Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Buckley
Bwcle
The Buckley War Memorial, at Hawkesbury, commemorates those Buckley men who fell in World War I and World War II. The memorial was unveiled on 9th September 1951. The World War I Memorial includes the names of 114 soldiers from Buckley who died in the First World War, however, the total number who died likely exceeded 150.
Buckley (Welsh: Bwcle) is a town and community in Flintshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Thomas Antrobus 87139 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 |
Son of Samuel & Hannah Antrobus, 2, Willow Cottage, Buckley. |
Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
|
| Lance Corporal George Ewart Bevan 33174 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment (12th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1916 |
26 | Son of John and Francis Esther Bevan, Bistre, Buckley. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private James Bewley 3660 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
5 Aug 1916 |
19 |
Son of Edward & stepson of Margaret H Bewley, of Ash View, Alltami. |
Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Corporal Robert Bickley 4949 |
Royal Field Artillery ("C" Bty. 91st Bde.) |
1 Jul 1916 |
26 |
Adopted son of Alfred & Annie Hayes, of 35, Padeswood Road, Buckley. |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Second Lieutenant Frederick Birks V.C., M.M. |
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. (6th Bn.) |
21 Sep 1917 |
23 |
Son of Samuel & Mary Birks. Born in Buckley. |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Gunner Robert Edward Birks 171908 |
Royal Field Artillery (Base Mechanical Transport Depot) |
27 Nov 1918 |
35 |
Brother of Mrs Elizabeth Peters, of 31, Lane End, Buckley. |
Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. |
| Lieutenant Colonel Charles Harold Blackburne D.S.O. |
5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales) (attd. H.Q Staff, Dublin) |
10 Oct 1918 |
42 |
Of Tyddyn, Mold, drowned when the Royal Mail Steamer Leinster was torpedoed in the Irish Sea. |
Royal Hospital Cemetery, Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. |
| Private James Brown 33038 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
12 May 1916 |
Of 33, Spotted Row, Burntwood, Buckley. |
Citadel New Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
|
| Private John Brownbill 156477 & 39263 |
Machine Gun Corps formerley Liverpool Regiment |
19 Sep 1918 |
33 |
Son of Henry Brownbill, Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England; husband of Martha Brownbill, of The Anchorage, Bickerstaffe. Lancashire, England. |
Bickerstaffe Holy Trinity Churchyard, Lancashire, England. |
| Lance Corporal William Burrows 19749 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
14 Apr 1917 |
23 |
Son of Peter & Mary Anne Burrows, of 104, Mold Road, Buckley. |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Sergeant Edmund Catherall 15787 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
17 Feb 1916 |
20 |
Son of Thomas Catherall, of 4, Bank Road, Spon Green, Buckley. |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edmund Godfrey Catherall 241382 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 |
17 |
Son of Edmund & Martha Ann Catherall, of Stanley Road, Buckley. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private John Samuel Catherall 31571 |
South Lancashire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
12 Apr 1918 |
23 |
Son of George & Ellen Catherall, of 45, Chester Road, Buckley. |
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Private Ralph Catherall 12118 |
South Lancashire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 |
Born Buckley. |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
|
| Private Thomas Catherall 44497 |
South Wales Borderers (1st Bn.) |
10 Nov 1917 |
29 |
Son of John & Hannah Catherall, of 14, Spon Cottage, Buckley. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Second Lieutenant William Cecil Catherall |
Northamptonshire Regiment attd. 1st/5th Bn. Norfolk Regiment |
2 Nov 1917 |
20 |
Son of Jonathan & Margaret Frazer Catherall, of Hawkesbury, Buckley. |
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private William James Collins 77921 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
23 Oct 1918 |
40 |
Son of Nicholas & Eliza Collins, of Buckley |
Tezze British Cemetery, Italy. |
| Private Alexander Connah 74213 & 28535 |
Sherwood Foresters (10th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
5 Sep 1918 |
21 |
Son of Mrs Mary Ann Connah, of 27, Brook Street, Buckley. |
Lebucquiere Communal Military Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal James Connah 13540 |
Leicestershire Regiment (9th Bn.) |
3 Dec 1915 |
28 |
Son of Mrs Mary Ann Connah, of 27, Brook Street, Buckley. |
Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal Robert Connah 15788 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 9th Bn.) |
20 Nov 1916 |
22 |
