Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Cynwyd
The Cynwyd War Memorial commemorates those men and women of the
area who died during World War I.
The memorial stands outside
St. John the Evangelist Parish Church
(which replaced All Saints' Church in Llangar as parish church in
1856), near the front gate. It takes the form of a granite cross, standing
on an octagonal base.
Cynwyd is a small village and community in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire, on the banks of the River Dee, to the south-west of the town of Corwen. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Merionethshire and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd.
Er serchog gof am y dewrion o'r plwyf hwn a gollodd eu bywyd yn y Rhyfel Mawr 1914-1918
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private EDWARDS Evan 4237 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
3 Mar 1916 | 20 | Son of John & Margaret Edwards, of 3, The Square, Cynwyd. | St. John's Churchyard, Llangar. |
| Private EVANS John 23330 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
11 Jul 1916 | 22 | Son of the late Edward & Margaret Evans, of Bridge House, Cynwyd. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private GRIFFITHS Robert Edward 54721 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
28 Apr 1917 | 20 | Son of Thomas & Jane Griffiths, of Tŷ Mawr, Cynwyd. | South-Western Cemetery, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany. |
| Private HILL Herbert "Bertie" John 345702 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
19 May 1917 | Born Llanbedr, Barmouth, Merionethshire. Lived in Cynwyd. | Gaza War Cemetery, Palestine. | |
| Private JONES Thomas Edward 209378 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
5 Jun 1916 | 28 | Son of David Jones, of Ty'n Fedw, Cynwyd. | Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| JONES John |
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| JONES Griffith T |
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| Private JONES Robert Samuel 28269 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
20 Sep 1918 | 21 | Son of Evan & Martha Jones, of Brynffynon, Cynwyd. | Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France. |
| JONES Evan |
Of Blaengwnodl Ucha, Cynwyd. | ||||
| JONES David |
Of Alwen Cottages, Cynwyd. | ||||
| Private ROBERTS David 39741 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd. Bn.) |
30 Oct 1917 | Son of William & Elizabeth Roberts, of Ty'n y Siglen, Cynwyd. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| ROBERTS David |
Of the Square, Cynwyd. | ||||
| WILLIAMS Owen |
Of the Square, Cynwyd. | ||||
| Private WILLIAMS Hugh David 40791 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
23 Aug 1918 | Of Pant y Clai, Cynwyd. Resident of Wandworth Common, London, England. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| JONES Jane E |
Civilian? | Of Tan yr Allt, Cynwyd. |
Sources:
- Cynwyd War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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