Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gresford
Gresffordd
The Gresford War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during two world wars. The north porch of All Saints Parish Church was added in 1921 as a war memorial. It was designed by Sir Thomas Jackson in Portland stone.
Gresford is a village and community in the north of 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 it became part of the county borough of Wrexham.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartermaster Sergeant BARRATT William 13079 MM & Bar; MSM |
Canadian Infantry Brigade (H.Q. 2nd Bn.) |
22 Oct 1918 | 28 | Son of John & Elizabeth J. Barratt, of 9, Lake View, Gresford. Emigrated to Canada. | All Saints Churchyard, Gresford. |
| Rifleman BARTON Thomas Beech 107640 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (5th Bn.) |
20 Jun 1918 | 18 | Son of Thomas Beech Barton & Kate Elizabeth Barton, of Burton Lodge, Gresford. Died of pneumonia at Park Hall Hospital, Gobowen. | All Saints Churchyard, Gresford. |
| Stoker 1st Class CHARLES John K/25113 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Partridge |
12 Dec 1917 | 34 | Born Oswestry. Guardian Mrs E Shore, High Street, Gresford. Sunk by German destroyers in the Norwegian Sea. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Private DAVIES D |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private EDDIES John 12319 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn. ) |
11 Aug 1915 | 22 | Born Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. Son of John & Elizabeth Eddies, of 8, Fenemere, Baschurch, Shropshire, England. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| EVANS A |
Singapore Volunteers | ||||
| Lance Corporal EVANS William Lloyd 345172 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
27 Dec 1917 | 21 | Son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Evans, of Royal Oak Inn, Gresford. | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private EVANS R |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private FIELD Walter James 8576 |
Lancashire Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
8 Jul 1916 | 34 | Born Birmingham, England. Enlisted at Bury, Lancashire, England. Resident of Llay. | All Saints Churchyard, Gresford. |
| Captain FISHBOURNE Charles Eustace |
Royal Engineers | 10 Jun 1915 | 30 | Born Llandysul, Montgomeryshire. Son of Rev Edward Alexander & Harriet Fishbourne, of The Vicarage, Gresford. | All Saints Churchyard, Gresford. |
| Private FORMSTONE Joseph 60782 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) attd. 113th Trench Mortar Bty. |
9 May 1918 | 21 | Son of Walter & Margaret Formstone, of 5, Oakfield Cottages, Gresford. | Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Captain GARDNER Robert Oswald |
Monmouthshire Regiment ("B" Coy. 3rd Bn.) |
8 May 1915 | 31 | Son of Robert & Fanny Gardner; husband of Amy Ashworth (formerly Gardner), of The Vadoc, Gresford Road, Llay. | Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private GIBSON Walter 25827 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
6 Sep 1918 | 29 | Grandson of William & Jane Gibson, of Gresford. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private GITTINS H |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Ordinary Seaman GRIFFITHS Reginald Eyton Mersey Z/6158 |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (R.N. Depot - Crystal Palace) | 5 Oct 1918 | 18 | Born in Liverpool, England. Son of Florence Eyton Griffiths, of The Warren, Gresford, & the late Alfred John Griffiths. Died of pneumonia. | All Saints Churchyard, Gresford. |
| Private HULLEY Frank 35164 |
Border Regiment (7th Bn.) |
16 Jun 1918 | 19 | Son of Alfred & Isabella Hulley, of Yew Tree Villa, Gresford. | Bois Guillaume Communal Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private HULMSTON John 24365 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Sep 1916 | 28 | Son of Charlotte Hulmston, of 4, Montrose Terrace, Gresford, & the late William Hulmston. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Captain JAMES Alyn Reginald |
Royal Flying Corps. (62nd Sqdn.) and Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
24 Mar 1918 | 23 | Son of Richard Percy & Mabel James, of Kilhendre, Gresford. | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JOHNSON Edward 44387 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
7 May 1917 | 20 | Son of John & Mary Johnson, of Syngret Hill, Gresford. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Driver JONES Thomas Eyton 515150 |
Canadian Army (Service Corps) attd. 13th Canadian Field Amb. |
15 Oct 1918 | 34 | Son of Ellis & Annie Jones, of Gatehouse Farm, Gresford. | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JONES John Alfred 7219 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
2 Feb 1915 | 18 | Son of Mary Annie Jones, of 40, Newtown, Gresford, & the late Robert Jones. | Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JONES J H |
Cheshire Regiment | ||||
| Private JONES Meredith 20434 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (13th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | Son of John & Elizabeth Jones, of 6, Oakfield Cottages, Gresford. | Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private KENDRICK William 27772 |
Border Regiment (11th Bn.) |
10 Feb 1917 | 35 | Son of Thomas Kendrick, of School Terrace, Titley, Kington, Herefordshire, England. | Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. |
