Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Broughton (Wrexham)
Brychtyn (Wrecsam)
The Broughton War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in wars. Broughton is a community in the County Borough of Wrexham, and contains the villages of Brynteg, Caego, Lodge, Moss, New Broughton, Pentre Broughton and Southsea. Until 1974 Broughton was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, from 1974 to 1996, in the county of Clwyd.
The memorial, taking the form of a memorial gate, is in Brynteg and was unveiled in 1923.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private Theophilus Cartwright 26031 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) | 8 May 1919 | 29 | Son of John Cartwright. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Private Arthur Davies 16939 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) | 21 Feb 1916 | 23 | Born in Brynteg. Son of Mrs M J Powell (formerly Davies), of 5, Maes y Derwen, Mold, Flintshire | Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Arthur C Davies |
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| Sergeant Edward Albert Davies M/4768 |
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
18 Oct 1915 |
Azmak Cemetery, Suvla, Turkey. |
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| Private Edward Davies T/419579 |
Army Service Corps (1st Reserve M.T. Depot - Grove Park) |
29 Jun 1918 | 31 | Adopted son of Mrs M Grainger, of 7, Long Lane, Broughton. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Edward H Davies |
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| George Davies |
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| Private John William Davies 245097 |
Manchester Regiment (1st/10th Bn.) |
23 Aug 1918 | Born in Gobowen, Shropshire, England. Resident of Moss. | Queen's Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private William Kendrick Davies 200385 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 May 1917 | Son of John & Sarah J Davioes of Cross Road, Cerney. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private William Henry Davies 87157 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 |
25 |
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Davies, of 2, Arrons Road, Pentre Isa, Broughton. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Robert Arthur Dodd |
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| George A Edwards |
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| John Edwards |
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| Walter Ellison |
Born "Bretton Workhouse, Cheshire". Husband of Margaret Elizabeth Ellison, 4, Bryn Coed Road, Moss. | ||||
| Sapper Bethuel Evans 132867 |
Royal Engineers (254th Tunnelling Coy.) |
14 Oct 1918 | 26 | Son of Evan & Ellen Evans, of 15, Cross Road, Moss. | Fresnoy-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Aisne, France. |
| Charles E Evans |
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| Private Frank Evans 87145 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
28 Oct 1918 | 22 | Husband of Hannah Elizabeth Evans (now Jones), of 13, Castletown Road, Moss. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Evan Goodwin 15141 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
1 May 1916 | Born in Wrexham Workshouse. Lived in Brynteg. | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. | |
| Albert Griffiths |
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| J P Griffiths |
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| Richard Griffiths |
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| Robert Arthur Griffiths |
Born in Lodge, Broughton. Lived at 19 Nant Road, Lodge. |
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| Private William Thomas Griffiths 87471 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
7 Oct 1918 | 25 | Husband of Blodwen Griffiths, of 7, Bersham Road, New Broughton. | Bois-des-Angles British Cemetery, Crevecoeur-sur-L'Escaut, Nord, France. |
| John Gwynne |
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| Private George Gordon Herne 285522 & 50643 |
Welsh Regiment (9th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
23 Mar 1918 | 32 | Son of Edmund & Harriet Herne, of 10, Station Road, Broughton. Born in Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| William Hughes |
