Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Cerrigydrudion
The Cerrigydrudion War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during two world wars.
Cerrigydrudion is a rural village in in the county borough of Conwy. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the newly formed county of Conwy.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Morris DAVIES 203716 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) | 11 Jun 1918 | Son of Mrs M A Davies, of Glasfryn, Corwen, & the late Richard Davies. | Bethel Congregational Chapelyard, Tre Brys, Ysbyty Ifan. | |
| Thomas DAVIES 13205 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) | 25 Sep 1915 | 27 | Of Tŷ'r Capel, Ty'n y Rhyd, Cerrigydrudion. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal Edward Thomas JONES 34885 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) | 3 Sep 1916 | Of Tanrhiw, Cerrigydrudion. | Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | |
| Lance Corporal Frank JONES 7657 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("C" Coy. 4th Bn.) | 3 Oct 1916 | Son of Evan & Katherine Jane Jones, Groudd Hall, Cerrigydrudion. | Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Jeremiah JONES M.M. |
Of Pentre Gwm, Cerrigydrudion. | ||||
| Private John Thomas JONES 203788 |
10 Nov 1920 | 25 | Of Frondeg, Cerrigydrudion. | St. Mary Magdalen's Churchyard, Cerrigydrudion. | |
| Private Frederick Arthur NURSE 23323 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) | 30 May 1916 | 20 | Born Rainhill, Lancashire England. Son of Robert & Elizabeth Nurse of Rhydycae, Cerrigydrudion. | Rue-de-Bacquerot No. 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private David ROBERTS 34886 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) | 18 Jun 1917 | Of Bryn y Gloddfa, Cerrigydrudion. | Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Edward WALKER |
27 Sep 1924 | 32 | Born Fulham, London, England. Husband of Elizabeth Walker (nee Williams) of Glasfryn, Cerrigydrudion. Died of wounds in hospital at Chester, Cheshire, England. | ||
| Private Cadwaladr WILLIAMS 201074 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) | 9 Jun 1918 | Son of David Jones Williams & Jane Catherine Williams, of Craigerchen Bach, Cerrigydrudion. | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. | |
| Corporal Ebed Hughes WILLIAMS 201051 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) | 6 Apr 1918 | 37 | Son of Hugh & Catherine Williams, of Bryn Llaethog, Glasfryn, Cerrigydrudion. | Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Officer Medwyn EDWARDS J/7790 |
Royal Canadian Air Force (415 Sqdn.) | 29 May 1942 | 31 | Son of William Charles & Jane Edwards, of Pentredraw, Cerrigydrudion. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| Thomas J HUGHES |
Of Bryn Afon, Cerrigydrudion. | ||||
| Fred JONES |
Of Green Bank, Cerrigydrudion. | ||||
| Idris JONES |
Of the Bungalow, Cerrigydrudion. |
Sources:
- Cerrigydrudion War Memorial
- Photo by Vic Roberts
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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