Old Colwyn War Memorial

Old Colwyn

Hen Golwyn

The Old Colwyn War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I and World War II.

The memorial, in the form of a stone, standing Celtic Cross, featuring Celtic knotwork.

Old Colwyn is a village and community in the County Borough of Conwy. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire, and between 1974 and 1996 of the county of Clwyd.

1914-1918 War

Rank, Name & Service Number	Force	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Private ADAMS Llewellyn Glyndwr G/49711	Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment (9th Bn.)	22 Nov 1917	25	Foster-son of Mrs E R Adams, of Glenmore, Colwyn Bay. Born Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.	Tincourt New British Cemetery, Somme, France.
Lance Corporal BARKER James 203460	Gloucestershire Regiment (2nd/6th Bn.)	15 Apr 1918	33	Son of John & M Barker, of Colwyn Bay; husband of Kathleen H Barker, of 2, Frome Hall Villas, Bath Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.	St. Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq, Pas de Calais, France.
Private BELLIS John Herbert 2120	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.)	10 Aug 1915	21	Born Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. Son of John Bellis, of 535, John Street, North Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, & the late Hannah Bellis, formerly of Gorddinog House, Colwyn Bay.	Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Second Lieutenant BROADBENT Cecil Hoyle	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (4th Bn.)	1 Mar 1916	34	Son of James & Eliza Broadbent, Old Colwyn. Brigade Instructor of Bombing School at Albert.	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Lance Corporal CALLOW James 20104	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.)	8 Jul 1916		Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Son of Elizabeth Callow of Old Colwyn.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Private CONWAY Alfred 201108	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	23 Mar 1918	23	Son of Henry & Ellen Conway, of Tŷ Mawr Cottage, Colwyn Bay.	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Sergeant DANIELL Ewell Eunice 17745	Royal Flying Corps (6th Reserve Sqdn.)	3 Nov 1916		Born 27 Aug 1890 in Winnipeg, Canada. British. Husband of Hilda May Daniell (nee Whitley). Resident of Gwynfryn, Old Colwyn.	Church Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
Private DAVIES David 242673	Prince of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment (1/5th Bn.)	11 Apr 1918		Born Old Colwyn.	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private DAVIES Emlyn 63553	Lancashire Fusiliers ("C" Coy. 16th Bn.)	25 Aug 1918	18	Son of William & Margaret Davies, of "Henryd", Rose Hill, Old Colwyn.	Assevillers New British Cemetery, Somme, France.
Private DAVIES Frederick 53950	Welsh Regiment (15th Battalion)	2 Aug 1917		Born Old Colwyn.	Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Gunner DAVIES Ivor 229490	Royal Field Artillery (251st Bde.)	8 Jul 1918			Niederzwehren Cemetery, Hessen, Germany.
Private DAVIES John 2648	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.)	10 Aug 1915		Born Abergele. Husband of Maria Hembry (formerly Davies), of 4, Woodbine Cottages, Keynsham, Bristol, England.	Helles Memorial, Turkey.
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Private DAVIES William Owen 120525	Royal Army Medical Corps	16 Jan 1918	35	Son of William & Jane Davies, of 5, Bryn Ffynnon Terrace, Old Colwyn.	Non-Conformist Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
Private EDWARDS Edward Owen 48667 & 2994	Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Garrison Bn.) formerly Royal Welch Fusiliers	23 Oct 1918			Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
Lieutenant EDWARDS John Kelvin	Cheshire Regiment (5th Bn.)	28 Nov 1918	32	Son of the Rev. John Edwards & Mrs Ellen Edwards, of Maes Llwyn, Old Colwyn. Born at Llanfachraeth, Anglesey.	Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.
Private EVANS Edward John 36640	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.)	10 Jul 1916	24	Son of Thomas & Mary Evans, of Ogwen Cottage, Old Colwyn.	Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France.
Private EVANS John 2981	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.)	26 Sep 1915	22	Son of Edwin & Jane Evans, of 12, Fairmount, Old Colwyn.	East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece.
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Captain FAIRCLOUGH Robert Justice	The King's Liverpool Regiment (5th Bn.)	30 May 1915	41	Son of James Stanley Fairclough & Fanny McBride Fairclough, of "Elderslie", Old Colwyn. Native of Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Private FOULKES Owen 203538	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (11th Bn.)	19 Oct 1918	22	Born Llaneilian. Son of Leah Foulkes, of Penmaen Cottage, Penmaenrhos, Old Colwyn, & the late Robert Foulkes.	Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
Private FOULKES Thomas 53613	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.)	4 May 1917	28	Son of William & Sarah Foulkes, of Carlyle House, Old Colwyn.	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
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Private JONES Bartholomew Lloyd 6048	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.)	20 Jul 1916	20	Son of Mr & Mrs Thomas Parry Jones, of 4, Garden Terrace, Old Colwyn.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Private JONES Charles Edward 46256	Machine Gun Corps Infantry (59th Coy.)	6 Jan 1917	23	Son of William Lewis Jones & Elizabeth Jones, of Tyn-y-Fron, Penmaenrhos.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rifleman JONES David Lewis 376074	London Regiment (8th City of London Battalion - Post Office Rifles)	10 Sep 1918		Born Old Colwyn. Resident of Hammersmith, London, England.	Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private JONES David John 28426 & 2760	South Wales Borderers (4th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers	24 Sep 1918			North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq.
