Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Bodelwyddan
The Bodelwyddan War Memorial takes the form of wooden plaques within the St. Margaret's Parish Church, known as the 'Marble Church'. The World War I plaque was unveiled in 1924 and the World War II plaque in 1948.
Bodelwyddan is a village and community in the Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH
WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
THIS TABLET IS ERRECTED AND
THIS CHAPEL FURNISHED
AND DEDICATED AD 1924
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private F S Beckett 2577 |
Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (2nd/8th Bn.) |
5 Mar 1915 | 21 | Son of George Beckett, of Kinmel Park Gardens, Abergele. | St. George's Churchyard, St. George. |
| Rifleman (The Rev.) Edward Rupert Jenkins Menlove Menlove-Jenkins R/23951 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (2nd Bn.). | 9th Sep 1916 | Born in Shropshire, England. See also Rhosllannerchrugog War Memorial. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Lance Sergeant John Leonard Nuttall 13575 |
Welsh Regiment (12th Bn.) | 25 Jun 1916 | 34 | Born at Maidstone, Kent, England. Son of the late Henry Nuttall & Mary Jane Brereton (formerly Nuttall), of St. Asaph Lodge, Bodelwyddan. | St. Margaret's Churchyard, Bodelwyddan. |
| Private Robert Spicer 11394 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) | 16 May 1915 | 22 | Son of Mrs Sarah Ann Spicer, of 1, River View, St. Asaph, and the late Frank Spicer. Brother of John Spicer (see below) | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Spicer 27222 |
Welsh Regiment (8th Bn.) |
8 Aug 1915 | 19 | Son of Mrs Sarah Ann Spicer, of 1, River View, Penrhewl, St. Asaph, and the late Frank Spicer. Brother of Robert Spicer (see above) | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Able Seaman Lewis Andrew Williams R/3439 |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Nelson Battalion) |
4 Jan 1918 | 20 | Born at Llandudno. Son of John & Harriet Williams, of 2, Crossfoxes Terrace, Glasgoed, St. Asaph. | Flesquières Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H E Williams |
Merchant Navy | ||||
| Sergeant Leonard Henry Tickner 950358 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 23 Dec 1941 | 26 | Son of Mr & Mrs L P Tickner, of Worthing, Sussex, England. | Durrington Cemetery, Worthing, Sussex, England. |
| Trooper Edward Cernyw Jones 7925028 |
Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. (42nd/23rd Bn., The London Regt.) |
28 Jan 1944 | Son of Edward & Gwladys O Jones, of Bodelwyddan. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
Sources:
- Bodelwyddan War Memorial
- Transcription and photo: Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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