Son of Mrs Eliza Connah, of 86, Mold Road, Buckley. |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private John Thomas Cunnah 70234 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (113th Coy.) |
18 Jun 1917 |
24 |
Son of Mary Ann Cunnah, of 27, Brook Street, Buckley. |
Mendingheim Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William Cox 241332 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) | 26 Mar 1917 |
20 |
Son of Arthur & Sarah Elizabeth Cox, 24, Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private Charles Davies 20796 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
6 May 1916 |
33 |
Son of Mr J Davies, 33, Moss Hill, Wrexham. Resident of Ewloe Green. |
Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, Pas de Calais. |
| Private Edwin Davies 890 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
17 Jun 1915 | 22 |
Son of Edwin & M E Davies, Sunny Side, Nant Mawr Road, Buckley. |
Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| Private Robert Davies 12949 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 |
19 |
42 Mill Lane, Buckley. |
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Frederick Davison 18369 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
19 Jun 1917 |
Brother of Thomas John Davison, of 4, Daisy Hill, Buckley. |
Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
|
| Lance Corporal William Rosser Dolby C/593 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (16th Bn.) |
15 Jul 1916 |
23 |
Son of Charles William & Kate Dolby, of 15, Church Road, Buckley. |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Lieutenant John Cragg Dunn |
Dorsetshire Regiment (3rd Bn. attd. 59th Trench Mortar Bty.) |
25 Mar 1916 |
26 |
Son of Samuel & Mary Catherine Dunn, of Hillside, Liverpool Road, Buckley. |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal Joseph Thomas Edwards 140245 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (3rd Bn.) |
28 Mar 1918 |
Husband of Jane Ellen Edwards, Blue Bell, Maes y Dre, Mold |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
|
| Private Arthur Ellis 240446 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
15 Aug 1918 |
21 |
Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Ellis, 70, Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Tourgeville Military Cemetery, Deauville, Calvados. |
| Private John Ellis 5289 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 |
23 |
Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Ellis, 70 Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Second Lieutenant John William Ellis |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 10th Bn.) attd. R.N. Div. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
24 May 1918 |
21 |
Son of William & Sophia Ellis, of 103, Brunswick Road, Buckley. | Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme, France |
| Private Samuel Ellis 19527 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) | 10 Mar 1916 |
21 |
Son of James & Mary Ellis, 118, Liverpool Road, Buckley. |
Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Rifleman Jesse Evans C/597 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (16th Bn.) |
16 Jul 1916 |
19 |
Son of Joseph & Agnes Evans, of The Square, Mancot. |
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
| Private John Evans 35435 |
South Wales Borderers (1st Bn.) |
9 Sep 1917 |
Of Chapel Street, Mynydd Isa. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
|
| Private Joseph Evans 16461 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 |
24 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Jabez Evans, 5, Bank Buildings, Buckley. |
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais , Pas de Calais, France. |
| William Evans |
Royal Artillery | 24 Oct 1918 |
35 |
Son of Richard & Mary Evans, Bank Farm Cottage, Buckley. |
Wassigny Communal Cemetery, Aisne, France. |
| Private Harry Fox 89364 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 Oct 1918 |
18 |
Son of Robert Arthur & Mary Fox, of Mountain, Alltami. |
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Albert Griffiths 11939 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
20 Sep 1917 |
31 |
Son of Richard Griffiths, Grandstand, Burntwood, Buckley. |
Oxford Road Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Sergeant Edward John Griffiths 24332 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1917 |
26 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Griffiths, Bridge Inn, Padeswood |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France. |
| Private George Arthur Griffiths 127577 |
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (50th Bn.) |
17 Oct 1918 |
20 |
Son of George & Maria Griffiths, of 3, Burnt Wood, Buckley |
Quietste Military Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France. |
| Private William Henry Hayes 240341 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("A" Coy. 5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 |
27 |
Son of Joseph & Mary Ann Hayes, of Mount Terrace, Lane End, Buckley. |
Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private William Victor Hayes 44131 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