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Lance Corporal JONES George Edward 41655 & 160639	Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment (6th Bn.) formerly Royal Field Artillery	9 Apr 1918	36	Husband of Emmie Jones, of 3, Arfon Terrace, Penmaenrhos. Born Llanfair Talhaearn.	Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
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Private JONES John 36838	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.)	11 Jul 1916			Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe, Somme, France.
Private JONES Joseph Garner 18886	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.)	11 Ju 1916	28	Son of Mr & Mrs J Jones, of Colwyn.	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe, Somme, France.
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Private JONES T S 11792	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (11th Bn.)	25 Dec 1918		Son of Thomas Parry Jones, of Preswylfa, Old Colwyn.	Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece.
Gunner JONES William 93082	Royal Garrison Artillery	30 Nov 1917		Born Old Colwyn.	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private JONES William Henry 265100	Monmouthshire Regiment (2nd Bn.)	3 Aug 1917	33	Son of the late David & Mary Jones; husband of Ellen Jones, of "Green Bank", 3, Rose Hill, Old Colwyn.	Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Telegraphist LARSON J G Bristol Z/1274	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Duke of Clarence	1 Apr 1918	30		St. Cynfran's Churchyard, Llysfaen.
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Private MASSEY Thomas 36756	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.)	11 Nov 1916		Born in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.	Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private MORRIS Evan 240869	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.)	26 Mar 1917	23	Son of the late Evan Morris & of Alice Morris, of 8, Hebron Terrace, Old Colwyn.	Jerusalem Memorial, Israel.
Private MORRIS R 21957	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.)	1 Sep 1916	26	Son of Robert & Mary Morris, of Tan-Y-Bont, Old Colwyn.	Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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Private PARKER Thomas Douglas Meyrick 17535	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.)	22 May 1917	19	Son of Thomas & Frances Constance Emily Parker, of 3, Mount Pleasant, Old Colwyn.	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Private PARRY Thomas Bridge 316132 & 267804	Cheshire Regiment (11th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers	21 Aug 1918	32	Born Wrexham, Denbighshire.	Niederzwehren Cemetery, Hessen, Germany.
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Corporal PEARCE William Edward 21830 & 190484	South Wales Borderers (5th Bn.) formerly Royal Engineers	25 Mar 1918			Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
C.Q.M.S. RECKLESS Ernest William 2032	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.)	23 Aug 1915	36	Husband of Elizabeth Reckless,7, Hebron Terrace, Rose Place, Old Colwyn. Born Urmston, Manchester, England. Died at sea.	Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Private ROBERTS E 53920	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.)	30 Sep 1916	19	Son of Edward & Mary Roberts, of 20, Fairmount, Old Colwyn.	Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut, Belgium.
Colour Sergeant ROBERTS J 266986	Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F.	24 Nov 1918	32	Son of David & Elizabeth Roberts, of 1, Rock Terrace, Penmaenrhos.	Stellawood Cemetery, Durban Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Private ROBERTS John Thomas 2021480	Canadian Infantry (72nd Bn.)	29 Sep 1918	28	Son of Timothy Thomas & Mary Roberts, of 2, Glanrafon Terrace, Old Colwyn. Native of St. Asaph, Flintshire.	Sancourt British Cemetry, Nord, France.
Private ROBERTS Llewelyn 41282 & 109120	Lancashire Fusiliers ("A" Coy. 15th Bn.) formerly Royal Army Service Corps	10 Aug 1918	21	Son of Hugh & Sarah Roberts, of 'Bro Llewelyn', Bryn Gwylan Terrace, Llysfaen.	Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private ROBERTS Peter 21255	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.)	19 Jul 1916	34	Son of John & Jane Roberts, of Elian House, Wood View, Old Colwyn; husband of Lizzie Williams, of 'Ivy Dale', Rose Place, Old Colwyn.	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Private ROBERTS William 240824	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.)	29 Aug 1917	32	Son of the late William & Emma Roberts, of Bryn Awel, Fair Mount, Old Colwyn; husband of Jennie Roberts, of 8, Bryn Terrace, Old Colwyn.	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private THOMAS Arthur 20484	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.)	10 Jul 1916	34	Husband of Elizabeth Thomas, Glanrafon, Old Colwyn.	Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France.
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Guardsman WHEATER William Herbert 26912	Grenadier Guards	27 Jul 1919	33	Husband of Winifred J Wheater, of Station Road, Lubenham, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.	Non-Conformist Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
Private WILLIAMS Clement 241137	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.)	Died 4 November 1918	34	Born Holywell, Flintshire. Husband of Jennie Williams, 4 Bryn Ffynnon Terrace, Old Colwyn.	Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France.
Corporal WILLIAMS John 47246 & 43144	Royal Defence Corps (412th Protection Coy.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers	Died 10 October 1918 in At Sea	40	Son of the late Mrs Anne Williams.	Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland.
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1939-1945 War

