Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Rhostyllen
The Rhostyllen War Memorial commemorates those men of Rhostyllen and Bersham who died in conflicts throughout the world.
The memorial, taking the form of two plaques, one in Welsh and one in English, mounted on stone, is sited in the Memorial Gardens.
Rhostyllen is a former mining village in the community of Esclusham, in the county borough of Wrexham. Until 1974, Rhostyllen was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, from 1974 to 1996, in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private Thomas Charles ALLMAND 90547 |
Glamorgan Yeomanry | 30 Sep 1918 | Adopted son of James & Sarah Ann Allmond of 91 Church Street, Rhostyllen. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. | |
| Second Lieutenant George Beaumont BATE |
Royal Flying Corps (18 Sq.) & Loyal North Lancashire Regiment |
29 Apr 1917 | 21 | Son of George & Millicent Bate, formerly of The White House, Bersham. | Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Pas de Calais, France. |
| John BEDDOW |
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| Private George Henry BENNETT 26772 & 970 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) previously in Denbighshire Yeomanry |
10 Nov 1916 | 20 | Son of Benjamin & Alice Jane Bennett of Front Lodge, Plas Power. Born Twemlows, Shropshire, England. | Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Gunner Albert CAVE 159288 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (129th Heavy Bty.) | 28 Oct 1917 | 35 | Son of Thomas Cave, of Rhostyllen; husband of Minnie Gertrude Cave, of 1, Southside, St. Andrew's Road, Bemerton, Salisbury, England. | Dozinghem Militry Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lance Sergeant George COLLINS 7473 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) | 18 Sep 1916 | Born Esclusham. | Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France. | |
| George COOPER |
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| Private Arthur DAVIES 12550 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) | 23 Oct 1915 | Son of Mr E Davies, of Bersham Bank. | Cairo War Memorial, Egypt. | |
| Thomas E DAVIES |
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| Walter DUNKLEY |
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| William J DUTTON |
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| Lance Corporal Edward EDWARDS 7680 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Btn.) | 24 Aug 1914 | Of Rhostyllen | Elouges Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. | |
| Private Edward EDWARDS 76913 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) | 23 Oct 1918 | 22 | Son of Peter & Mary Ellen Edwards, of Felin Puleston. | Tezze British Cemetery, Treviso, Italy |
| Private Thomas EDWARDS 29653 |
East Yorkshire Regiment (1st Bn.) | 22 Mar 1918 | 22 | Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Edwards, of Felin Puleston. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Edward EVANS |
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| Captain Godfrey FITZHUGH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (25th Montgomeryshire & Welsh Horse Yeomanry Bn.) | 31 Oct 1917 | 44 | Son of Mr and Mr. Godfrey Fitzhugh, of Plas Power. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Gunner Charles HAGAN 112533 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (180th Heavy Bty.) | 2 Aug 1918 | Born Town Head, Glasgow, Scotland. Husband of Emily Hagan (nee Timberlake), of Station Road, Rhostyllen. | Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. | |
| Private Edward HUGHES 15527 & 7876 |
Welsh Regiment (1/6th Btn.) previously in Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
3 Sep 1916 | Catterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | ||
| Leonard HUGHES |
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| Private Walter James HUGHES 53316 & 5903 |
Cheshire Regiment (11th Bn.) previously in Welsh Regiment |
30 Apr 1918 | Husband of Alice Hughes, of 6, Church Street, Rhostyllen. | Gent City Cemetery, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Edward JARVIS R4/062719 |
Royal Army Service Corps (4th Base Remount Depot) |
27 Dec 1916 | 49 | Born Ruabon. Husband of Matilda Jarvis, of 4, Little Vownog???, Bersham. | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John Richard JEFFREYS 200569 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) | 7 Dec 1917 | Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. | ||
| Private Llewelyn Penri JONES 81807 |
Royal Army Medical Corps (38th Gen. Hosp.) Welsh Students Company |
7 Nov 1918 | 26 | Son of Daniel Jones, of 18, High Street, Rhostyllen. | Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. |
| Robert JONES |
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| Urias JONES |
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| Walter JONES |
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| Sapper William JONES 132114 |
Corps of Royal Engineers (254th Tunn. Coy.) | 25 Jul 1917 | 38 | Son of John & Elizabeth Jones, of Rhostyllen; husband of Mary Jones, of 112, Church Street, Rhostyllen. | Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edwin KIRKHAM 16/46352 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment | 10 Aug 1916 | Son of William & Mary Jane Kirkham, of Stud Farm, Bronwylfa, Wrexham. Born Lyneal, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. Brother of Thomas Kirkham (below). Also commemorated on the Minera War Memorial. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. | |
| Private Thomas KIRKHAM 55544 & 1360 |
16th. Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers formerly Welsh Horse |
28 Apr 1918 | 24 | Son of William & Mary Jane Kirkham, of Stud Farm, Bronwylfa, Wrexham. Born Lyneal, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. Brother of Edwin Kirkham (above). Also commemorated on the Minera War Memorial. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private Albert LLOYD 200573 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 27 | Son of Robert Edward & Emily Lloyd, of Rhostyllen. | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal Ambrose LLOYD J/2573 |
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment (38th Bn.) |
20 Oct 1918 | Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel. | ||
| Ellis LLOYD |
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| Samuel MORRIS |
