Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Overton
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The Overton War Memorial commemorates those local men who died in World War I and World War II. war memorial, which is constructed of red Runcorn stone, stands in the High Street. It was dedicated on 17 November 1921. A brass plaque commemorating those who fell during the Second World War was added later.
The town of Overton, is in the rural Maelor district of the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Frank ALLEN 54697 |
10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 13 Nov 1916 | 29 | Son of John & Hannah Allen, of Overton; husband of Lydia James (formerly Allen), of Ivanhoe Cottage, Overton. | Queen's Cemetery, Puisieux, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Tom BRISTOW 55176 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 23 Apr 1917 | 19 | Son of Thomas & Kate Bristow, of Gwaylod House, Overton Bridge. | Wancourt British Cemetry, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William BURDETT 60354 |
30th Coy. Machine Gun Corps | 26 Apr 1918 | 29 | Son of the late Francis & Lizzie Burdett, of Maes Lewis, Overton. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Private Thomas Edward DAVIES 25970 |
17th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers & 177th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers | 25 Feb 1917 | 20 | Of Barn Hill Cottage, Adwy, Coedpoeth, Wrexham. Son of John & Mary Ellen Davies, of Canister Cottage, Turner Street, Overton. | Royal Engineer's Grave, Railway Wood, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Charles Allen DURDLE G/41708 |
"B" Coy. 20th Bn. Middlesex Regiment | 4 Mar 1917 | 22 | Son of Ada Elizabeth Durdle, of Roslyn, Combe, Presteigne, Radnorshire, & the late Charles Durdle. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Private Richard EDWARDS G/24823 |
7th Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | 16 Jul 1917 | 24 | Son of Richard & Selina Edwards, of Asney Cottage, Overton Bridge, Overton. | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Gunner Walter Herbert EDWARDS 164885 |
100th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery | 20 Sep 1918 | 24 | Son of Richard & Selina Edwards, of Asney Cottage, Overton Bridge, Overton. | La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France. |
| Lieutenant Herbert Wickstead ETHELSTON |
1st Bn. Grenadier Guards | 14 Mar 1915 | 33 | Son of the late Edmund Peel (formerly Ethelston), of Bryn y Pys, Overton; husband of Muriel Ethelston, of Wickstead Hall, Whitchurch. Born Park Lane, London, England. | Le Touret Memorial, France. |
| Lieutenant Robert William EYTON |
7th Bn. Rifle Brigade | 22 Mar 1918 | 22 | Son of Agnes Eyton, of The Kiln House, Tadley, Hampshire, England, & the late Lieutenant Col. Philip Eyton (55th Border Regt.) of Knockin Hall, Knockin, Overton. Mentioned in Dispatches. | Pozieries Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Francis Daniel FITZJOHN 472055 |
65th Bn. Canadian Infantry | 23 Mar 1917 | 30 | Son of Francis & Jane Fitzjohn, High Street, Overton, and later of Minera, Denbighshire. Also commemorated on the Minera War Memorial. | Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Canada. |
| Private William HAMER 13094 |
8th Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 18 Sep 1918 | 28 | Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Hamer, of Wrexham Road, Overton. | Doiran Memorial, Greece. |
| Lieutenant Ralph Walter HARGREAVES |
Welsh Guards | 1 Dec 1917 | 25 | Son of Lucy Hargreaves, of Llan y Cefn, Knolton, Overton, and the late Walter Y Hargreaves. Served at Gallipoli with the Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps. Previously wounded in France, 1916. | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. |
| Stoker 1st Class Edward HAYNES SS/116395 |
HMS Black Prince, Royal Navy | 31 May 1916 | 25 | Lilac Cottage, Overton. Ship sunk off Jutland, Denmark. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England. |
| Private Stanley HAYNES PLY/597(S) |
Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Marine Light Infantry | 28 May 1915 | Lilac Cottage, Overton. | Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey. | |
