Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Northop
Llaneurgain
The Northop War Memorial takes the form of a tablet placed on the north wall inside St. Eurgain & St. Peter Parish Church and commemorates those men from the area who died in the First World War.
Separate memorials were constructed at Northop Hall and Sychdyn which also commemorate the men of those villages who appear on the Northop memorial.
The community of Northop (Welsh: Llaneurgain) in Flintshire also includes the villages of Northop Hall and Sychdyn. The area was part of historic Flintshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Lieutenant Henry Noel ATKINSON DSO CWGC |
Cheshire Regiment (3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn.) |
22 Oct 1914 | 25 | Son of Ursula Mary Atkinson, of Audlem Lodge, Broadstone, Dorset, England & the late Rev. Canon Arthur Atkinson. Formerly of Highfield, Northop. Born in Audlem, Cheshire, England. | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lieutenant Neville Ayrton ASTBURY CWGC |
Canadian Infantry Alberta Regiment (49th Bn.) |
16 Sep 1916 | 27 | Adopted son of Edward & Jane E Astbury of Grosvenor House, Northop. Born Neville Ayrton Hughes in Liverpool, 1889. Canadian national. | Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Cecil Henry BATEMAN 325145 CWGC |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2nd/8th Bn.) |
7 Sep 1917 | 25 | Son of John Henry & Helen Bateman, of Mynachlog, Northop. | Oxford Road Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Walter BROOKES 15855 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
29 Oct 1918 | Born Nannerch. Son of William and Mary Brookes of Northop. | Northop Churchyard | |
| Private Walter CHAMBERS 15400 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
27 Jun 1917 | 21 | Son of John & Emma Chambers, of Sychdyn. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal Walter Benedictus DAVEY 15404 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
3 Mar 1916 | 22 | Son of the late George B and Mary Davey of Sychdyn. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Private Will DAVIES 60597 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) | 4 Sep 1917 | Son of William & the late Mary Davies of Northop Hall. | Cement House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Joseph Edward DODD G/22099 CWGC |
The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (7th Bn.) |
27 Feb 1917 | 19 | Of Northop Hall. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private William Bramwell DRIVER 57937 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
28 May 1918 | Born Wrexham. Son of William Anthony Driver & Sarah Elizabeth (nee Wakely). | Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France. | |
| Private Thomas George HEWITT 240230 CWGC |
Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1st/4th) |
14 Apr 1918 | 40 | Husband of Annie Hewitt. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William Thomas HODKINSON 39768 CWGC |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) formerly in Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
21 Nov 1917 | 22 | Son of William & Mary E Hodkinson, of Bryn Ffynnon, Sychdyn. | Marcoing British Cemetery, Cambrai, Nord, France. |
| Private Frank HODKINSON 11018 |
Scots Guards (1st Bn.) | 21 Aug 1915 | 22 | Son of Frank & Mary Hodkinson, of Magazine House, Ewloe Green. | Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Sergeant Joseph Leigh HOWELL 3983 CWGC |
South African Infantry (1st Reg.) |
16 Jul 1916 | 39 | Son of Gilbert & Emma Mary Howell, late of Celyn, Northop. South African national. | Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal William HUGHES 73010 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) |
31st Oct 1918 | 30 | Son of Peter & Mary Jane Hughes of Church Cottages, near Red Lion Hotel, Northop. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Joseph HUGHES 8767 & 53629 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 Feb 1917 | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | ||
| Lance Corporal Benjamin JONES 36077 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
22 Mar 1918 | Son of James Jones, Chapel House, Pentre Bridge, Northop Hall. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private Walter JONES |
Royal Army Service Corps | ||||
| Lance Corporal Edward Lennox Petch JONES 56261 CWGC |
Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment (10th Bn.) |
11 Oct 1918 | 24 | Native of Sychdyn. Son of Edward & Emma Jones, of Cliff House, Micklefield, Leeds, England. | Selridge British Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France. |
| Lance Corporal Thomas LATHAM 23399 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
