link to South Africa: A commemorative bookmark for a Christian mission conducted in King William’s Town (now known as Qonce) by ‘Rhodes Varsity Trekkers’ which was held at Easter (April 9 -17) 1960
"There was also a South African Airways timetable of flights from London to Johannesburg, dated 1977. Notes on an airmail envelope planning an internal flight to Durban. The handwriting appears to be the same as that in the Bible.''
Glamorgan Man: Handwriting and money among clues to identity of man found dead in woods 45 years ago
The remains of the man were found in south Wales on 9 December 1979. Now a new international effort to identify him has been launched.
''The man was aged between 40 and 60 years old, according to the new appeal. He was of a stocky build and between 5ft 8 inches and 5ft 10 inches tall.''
He is likely to have walked with a heavy limp as his right knee was fused when his remains were discovered. He may also have worn dentures as he did not have teeth, the volunteer investigators say.''
A stocky man with a heavy limp was found dead in remote woods
An international appeal to find out who the mystery man was has been launched on the anniversary of the discovery of his body
The charity believes that someone will have remembered him from his time in south Wales, possibly in 1978. A spokesman said: "That person might have been a taxi driver, someone who worked at a hotel or a bed and breakfast, or a chapel-goer at the time.
He was wearing casual grey trousers with a size 28″ inside leg, size eight shoes, a blue shirt a beige/fawn jumper, chest size 40.
"A number of items found on his person suggest a link to South Africa: A commemorative bookmark for a Christian mission conducted in King William’s Town (now known as Qonce) by ‘Rhodes Varsity Trekkers’ which was held at Easter (April 9 -17) 1960
"There was also a South African Airways timetable of flights from London to Johannesburg, dated 1977. Notes on an airmail envelope planning an internal flight to Durban. The handwriting appears to be the same as that in the Bible.''