21 Jun 1918 |
20 |
Son of Absalom & Mary Elizabeth Hayes, of Crown Vaults, Buckley. |
Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. |
| Private Thomas George Hewitt 240230 |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1/4th Bn) |
14 Apr 1918 |
40 |
Born Mynydd Isa. Husband of Annie Hewitt. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Frank Hodkinson 11018 |
Scots Guards (1st Bn.) |
21 Aug 1915 |
21 |
Son of Frank & Mary Hodkinson, Magazine House, Ewloe Green. |
Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal Albert Edwin Hopwood S/14613 |
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) (10th Bn.) |
21 Oct 1918 |
25 |
Son of John & Jane Hopwood, of Pren Brigog, Buckley. |
Etaple Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Private James Hopwood 241010 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
21 Apr 1917 |
35 |
Husband of Sarah Ann Hopwood, of Stone Cottages, Mynydd Isa. |
Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine. |
| Private Reginald Arthur Hughes 33368 |
Canadian Army Medical Corps (3rd Field Amb.) |
27 Jan 1915 |
21 |
Son of Edward Henry & Florence E Hughes, 168 Lipton Street, Winnipeg, Canada. | Emmanuel Cemetery, Bistre. |
| Lance Corporal Thomas Victor Hughes 671 & 16070 |
Guards Machine Gun Regiment (4th Bn.) formerly Coldstream Guards |
29 Apr 1918 |
Born Liverpool, England. Son of Mary Ann Griffiths of High Street, Buckley. Husband of Martha Marie Hughes. |
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
|
| Private Albert Iball 11456 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
5 Apr 1916 | 19 |
Son of William & Mary Iball of Wynne's Yard, 77, Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Corporal Charles Iball 18205 |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
6 May 1916 |
25 |
Son of Peter & Martha Iball, of 2, Washington Grove, Bentley Road., Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Born in Buckley. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal George Iball 26903 & 20798 |
South Wales Borderers (4th Bn.) formerly Yorkshire Light Infantry |
13 Dec 1917 |
25 |
Son of Peter & Martha Iball, 2 Washington Grove, Bentley Road, Doncaster, England. Born in Buckley. |
North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. |
| Colour Sergeant Ivor John Iball 290350 |
Monmouthshire Regiment (1st/3rd Bn.) |
1 Nov 1917 |
Born Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Son of Richard (of Buckley) & Sarah Iball. |
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France |
|
| Lance Sergeant Llewellyn Iball 23739 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
19 Sep 1917 |
26 |
Son of John & Margaret Iball of 104, Daisy Hill, Buckley. |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, Armentieres, Nord, France. |
| Private Thomas Iball 18526 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
24 Oct 1917 |
24 |
Son of James & Ellen Iball, of 20, Church Road, Buckley. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Sergeant Ephraim Jackson 15785 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
20 July 1916 | 26 |
Son of Henry & Hannah Jackson, 39, Stanley Road, Buckley. |
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Private Henry Jellicoe 567 & 361742 |
24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn. transf. to 805th Area-Employment Coy. |
31 Mar 1919 |
31 |
Son of John & Elizabeth Jellicoe; husband of Helen Jellicoe, of 34, Sycamore Road, Broseley Wood Shropshire, England. Born in Buckley. |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Private Alfred Jones 35732 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
23 Apr 1917 |
Born Buckley. |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
|
| Private Arthur Jones 345796 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) |
29 Dec 1917 |
24 |
Son of Thomas & Mary Emma A Jones, 46, Brunswick Rd, Buckley. |
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private Herbert Jones 35919 & 187053 |
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (1st Bn.) formerly Royal Field Artillery |
22 Nov 1917 |
19 |
Son of Thomas & Mary Emma Jones, 46 Brunswick Road, Buckley. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Jabez Albert Jones 49771 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) transf. to (437959) Labour Corps |
21 Feb 1919 |
29 |
Son of Jabez & Emma Jones, of Buckley; husband of Elizabeth Jones, of 148, Dingle Lane, Winsford, Cheshire, England |
Emmanual Cemetery, Bistre |
| Rifleman John Henry Jones C/682 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (16th Bn.) |
15 Jul 1916 |
20 |
Of Brunswick House, Buckley. Son of Richard & Mary Jones of Caernarfon. |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal Randal Jones 12436 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
9 Apr 1916 |
24 | Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Jones, Clayton House, Church Road, Buckley. |
Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Private Samuel Jones 240572 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1915 |
31 |
