Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Glyn Ceiriog
The Glyn Ceiriog War Memorial commemorates those local men of Glyn Ceiriog, Pandy and Nantyr in the Ceiriog Valley who were killed in World War I and World War II. The unveiling ceremony took place on 6th Jul 1921.
Llansanffraid Glyn Ceiriog is a rural community and ecclesiastical parish on the River Ceirog 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.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Edward BATHER |
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| Private Richard Thomas BATHER G/31539 & 36373 |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (7th Bn.) formerly Border Regiment |
27 Aug 1918 | Son of John & Jane Bather, Tan y Graig, Pandy, Glyn Ceiriog. Brother of Wynn Bather (below). | Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France. | |
| Private Wynn BATHER 8540 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
3 Sep 1916 | Son of John & Jane Bather, Tan y Graig, Pandy, Glyn Ceiriog. Brother of Richard Thomas Bather (above). Resident of Aberteirw Terrace, Llansilin. Also commemorated on the Llansilin War Memorial. | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | |
| David G DAVIES |
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| Private Albert R EDWARDS 36828 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
22 Apr 1918 | 22 | Son of Edward Edwards, of 5, Railway Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Private Edward William EDWARDS 37340 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
11 Jul 1916 | 28 | Son of Edward Edwards, of 5, Railway Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Hugh EVANS 267549 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
7 Sep 1918 | Born Glyn Ceiriog. | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | |
| Private John W EVANS 19388 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
30 Sep 1917 | 19 | Son of Thomas & Susannah Evans, of 4, Cambrian Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Robert EVANS 200980 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 May 1917 | 21 | Son of M Evans, of Wynne House, Glyn Ceiriog. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal Thomas Idwal EVANS 11468 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
22 Apr 1916 | Born Glyn Ceiriog | Basra Memorial, Iraq. | |
| Company Sergeant Major Charles FENTON 13412 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 35 | Of Nantyr, Glyn Ceiriog. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| John GRIFFITHS |
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| Samuel GRIFFITHS |
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| Second Lieutenant Bernard Craig Keble JOB |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (3rd Bn.) |
18 Apr 1915 | 27 | Son of the Rev. F W & Emily Frances Job, of Lower Gornal Vicarage, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. Also commemorated on the Pontfadog War Memorial. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| David JONES |
Of Pandy, Glyn Ceiriog. | ||||
| David T JONES |
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| John G JONES |
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| Second Lieutenant Phillip Allsworth JONES |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (21st Bn.) |
27 Sep 1916 | 30 | Son of Dr. & Mrs Griffith Jones, of Glyn Ceiriog; husband of Mary Winifred Allsworth Jones, of West Court, Bridgend, Glamorgan. | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France. |
| Private Richard T JONES 75923 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
18 Oct 1918 | 27 | Son of Robert & Elizabeth Jones, of Royal Oak Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog; husband of Jane Ann Jones, of Bryneglwys, Garth, Glyn Ceiriog. | Vis-en-Artois, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Wilfred JONES 19389 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
10 Jul 1916 | 21 | Son of David & Elizabeth Jones, of Granite House, Pandy, Glyn Ceiriog. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Lance Corporal William Edward JONES 36627 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | 29 | Son of Henry David Jones, of Isfryn, Glyn Ceiriog. | Gouzeau New British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private David C MORRIS 202027 |
Manchester Regiment (2nd/5th Bn.) |
28 May 1917 | Son of Maurice Morris & the late Margaret E Morris, of Upper Mill, Glyn Ceiriog. | Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private John MORRIS 63644 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("A" Coy. 1st Bn.) |
1 Oct 1917 | 20 | Son of Thomas & Jane Morris, of 1, Cambrian Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Samuel MORRIS 266917 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
13 Apr 1918 | 25 | Son of Edwin & Mary Morris, of Cam Helyg Ucha, Pandy, Glyn Ceiriog. | Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Simon Ivor PHILLIPS 18073 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
31 May 1916 | 20 | Son of Jonah & Elizabeth Phillips, of Gorphwysfa, Glyn Ceiriog. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private David A ROBERTS 44039 |
Durham Light Infantry (10th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1917 | 20 | Son of Samuel & Elizabeth Roberts, of Glyn Ceiriog. | Godewaervelde British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private Hugh ROBERTS 36628 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) attd. Royal Engineers (257th Tunnelling Coy.) |
12 Aug 1917 | 34 | Son of Robert & Mary Roberts, of Tanyberth, Glyn Ceiriog. | Coxyde Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| John B ROBERTS |
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| Gunner Ernest Lloyd WILLIAMS 362383 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (275th Siege Bty.) |
14 Nov 1917 | 22 | Son of Lloyd & Susannah Williams, of 3, Llangollen Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | The Huts Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Thomas Henry GRIFFITHS 4199477 |
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (2nd Bn.) | 14 May 1944 | 28 | Son of Hugh & Jane E. Griffiths, of Glyn Ceiriog. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Trooper Trevor GRIFFITHS 319831 |
Royal Armoured Corps (1st Royal Dragoons) |
7 Dec 1942 | 23 | Born in Glyn Ceiriog. Son of Henry and Sarah Griffiths, of Harlescott, Shropshire, England. Died of Diptheria. | North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. |
| Private Trevor HALL 4922543 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (2/6th Bn.) |
8 Jul 1944 | 31 | Son of Alfred & Margaret Hall, of Glyn Ceiriog. | Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Richard Thomas JONES |
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| George William LEWIS |
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| Flight Sergeant Edward Silas MORRIS 656599 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (166 Sqdn.) |
24 May 1943 | 23 | Son of Lloyd & Martha Morris, 1, Nascott Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog. | Haaksbergen General Cemetery, Overijssel, Netherlands. |
| John Francis PARRY |
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| David Green ROBERTS |
25 Jan 1945 | Of Chwarel, Glyn Ceiriog. Died at 31, Waverley Road, Sale, Cheshire, England. |
Sources:
- Glyn Ceiriog War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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