Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd
The Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who were killed during World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of stone pillar and stands in front of the almshouses, in the centre of the village.
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd is a village and community in the Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private CLARKE Henry 12220 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
22 Jun 1916 | 21 | Son of Charles & Catherine Clarke, of Chapel Terrace, Graigfechan. Brother of William Clarke (below). | Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private CLARKE William 41709 |
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
30 Sep 1918 | 19 | Son of Charles & Catherine Clarke, of Chapel Terrace, Graigfrechan. Brother of Henry Clarke (above). | Beuvry Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Second Lieutenant ENGLAND John Kenneth |
East Surrey Regiment (8th Bn.) |
5 Sep 1918 | 29 | Son of George & Amy England, of Argentina; husband of Helen Dorothy England, of Bryn. | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private EVANS Isaac 127495 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (19th Bn.) |
14 Oct 1918 | 22 | Son of Mr T Evans, of Bryn Ucha, Pentre Coch. | St. Charles Communal Cemetery, Sedan, Ardennes, France. |
| Private EVANS John Lloyd 37656 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
7 Sep 1918 | 22 | Son of John & M J Evans, of Coed y Gawen, Ruthin. | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| GARNER James |
Royal Navy | 1917 | 65 | Born Liverpool, England. Husband of Isabella Garner (nee Keegan), Tŷ Canol, Llanfair Dyffyn Clwyd. | |
| Private GOODMAN John Lloyd 96242 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (12th Bn.) |
23 Jul 1916 | 17 | Son of Jane Mary Goodman. of Pen Llain Wen, Llanfair Dyffyn Clwyd. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private HUGHES John Edward 42224 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
23 Apr 1917 | 25 | Son of Edward & Winifred Hughes, of Waen Bach, Pentrecelyn. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Second Lieutenant JENNINGS Goulbourne Hayward |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (20th Bn. attd. 10th Bn.) |
15 Aug 1916 | 19 | Son of the Rev. Richard Jennings, of the Rectory, Gyffylliog & the late Louise Trevitt Jennings. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Lieutenant JONES Alfred Selwyn Basil |
Canadian Railway Troops (9th Bn.) |
9 Feb 1919 | 37 | Son of the Rev. Basil M Jones & Emily Jones, of the Vicarage, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Of St. Chad's College, Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. | St. Mary's Churchyard, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. |
| Private JONES John |
Of Ty'n Twll, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | ||||
| Sergeant JONES Lawrence Evans 17935 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
7 Nov 1917 | 25 | Son of Hannah Jones, of 4, Llanfair Villas, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, & the late Police Constable William Jones. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Gunner JONES Thomas David 161036 |
Royal Field Artillery (Clearing Office) |
28 Nov 1918 | 26 | Son of David & Maria Jones, of Drws y Nant, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | St. Mary's Churchyard, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. |
| Private JONES William 48842 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (12th Bn.) |
27 Mar 1917 | 31 | Son of John & Ellen Jones, of Enion Mill, Ruthin. Native of Pwllglas. | Lebucquiere Communal Military Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JONES William |
Of Einion Mill, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | ||||
| Captain JONES-BATEMAN Francis |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 22 | Son of Herbert Burleton Jones-Bateman & Evelyn Jones-Bateman, of Eyarth. Brother of Llewelyn Jones-Bateman (below). Also commemorated on the Abergele War Memorial. | Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France. |
| Captain JONES-BATEMAN Llewelyn |
Royal Field Artillery ("A" Bty. 103rd Bde.) |
19 Mar 1916 | 27 | Son of Herbert Burleton Jones-Bateman, of the Indian Civil Service, and Evelyn Jones-Bateman, of Pentre Mawr, Abergele, Denbighshire and of Eyarth. Brother of Francis Jones-Bateman (above). Also commemorated on the Abergele War Memorial. | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private KEEGAN William 69421 & 37015 |
Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (6th Bn.) formerly East Surrey Regiment |
11 Aug 1918 | 18 | Son of Dinah Keegan, of 17, Rhos Street, Llanfair Dyffyn Clwyd. Resident of Romford, Essex, England. | Ville-sur-Ancre Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private LESLIE Alex |
Born Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Alex & Jane Leslie, Eyarth Lodge, Eyarth. | ||||
| Second Lieutenant MEREDITH Owen Watkin Wynn Hardinge |
Royal Flying Corps. & General List | 20 Nov 1917 | 24 | Born Tibberton, Newport, Shropshire, England. Son of the late Ven. Archdeacon Thomas Meredith & Mrs Mary Jane Meredith (nee Hardinge); of Baraset, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. Also commemorated on the Tibberton War Memorial. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private MORRIS R William |
Of Bacherig, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | ||||
| Private OWEN Iorwerth Richard 437644 |
Canadian Infantry (15th Bn.) |
29 Sep 1916 | 18 | Son of Edward & Cecil Louise Owen, of The White Horse, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France. |
| Private PRICE John 37678 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
30 May 1917 | 21 | Son of Griffith & Margaret Price, of Pant Rhwth, Pentre Celyn. | Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St. Marc, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private ROBERTS Harold Kendall 12495 |
Grenadier Guards (2nd Bn.) |
between 14 Sep 1914 and 16 Sep 1914 |
32 | Son of Ishmael & Ann Ellen Roberts, Graig Farm, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Brother of Gilbert Roberts, of 9, Mornington Crescent, Regent's Park, London, England. | La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France. |
| Private WILLIAMS O Lloyd |
Of Bryn Awel, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | ||||
| Private WILLIAMS Robert John 28430 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (19th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1917 | 21 | Son of Charles & Alice Williams, of Alms House, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France. |
| Private WILLIAMS William 31474 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
9 Feb 1918 | 28 | Son of William & Hannah Williams, of Derwen Deg, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Officer Pilot CORKHILL William Ronald 42108 |
Royal Air Force | 7 Nov 1940 | 25 | Son of Capt. Thomas Walter Corkhill & Bessie Victoria Corkhill, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | Woodstock Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England. |
| Cadet ELGIN Kenneth |
Merchant Navy SS Biela (Liverpool) |
14 Feb 1942 | 17 | Son of William & Charlotte Elgin, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic by German submarine. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Sergeant JONES Evan David 2734019 |
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. (56th Regt.) |
5 Jul 1944 | 29 | Son of John & Amy Jones, of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. Enlisted in the Welsh Guards. | Assisi War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Gunner ROBERTS Eifion 977088 |
Royal Artillery (68 Medium Regt.) |
18 Jul 1941 | 21 | Son of John Herbert & Hannah Roberts, of Eyarth. | Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Sergeant WILLIAMS David Reginald 1083911 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (W.Op./Air Gnr.) |
3 Apr 1943 | 21 | Son of the Rev. David Williams & Mabel Williams, of the Vicarage, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. | St. Mary's Churchyard, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd. |
Sources:
- Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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