Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gwytherin
The Gwytherin War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I.
Gwytherin is a village and community in a rural area of the County Borough of Conwy to the east of Llanrwst. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire, and between 1974 and 1996 of the county of Clwyd.
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Bywydau Yn Y Rhyfel Mawr 1914-1918
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private DAVIES Idwal 81762 |
Royal Army Medical Corps (10th Combined Field Amb.) |
24 Oct 1918 | Born Gwytherin. Lived in Corris, Merionethshire. | Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. | |
| Private DAVIES William Thomas 53605 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
30 Mar 1917 | 19 | Born Llansannan, Denbighshire. Son of Thomas Price & Winifred Davies, of Tŷ Bont, Rhydlanfair, Betws y Coed. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private EDWARDS Hugh 35811 |
South Wales Borderers (14th Bn.) |
5 Apr 1916 | Sts. Eleri & James Churchyard, Gwytherin. | ||
| Private JONES Arthur 39327 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
23 Jul 1917 | 27 | Born Gwytherin. Son of Thomas & Mary Jones, of Cerrigellgwm Isa, Ysbyty Ifan, Denbighshire. Also commmemorated on the Ysbyty Ifan War Memorial. | North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. |
| Lance Corporal ROBERTS Robert M.M. & Clasp 19377 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
9 Oct 1918 | 24 | Son of Peter and Anne Roberts, of Tŷ Cornel, Gwytherin. | Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private WILLIAMS Arthur Clarke 12238 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
20 Aug 1915 | Son of Evan & Ellen Williams, Dyffryn Aur, Gwytherin. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. | |
| Private WILLIAMS Lloyd George 24090 |
Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. (1st Bn) |
7 Jun 1917 | 26 | Son of Elizabeth Williams, of Bryniau Pair Ucha, Gwytherin. | Messines Ridge New Zealand Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Sources:
- Gwytherin War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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