Froncysyllte War Memorial

Froncysyllte

The Froncysyllte War Memorials commemorate those local men and women who were killed in war.

The Boer War monument, a drinking fountain, stands beside the main Holyhead Road, near St. David's Church. It was erected, by public subscription, in 1909 to commemorate two soldiers who died in the Boar War and unveiled on 29 October 1910. Two further marble tablets were later added to commemorate some of those who died in World War I.

The main memorial stands in the grounds of St. David's Church and commemorates those who died in World War I and World War II.

Froncysyllte is a village overlooking the River Dee in the community of Llangollen Rural, in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire, and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd. In 1996, Llangollen Rural became part of the newly-formed county of Denbighshire. However, in 1998, following a local referendum, the community was transferred into the neighbouring County Borough of Wrexham.

Boer Wars

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Private John Charles JAMES 6833	Grenadier Guards (2nd Bn.)	10 May 1900		Son of William & Jane James, Trefor View, Froncysyllte. Died if enteric fever at Thaba 'Nchu, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
Private William WILLIAMS 2096	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.)	25 Oct 1900		Son of Edward Williams, Canalside, Froncysyllte. Killed at the Battle of Frederikstad. Also commemorated on the RWF Boer War Memorial at Wrexham.	Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa.

1914-1918 War

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Sergeant Edward DAVIES § 345092 & 509	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) formerly Denbighshire Yeomanry	28 Dec 1917		Born Froncysyllte.	Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.
Corporal Arthur George DICKIN 86313	Royal Engineers (172nd Tunnelling Co.)	21 May 1917	46	Born Abergele, Denbighshire. Son of John & Sarah Dickin, of Wynnstay View, Froncysyllte; husband of Dorathea Dickin, of 13, Harriet Town, Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.	All Saint's Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.
Private David HUGHES 259	Welsh Guards (1st Bn.)	27 Dec 1916	40	Son of Richard & Ann Hughes, of Froncysyllte; husband of Margaret Hughes, of Mount Pleasant, Froncysyllte.	Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Somme, France.
Lance Corporal Edward HUGHES 139112	1st Canadian	21 Aug 1916	31	Son of Edward & Anne Hughes, of 1, Canal Terrace, Froncysyllte; husband of Jessie Hilditch (formerly Hughes), of 20, French Avenue, West Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Company Quartermaster Sergeant Robert Evan HUGHES 16600	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.)	22 Apr 1918	24	Son of Mr & Mrs Evan Hughes, of 1, Canal Terrace, Froncysyllte.	Bouzincort Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, Belgium.
Private Richard HUGHES 15817	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.)	17 Nov 1916		Of Brynyffynon, Froncysyllte.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Private Thomas Ellis HUGHES § 73034	Welsh Regiment (15th Bn.)	26 Sep 1918		Son of Benjamin & Mary Jane Hughes of 4, Pleasant View, Froncysyllte.	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.
Private Edwin JAMES 26871 & 29455	Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment (9th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers (21st Bn.)	21 Sep 1918		Son of Edward & Mary Jane James, of Penygraig, Froncysyllte.	Villiers Hill British Cemetery, Villers-Guislain, Nord, France.
Private Stephen JASPER 6430	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.)	1 Oct 1917		Husband of Maria Jane Jasper of Under Hill, Froncysyllte.	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Edward James JONES	7th Canadian Army
Private Lloyd JONES § 7602	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	7 Jun 1915			Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Driver Richard Elmor JONES 139122	Canadian Artillery (3rd Div. Ammunition Column)	9 Oct 1916	28	Son of the late Thomas & Gaynor Jones, of Britannia Inn, Froncysyllte; husband of Lily Jones, of Yew Tree Cottage, Froncysyllte.	Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private Richard Francis JONES 3560	Welsh Guards (1st or 8th Bn.)	1 Dec 1917		Born in Kerry, Montgomeryshire.	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France.
Private Robert JONES 14243	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.)	8 May 1915		Born Llangedwyn, Denbighshire. Of Argoed, Froncysyllte. Enlisted at Porth, Rhondda, Glamorgan.	Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private Benjamin MORRIS § M.M. 70914	Machine Gun Corps Infantry (33rd Bn.)	19 Apr 1918	23	Son of John Hugh & Maria Ellen Morris, of Plas yn Wern, Ruabon. Native of Froncysyllte.	Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Haringhe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private Edward Thomas ROBERTS 15824	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.)	14 Apr 1917		Son of Mrs M Roberts, of Llannerch Cottage, Froncysyllte.	Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France.
William ROBERTS	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)
Lance Corporal David THOMAS 54541 & T/4/249978	West Yorkshire Regiment (1st/7th Bn.) formerly Army Service Corp - Welsh Div.	1 Nov 1918		Of Yr Ochr, Froncysyllte. Enlisted at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.	Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Nord, France.
Private James THOMAS 7613	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	19 Sep 1915	19	Son of William Meredith Thomas & Elizabeth Thomas, of Min y Graig, Froncysyllte.	Noeux-les-Mines Commual Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
John Henry WILLIAMS	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.)
Private John Henry WILLIAMS 24633	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.)	3 Jul 1916	18	Son of Mrs Ann Davies, of White House, Froncysyllte.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

§ - Also commemorated at the War Memorial Fountain.

1939-1945 War

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Able Seaman Ellis DAVIES D/JX 176400	Royal Navy H.M.S. Stronghold	2 Mar 1942	24	Son of Walter & Mary Davies, of Froncysyllte. Sunk by Japanese Navy off Java.	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
Nurse May DICKIN				Died at Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
Stephen JAMES	Royal Army Medical Corps			Died at Froncysyllte.
Leading Steward John Bryan JONES § D/LX 27132	Royal Navy H.M.S. Bramble	31 Dec 1942	28	Son of Mary Jones, of Froncysyllte. Sunk while on convoy duty in the Arctic Ocean.	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
Private David Hugh JONES § 4198178	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	10 or 14 Oct 1943			Ruabon Cemetery
Gunner Edward S JONES
Flight Sergeant Henry Newman JONES 656183	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (166 Sqdn.)	29 Sep 1943	25	Son of Stephen & Elizabeth Jones; husband of Gwendoline Jones, of Froncysyllte.	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Sergeant Jack JONES §		15 Jul 1944
Sergeant Phillip JONES
Trooper Frank John PARKES 7916500	Royal Armoured Corps (Queen's Bays 2nd Dragoon Guards)	24 Apr 1943	30	Son of Percival Claude & Lilian Parkes; husband of Jeannie Rhiems Parkes, of Froncysyllte.	Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Private Harry T ROBERTS § 14504935	Somerset Light Infantry (2nd Bn.)	7 Apr 1944	22	Born Denbighshire. Son of James & Blodwen Hill, of Bebington, Cheshire, England.	Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
Flight Sergeant Wynne ROBERTS § 918118	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (226 Sqdn.)	10 Aug 1941	21	Son of Richard and Jane Roberts, of Froncysyllte.	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England.
Leading Aircraftsman Trevor Lloyd WILLIAMS 633461	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (97 Sqdn.)	14 May 1941	19	Son of William Caradoc Williams & Mary Williams, of Froncysyllte.	St. David's Churchyard, Froncysyllte.

§ - Also commemorated at the War Memorial Fountain.

Sources:

Froncysyllte War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Military Records
1901 & 1911 Censuses

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