In 1912 the regiment was affiliated with the new formed 1st Cadet Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment. Notable people See also :Category:People from Abergavenny Augustine Baker (1575–1641), well-known Benedictine mystic and an ascetic writer. He was one of the earliest members of the English Benedictine Congregation which was newly restored to England after the Reformation. John Williams VC (1857-1932) soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions at Rorke’s Drift. Scott Ellaway (born 1981), conductor, was born and brought up locally. Becky James (born 1991), racing cyclist, double gold medallist at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and double silver medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics, was born and grew up in Abergavenny. Matthew Jay (1978–2003), singer-songwriter, spent much of his life in the town. Peter Law (1948–2006), politician and Independent MP, notable for defeating the Labour candidate in the safest Welsh seat during the 2005 general election was born in Abergavenny. Saint David Lewis (1616–1679), Catholic priest and martyr, was born in Abergavenny and prayed in the local Gunter Mansion. Malcolm Nash (1945–2019), cricketer, famous for bowling to Gary Sobers who hit six sixes in one Nash over, was born in Abergavenny. Mary Penry (1735–1804), Moravian sister in 18th-century Pennsylvania was born in Abergavenny. Owen Sheers (born 1974), poet, grew up in Abergavenny. Oliver Thornton (born 1979), West End actor, starred of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, was born and grew up in Abergavenny. Vulcana (Miriam Kate Williams, 1874–1946), world-famous strongwoman, was born in Abergavenny. Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), crime writer best known for her novel The Wheel Spins (1936), on which the Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes (1938) was based. Jules Williams (born 1968), writer, director, and producer of The Weigh Forward. Raymond Williams, (1921–1988) academic, critic and writer was born and brought up locally. Dave Richards, (1993) professional footballer for Crewe Alexandra was born and raised in the town. Marina Diamandis (1985) Professional singer and songwriter See also References Sources Jürgen Klötgen, Prieuré d'Abergavenny – Tribulations mancelles en Pays de Galles au temps du Pape Jean XXII (d'après des documents français et anglais du XIV° siècle collationnés avec une source d'histoire retrouvée aux Archives Secrètes du Vatican), in Revue Historique et Archéologique du Maine, Le Mans, 1989, p. 65–88 (1319 : cf John of Hastings, Lord of Abergavenny; Adam de Orleton, Bishop of Hereford, John of Monmouth, Bishop of Llandaff). External links Abergavenny Borough Band Abergavenny