| Corporal LITTLER Albert 315093 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("C" Coy. 13th Bn.) |
3 Sep 1918 | 21 | Son of Elizabeth Littler, of High Street, Gresford, & the late Edward Littler. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Captain LLOYD Meyricke Entwisle |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
24 Oct 1914 | 34 | Son of the late Mr & Mrs. Henry Lloyd, of Pitsford Hall, Northampton, England and Dolobran Isaf, Montgomeryshire; husband of Elizabeth Grace Lloyd (nee Ramsey), of Rose Hill, Erbistock. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Major MASSIE John Hamon D.S.O. |
Royal Garrison Artillery (26th Heavy Bty.) |
15 Nov 1914 | 41 | Born Eauge Chandes Pyrenees, France. Son of Edward R Massie, of Coddington, Cheshire, England; husband of Maria Margaret (May) Massie, of Green Bushes, Hythe, Kent, England. | Ieper Town Cemetety Extension, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Company Sergeant Major MILES R T/18666 |
Army Service Corps. | 19 Nov 1914 | Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Kent, England. | ||
| Private MILLINGTON John H 15626 |
Welsh Regiment (1/6th Bn.) |
15 Oct 1916 | Bazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery, Somme, France. | ||
| Private MOHRING Henry 73458 & 49463 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (18th Inf. Labour Coy.) transf. to Northern Command Labour Centre |
5 Jul 1918 | 28 | Native of Liverpool, England. Son of the late William J F & Elizabeth Mohring. | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England. |
| Private MULVEY Peter 201078 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
20 Aug 1918 | 22 | Son of James & Mary Elizabeth Mulvey, 5, Montrose Terrace, Gresford. | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France. |
| Corporal NEWNS Robert Henry 14589 |
East Surrey Regiment (13th Bn.) |
10 Apr 1918 | 32 | Son of Thomas & Sarah Newns, Llys Lane, Hughes Yard, Oswestry, Shropshire, England. Brother of Samuel Newns (below). | Lille Southern Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Sergeant NEWNS Samuel 12321 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
22 Nov 1915 | 26 | Son of Thomas & Sarah Newns, Llys Lane, Hughes Yard, Oswestry, Shropshire, England. Brother of Robert Henry Newns (above). | Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. |
| Private OLLIVER H M |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private PARKER J |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private RIDGE Robert 200455 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) attd. London Regiment (24th Bn.) |
22 Mar 1918 | 29 | Son of John & Jane Ridge, of Duke Street, Ruabon; husband of E A Bebbington (formerly Ridge), of The Royal Oak, Gresford. | Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private ROBERTS Samuel 266660 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
6 Nov 1917 | 32 | Son of Rebecca & the late James Roberts, of Montrose Terrace, Gresford. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private ROBERTS A |
Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry | ||||
| Private ROBERTS John 19066 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
27 Aug 1918 | 27 | Son of Rebecca Roberts, of Gresford; husband of Ellen Roberts, of 27, Wells Street, Bellvue, Western Australia, Australia. | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Captain ROOPER William Victor Trevor |
Royal Flying Corps and Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
9 Oct 1917 | 20 | Born Chester, Cheshire, England. Son of Percy L & Alice Nancy Rooper, of Little Court, Speldhurst, Kent, England. Brother of Ralph Bonfoy Rooper (below). | |
| Conductor ROOPER Ralph Bonfoy Croix de Guerre with Palm (France) |
French Red Cross Society attd. British Committee |
29 May 1918 | 23 | Born Chester, Cheshire, England. Son of Percy L & Alics Nancy Rooper, of Little Court, Speldhurst, Kent, England. Brother of William Victor Trevor Rooper (above). | |
| Second Lieutenant ROWATT David |
Royal Field Artillery ("A" Bty. 10th Bde.) |
1 Jul 1916 | 26 | Son of David Crawford & Eleanor Rowatt, of 23 Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool, England, and The Coppice, Abbey Road, Rhos on Sea, Denbighshire; husband of Sadie Williams (formerly Rowatt, nee Harvey-Gibson). Brother of Edmund Rowatt (below). | Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Somme, France. |
| Private ROWATT Edmund 15578 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (17th Bn.) |
30 Jul 1916 | 18 | Son of David Crawford & Eleanor Rowatt, of 23 Esplanade, Waterloo, Liverpool, England. Brother of David Rowatt (above). | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private SHONE Charles 632781 & 78697 |
London Regiment (20th County of London Battalion - Blackheath
and Woolwich) formerly Royal Army Medical Corps |
25 Apr 1917 | 22 | Son of William & Emily Shone, Glen Cottage Gresford. | Doiran Memorial, Greece. |
| Private THOMAS Charles 1547 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
17 Aug 1915 | 14 | Son of William Thomas. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private WALLACE Edward 37910 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
15 Jul 1916 | 26 | Son of Elizabeth Wallace, of 21, St. John Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, England & the late William Wallace. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private WESTON Arthur Henry 23197 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
