Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Leeswood
Coed Llai
The Leeswood War Memorial commemorates those men of the Leeswood and Pontbleiddyn area who died in two world wars. The original memorial takes the form of an ornate Lych Gate to Christ Church Parish Church in Pontbleiddyn. However, a more recent memorial has been built in Leeswood, containing the same names.
Leeswood (Welsh: Coed Llai) is a village and community in Flintshire. Pontbleiddyn is a village within the community of Leeswood. Between, 1974 and 1996, it was part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private ENTWISTLE John 44465 & M/289262 |
Durham Light Infantry (20th Bn.) formerly A.S.C. |
25 Oct 1918 | Son of William & Jane Entwistle of Arosfa, Leeswood. | Heestert Military Cemetery, Belgium. | |
| Rifleman EVANS Thomas 202208 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd/5th Bn.) |
26 Jul 1917 | Son of Richard George & Margaret Evans of Pontbleiddyn. | Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension, France. | |
| Lance Corporal FALLOWS Bennet William 345089 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
7 Sep 1918 | 24 | Son of Bennet William& Elizabeth Fallows of Well House Farm, Pontbleiddyn. | Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. |
| FOSTER John 80982 & 37609 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (2nd Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
27 Feb 1917 | 21 | Son of Henry and Elizabeth Foster of Pontbleiddyn. | Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| GRIFFITHS Thomas John 241397 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 26 Mar 1917 | Born Penyffordd. Son of John Griffiths, of 2, Church Row,Pontbleiddyn. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. | |
| Private HUGHES John James 1541 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1915 | Of Ivy Cottage Queen Street, Leeswood. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. | |
| HUGHES Thomas John |
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| Gunner HUMPHREYS Robert 171398 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (261st Siege Bty.) |
27 Aug 1918 | Son of William & Sarah Humphreys, of New Row, Leeswood. | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium | |
| Private JONES Edwin TR4/24849 & 20162 |
Training Reserve (63rd Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers (18th or 20th Bn.?) |
22 Jun 1917 | Born Leeswood. | Christ Church Churchyard, Pontbleiddyn. | |
| Private JONES Lemuel 16829 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1916 | |
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| Private LANGLEY John 11768 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
21 Aug 1915 | Born Leeswood. Resident of Normanton, Yorkshire, England. | Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. | |
| Sergeant LANGLEY Walter 24082 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
19 Apr 1918 | 28 | Son of Thomas Langley; husband of Margaret Langley, of 1, New Row, Leeswood. | Bouzincourt Rdge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal MORRIS Arthur Evan 40790 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
15 Feb 1917 | Born Denbigh. Son of Evan Griffith (schoolmaster) & Mary Hughes Morris, of "Laural House", Pontbleiddyn. Resident of West Ham, London, England. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. | |
| Seaman OWEN John 1672C |
Royal Naval Reserve (HMS Goliath) |
13 May 1915 | 36 | Son of Naomi Owen, of The Rectory, Eryrys, & the late Rev. Richard Owen; husband of Margaret May Owen, of 16, Fair View Place, Dingle, Liverpool, England. |
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Captain LLOYD Pennant Athelwold Iremonger |
Royal Navy (HMS President) |
15 Sep 1916 | 53 | Born Bangor, Caernarfonshire. Husband of Mabel R Lloyd, of Pentre Hobyn, Leeswood. Also commemorated on the Mold War Memorial. | Christ Church Churchyard, Pontbleiddyn. |
| Private PETERS Edward Owen 91416 & 87215 |
Durham Light Infantry (1st/5th Bn.) formerly King's Royal Rifle Corp |
31 Aug 1918 | 19 | Son of William & Eveline Peters, of Queen Street, Leeswood. | Niederzweren Cemetery, Hessen, Germany. |
| Private ROBERTS Frank 202985 |
Welsh Regiment (9th Bn.) |
4 Oct 1918 | 20 | Son of Meshach & Mary Roberts, of Queen Street, Leeswood. | Perreuse Chateau Franco British National Cemetery, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| Private WHELDON Henry DM2/134662 |
Army Service Corps (618th M.T. Coy.) |
26 Nov 1916 | 26 | Son of George Henry & Mary Ellen ("Nellie") Wheldon, of 5, Albert Street, Leeswood. | Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. |
| Private WHENHAM Joseph Edward 18382 |
Hampshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
9 Jul 1916 | 20 | Son of Stephen Edward & Ruth Whenham of The Lodge, Pentrehobyn, Leeswood. | Couin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lieutenant Colonel JONES Archibald Wilson |
Highland Light Infantry (4th Bn.) |
22 Feb 1917 | 49 | Born Meerut, India. Son of the late Capt. Alexander F Jones, 4th Hussars, and Amelia H Jones | Christ Church Churchyard, Pontbleiddyn. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant CONNAH Cyril 1005899 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (100 Sqdn.) |
26 Jun 1943 | 22 | Son of Thomas & Hilda Connah, of Pontbleiddyn. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| Lance Sergeant EVANS Horace 4196964 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
1 Mar 1945 | 26 | Son of Samuel George & Mary Louisa Evans, of Leeswood. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Able Seaman GARSTON Kenneth D/JX 153464 |
Royal Navy (HMS Glorious) |
8 Jun 1940 | 14 | Son of Mrs. C Garston, of Leeswood. Sunk by Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Sergeant JONES Ernest Francis Jones 1053798 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (53 Sqdn.) |
4 Feb 1942 | 21 | Son of Allen & Mary Jones, of Pontbleiddyn. | Kranji War Memorial, Singapore. |
| Second Lieutenant MORRIS Roderick J 181139 |
Royal Army Pay Corps formerly Welsh Regiment (WWI) |
7 Oct 1947 | 51 |
Son of Evans Griffith & Mary Hughes Morris, Laurel House, Pontbleiddyn; husband of Irene Morris. | |
| Gunner VEATER Herbert S 11405204 |
Royal Artillery (463 Indep. Lt. A.A. Bty.) |
16 Apr 1944 |
27 |
Son of Frederick William & Clara Alice Veater, of Ashford, Middlesex, England. | Ashford Burial Ground, Middlesex, England. |
| Flight Sergeant WILLIAMS George Harold 964465 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 30 Nov 1944 | 26 | Son of Thomas Harold & Clara Alice Williams; husband of Joyce Mable Williams, of Penyffordd. | Christ Church Churchyard, Pontbleiddyn. |
Sources:
- Leeswood War Memorial
- Photo by Vic Roberts
- Transcription by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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