Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llandyrnog
The Llandyrnog War Memorial commemorates those local people who
died in World War I and World War II.
Llandyrnog is a village in Denbighshire and is located in the Vale of Clwyd. Between 1974 and 1996 the area was part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant BEHRENS Robert Philip |
South Wales Borderers 2nd Bn. |
25 Apr 1915 | 21 | Son of George and Helen Behrens, of Fron Yw, Denbigh. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Sailor CURTIS George |
Mercantile Marine H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Liverpool) |
27 Jun 1918 | 30 | Born at Ruthin. Son of John & Maria Curtis; husband of Elizabeth Curtis (nee McCaffrey), of 28, Great Crosshall Street, Liverpool, England. A Canadian hospital ship, sunk by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Private EDWARDS Frederick 12233 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
14 Dec 1914 | Born in St. Asaph, Flintshire | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. | |
| Private FOULKES John 201125 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 | 27 | Son of William and Frances Foulkes, of Canol-y-Waen, Llandyrnog. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private GRIFFIES Frederick 265686 |
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
21 Sep 1917 | 37 | Son of William & Mary Griffies, of Cholmondeley, Malpas, Cheshire, England; husband of Helen Griffies, of 89, Sandhurst Street, Aigburth, Liverpool, England. | Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Fireman HUGHES Henry (Harry) |
Mercantile Marine S.S. Red Rose (Liverpool) |
22 May 1918 | 38 | Born at Llandyrnog. Son of Margaret Hughes & the late Henry Hughes; husband of Elizabeth Hughes (nee Pany), of 15, Field Street, Holyhead, Anglesey. Sunk by a German submarine off Le Havre, France. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Private JONES Denis Lloyd 2284 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
16 Sep 1916 | 19 | Son of S Ll Jones, of Llys Madoc, Llandyrnog, & the late John Jones. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| JONES Edward |
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| JONES Harold H |
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| Private JONES John Wynne 23269 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
9 Jul 1916 | 22 | Son of the late Evan Jones & Mary Jones, Fox Hole, Llangwyfan. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private JONES Thomas Charles 19689 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (9th Bn.) |
6 May 1916 | Son of Mrs Jones, of Tan y Bryn, Llangwyfan. | St. Gwyfan's Churchyard, Llangwyfan. | |
| MADOCKS Henry J |
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| OLIVER Ernest T M.M. |
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| Private OWENS Frank 1287 |
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. (20th Bn.) |
11 Nov 1916 | 28 | Son of William & Margaret Owens, of Pen Llwyn, Llandyrnog. | Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France. |
| PARRY Arthur |
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| Lance Corporal TOMKINSON Claude William 15746 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (17th Bn.) |
30 Jul 1916 | 24 | Son of Mary Tomkinson, of Plas Ffordd Ddwr, Denbigh, & the late James Tomkinson. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Driver WILLIAMS David T4/058348 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 2 Jun 1917 | 29 | Son of Edward & Jane Williams, of Llandyrnog. | Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. |
| WILLIAMS John |
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| Able Seaman WILLIAMS William Ellis R/4943 |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Anson Bn. R.N. Div.) |
9 Apr 1918 | 40 | Son of Thomas & Harriet Williams, of Tynycaeau, Llandyrnog; husband of of M L Williams, of Berwynfa, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, Denbighshire. Also commemorated on the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant War Memorial. | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant COMBE David Boyce IA/1269 |
2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles - The Sirmoor Rifles (2nd Bn.) |
10 Feb 1942 | 21 | Son of Colonel Sydney Boyce Combe & Mrs. Grace Combe (nee Behrens, of Tŷ Gwyn, Llandyrnog), of Milborne Port, Somerset, England. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Pilot Officer JONES Robert John 159052 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (77 Sqdn.) |
3 Nov 1943 | Son of John Parry Jones & Elizabeth Jones, of Llandyrnog. | Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
Sources:
- Llandyrnog War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
Disclaimer
All information is provided in good faith but, on occasions, errors may occur. The Clwyd Family History Society does not accept responsibility for the consequences of using any of the information provided on this page.