| Private Thomas HENDERSON 13764 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 18 Aug 1915 | 21 | Son of Mr & Mrs James Henderson, of 3, Hermand Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Frank HOWARD |
24 Jan 1919 | ||||
| Second Lieutenant Walter JACKSON |
7th Bn. West Yorkshire (Prince of Wales' Own) | 9 Oct 1917 | 35 | Son of Edward & Elizabeth Jackson, of Ivy Cottage, Overton. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Joseph JONES 49853 |
8th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 29 Apr 1918 | Basra Memorial, Iraq. | ||
| Sapper Richard JONES |
Royal Engineers | 1 Jun 1918 | Of Penyllan Cottage, Overton. | ||
| Bombardier Thomas H JONES |
Royal Field Artillery | 21 Mar 1918 | Of Baysdon House, Overton. | ||
| Sapper Thomas JONES 398821 |
83rd Field Coy. Royal Engineers | 24 Mar 1918 | Of Tanners Row, Overton. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Charles JOHNSON 10500 |
2nd. Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 26 Oct 1914 | 25 | Son of Charles & Annie Johnson, of Knolton Bryn, Overton | Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France. |
| Private Harry MORGAN 54603 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 27 May 1917 | 27 | Husband of Margaret Emma Morgan, of Knolton Bryn, Overton. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. France. |
| Gunner Edward NORTHOVER 37635 |
"B" Bty. 178th Bde. Royal Field Artillery | 23 Oct 1918 | Of Mossleigh, Overton. | Etretat Churchyard Extension, Le Havre, France. | |
| Sergeant John Henry POWELL 25522 |
17th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 11 Jul 1916 | 42 | Son of John & Ann Powell, of Overton; husband of Barbara Jane Powell, of 153, High St., Connah's Quay, Flintshire. | Morlancourt British Cemetery No. 1, France. |
| Private Albert ROBERTS 54649 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 22 Apr 1918 | 24 | Of White Horse Hotel, Overton. Son of Mrs Elizabeth Davies (formerly Roberts), of Nurses' Home, Brymbo, Wrexham, and the late Edward Roberts. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal Alfred ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 27 Jun 1919 | Of Tanners Row, Overton. | ||
| Private Arthur STUDLEY 10/168 |
Wellington Reg., New Zealand Expeditiary Force | 8 Aug 1915 | Of Little Overton. | Chunuk Bair Memorial, New Zealand. | |
| Company Sergeant Major William TAYLOR |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry | Mar 1917 | Of Queensbridge, Overton. | ||
| Corporal Joseph William WAINWRIGHT 48939 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 14 Jun 1919 | Son of Nathan & Eliza Wainwright of Lightwood Green. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Wren Cecily Monica Bruce BENJAMIN WA/WRNS6965 |
HMS President II, Women's Royal Naval Service | 19 Aug 1941 | 20 | Daughter of Edward Maurice Benjamin & Elizabeth Margaret Dorothea Benjamin, of Pinner, Middlesex, England. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, England. |
| Fusilier Norman H BOLLAND 14692323 |
7th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 14 Apr 1945 | 19 | Son of Charles & Beatrice Bolland, of Overton. | Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany. |
| Guardsman Reginald HILLMAN 2615895 |
4th Bn. Grenadier Guards | 14 Aug 1944 | 23 | Of Salop Road, Overton. | Bayeux War Cemetery, France |
| Flight Lieutenant George Frederick LINDSAY 115289 |
969 Sqd. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 29 Jun 1944 | 43 | Son of Thomas Charles & Lily Jane Lindsay, of High Street, Overton; husband of Constance Mary Lindsay, of Bramhall, Cheshire, England. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| Leading Aircraftsman John Winston PEARSON |
Royal Air Force | Of Maesgwaelod, Overton. | |||
| Lieutenant Hugh William Jardine Ethelston PEEL Croix de Guerre 165075 |
2nd. Armd. Reconnaissance Bn. Welsh Guards | 17 Feb 1945 | 24 | Son of Captain O Peel, M.C., & Mrs Peel; husband of Leila Mary Peel, of Gredington. | Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands. |
Sources:
- Overton War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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