Husband of Mrs S Jones, 51, Ewloe Place, Buckley. |
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. |
| Private William Daniel Jones 2426 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
31 Aug 1915 |
18 |
Born Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire. Son of Elizabeth Wilcock (formerly Jones), 84, Tram Road, Buckley, & the late Hugh Jones. |
North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar. (died at sea) |
| Private William Thomas Jones 29630 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1918 |
23 |
Born in Caernarfon. Son of Thomas & Margaret Jones, Square Post Office, Buckley. |
Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France. |
| Private Joseph Knight 19530 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn) |
4 Aug 1917 |
34 |
Born in Buckley. Husband of Mary Elizabeth McDermott (formerly Knight), 44, Milford Street, Mold. |
Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Andrew Lewis 13591 |
Leicestershire Regiment (9th Bn.) |
16 Mar 1917 |
31 |
Son of David & Martha Lewis, Mill Lane, Buckley, husband of Eliza Ann Lewis, 136 Mold Road, Buckley. |
Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private James Harold Lewis 28429 & 1697 |
South Wales Borderers (4th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
29 Jan 1918 |
21 |
Son of Henry Lewis, Pottery Cottages, Ewloe Green. |
Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Private Leonard Lovelock 30400 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
15 Feb 1917 |
35 |
Husband of Bertha Lovelock, of 73, Ewloe Place, Buckley. |
Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Private Sidney Joseph Lyndsell 700407 |
London Regiment (2nd/23rd Bn.) |
15 Oct 1918 |
23 |
Son of Joseph William & Rosalind Lyndsell, of 43, Mold Road, Buckley. |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France. |
| Private Arthur Millington 241498 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
26 Mar 1917 |
21 |
Probably son of Charles & Jane Millington, Buckley Square, Buckley. |
Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine. |
| Private William James Mole 240471 & 362672 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) transf. to 1032nd Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps |
14 Nov 1918 |
25 |
Son of Edgar & Georgina Mole, of Somerville, Nant Mawr Road, Buckley. |
Ramleh War Cemetery, Ramlah, Israel. |
| Private Edward Charles Molyneaux 44236 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 |
21 |
Son of Charles & Margaret Molyneux, 18, Mill Lane, Buckley. |
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Gunner William Ernest Nickson 220684 |
Royal Artillery ("D" Bty., 15th Bde.) |
4 Oct 1918 |
20 |
Son of William & Annie Nickson, Cross Keys Inn, Buckley. |
Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| William Owen |
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| Private Wilfred Owens 34718 |
Border Regiment (7th Bn.) |
6 Sep 1918 |
20 |
Son of William & Martha Owens, of 151, Brunswick Road, Buckley. |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Parry 18820 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
31 Jul 1917 |
Son of Elizabeth & John Parry, Megs Lane, Buckley. |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
|
| Private Joseph Parry 16025 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
24 Oct 1915 |
Of 14 Aberdovey Terrace, Buckley. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private John Henry Parry 78340 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
21 Oct 1918 |
20 |
Son of Mrs S J Parry, 94 Mold Road, Buckley. |
Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John William Parry 2694 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
22 Sep 1915 | 22 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Parry, 110 Brunswick Road, Buckley. |
Hill 10 Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. |
| Private Samuel Alfred Peters S4/158661 |
Army Service Corps |
7 Apr 1917 |
28 |
Son of William & Eliza Peters, 72, Spon Green, Buckley. |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Stephen Price 50440 |
South Lancashire Regiment (7th Bn.) |
22 Sep 1917 |
19 |
Son of Stephen & Kate Price, Buckley Common, Buckley. |
Duhallow A.D.S. Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen |
| Acting Bombardier John Richards 137306 |
Royal Field Artillery ("A" Bty. 112th Bde.) | 6 Sep 1918 |
25 |
Of Bryn y Baal. Born Malpas, Cheshire, England, son of Charles & Hannah Richards. |
Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Private Edward Roberts 2423 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
18 Aug 1915 |
Of Chapel Street, Mynydd Isa. |
Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
|
| James Roberts |
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| Private John Roberts 12298 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
20 Jul 1916 |
32 |
Son of William & Hannah Roberts, 81, Brunswick Road, Buckley. |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Private William Roberts 16019 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
2 Oct 1915 |