12 May 1917 | 22 | Son of Joseph & Sarah Elizabeth Latham, of New Brighton Row, Northop Hall. | Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Thomas John LOVELOCK 5829 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
9 Jun 1918 | 25 | Son of Thomas and Ada Lovelock, of Church Street, Northop; husband of Charlotte (nee Roberts) of Hightown Barracks, Wrexham. | Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy les Pernois, Somme, France. |
| Gunner Edwin Arthur MARSH 79662 CWGC |
Royal Garrison Artillery (154th Siege Bty.) |
2 Sep 1917 | 31 | Stonemason of High Street, Northop. Son of the late Thomas and Mary Marsh; brother of John Herbert Marsh (below). | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private John Herbert MARSH 400602 CWGC |
Manchester Regiment (2nd/7th Bn.) |
23 Jul 1917 | 25 | Son of Thomas and Mary Marsh; husband of Annie A. Marsh, of Quarry Houses, Sychdyn. | Coxyde Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edgar MESSHAM 20126 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
31 Aug 1916 | Son of Thomas & Martha Meesham. | Essex Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Roy James OLDCORN 8997 CWGC |
Royal Irish Rifles (8th Bn.) |
23 Nov 1917 | 27 | Son of Arthur and Alice Oldcorn, of The Green, Northop. | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. |
| Private Griffith PIERCY 15397 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
30 Sep 1918 | 21 | Son of William and Isabella Piercy, of Sychdyn. Brother of William Piercy (below). | Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William PIERCY 62408 CWGC |
Welsh Regiment (8th Bn.) |
30 May 1918 | 19 | Son of William and Isabella Piercy, of Offa Bank, Sychdyn. Brother of Griffith (above). | Chambrecy British Cemetery, Marne, France. |
| Private Franklin William PINNINGTON 19405 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
13 Jul 1918 | 38 | Born Liverpool, England. Husband of Sarah Jane Pinnington of Duke Street, Sychdyn. | Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private Fred POWELL 241348 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1/5th Bn.) | 7 Nov 1917 | 27 | Of Ivy Cottages, Northop Hall. | Beersheda War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private Isaac ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn. ) |
||||
| Private Jonathan ROBERTS 3646 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1/5th Bn.) |
14 Aug 1916 | 19 | Son of Jonathan & Mary Roberts of 4. Fern Bank, Northop Hall. | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Corporal Herbert Taylor ROCK 4623 CWGC |
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. (45th Bn.) |
31 Aug 1916 | 29 | Son of William Edwin & Lois Jane Rock, of Sychdyn. Australian national. | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Sergeant Tegid Eli Gad SMITH 1349 & 240419 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 | 29 | Son of James and Barbara Smith, of Linden Lea, Northop. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Private Edgar Molyneux STEPHENSON 26503 CWGC |
Suffolk Regiment (11th Bn.) | 10 Jun 1917 | 24 | Of The Stores, Northop Hall. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Gunner Joseph THELWELL 78584 CWGC |
Tank Corps (9th Bn.) |
25 Mar 1918 | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | ||
| Lieutenant (Quartermaster) John WATKINSON MC CWGC |
Highland Light Infantry (18th Bn.) |
10 Dec 1918 | 38 | Born Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England. Husband of Elizabeth Watkinson, of The Croft, Northop Hall. | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Thomas WILCOCK |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3/5th Bn.) | St Matthew's Cemetery, Buckley. | |||
| Gunner Charles WILLIAMS 37428 & 3599 |
Machine Gun Corps formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
10 Apr 1918 | 27 | Born Rhosesmor. Son of the late Charles and Harriet Williams. | Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal George Henry WILLIAMS 15403 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
30 Apr 1916 | 22 | Son of Thomas & Mary Williams, of Quarry Houses, Sychdyn. | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
| Private Samuel Verdi WILLIAMS 1093 CWGC |
Cheshire Regiment (1st/4th) |
15 Aug 1915 | 25 | Son of Daniel & Sarah Williams, of Rose Hill, Northop Hall. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private Thomas John WILLIAMS 240817 CWGC |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | 20 | Son of Thomas & the late Elizabeth Williams, of Pen y Bryn, Sychdyn. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Sources:
- Northop War Memorial
- 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.