Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gwespyr
The Gwespyr War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I and World War II. It stands in a small memorial garden near the top of Gwespyr Hill and was designed by R. Bruce Esq. of Talacre.
Gwespyr is a village in the north-east of Flintshire, overlooking the Dee Estuary. It is part of the community and ecclesiastical parish of Llanasa. Between 1974 and 1996 the area was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Edward JONES 200536 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
10 Jun 1917 | 26 | Born Gwespyr. Son of Edward & Catherine Jones, Brown Cow, Gwespyr. Enlisted at Gresford, Denbighshire. | Perth Cemetery (China Road), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
The memorial lists all those who fought in World War I. They are not included here.
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Thomas Kenneth ROBERTS M.M. 7907199 |
Royal Armoured Corps ("A" Sqdn. 23rd Hussars) |
5 Jan 1945 | 27 | Born in Wigan, Lamcashire, England. Son of John & Catherine Ann Roberts; husband of Gwyneth Mair Roberts, of Ffynnongroew. | Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium. |
Sources:
- Gwespyr War Memorial
- Transcription & photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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