Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llay
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The Llay War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during two world wars.
Llay is a community in the county borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd. In 1996 it became part of the county borough of Wrexham.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain GARNER Robert Oswald |
Monmouthshire Regiment ("B" Coy. 3rd Bn.) |
8 May 1915 | 31 | Son of Robert & Fanny Gardner; husband of Amy Ashworth (formerly Gardner), of Vadoc, Llay. | Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunner ASTBURY William Derrick 4193923 |
Royal Artillery 93 (6th Bn. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regt. |
23 Jun 1944 | 21 | Son of William & Mary Gwenyth Astbury, of Llay. | Bari War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Lance Bombardier BAINES Emlyn Griffiths 844810 |
Royal Artillery 61 (The Denbighshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. |
21 May 1940 | 25 | Son of John David & Sarah Jane Beard, of Llay. | Bourghelles Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private BAKER William Lloyd T/168072 |
Royal Army Service Corps. | 16 Jun 1941 | 24 | Son of Walter & Gertrude Lillian Baker, of Llay. | Gresford Cemetery |
| Ordinary Seaman BANNISTER Glyn C/JX 349879 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Blean |
11 Dec 1942 | 18 | Son of George Lawrence & Lily Barmister, of Llay. Sunk by torpedoes from German submarine U-443, north west of Oran, Algeria. | Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, England. |
| Steward DAVIES William Clifford Parsonage D/LX 29186 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Kite |
21 Aug 1944 | 29 | Son of Thomas & Beatrice Davies, of Llay. Sunk by torpedoes from German submarine U-344 in the Barents Sea, north of Russia. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Lance Corporal EDWARDS Reginald 1910075 |
Coy. Royal Engineers (12 Bomb Disposal) |
2 Aug 1943 | 30 | Son of William & Edith Edwards; husband of Beryl Edwards, of Llay. | Llay Cemetery. |
| Fusilier ELLIS Alfred 4198147 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
17 Jul 1944 | 25 | Son of Arthur & Jane Ellis, of Llay. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Ordinary Seaman HUGHES E T C |
Royal Navy | ||||
| Lance Corporal HUGHES Thomas William 4193140 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
4 Sep 1944 | 26 | Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Nord, France. | |
| Sergeant Flt. Engr. HUGHES Eryl Rowlands 2215955 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (57 Sqdn.) |
3 Jan 1944 | 21 | Son of Robert Thomas Hughes & Mary Ellen Hughes, of Gresford. | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany. |
| Fusilier JONES A |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Musician ROBERTS John Owen RMB/X 1604 |
Royal Marine Band H.M.S. Neptune |
19 Dec 1941 | 36 | Son of Hughie and Florrie Roberts; husband of Doris Roberts, of Llay. Sunk when ship struck mines off Tripoli, Libya. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Able Seaman ROGERSON George D/JX 153640 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Glorious |
8 Jun 1940 | 19 | Son of John Rogerson, and of Emily Rogerson, of Llay. Sunk by German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the North Sea. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Marine STRATFORD Stanley Noel PLY/X 106443 |
Royal Marines | 4 Aug 1942 | 17 | Son of Stanley Stratford, and of Elizabeth Stratford, of Llay. | Llay Cemetery |
| Fusilier THOMAS Hugh 4198914 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Mar 1943 | 23 | Son of Edward and Mary Thomas, of Llay. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Corporal TILSTON Raymond 4198279 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
27 Jun 1945 | 25 | Son of Eli & Gertrude Tilston, of Llay. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt. |
| Fusilier WYNNE R |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private WYNNE J |
West Yorkshire Regiment - Prince of Wales's Own?? |
Sources:
- Llay War Memorial
- Transcription & Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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