21 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Roberts, 45 Ewloe Place, Buckley. |
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Shoeing Smith Alfred Rogers 705902 |
Royal Field Artillery ("B" Bty. 331st Bde.) |
12 Apr 1918 |
31 |
Husband of Cecily Rogers, Humphrey Lane, Urmston, Manchester, England. |
St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private Herbert Rogers 202382 |
Gloucestershire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
14 Jul 1917 |
26 |
Foster son of Mrs M Birks, White House, Mount Pleasant, Buckley. |
Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Joseph Oliver Rowlands C.G. 14220 |
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (2nd/4th Bn.) |
17 May 1918 |
30 |
Son of William & Elizabeth Rowlands, of Nant Mawr Farm, Buckley. |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Sergeant Orlando Rowson 25617 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
22 Jan 1916 |
Husband of Annie Rowson, of Wrexlea, Broncoed Park, Mold. |
La Gorgue Communal Cemetery, Nord, France |
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| Lance Corporal Charles Shaw 355813 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Bn.) |
6 Sep 1918 | 24 |
Son of Alfred & Esther Shaw, Spon Green, Buckley. |
Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme4, France. |
| Driver Edward Shone W/3060 |
Royal Field Artillery ("C" Bty. 121st Bde.) |
3 Jun 1917 |
31 |
Son of Samuel & Elizabeth Shone, of Buckley. |
Ferme-Oliver Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Private Albert Spencer 43899 M.M. |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
30 Aug 1918 |
23 |
Son of Elizabeth Spencer, 131, Mold Rd, Buckley & the late Thomas B Spencer. |
Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Trooper Reuben Stanley 115767 |
Canadian Light Horse |
11 Oct 1918 |
30 |
Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Stanley of Ewloe Barn Farm, Ewloe. |
Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private George Tatum 12959 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 |
19 |
Son of Edward & Emily Tatum, of 1, Church Road, Buckley. |
Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| W Terry |
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| Private Joseph Tomlinson 36966 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
20 Aug 1916 |
24 |
Son of Mrs Catherine Tomlinson, of 47, Burntwood, Buckley. |
Lonsdale Cemetery, Authuille, Somme, France. |
| Private William Tomlinson 356037 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Bn.) |
30 Nov 1917 |
26 |
Son of Edward & Mary Tomlinson, of 47, Drury Lane, Buckley. |
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private John Warburton 25415 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
22 Jul 1916 |
37 |
Son of Thomas & Martha Warburton; husband of Maria Warburton, 61, Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| Private Emrys Whitley 1100 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1915 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Whitley, Mount Terrace, Lane End, Buckley. |
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey. |
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| Sapper John Wilcock 503412 |
Canadian Engineers (2nd Tunnelling Coy.) |
2 Jun 1916 |
42 |
Son of Peter & Sarah Wilcock of Victoria Terrace, Buckley. |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| William Wilcock |
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| Private Wilfred Wilcock 17382 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
31 Jul 1917 |
25 |
Son of Charles & Annie Wilcock, of Buckley; husband of Mary Elizabeth Bellis (formerly Wilcock), of Stone Row, Hawarden. |
Dragoon Camp Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private John William Williams F/57 |
Middlesex Regiment(17th Bn.) | 5 Jun 1916 |
30 |
Husband of Sarah Ellen Williams, 12, Myrtle Road, The Square, Buckley. |
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Thomas Williams |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
13 Feb 1919 |
30 |
Son of Moses & Elizabeth E Williams, 2, Bank Buildings, Buckley. |
Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| W Williams |
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| Private William Ewart Williams 20957 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
9 Jul 1916 |
21 |
Son of Ralph & Katherine Williams, Central Stores, Buckley. |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private William Henry Williams 21239 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) |
24 May 1915 |
24 |
Son of John & Anne Williams, Spon Green, Buckley. |
Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| Lance Corporal Harry Williamson 18498 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
31 Jul 1917 |
24 |
Son of Mr R I & Mrs M A Williamson, 82, Mold Rd, Buckley. |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private James Wood 3/28454 |
South Wales Borderers (4th Bn.) |
15 Jan 1917 |
Milford Street, Mold. |
Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. |
