Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Caerwys
The Caerwys War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died in war. The Caerwys Memorial Institute was built in 1922 and contains two memorial plaques to those who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Caerwys is a small town, the smallest in Wales, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWKER Richard |
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| Private DOUGLAS Thomas Henry 203259 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (11th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | 35 | Son of Robert & Agnes Douglas, of Jasmine House, Caerwys; husband of Jane Ellen Douglas, of Fron Heulog, Afonwen. | Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. |
| Lieutenant EDWARDS John Llewelyn |
Royal Field Artillery ("C" Bty. 75th Bde.) |
7 Sep 1917 | 23 | Son of John & Elizabeth Edwards, of Bodlondeb, Caerwys. | Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private EVANS John Thomas 32597 & 01703 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (1st Bn.) formerly Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
13 May 1917 | 21 | Son of Thomas & Ann Evans, Pen y Bryn Caerwys. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JONES Alfred Benjamin Cockerill 95431 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (1st/5th Bn.) |
29 Sep 1918 | 20 | Son of John & Sarah Elizabeth Jones, of Oswallt House, Caerwys. | Fouquieres Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Sapper JONES William 459910 |
Royal Engineers (421st West Lancs Field Coy.) |
29 Sep 1918 | Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France. | ||
| Private LLOYD William Herbert 89462 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
14 Oct 1918 | 19 | Son of Albert & Sarah Elizabeth Lloyd, of Hyfrydle, Caerwys. | Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France. |
| Private OWENS Robert David 18455 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("C" Coy. 19th Bn.) |
29 Oct 1916 | 22 | Son of Elizabeth Owens, of 3, Water Street, Caerwys. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Captain SINNETT-JONES Gilbert Lloyd |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
9 Apr 1916 | 23 | Son of James & Kate Sinnett-Jones, of the Rectory, Caerwys. Brother of James Victor Sinnett-Jones (below). | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Second Lieutenant SINNETT-JONES James Victor |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn. attd. 17th Bn.) |
between 10 Jul 1916 and 12 Jul 1916 |
19 | Son of the Rev. James & Catherine Sinnett-Jones, of the Rectory, Caerwys. Brother of Gilbert Lloyd Sinnett-Jones (above). | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private SKINNER Thomas 7498 |
Bedfordshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
18 Nov 1914 | 33 | Son of Festus & Elizabeth Skinner, of 13, Railway Terrace, Caerwys Station Post Office, Afonwen. | Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal SMITH Herbert 26436 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
23 Apr 1918 | 22 | Born at Carshalton, Surrey, England. Son of Harry & Harriet Ada Smith, of 4, Bank Houses, Hawley, Dartford, Kent, England. | Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France. |
| Captain WILLIAMS Frank Emlyn M.C. |
Royal Air Force (57th Sqdn.) and Welsh Regiment (1st/5th Bn.) |
7 Apr 1918 | 23 | Son of Mr T Williams, of Troedyrhiw House, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan; husband of S E Williams, of the Rectory, Caerwys. | Ismailia War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Private WILLIAMS William 201198 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
9 Jun 1918 | Son of William & Sarah Williams, of 2, Jocelyn Terrace, Afonwen. | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. | |
| Private WILLIAMS William Morris 3583 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
28 Mar 1918 | 35 | Son of John Williams, of Swan Cottage, Caerwys; husband of Emily Owens (formerly Williams), of Bryn Celyn, Summerhill, Wrexham. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seventh Engineer Officer BOYLE Thomas Brown |
Merchant Navy SS Empire Broadsword (London) |
2 Jul 1944 | 21 | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. | |
| Leading Air Fitter DAVIES Iorwerth Lewis FX75093 |
Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) HMS Peregrine |
18 Aug 1940 | 23 | Son of Edward & Sarah Davies, of Bagillt. | St. Michael' s Churchyard, Caerwys. |
| Able Seaman JONES David Allen (Alun) D/JX 566130 |
Royal Navy HMS Scorpion |
16 Dec 1944 | 19 | Son of Joseph & Elizabeth Jones, of Caerwys. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Driver WOOD Gilbert T/168448 |
Royal Army Service Corps (54 Inf. Bde. Group Coy.) |
12 Sep 1944 | 27 | Son of Samual Wood, and of J Wood, of Broncoed, Caerwys. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
Sources:
- Caerwys War Memorial
- Transcription & photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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