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Bettisfield
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The Bettisfield War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in World War I. The memorial stands in the grounds of St. John's Parish Church.
Bettisfield is a village and ecclesiastical parish in the community of Maelor South in the County Borough of Wrexham, and sits directly on the border with England. It is primarily a farming community.
Until 1974 the area was part of historic Flintshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private William BECKETT 21205 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
26 Sep 1917 | 20 | Son of Philip Beckett, of Braden Heath, Bettisfield. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private John William CRUMP 260163 & 203562 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2/6th Bn.) formerly King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
23 Sep 1917 | Son of Alfred & Ann Crump of Braden Heath, Bettisfield. | Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private Herbert Edward HALLMARK 1789 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.) |
30 Aug 1916 | Born Bettisfield. Son of William & Emily Hallmark; husband of Maria Hallmark. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Ernest George HARPER 8616 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) |
18 Aug 1916 | Son of Thomas & Annie Harper, of Bettisfield. | Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. | |
| Private John Ernest KELSALL 25809 |
East Surrey Regiment (8th Bn.) formerly Welsh Horse. |
14 Dec 1917 | Son of Thomas & Mary Ann Kelsall of Bettisfield Farm. | Artillery Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Walter LANGFORD 230157 & 1719 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (10th Bn.) formerly Shropshire Yeomanry. |
22 Aug 1918 | Born Neatherseal, Leicestershire, England. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Farrier Sergeant Walter MADDOX 41510 |
Royal Engineers (225 Field Coy.) |
26 Jun 1918 | 25 | Son of Thomas Maddox & Alice Ann Maddox (nee Roden) of Blacksmith's Shop, Bettisfield, later of Wem and The Gate House, Alberbury, Shropshire, England. Discharged with tuberculosis of the lungs. | St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard Extension, Alberbury, Shropshire, England. |
| Private Joseph Henry SMITH 12479 |
Somerset Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
11 Jun 1915 | Son of Thomas & Sarah Smith, of Northwood, Wem, Shropshire, England. Resident of Pontarddulais, Glamorgan. Enlisted at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Rifleman Edwin SPEAKMAN 591564 |
London Regiment - London Irish Rifles (18th Bn.) |
12 Jun 1917 | 20 | Son of Mrs Maria Speakman of Northwood, Wem, Shropshire, England & the late Joseph Speakman. | St. John's Churchyard, Bettisfield. |
Sources:
- Bettisfield War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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