Rank, Name & Service Number	Force	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
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Sergeant W. Op. Air BLACKSHAW Arthur Trevor 2204969	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (514 Sqdn.)	2 Feb 1945	20	Son of Arthur & Jane Blackshaw, of Old Colwyn.	Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany.
Lance Corporal BOULTER Herbert 4470210	Durham Light Infantry (1st Bn.)	15 Dec 1944	24	Son of Herbert & Patience Boulter, of Old Colwyn.	Forli War Cemetery, Italy.
Sergeant CHENEY David Leopold 1139176	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	24 Jun 1944	21	Son of Leopold A. Cheney, & of Margaret A. Cheney, of Old Colwyn.	Seaford Cemetery, Sussex, England.
Private CLIFFORD Horace Hall 14419236	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	16 Jul 1944	19	Born Caernarfonshire.	Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Lance Corporal DAVIES Thomas Emyr 4199457	Royal Welch Fusiliers (2nd Bn.)	1 Mar 1945	25	Son of Thomas Foulkes Davies & Mary Davies, of Old Colwyn.	Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma.
Gunner EDWARDS Llewelyn 976361	Royal Artillery (118 Bty., 30 Lt. A.A. Regt.)	5 Oct 1942	25	Son of Morris & Ann Ellen Edwards, of Penmaenrhos.	El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.
Private ELLIS Thomas Carey 976437	York and Lancaster Regiment (The Hallamshire Bn.)	30 Nov 1944	29	Son of John & Mary Ellis, of Llanrhos, Caernarfonshire.	Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands.
Trooper HILL Leslie Norman 14708745	4th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.	22 Aug 1946	20	Son of Francis George & Daisy Alice Hill, of Old Colwyn.	Udine War Cemetery, Italy.
Lance Corporal HUGHES Norman 2588800	Royal Corps of Signals (11 L. of C. Sigs.)	30 Oct 1944	27	Son of Edward Hughes, & of Dinah Hughes, of Old Colwyn.	Naples War Cemetery, Italy.
Lance Corporal JONES William Stewart 2736246	Welsh Guards (1st Bn.)	9 Sep 1944	24	Son of William John Ambrose Jones & Mary Jones, of Old Colwyn.	Brussels Town Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.
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Private JONES Albert John Henry 14891982	Royal Army Ordnance Corps	24 Jul 1946	19	Son of John & Minnie Jones, of Old Colwyn.	Church Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
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Sergeant MOORE Kenneth Jackson 13011026	Pioneer Corps	17 Jan 1945	45	Son of Mr & Mrs J Moore; husband of Gertrude Moore, of Old Colwyn.	Thika War Cemetery, Kenya.
Private MORETON Bertrand Fern 7516993	Royal Army Medical Corps	1 Jun 1946	25	Son of Christopher A Moreton & A Moreton; husband of Dorothy M. Moreton, of Colwyn Bay.	Non-Conformist Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
Sergeant ROBERTS Robert Charles T/773415	Royal Army Service Corps	4 May 1942	31	Son of Robert Edward & Emily Roberts, of Colwyn Bay.	Non-Conformist Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
Private ROBERTS John Gwilym 2735658	Pioneer Corps	13 Jan 1943	41	Son of William & Elizabeth Roberts, of Old Colwyn.	Non-Conformist Cemetery, Old Colwyn.
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Flight Sergeant ROBERTS Thomas Philip 1623387	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (112 Sqdn.)	12 Apr 1945	21	Son of Thomas Philip & Gladys Roberts, of Old Colwyn.	Malta Memorial, Malta.
Corporal ROBERTS Hugh Henry 1881281	Royal Engineers (230 Field Coy.)	21 Feb 1943	26	Son of John & Ellen Roberts, of Old Colwyn.	Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Able Seaman THORPE Parker D/SSX 25003	Royal Navy H.M. M.T.B. 41	14 Feb 1941	20	Son of Parker & Bertha Thorpe; grandson of Mary Adshead, of Old Colwyn. Sunk by mine in the North Sea	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
VALENTINE K S				Kenneth Samuel Valentine?

Sources:

Old Colwyn War Memorial
Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Military Records
1901 & 1911 Censuses

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