Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch
The Llanrhaeadr War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who were killed during World War I, World War II, and in Iraq. The memorial takes the form of a carved standing Celtic Cross.
Llanrhaeadr yng Nghinmeirch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES John |
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| Lieutenant EVANS Francis Graham |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1916 | 31 | Son of Rev. David William Evans & Alice Graham Evans, of the Rectory, St. George. Also commemorated on the Abergele War Memorial and the St. George War Memorial. | St. George's Churchyard, St. George. |
| Private HUGHES Robert Thomas 7284 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 21 | Son of Robert & Sarah Hughes, of Mill Bank, Llanrhaeadr. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private JONES William Harold 18/1269 |
West Yorkshire Regiment Prince of Wales's Own (18th Bn.) |
1 Jul 1916 | 21 | Son of Robert & Sarah Jones, of Penbrynbach, Llanrhaeadr. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Corporal JONES Edward 686498 |
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery (310th Bde. Territorial Force ) |
8 Sep1917 | Brother of Mrs C Hurst, of 8, Cobbett Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire, England. | Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private JONES Hugh 201115 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
5 Nov 1918 | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Trefnant. | ||
| LLOYD Robert |
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| LLOYD Thomas |
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| Private MULLEY George 61216 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Battalion) |
26 Sep 1917 | Born in Middleton, Suffolk, England. Husband of Mary Mulley, of 5, Brook House, Denbigh. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| OWEN John |
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| Private ROBERTS-JONES Robert 71917 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
24 Aug 1918 | 30 | Son of John & Jane Jones, of Rhyd Ganol, Mynydd Llech, Llanrhaeadr. | Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| ROWLANDS David |
Son of Mary Rowlands, Pen Bryn Llan, Llanrhaeadr. | ||||
| Private WILLIAMS Thomas 201372 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
9 Nov 1917 | 24 | Son of John & Dinah Williams, of Llanrhaeadr; husband of Alice Evans (formerly Williams) of 11, Brook House, Denbigh. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private WILLOUGHBY Stanley 44307 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Battalion) |
23 Nov 1917 | 32 | Husband of Elizabeth Willoughby, Cymro Inn, Llanrhaiadr and son of Walter & Lucy, Willoughby, 4, Royal Parade, New Hunstanton, Norfolk, England | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS R Gwyn |
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| Leading Aircraftman EVANS Wilfred Campbell Lloyd 1031309 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (605 Sqdn.) |
6 Oct 1944 | 30 | Son of Mr & Mr. Owen Evans, of Cyffylliog; husband of Sarah Myfanwy Ll. Evans, of Denbigh. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Gunner NASH Leonard Ernest 924827 |
Royal Artillery (243 Bty., 61 Denbighshire Yeomanry Medium Regt.) |
11 Jul 1944 | 27 | Son of Walter Ernest & Mary Nash, of Denbigh. | Denbigh Cemetery. |
| Fusilier REES Idris Reinallt 5955738 |
Royal Scots Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
04 Aug 1944 | 29 | Son of Philip John & Elizabeth Rees; husband of Hilda Eleanor Maria Rees, of Llanrhaeadr. | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Fusilier ROBERTS Victor 4197017 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Mar 1943 | 24 | Son of David & Margaret Roberts, of Prion. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
Post-1945
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Country | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusilier JONES Stephen Mark 25105985 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
10 Sep 2004 | 22 | IRAQ | Llanrhaeadr Churchyard |
Sources:
- Llanrhaeadr War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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