Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Penycae
The Penycae War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in two world wars. The memorial stands in the Memorial Gardens in Hall Street.
The village and community of Penycae lies in a former heavily industrialised area in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 it was in the historic county of Denbighshire and between 1974 and 1996 in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Reginald BODENHAM 5535 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
29 Sep 1918 |
North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. |
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| Private David DAVIES 18329 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
3 Sep 1918 | 29 | Son of James & Catherine Davies, of Penycae. | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme France. |
| Driver Charles EDWARDS 116845 |
Royal Field Artillery (30th Small Arms Ammunition Col.) |
4 Oct 1916 |
27 |
Son of Reynold & Sarah Edwards, of 21, Hall Street, Penycae. |
Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonkia (Thessaloniki),
Greece. |
| Private William FAIL |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 25 Jan 1915 |
25 |
Son of William & Jeanette Fail; husband of Sarah Ann Fail,
of 3, Jersey Street, Clock Face, St Helens, Lancashire, England. |
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William GRIFFITHS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | Son of Edward & Sarah Griffiths, of Mount Pleasant,
Penybryn. |
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| Gunner John Edward HANMER 701522 |
Royal Field Artillery (92nd Bde.) |
25 Apr 1918 |
25 |
Son of James & Sarah Ann Hanmer, of 25, Chapel Street,
Penycae. |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private Norman Thomas HOWELL 38577 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
11 Apr 1918 |
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. |
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| Private R J HUMPHREYS |
Royal Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
3 May 1915 |
Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
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| Arthur JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Sergeant Charles JONES 345002 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn. Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry) |
27 Aug 1918 | Husband of Sophia Jones, of Bryn Isa Cottages, Plasbennion. |
Caestre Military Cemetery, Nord, France. | |
| Corporal John Edward JONES 26051 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (18th Bn.) |
8 Oct 1918 | 28 | Son of John Jones, of "Hope Lea", Penycae. |
Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Francis JONES 16943 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("A" Coy. 13th Bn.) |
7 Jul 1916 |
29 |
Son of John and Ann Jones, of 34, Stryt Isa, Penycae. |
Dantzig Alley British War Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. |
| Samuel JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private Thomas Charles JONES 345724 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Bn. | 27 Dec 1917 |
Son of Annie Jones, of 17, Hill Street, Penycae. |
Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
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| Thomas JONES |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
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| Sergeant James Davie McLAREN 5641 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Oct 1916 |
Son of James Davie & Margaret Ann McLaren of Copperas Hill, Penycae. | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
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| Private Thomas McLAREN 200298 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Reserve Bn.) |
24 Dec 1917 |
Ruabon Cemetery. |
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| Private Thomas MORGAN 54800 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) |
25 Jun 1917 |
25 |
Son of Joseph Morgan, of 33, Chapel Street, Penycae. |
Mendingham Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Philip PHILLIPS 15921 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
6 Oct 1916 |
25 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Joseph Phillips, of Gwynfryn House,
Afoneitha Road, Penycae. |
Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Thomas Henry REED 17156 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers ("A" Coy. 1st/6th Bn.) |
6 Nov 1917 |
26 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Harry Reed, of 23, Afoneitha Road, Penycae. |
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Evan ROBERTS |
Royal Engineers (106th Field Coy.) |
4 Jun 1916 |
23 |
Son of Edwin & Amelia Roberts, of Penycae. |
Groes Chapel Cemetery, Penycae. |
| Private Ishmael Jones ROBERTS 26100 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16/18 Aug 1916 |
23 |
Son of Samuel & Mary Elizabeth Roberts, of Gardden View,
33, Afoneitha Road, Penycae. |
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Jonathan ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
5 Nov 1918 |
21 |
Son of Joseph & Hannah Roberts, of 9, Hall Street, Penycae. |
Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France. |
| Corporal George ROWLEY R/9433 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (2nd Bn.) |
24 May 1918 |
Houchin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
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| Private Samuel Albert SAY 238018 & 200892 |
Sherwood Foresters - Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Rgt. formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
7 Jun 1918 |
21 |
Son of Albert & Selina Say, of 3, Afoneitha Road, Penycae. |
Auchonfillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| William Henry SMITH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Lance Corporal Daniel Rowland THOMAS 202912 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Apr 1918 |
27 | Son of William Thomas & Ann Thomas (nee Rowland) of Plas Du Farm, Trefechan. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| John THOMAS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private John Owen THOMAS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Res. Bn.) |
4 Dec 1915 |
Of Hall Street, Penycae. Son of John Thomas. |
Mynwent Capel Salem, Penycae. |
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| Edward TURNER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private John Edward VALENTINE |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1918 |
25 |
Son of Mr & Mrs Jonathan Valentine, of 67, Styt Isa,
Penycae. |
Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord, France. |
| Private John Daniel WILLIAMS 15916 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 Oct 1917 |
Son of John & Miriam Williams, of 34, Hill Street, Penycae. |
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| John WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Jonathan WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Percy WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Thomas WILLIAMS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading Supply Asst. Alfred Reginald FENNER P/MX 69198 |
Royal Navy (H.M.S. Dunedin) |
24 Nov 1941 |
33 |
Son of Frederick & Margaret Fenner; husband of Doris Fenner, of Penycae. Torpedoed and sunk by U-124 off Brazil. Also commemorated on the Cefn Mawr War Memorial. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
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| Fusilier Donald HOPWOOD 14436554 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
2 Aug 1944 |
19 |
Son of Morris Hopwood, & of Ethel Hopwood, of Oldham, Lancashire,
England. |
Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
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| Edward Thomas JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
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| Lance Corporal Ifor JONES 3914469 |
South Wales Borderers & No. 1 Commando |
28 Aug 1942 |
Of Bryn Afon, Penycae. Son of Albert & Margaret
Jones. School teacher. Killed in accident. |
Mynwent Capel Salem, Penycae. |
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| Corporal Noel JONES PO/X105351 |
Royal Marines (No. 47 RM Commandos) |
7 Jul 1944 |
23 |
Son of Thomas James Jones & Mary Caroline Jones, of Penycae. |
Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
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| Fusilier Edward LEWIS 14739149 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
7 Dec 1944 |
19 |
Son of James & Ivy Lewis, of Penycae. |
Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium. |
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| Leading Aircraftsman Rolff Vivian MINTON 536755 |
Royal Air Force (216 Sqdn.) |
18 Oct 1940 |
26 |
Son of Claude V Minton, & of Annie P Minton, of Penycae. |
Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
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| James ROBERTS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
Sources:
- Penycae War Memorial
- Photo by Valerie Roberts
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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