Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Johnstown
The village of Johnstown, in the community of Rhosllannerchrugog, lies in a former heavily industrialised area in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 Johnstown was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, from 1974 to 1996, in the county of Clwyd.
The marble memorial, of a soldier on a triangular plinth, stands on the High Street at its junction with Maelor Road. Some of those named on the memorial also appear on the Rhosllannerchrugog War Memorial.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private John Richard BALLARD M.M. 15175 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1916 | Born Liverpool, England. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Lance Corporal Andrew BELLIS 36371 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("B" Coy. 17th Bn.) |
31 Jul 1917 | 20 | Son of Mr & Mrs Charles Bellis, of 10, Merlin Street, Johnstown. | Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal Edward (Edwin?) Victor BOWKER 8482 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
4 May 1917 | Born in Bangor is y Coed. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Robert T DAVIES |
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| Private David DYAS 11508 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Garr. Bn.) |
6 Aug 1917 | Born Meifod, Montgomeryshire. | Kantara War Cemetery, Egypt. | |
| John EVANS |
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| Richard William EVANS |
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| Lieutenant Harold FISHER |
Royal Engineers (184th Tunnelling Coy.) |
14 Apr 1918 | 28 | Son of Seth & Mary Fisher, of "The Laurels", Johnstown. | Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Enoch GRIFFITHS |
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| Allen HANNABY 7713 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
19 Jul 1915 | 28 | Son of John Hannaby; husband of Violet Hannaby, of 32, Nelson Street, Crispin Lane, Rhosddu, Wrexham. | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Harry HUGHES |
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| William HUGHES |
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| Arthur JONES |
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| David JONES |
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| David JONES |
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| James JONES |
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| Private John Milton JONES 7329 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("G" Coy. 4th Bn.) |
10 Mar 1915 | 19 | Son of William & Elizabeth Jones, of 29, Parkfield Drive, Wallasey, Cheshire, England. | Brown's Road Military Cemetry, Festurbert, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John William JONES 15465 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
30 Sep 1918 | 23 | Son of David Simon & Elizabeth Jones of 8, Afon Terrace, Afongoch. | Vielle-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Joseph JONES |
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| Joseph MATTHEWS |
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| Stephen H JONES |
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| Private Robert John PARRY 7615 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Sep 1915 | Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
| Private Ernest POWELL 345599 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) |
7 Oct 1918 | 35 | Son of the late George & Ann Powell; husband of Sarah Powell, of 18, Gutter Hill, Johnstown. | Rhosllannerchrugog Cemetery. |
| Drummer Albert PRESCOTT 6448 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
25 Jan 1915 | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
| Private William PRESCOTT 15926 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
25 Jan 1916 | Le Touret Memorial, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
| Shoeing Smith Edward PRINCE TS/3654 |
Army Service Corps (6th Reserve Park Horse Transport) |
17 May 1918 | 48 | Son of John & Ann Prince, of Johnstown; husband of Hannah E. Prince, of Ruabon Road, Johnstown. | Aire Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Joseph PRODGER 10063 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
21 Oct 1914 | Born Bangor is y Coed. | Harlebeke New British Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Joseph PUGH |
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| Gunner Horace ROBERTS 124050 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (41st Siege Bty.) |
13 Jul 1918 | 21 | Son of Thomas H & Esther Elizabeth Roberts, of 4, Bangor Road, Johnstown. | Vignacourt British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Richard ROBERTS |
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| Robert ROBERTS |
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| William Thomas ROGERS |
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| Alfred SAMUELS |
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| Private Thomas VAUGHAN 10864 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 Jul 1915 | 26 | Son of Ann Vaughan, of 25, Russell Street, Cefn Mawr and the late Edward Vaughan. Born in Rhosllannerchrugog. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Albert WILLIAMS |
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| Allen WILLIAMS |
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| George WILLIAMS |
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| Second Lieutenant William Lawton WOOLLEY |
South Wales Borderers (3rd Bn. attd. 7th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | Son of Mr & Mrs E T Woolley, of Hafod House, Ruabon. | Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunner Alfred Edward DOBBINS 1817065 |
Royal Artillery | 13/15 Feb 1942 | Son of Alfred Edward and Elizabeth Ellen Dobbins, of Johnstown. | Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. | |
| Sergeant Frank DOBBINS 1094376 |
Royal Artillery (58 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
2 Jun 1943 | 31 | Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Ellen Dobbins; husband of Ida Dobbins, of Ruabon. | Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria. |
| Signalman Meirion Wynn JONES 2333667 |
Royal Corp of Signals | 12 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas Jones; husband of Edith Jones, of Johnstown. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Private Jackie PRODGER 4195426 |
Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) | 14 Nov 1945 | Husband of Dorothy Kathleen Prodger. | Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. | |
| Gunner Frank Frederick THOMAS 1763228 |
Royal Artillery (336 Bty., 104 H.A.A. Regt.) |
1 Dec 1942 | Son of Joe and Elizabeth Thomas; husband of Eveline Thomas, of Johnstown. | Ruabon Cemetery. |
Sources:
- Johnstown War Memorial
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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