Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Hanmer
The Hanmer War Memorial commemorates those men from the area who were killed in conflict throughout the world. The war memorial, designed by Gilbert Scott, stands in the grounds of St. Chad's Parish Church. Inside the church there is a memorial to a soldier from the Boer War.
Hanmer is a village in the rural Maelor in the County Borough of Wrexham, on the border with England. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Flintshire and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd.
Boer War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Frank EDWARDS 1300 |
Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry (5th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1900 | Killed in action at Zeerust. |
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Henry Stanley ADAMS 29888 & 694 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (14th Bn.) formerly Welsh Horse. |
13 Apr 1918 | 28 | Son of Samuel & Mary Catherine Adams, of Halghton Mill, Hanmer. | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Private Fred BRESLIN W/541 |
Cheshire Regiment (13th Bn.) |
13 May 1916 | 25 | Son of George & Margaret Breslin, of Hanmer. | Ecoiveres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Reuben BRESLIN 41453 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
11 Mar 1918 | 19 | Son of George & Margaret Breslin, of Whitchurch Road, Hanmer. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Albert CARTWRIGHT |
Welsh Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
26 Sep 1915 | 24 | Son of Elias & Martha Cartwright, of Tybroughton; husband of P Cartwright, of 189, Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, Glamorgan. | Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Edward John GRIFFITHS 12802 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
23 Aug 1916 | 21 | Son of Edwin & Harriet Griffiths, of Rhostre, Halghton, Hanmer. | La Laiterie Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Rifleman George GROOM |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (21st Bn.) |
21 Sep 1917 | 20 | Son of Levi & Elizabeth Groom, of Horseman's Green. Native of Hanmer. | Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Second Lieutenant Philip Charles OWEN |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (9th Bn. attd. 5th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | ||
| Private George Frederick PHILLIPS 23058 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
11 Jul 1916 | Born Brymbo, Wrexham. Son of George & May Phillips. Brother of William Arthur Phillips (below). Lived in Horseman's Green. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | |
| Private William Arthur PHILLIPS 18078 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
11 Jul 1916 | Born Wigland, Malpas, Cheshire, England. Son of George & May Phillips. Brother of George Frederick Phillips (above). Lived in Horseman's Green. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Samuel WHITFIELD 25850 & 1575 |
East Surrey Regiment (12th Bn.) formerly Welsh Horse. |
23 Mar 1918 | Born Bronington. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private John WILLIAMS 29520 |
Grenadier Guards (3rd Bn.) | 26 May 1918 | 29 | Son of Charles & Selina Williams, of The Fields, Bradley, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England; husband of A Williams, of Yew Tree Cottage, Halghton Lane, Hanmer. | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 2, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private John BENNION 4035607 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
20 Jul 1944 | 25 | La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. | |
| Gunner Stanley DAVIES |
Royal Artillery | ||||
| Warrant Officer Arthur MORRIS |
Royal Air Force | ||||
| Private Albert PIERCE 4192269 |
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (1st Bn.) |
1 Dec 1942 | 27 | Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia. | |
| Corporal John STEVENSON |
Royal Army Service Corps |
Sources:
- Hanmer War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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