Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Rhosesmor
The Rhosesmor War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died in the First and Second World Wars.
The memorial stone contains the names of those who died in the First World War. A memorial window was erected at St. Paul's Parish Church in 1924.
Rhosesmor (formerly known as Caerfallwch) is a village in the Flintshire. Between 1974 and 1996, it was in the county of Clwyd.
"EU HENWAU'N PERAROGLI SYDD, A'U HÛN, MOR DAWEL YW"
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifleman Allen BLACKWELL 50227 |
South Lancashire Regiment (1st/5th Bn.) |
20 Sep 1917 | 19 | Born Rhosesmor. Lived at Wern. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edward EDWARDS 36977 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1916 | 21 | Born Rhosesmor. Son of Elizabeth Edwards, of 6, Mill Terrace, Hendre, Mold, & the late John Edwards. Lived at Llety'r Eos. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Company Sergeant Major Edward Henry EGERTON M.S.M. 21305 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
26 Aug 1918 | Born Whitford. Husband of M Egerton, of Dolfechlas Ucha, Rhydymwyn. Lived at Dolfechlas. | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | |
| Gunner Hugh HUGHES 159355 & 594505 |
9th Bty Royal Field Artillery transferred to 532nd Agricultural Coy Labour Corps |
3 Feb 1919 | 30 | Husband of Susannah Hughes. | St. Paul's Churchyard, Rhosesmor. |
| Rifleman Joseph William JONES 242639 & 5487 |
South Lancashire Regiment (2nd/5th Bn.) |
23 Feb 1918 | Lived at Wern, Rhosesmor. | St. Paul's Churchyard, Rhosesmor. | |
| Second Lieutenant Charles Douglas Forrest MASON |
King's Liverpool Regiment (1st/3rd Bn.) |
20 Apr 1920 | 22 | Son of Joseph & Frances Elizabeth Mason, Prospect House, Rhosesmor. | St. Paul's Churchyard, Rhosesmor. |
| Robert ROBERTS |
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| Private Charles WILLIAMS 37428 & 3599 |
Machine Gun Corps (46th Coy.) formerly in Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
10 Apr 1918 | 27 | Son of the late Charles & Harriet Williams. Lived at Wern. | Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John WILLIAMS 60752 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | Lived at Berthddu, Rhosesmor. | Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signalman Horace Arrol CONNOR D/JX 149298 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Bonaventure |
31 Mar 1941 | Son of James & Ellen Connor, of Penrith, Cumberland, England. Lived in Rhosesmor. Torpedoed by the Italian submarine Ambra south of Crete. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
Sources:
- Rhosesmor War Memorial
- Photo by Vic Roberts
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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