Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Bwlchgwyn
The Bwlchgwyn War Memorial commemorates those from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. It takes the form of a standing stone Celtic Cross with the names engraved on the plinth.
The village of Bwlchgwyn lies on the edge of the moors in the county borough of Wrexham. It forms part of the community of Brymbo. Until 1974 the area was part of the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Thomas Brown 10004 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 23 Aug 1915 | 27 | Born in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Mrs McGeever (formerly Brown) of 1, Brymbo Road, Bwlchgwyn, & the late William Brown. Brother of William Brown (below). | Le Touret Memorial. |
| Private William Brown 7132 |
1st Bn. King's (Liverpool Regiment) | 10 Mar 1915 | Born in Dublin, Ireland and lived at Bwlchgwyn. Brother of Thomas Brown (above). | Le Touret Memorial, France. | |
| Private Joseph Davies 15879 |
9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 25 Sep 1915 | Born in Llanfairpwllgwyn, Anglesey. Lived in Bwlchgwyn. | Loos Memorial, France. | |
| Private Hugh Owen Edwards 87005 |
16th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 8 Oct 1918 | 23 | Son of William & Mary Jane Edwards, of 'Holly House', Glascoed Road, Bwlchgwyn. | Bois-Des-Angles British Cemetery, Crevecoeur-sur-l'Escaut, France. |
| Lance Corporal Edward Thomas James 17068 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 24 Sep 1917 | 21 | Son of Elias & Martha James, of Nant Ganol, Ffrith, Wrexham. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lance Corporal David Isaac Jones M.C.C. |
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) | 7 Jul 1917 | Son of David & Sarah Jones, 15, Brymbo Road, Bwlchgwyn. Lived at Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. | ||
| Private Edward W. Jones 29384 |
19th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 6 May 1917 | Born Treuddyn. Son of Robert Owen & Edith A Jones, 21, Brymbo Road, Bwlchgwyn. | Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand. | |
| Private John W. Jones |
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 2 Mar 1917 | 28 | Varennes Military Cemetery. | |
| Private Robert T. Jones 200550 |
16th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 13 Nov 1918 | 22 | Son of Edward & Sarah Ann Jones, of Bwlchgwyn. | Etaples Military Cemetery, France. |
| William H. Jones | Cheshire Regiment | ||||
| Private George Williams |
1st/4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 6 Apr 1918 | 31 | Son of Peter & Margaret Ann Williams of Waen Farm, Bwlchgwyn. | Martinsart British Cemetery, France. |
| Private Isaac Williams 21032 |
10th Bn. South Wales Borderers | 1 Aug 1917 | 34 | Son of Isaac & Sarah Williams of 4, Nant Road, Bwlchgwyn; husband of Annie Williams, 15, Pioneer Terrace, Cwmfelinfach, Ynysddu, Monmouthshire. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant (W. Op./Air Gnr.) Wilfred Thomas Belton 1058416 |
61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 10 Sep 1942 | Son of Mr & Mrs William Belton of 8, Wesley Road, Bwlchgwyn. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. | |
| Driver Wynne Williams |
220 Field Coy. Royal Engineers | 7 Jul 1944 | 21 | Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Williams of Bwlchgwyn. | Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel |
Sources:
- Bwlchgwyn War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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