Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Bodfari
The Bodfari War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of a marching soldier, standing on a marble plinth, in the churchyard of St. Stephen's Church.
Bodfari is a rural village in Denbighshire. The ancient parish comprises the townships of Bodfari, in historic Flintshire, and Aberwheeler, in historic Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996 the area was part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Sergeant EVANS Herbert Harold 34408 |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps | 27 Jun 1918 | 28 | Son of John & Elizabeth Evans, of Bryn Tirion, Bodfari; husband of Maysel Agnes Parry-Evans, of Prescott, Ontario, Canada. | Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| Second Lieutenant HEWITT William Taylor |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (36th Bn) |
16 Apr 1918 | 20 | Son of Titus H & Julia M Hewitt, of The Warren House, Bodfari. | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Winille, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JEFFREYS David A/1052 |
1st Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) | 30 Aug 1918 | 32 | Son of Margaret Roberts (formerly Jeffreys), of 1, Stanley Brow, Denbigh, & the late Thomas Jeffreys. | Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-Les-Cagnicourt, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal KIERNAN Stanley 1038 & 23022 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) formerly Grenadier Guards |
1 Jul 1916 | Born Bodfari. | Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private KILBEE Charles 17962 |
Grenadier Guards (3rd Bn.) |
11 Apr 1916 | Born Oxford, England. | Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private OWEN John 874558 |
27th Division, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) | 25 Sep 1918 | 29 | Son of John and Mary Owens, of Gwern Hwlcyn, Bodfari. Died of wounds at Denmark Hill Hospital, London, England. | St. Stephen's Churchyard, Bodfari. |
| Private OWEN William Lewis 203645 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
9 Mar 1918 | 20 | Born Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England. Son of John and Mary Owen, of Wern Bwlcyn, Bodfari | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private PARRY John 6417 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | Born Bodfari. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Lance Corporal ROBERTS David Pennant 17253 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
26 Aug 1918 | 29 | Born Tremeirchion. Son of Joseph & Harriet Roberts, of 2, Caradoc Terrace, St. Asaph. Also commemorated on the Tremeirchion War Memorial. | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private WILLIAMS Charles 345806 & 570 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) formerly Royal Army Service Corps. |
1 Nov 1918 | Born Bodfari. Resident of Afonwen, Caernarfonshire. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private WILLIAMS John Henry 2249 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
15 Nov 1916 | 29 | Son of John Williams of Foel Gaer, Bodfari. | Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardsman JONES John Henry 2736622 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) |
9 Apr 1943 | 27 | Son of Isaac & Sarah Jones, of Bodfari; husband of Edith Florence Jones, of Bodfari. | Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
Sources:
- Bodfari War Memorial
- Photo by Wynne Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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