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| Private Isaac Humphreys 200247 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) |
26 Oct 1918 | 30 | Son of Isaac and Victoria Humphreys, of 6, Nelson Terrace, New
Road, Southsea. Also named on the Southsea War Memorial. |
All Saints Churchyard, Southsea. |
| W H Jenkins |
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| Private David Evan Jones 7128 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
11 Sep 1914 | 21 | Son of Hugh Evan Jones and Jane Jones, of 20, Council Houses, Southsea. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Evan Jones |
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| Private Harold Jones 40613 |
York and Lancaster Regiment (9th Bn.) | 12 Oct 1917 | 23 | Son of William & S Jones, of Broughton; husband of Kate Jones, of 7, Long Lane, Broughton. | Menin Road South Militarty Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| John Jones |
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| J T Jones |
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| Private John Peron Jones 244842 |
Royal Air Force | 27 Apr 1920 | 20 | Son of Elizabeth J. Jones, of 51, Victoria Road, Brynteg, and the late Thomas Jones. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Robert T Jones |
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| William Jones |
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| Private William Owen Jones 28985 |
South Wales Borderers (1st Bn.) |
16 Dec 1917 | 34 | Son of William & Sarah Jones, of 10, Daisy Bank, Brynteg. | Artillery Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Pioneer Joseph Lea 129910 |
Royal Engineers "N" Special Coy. |
14 Aug 1917 | Son of Richard & Ann Lea, of Westminster Road, Moss. | Ieper Reservoir Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Llewellyn Lloyd |
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| Sergeant Matthew Henry Lloyd 46927 |
Essex Regiment (1st Bn.) |
23 Aug 1918 | 24 | Son of Thomas & Leah Lloyd, of 1a, Daisy Road, Brynteg. | Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. |
| Sapper William Arthur Lloyd 121706 |
Royal Engineers (179th Tunnelling Coy.) |
19 Dec 1915 |
37 |
Son of Mrs M E Cunnah (formerly Lloyd), of 26, Ruthin Road,
Bwlchgwyn and the late Enoch Lloyd; husband of E J Jones
(formerly Lloyd), of Avondale, Gatewen Road, New Broughton. |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Samuel Maddocks 24761 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
23 Aug 1918 | 24 | Son of Aaron & Catherine Maddocks, of 19, Black Lane Road, Moss. | Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Private John Lewis Manuel M/331919 |
Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) attd. 27th Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps |
22 Aug 1918 | 36 | Son of Charlotte Manuel; husband of Mrs M Manuel, of Ivor Cottages, Victoria Road, Brynteg. | Caestre Military Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Sergeant Albert Parry 31700 |
South Lancashire Regiment (7th Bn.) |
7 Jun 1917 | Born Broughton. | Menin Gate, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| John S Parry |
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| Joseph Parry |
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| Private Price Pritchard Perrin 87414 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
8 Oct 1918 | Son of William & Cordelia Perrin, of Cerney. | Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private Thomas Henry Perrin |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
13 May 1916 | 21 | Son of William & Cordelia Perrin, of Cerney and husband of Catherine Perrin, of 13, Castletown Road, Moss. | Rue-du-Bacquerot No. 1 Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Sergeant Llewelyn Peters 28266 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (19th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1916 | Son of Mr W H Peters, of 4, Brake Road, Moss. | Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Thomas Povey |
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| Sergeant Reginald Pierce 345596 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
10 Nov 1918 | 33 | Son of Mr & Mrs E J Pierce, of 2, Bennett's Road, Moss. | Kezelberg Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Howel Price M.M. 8495 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