11 Jul 1916 | 24 | Born at Llanigon, Breconshire. Son of John & Sarah Ann Weston, of The Golden, Burton. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private WHITE William James 19294 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
| Company Sergeant Major WILLIAMS William 4584 |
Worcestershire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
8 Nov 1914 | 37 | Son of Mr & Mrs W Williams, of Bolton, Lancashire, England; husband of Annie Williams, of 3, Station Street, Saltburn by the Sea, Yorkshire, England. | Railway Chateau Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lance Corporal WILLIAMS Isaac 5903 |
Northamptonshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
22 Dec 1914 | Born Prescot, Lancashire, England. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Bombardier BATHER Wilfred 1525965 |
Royal Artillery (21 Anti Tank Regt.) |
11 Aug 1944 | 27 | Son of Thomas & Frances Marion Bather, of Gresford. | St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Leading Aircraftman BEAN Arthur Kennedy 539447 |
Royal Air Force | 7 Nov 1944 | 24 | Son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Bean, of Gresford; husband of Doris Abigail Bean, of Llay. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| BEBBINGTON C |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| BROTHERTON G |
Royal Navy | ||||
| Ordinary Seaman CARTWRIGHT Richard C/JX 237636 |
Royal Navy HMS Registan |
27 May 1941 | 20 | Son of Harold & Bertha Mary Cartwright. Bombed by German aircraft off Cornwall. | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England. |
| Gunner DALEY Thomas 1104014 |
Royal Artillery (50 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
23 Jan 1942 | 32 | Son of John & Hannah Daley; husband of Dorothy Margaret Daley, of Gresford. | Gresford Cemetery. |
| Fusilier DAVIES James Reginald 4209542 |
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment 9th Bn.) |
22 Jan 1944 | 20 | Son of Thomas & Ann Jane Davies, of Gresford. | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Driver DAVIES Bernard Neilson T/123599 |
Royal Army Service Corps attd. Royal Artillery |
29 Jun 1942 | 23 | Son of Thomas Henry Davies, & of Marie Florence Davies, of Gresford. | Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| DAVIES L |
Welsh Guards | ||||
| DEWITT Frederick |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | (Warwickshire Regiment?) | |||
| Signalman DUKE George William 2386041 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 6 Jun 1945 | 30 | Son of George & Janetta Duke, of Marford Hill, Marford. | Gresford Cemetery. |
| JONES H I |
Royal Engineers | ||||
| Corporal LARDEAU Frank 540348 |
Royal Air Force | 19 May 1943 | 24 | Born Holt. Son of Miss Lardeau. Died at Bridgend, Glamorgan. | Penyrheol Cemetery, Caerphilly, Glamorgan. |
| Private MAYERS George 4202776 |
Durham Light Infantry (9th Bn.) |
23 Mar 1943 | 29 | Son of William & Mary Hannah Mayers; husband of Hilda Mary Mayers, of Holt. | Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. |
| C.S.M. Warrant Officer Class II PATILLA John Lancelot 4968399 |
Sherwood Foresters - Notts and Derby Regiment (1st Bn.) |
13 Jun 1942 | 38 | Son of John William & Emily Patilla; husband of Mary E Patilla, of Gresford. | Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. |
| Pilot Officer PEEL Herbert Orlando 116952 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (61 Sqdn.) |
3 Sep 1942 | 28 | Born Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Husband of Doris W Peel (nee Charleston), of Gresford. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| Gunner PRIOR Albert Reginald 1120840 |
Royal Artillery (85 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
13 Sep 1943 | 22 | Son of James Arthur & Mary Ellenor Prior, of Gresford. | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Private PRIOR Charles Richard 102688 |
Aux. Mil. Pioneer Corps | 27 May 1940 | 23 | Born Hawarden, Flintshire. | West Cappel Churchyard, Nord, France. |
| Gunner RATHBONE William Arthur 4195258 |
Royal Artillery (345 Bty., 36 Searchlight Regt.) |
29 Aug 1942 | 20 | Son of Mr & Mrs T S Rathbone, of Gresford. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
| ROGERS H |
Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm | ||||
| Petty Officer Stoker SHONE Cecil Hubert P/K 64515 |
Royal Navy HMS Hythe |
11 Oct 1943 | 39 | Son of Percy & Janet Shone, of Gresford. Sunk by German submarine off Bougie, Algeria. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Private TILSTON Ronald 14037090 |
Royal Pioneer Corps | 19 May 1947 | 20 | Son of Joseph & Annie Tilston, of Gresford. | Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Guardsman TIPTON Leslie William 4207862 |
Welsh Guards | 16 Aug 1942 | 21 | Son of Charles & Alice Tipton, of Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Resident of Denbighshire. | St. Mary's Churchyard, Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire, England. |
| Gunner WHEELDON Herbert Arthur 14342816 |
Royal Artillery (69 Field Regt.) |
20 Jun 1944 | 30 | Son of Cyril Arthur & Elizabeth Gertrude Wheeldon, of Burton. | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
Sources:
- Gresford War Memorial
- Transcription & Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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