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| J Wright |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Percy BROWNHILL 14387168 |
East Yorkshire Regiment | 21 Jul 1944 | Son of James & Bertha Brownhill, of Buckley. | Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. | |
| Fusilier Jonathan BALDWIN 4197761 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
9 Jun 1940 | Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. | ||
| Petty Officer Gerald CROOSE P/MX 93276 |
Royal Navy (HMS Polyanthus) |
20 Sep 1943 | 21 | Son of Norman & Janet Waring Croose; husband of Eleanor Muriel Croose, of Northop. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| William DAVIES |
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| Corporal William Arthur DAVIES 4198292 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
13 Oct 1944 | 28 | Son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Davies; husband of Menna Davies, of Betws y Coed, Caernarfonshire. | Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Able Seaman Harold DYMENT D/JX 335826 |
Royal Navy (HMS President III) |
6 Jun 1942 | 19 | Son of Harold and May Dyment, of Buckley. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England |
| Able Seaman Harry EDWARDS D/JX 347623 |
Royal Navy (HM Sub Stonehenge) |
20 Mar 1944 | 21 | Son of Frank & Sarah Edwards, of Buckley. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England |
| Sergeant James ELLIS 1052736 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 3 May 1944 | 36 | Son of Thomas & Eliza Ellis, husband of Noreen Bessie Ellis, of Buckley. | Cheniers Churchyard, Marne, France. |
| Guardsman Patrick Frederick EATON 4193347 |
Grenadier Guards | 10 Apr 1945 | 26 | Son of John Frederick & Edith Annie Eaton, of Mynydd Isa. | Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Private Leslie FLETCHER 10532128 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps | 13 Feb 1942 | 21 | Son of Samuel Fletche, of Saltney & Elizabeth Hughes. | Singapore Memorial. |
| Gunner Herbert GRIFFITHS 1438705 |
Royal Artillery | 23 Jun 1944 | 33 | Son of Frederick & Martha Ann Griffiths of Buckley. | Orvietto War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Private Griffith Horace GRIFFITHS 14342634 |
Wiltshire Regiment | 21 Apr 1944 | 33 | Son of William & Mary Griffiths; husband of Edith Maud Griffiths, of Tividale, Tipton, Staffordshire, England. | Rangoon Memorial. |
| F HARRIS |
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| Edgar HEWITT |
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| Fusilier Leslie HILL 14200837 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
17 May 1944 | 22 | Son of William Thomas Hill & Catherine Hill, of Buckley. | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Driver Thomas HILL T/10673247 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 27 Oct 1944 | 22 | Son of Alfred & Annie Hill, of Buckley. | Assisi War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Private Bernard HOPWOOD 14574388 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (2nd Airborne Bn.) |
22 Sep 1944 | 20 | Son of John Leonard & Emily Mary Hopwood, of Mynydd Isa. | Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
| Able Seaman Baden Homfrey HUGHES |
Royal Navy (HMS Tracker) |
15 Apr 1944 | 21 | Grandson of Eliza Hughes, of Buckley. | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England. |
| Private Robert HUGHES 14374211 |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | 5 May, 1944 | 22 | Son of John Richard and Nellie Hughes, of Buckley. | Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Guardsman Herbert HUMPHREYS 2736088 |
Welsh Guards | 25 Jul 1944 | 24 | Son of Joseph Wynne & Lilian Humphreys, of Buckley. | Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Aircraftman 1st Class Peter HUMPHREYS 2201520 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 11 Jun 1945 | 33 | St. Matthew's Churchyard, Buckley. | |
| Fusilier Eddie JONES 14567237 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 22 Sep 1944 | 19 | Son of Edwin & Hannah Maria Jones, of Buckley. | Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Fusilier George JONES 4205075 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (12th Bn.) |
11 Aug 1942 | Son of Ernest D Jones & Ann Jones, of Mynydd Isa. | Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. | |
| Corporal Wilfred JONES 974068 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 18 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of Edward & Eleanor Jones of Buckley. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Leading Telegraphist Henry Cyril LANGFORD D/WRX 968 |
Royal Naval Volunteer Wireless Reserve (HMS Nith) |
24 Jun 1944 | 26 | Son of Walter & Elizabeth Langford; husband of Eileen Mary Langford, of Hoole, Cheshire, England. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Ordinary Seaman Andrew Norman LEWIS C/JX 235136 |
Royal Navy (HMS Barham) |
25 Nov 1941 | 26 | Son of Andrew James & Menir Edith Lewis. | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England. |
| Gunner William James LEWIS 996813 |
