Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llanelidan
The Llanelidan War Memorial commemorates those local men who were killed in two world wars. The memorial takes the form of a standing, carved Celtic Cross, and is sited in the grounds of St. Elidan's Parish Church.
Llanelidan is a small, rural community and ecclesiastical parish in Denbighshire, at the southern end of the Vale of Clwyd.
Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire, and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd. In 1996, Llanelidan became part of the newly-formed county of Denbighshire.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private DAVIES John Ellis 73248 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
28 Nov 1917 | 19 | Son of Evan & Catherine Davies, of Plas Onn, Llanelidan. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private EDWARDS Glyn(n) 89445 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
18 Oct 1918 | 23 | Son of John & Mary Harriet Edwards, of Llanelidan. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Second Lieutenant EDWARDS Hywel |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
22 Nov 1917 | 24 | Son of M H Edwards, of Post Office, Llanelidan, & the late John Edwards. | Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. |
| Private EDWARDS William 41639 |
Yorkshire Regiment (10th Bn.) |
4 May 1917 | 36 | Husband of Elizabeth Edwards, of Glasfryn, Llanelidan. | Hermies British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Second Lieutenant HUGHES William Price 34939 |
South Wales Borderers (10th Bn.) formerly Manchester Regiment |
24 Aug 1918 | Born Ruthin. Son of Mrs Ellen Middleton (formerly Lear, nee Hughes), 1, Goulden Road, Withington, Manchester, England. | Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, Somme, France. | |
| JONES Edward |
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| JONES Edward |
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| Private JONES Edward Williams 59271 |
Northumberland Fusiliers (25th Tyneside Irish Bn.) formerly Army Ordnance Corps |
11 Apr 1918 | 28 | Born Llanelidan. Son of Thomas Owen Jones & Annie Catherine Jones, of Penyparc, Bryn, Corwen. Brother of William Hugh Jones (below). | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| JONES John |
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| JONES William |
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| Second Lieutenant JONES William Hugh |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
21 Jun 1917 | 28 | Son of Thomas Owen & Anne Catherine Jones, of Penyparc, Bryn, Corwen. Brother of Edward Williams Jones (above). | Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| MORRIS James |
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| Lieutenant NAYLOR-LEYLAND George Vyvyan |
Royal Horse Guards | 21 Sep 1914 | 22 | Born London, England. Son of the late Sir Herbert Naylor-Leyland, 1st Bart., & of Lady Naylor-Leyland, of Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan. Also listed on the Ruthin War Memorial. | Vendresse Churchyard, Aisne, France. |
| Corporal ROBERTS John William 552364 |
Canadian Infantry (8th Bn.) |
29 Aug 1918 | 34 | Eldest son of Gomer & Margaret Roberts, of 11, Llanfair Villas, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Native of Cefngriolen, Llanelidan. Farmed in South Alberta, Canada from 1910 to 1915. | Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunner BEVAN Leslie Thomas 5059055 |
Royal Horse Artillery (4th Regt.) |
20 Jan 1945 | 22 | Born Lincolnshire, England. Son of Henry & Ethel Mary Bevan, of Llanelidan. Resident of Shropshire, England. Also commemorated on the Croxton War Memorial in Staffordshire, England. | Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Private EDWARDS Alun 7631153 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps | 28 Jan 1943 | 27 | Son of Edward & Margaret Edwards, of Llanelidan. | Hadra War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Sergeant Air Gnr. HUGHES Robert 2209477 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (15 Sqdn.) |
25 May 1944 | 19 | Son of Robert John & Ellen Ann Hughes, of Ruthin. | Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Fusilier JONES Robert John 14200872 |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
30 Nov 1943 | 20 | Son of Thomas & Hannah Jones, of Llanelidan. | Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy. |
Sources:
- Llanelidan War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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