20 Jul 1916 | 30 | Son of Moses & Sarah Price of Bryn Isa Road, Broughton.
Born in Bwlchgwyn. |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. |
| William Quigley |
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| Charles Roberts |
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| C Emlyn Roberts |
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| David William Roberts |
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| Private Emlyn Roberts 39627 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
30 Sep 1918 | 26 | Son of Richard & Sarah Roberts, of Bryn Melyn, Clayton Road, Broughton. | |
| Private Frederick Roberts 17239 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
12 Oct 1916 | 21 | Foster-son of Mary Jane Roberts, of 51, Westminster Road, Moss. | Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Second Lieutenant Howel Dilwyn Roberts |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
31 Oct 1918 | 21 | Son of Evan David & Myfanwy Roberts, of King Street, Wrexham. Born in Brynteg. | Forest Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private Isaac Roberts 8678 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | 30 | Son of Arthur Ellis & Marjorie J Roberts, of 2, Pleasant View, Moss. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private James Newton Roberts 1466 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
20 Sep 1917 | Son of Jemima & the late William Roberts, of Cross Lane, Pentre Broughton. | Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| John Roberts |
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| William Roberts |
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| Private Ambrose Thomas 200387 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | Son of William & Francis E Thomas of Cerney. | Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France. | |
| Edward Thomas |
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| Edward J Thomas |
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| Percy Thomas |
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| Gunner Herbert Turner 218275 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (2nd Heavy Artillery Reserve Bde.) |
21 May 1918 | Husband of Mrs Griffiths (formerly Turner), of 15, Castletown Road, Moss. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. | |
| Private John William Whomsley 5659 & 212889 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd/6th Bn.) formerly 5th Bn. The King's Liverpool Regt. transf. to Labour Corps |
30 Oct 1917 | 20 | Son of Simon & Mary Whomsley, of 16, The Retreat, Top y Cefn, Broughton. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Edwin Williams |
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| Bombadier Emlyn Williams 159740 |
Royal Field Artillery (5th "C" Reserve Bde.) |
2 Feb 1921 | 25 | Son of Mrs H Williams, of 40, Victoria Road, Brynteg. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Private Herbert Price Williams 25169 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
23 Dec 1916 | 23 | Son of John & Mary Arm Williams, of 10, Boat House, Moss. | Artillery Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Maurice Williams 87321 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
8 Nov 1918 | 24 | Son of Samuel & Sarah Harriet Williams, of Wrexham Road, Lodge; husband of Ella Williams, of 22, Quarry Road, Pentre Broughton. | Dourlers Comminal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
| Robert O Williams |
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| Private Robert P Williams 84 |
Denbighshire Yeomanry | 5 Feb 1915 |
44 | Son of Peter & Ellen Williams, of 26, Wrexham Road, Pentre Broughton. | All Saints Churchyard, Worlingham, Suffolk, England. |
| Private Thomas Samuel Williams 36812 |
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (9th Bn.) |
26 May 1918 | 20 | Son of Griffith & Elizabeth Williams, of Summerhill. | Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetry, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William T Williams 43856 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 17th Bd.) |
5 Jan 1917 | 29 | Son of the late Isaac & Ann Williams, of Rock Terrace, Pentre Broughton. | Mendingham Military Cemetry, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edward Charles Wynne 42441 |
Labour Corps (119th Coy.) |
30 Dec 1917 | 35 | Son of Edward & Arm Wynne, of Pentre Broughton; husband of Adelaide Wynne, of 33, High Street, Pentre Broughton. | Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardsman Arnold Cartwright 2735837 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) | 2 Apr 1944 | 27 | Son of James & Ruth Cartwright; husband of Rosemary Eva Cartwright, of West Molesey, Surrey, England. Born in Denbighshire. | Cassino War Memorial, Italy. |
| Sergeant Noel Cash 1058309 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (15 Sqdn.) |
19 May 1942 | Broughton Cemetery | ||
| Flying Officer Walter Fred Conley J/95141 |
Royal Canadian Air Force (429 Sqdn.) |
5 Nov 1945 | 25 | Son of Mr & Mrs Walter Conley; husband of Megan Conley, of Brynteg. | Stonefall Cemetery, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. |
| Fusilier Horace Davies 4193230 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
9 Feb 1945 | 29 | Son of John & Mary Ellen Davies, of New Broughton. | Jonkerbos War Cemetry, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
| Sapper Joseph Martin Davies 2181044 |
Royal Engineers (22 Bomb Disposal Coy.) |
4 Sep 1942 | 24 | Son of Ellis & Harriet May Davies, of Brynteg. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Trooper Herbert Arthur Dodd 4196781 |
