Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Rhesycae
The Rhesycae War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Rhesycae is a village in the community of Halkyn, Flintshire. Between 1974 and 1996, it was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Joshua EVANS 61203 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
22 Apr 1918 | Son of Hugh & Sarah Evans of Rhesycae. | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. | |
| Private Peter HUGHES3453 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) | 1 Dec 1917 | 20 | Son of Peter & Mary Hughes, of Top y Rhes, Rhesycae. | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. |
| Private Joseph Edward JONES 20862 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
4 May 1917 | Born Rhesycae. Died at sea. | Savona Memorial, Italy. | |
| Private William JONES25181 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) | 20 Jul 1916 | Lived in Llanfairfechan, Carnarfonshire. | Thiepval Memorial | |
| Private Owen Thomas OWENS356034 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Bn.) | 31 Oct 1917 | Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. | |
| John THOMAS |
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| Driver William Edward WYNNE220361 |
Royal Field Artillery "A" Bty. 330th Bde. |
15 Nov 1918 | 28 | Son of Llewelyn & Amelia Wynne, of Chenney, Rhesycae. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Emlyn JONES |
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| Fusilier Joseph Ronald FEARNHEAD 14717079 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) | 18 Sep 1944 | 18 | Lived in Caernarfonshire. | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium. |
| Fusilier Gwynfryn JONES 4203845 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) | 5 May 1944 | 28 | Son of Peter & Harriet Jones, of Halkyn. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Thomas M STUBBS |
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| Driver Gwyn WILLIAMS 2351649 |
Royal Corps of Signals (68 H.A.A. Regt., R.A., Sig. Sec.) |
14 Nov 1942 | 23 | Alemain Memorial, Egypt. |
Sources:
- Rhesycae War Memorial
- Photo by Vic Roberts
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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