Royal Artillery | 10 Mar 1943 | 28 | Son of James & Ada Lewis, of Buckley. | Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
| Robert LLOYD |
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| Marine Gerald LYONS PLY/X 2469 |
Royal Marines | 21 Jun 1943 | 24 | Son of Patrick & Edith Lyons, of Buckley. | Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| Radio Officer Robert Stroud MALLETT |
British Overseas Airways Corporation | 26 Sep 1942 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. | ||
| Assistant Steward Neil McALLISTER |
Merchant Navy (SS Ceramic) |
7 Dec 1942 | 36 | Son of Neil & Maggie McAllister, of Buckley. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Lieutenant Ralph MESSHAM 302803 |
Royal Artillery | 4 Mar 1945 | 26 | Son of Walter & Esther Messham, of Drury. | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands |
| Driver Joseph MILLROY T/65221 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 21 Jul 1942 | 30 | Son of Joseph & Margaret Milroy; husband of Mary Louisa Milroy, of Buckley. | El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Probationer Nurse Elsie OKELL |
Civilian War Dead | 2 Jun 1941 | 20 | Daughter of Elsie & Percy Okell of Liverpool Road Farm, Buckley. | St. Matthews Churchard, Buckley. |
| Private Leslie PARRY 11420712 |
Pioneer Corps | 20 Feb 1945 | 28 | Son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Parry, of Buckley. | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Gunner John PARRY 1468724 |
Royal Artillery | 9 Mar 1942 | 25 | Son of John & Polly Parry; husband of Frances Parry, of Lane End, Buckley. | Tripoli War Cemetery, Libya. |
| Marine Kenneth PRICE PLY/X 104025 |
Royal Marines, No. 41 R. M. Commando | 11 Jul 1943 | 25 | Son of Robert Henry & Mary Hannah Price, of Buckley. | Syracuse War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy. |
| Sergeant Edward Mansell ROBERTS 1624053 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 13 Aug 1944 | 20 | Son of Wilfred & Martha Roberts, of Buckley. | Nonconformist Cemetery, Buckley. |
| Private Eric ROBERTS 4202106 |
Gloucestershire Regiment | 28 Oct 1942 | 27 | Son of Mr & Mrs John Roberts; husband of Lily Roberts, of Buckley. | Rangoon War Cemetery, Burma. |
| R ROBERTS |
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| Fusilier Robert John ROBERTS 4199315 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
21 Apr 1945 | 28 | Son of David & Nell Roberts; husband of Eleanor W Roberts, of Buckley. | Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Private Frederick SHONE 4202134 |
Welsh Regiment | 13 Jan 1945 | 29 | Son of Lancelot & Sarah Emma Shone; husband of Gladys Bronwen Shone of Buckley. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Warrant Officer George Ernest SHONE 564432 |
Royal Air Force (75 Sqdn.) |
29 Jun 1942 | 29 | Son of George & Edith Olivia Gwladys Shone; husband of Nellie Florence Shone, of Hoole, Chester, England. | Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachen, Germany. |
| Guardsman Raymond SHONE 2621679 |
Grenadier Guards (5th Bn.) |
27 Jun 1944 | 33 | Son of Charles & Harriet Shone; husband of Ellen Shone, of Saltney. | Bolsena War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Sergeant Joseph Gordon TAYLOR 1036176 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 24 Oct 1942 | 22 | Son of John Hopwood Taylor & Hannah Taylor, of Mold. | Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Able Seaman John Thomas WHITLEY D/JX 630315 |
Royal Navy (HMS Whitaker) |
1 Nov 1944 | 19 | Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Whitley, of Buckley. | Nonconformist Cemetery, Buckley. |
| Aircraftman 1st Class James Edward WILCOCK 913950 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 3 Jan 1941 | 22 | Son of James & Sophia Wilcock, of Buckley. | Emmanuel Churchyard, Bistre. |
| Driver Dennis WILLIAMS T/14702060 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 6 Dec 1944 | 19 | Son of Albert & Sarah Ann Williams, of Buckley. | Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| Able Seaman Kenneth Eric WILLIAMS C/JX 253629 |
Royal Navy (HMS President III) |
11 Sep 1941 | 26 | Son of Walter & Jane Ann Williams; husband of Frances Williams, of Buckley. | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England. |
| Driver Wilfred WILLIAMS 14572456 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 24 Apr 1945 | 20 | Son of John Henry & Lydia Williams, of Buckley. | Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachen, Germany. |
| Lance Corporal Frederick William Newton WILSON 1902560 |
Royal Engineers | 18 Jun 1940 | 24 | Son of Ernest Arthur & Alice Wilson, Liverpool Road, Buckley. | Eastern Communal Cemetery, Rennes, Brittany. |
| George Davies WILSON | |||||
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Sources:
- Buckley War Memorial
- Transcription by Peter Kelsall
- Photo by Vic Roberts
- Buckley Soldiers from the Great War : Parts 1 & 2 "Buckley Magazine", nos. 29 & 30, by Peter Kelsall
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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