Reconnaissance Corps (R.A.C. 56th Regt.) | 26 Sep 1944 | 25 | Son of Arthur & Florence May Dodd, of Pentre Broughton. | Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Edward Dolben |
Royal Air Force |
30 Mar 1944 |
Son of John and Gladys Dolben, of 16 School Lane, Southsea. |
Southsea Cemetery |
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| John O Ellis |
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| Craftsman Harry Fisher 10558751 |
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers attd. H.Q. 168th Inf. Bde. |
13 Jul 1943 | 21 | Son of Edward & Lily Fisher, of Southsea. | Cassino Memorial, Italy. |
| Private Cyril Thomas Griffiths 14205059 |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (4th Bn.) |
19 Mar 1944 | 211 | Son of Emily Griffiths, and stepson of T J Thomas, of Southsea. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Gunner Frank Griffiths 1535256 |
Royal Artillery (211 A.A. Regt.) |
30 Apr 1942 | 22 | Son of Thomas William & Edith Griffiths, of Llay. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Private Gwilym David Griffiths 4042824 |
Parachute Regiment (A.A.C. 13th - 2/4th Bn. South Lancashire Regt.) |
3 Apr 1945 | 23 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
| Idris Griffiths |
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| Gwilym Hopwood |
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| Fusilier John Roger Jones 4188233 |
Royal Irish Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
8 Oct 1943 | 34 | Son of Roger & Jessie Jones; husband of Sarah Ellen Jones, of Moss. | Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
| T Eyton Jones |
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| George S Jones |
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| Private Henry Jones Henry 4191402 |
Parachute Regiment (A.A.C. 3rd Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
6 Jan 1943 | 26 | Son of Edward & M E Jones, of Pentre Broughton. | Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. |
| Private Horace Jones 14368554 |
Devonshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
8 Sep 1943 | 19 | Son of Samuel & Kezia Edith Jones, of Southsea. | Salerno War Cemetery, Campania, Italy |
| John Jones |
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| Fusilier Stanley Athelstone Jones 4209262 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) | 17 Jul 1944 | 23 | Son of Abraham G & Annie Jones, of Broughton. | Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, FRance. |
| Fusilier William Edward Jones 14431388 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) | 16 Aug 1944 | 19 | Son of Thomas & Emma Jones, of Moss. | Bayeaux Memorial, Calvados, France. |
| Sergeant Maldwyn Jones 1589280 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (44 Sqdn.) |
8 Feb 1945 | 21 | Son of Llewelyn & Jane Ellen Jones, of New Broughton. | Runnymede Memorial, Surry, England. |
| Private Leonard Pierce 130627266 |
Pioneer Corps | 22 Dec 1941 | 31 | Son of Edward & Mary L Pierce, of Brynteg. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Flight Sergeant Gwilym Powell 1457467 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (620 Sqdn.) |
19 May 1944 | 21 | Son of Edward & Elizabeth Jane Powell, of Southsea. | Coedpoeth Cemetery & Memorial Garden. |
| Stoker Albert James Quigley D/KX91725 |
Royal Navy (HMS Glorious) |
8 Jun 1940 | 25 | Son of William James & Catherine Quigley, of Bradley. Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the North Sea. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Glyn Roberts |
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| Sergeant Joseph Edward Royles 1563934 |
Royal Artillery (605 Bty. 197 H.A.A. Regt.) |
14 Jan 1945 | 29 | Son of Moses & Violet Ethel Royles, of Broughton. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Private Maldwyn Ernest Smith 7616501 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (4 Ordnance Store Coy.) |
22 Jun 1943 | 24 | Son of Idwal & Myfanwy Smith; husband of Irene Smith, of Caego. | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Private Samuel Smith 1088156 |
Army Catering Corps attd. Royal Artillery |
1 Dec 1944 | 33 | Son of Frank & Margaret Smith; husband of Mary Elizabeth Smith, of Pentre Broughton. | Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece. |
| Flight Sergeant Jack Taylor 656277 |
Royal Air Force (156 Sqdn.) | 13 Oct 1942 | 22 | Son of John & Cordelia Taylor, of Brynteg. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| E Walker |
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| Harry Whalen |
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| Aircraftman 1st Class Charles Williams 1442707 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 30 Jul 1942 | 22 | Son of Thomas Henry Williams & Janet Williams, of Broughton. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
| Llewellyn Williams |
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| Fusilier Howell Idris Williams 4205781 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
10 Feb 1945 | 32 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. | |
| W Henry D Williams |
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| Aircraftsman Roy Wycherley |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 11 Jun 1940 | 22 | Son of William H. & Emily Wycherley, of Broughton; husband of Irene Wycherley, of Rhosddu. | St Paul's Churchyard, Broughton. |
Sources:
- Broughton War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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