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| William MORRIS |
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| Benjamin John OWEN |
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| Jack PEMBERTON |
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| Second Lieutenant Walter Lowe PERCIVAL |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (attd. 9th Bn.) |
24 Oct 1918 | Poix-du-Nord Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. | ||
| Arthur PUGH |
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| Joseph PUGH |
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| William RAWLINSON |
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| David Cadwaladr ROBERTS |
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| Howell ROBERTS |
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| Private Urias ROBERTS 5588 |
Welsh Regiment (1st/6th Bn.) | 11 Feb 1917 | 25 | Son of Joseph Thomas & Elizabeth Roberts, of Higher Wilford Haven, Wern, Bersham. | Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Somme, France. |
| William ROBERTS |
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| James ROBINSON |
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| Edward SMITH |
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| Thomas STEEN |
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| Walter THOMPSON |
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| Lance Corporal Herbert TIMBERLAKE 2004 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) | 15 Sep 1918 | 29 | Husband of Annie Winifrid Morris (formerly Timberlake), of 21, Oxford Street, Wrexham. | Lagnicourt Hedge Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| William TOMPKINS |
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| Harry W WHITEHEAD? 306968 |
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Depot | 11 Apr 1918 | 38 | Son of Alfred & Elizabeth Ann Whitehand, of 20, Trinity Street, Rhostyllen. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Albert WILLIAMS |
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| Private Allen WILLIAMS 44309 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) | 23 Mar 1918 | 20 | Son of Thomas Robert & Jane Williams, of Pear Tree Cottage, Rhostyllen. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| William WOOLAM |
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| Gunner Kendrick WYNN 87886 |
Royal Field Artillery (32nd Bty. 33rd Bde.) | 16 Aug 1917 | 19 | Son of Edward Thomas & Mary Augusta Wynn, of Plas Grono Lodge, Erddig. | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas BAILEY |
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| Alfred BOWEN |
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| Sergeant Thomas Brian CLARKE 1236744 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 21 May 1943 | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. | ||
| Corporal Frederick Graham DAVIES 4198739 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) | 19 Jul 1944 | 26 | Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. | |
| Ivan EDWARDS |
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| Aircraftman 1st Class William Henry GOODWIN 1053525 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 21 Jun 1941 | 30 | Son of W H Goodwin, & of Ruth Goodwin, of Rhostyllen. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Corporal Alfred Rees GRIFFITHS 392162 |
Pioneer Corps, 50 Coy., Aux. Mil. also served in The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoons). |
17 Jun 1940 | 39 | Son of Alfred & Edith Griffiths, of Rhostyllen; husband of Mary E Griffiths, of Rhostyllen. | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. |
| Albert HUGHES |
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| Sergeant George Edward JONES 4178048 |
Royal Artillery, 92 Bty., 34 Lt. A.A. Regt. | 1 Jan 1942 | 39 | Son of Pryce & Laura Ann Jones, of Rhostyllen; husband of Leah Jones, of Rhostyllen. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Lance Bombardier Iorwerth Elias JONES 922575 |
Royal Horse Artillery, 'C' (Campbell) Bty., 4 Regt. | 10 Aug 1944 | 27 | Son of Edward Isaac & Mary Jones; husband of Ruth Jones, of St. Helen's Auckland, Co. Durham, England. | Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France. |
| Captain Llewellyn Thomas JONES 200233 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn. attd. H.Q. 158th Inf. Bde.) | 3 Jul 1944 | 26 | Son of Richard Owen Jones & Emily Jones, of Legacy. | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France. |
| Able Seaman Ronald JONES C/SSX30873 |
Royal Navy, H.M.S. Iron Duke | 14 Apr 1942 | 22 | Son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Jones, of Bersham. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Flight Sergeant Thomas Kenneth JONES 655232 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (107 Sqdn.) | 27 Aug 1943 | 23 | Son of Howard Thomas Jones & Jane Rose Jones, of Wrexham. | Auchy-au-Bois Churchyard, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Wilfred JONES 3451479 |
Royal Army Medical Corps, 33 Field Hygiene Sec. | 10 Oct 1945 | 27 | Son of Thomas Edward & Ann Jones, of Warrington, Lancashire, England. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Gunner Edward Kennet LLOYD 1142880 |
Royal Artillery (71 Field Regt.) | 18 Feb 1944 | 32 | Son of Owen Williams Lloyd & Emily Lloyd; husband of Eluned Lloyd, of Pentrebychan. | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Stanley Thomas LLOYD |
Merchant Navy, S.S. Empire Turnstone | 22 Oct 1942 | 36 | Son of Thomas Jones Lloyd & of Alice Gertrude Lloyd (nee Harris). Torpedoed and sunk by U-621, southwest of Iceland. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Joiner 2nd Class Harold Edgar MARKEY P/MX 51063 |
Royal Navy, H.M.S. Hood. | 24 May 1941 | 34 | Husband of Jessie Markey, of Rhostyllen. Sunk by the Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Sergeant Hugh McCONKEY 525942 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 21 Feb 1945 | 32 | Son of Wilson & Rebecca McConkey; husband of E McConkey, of Wrexham. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Rhostyllen. |
| Eddie PEMBERTON |
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| Samuel PRITCHARD |
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| Sergeant W. Op./Air Gnr. Elfyn Kyffin ROBERTS 915495 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (104 Sqdn.) | 29 May 1942 | 23 | Son of Robert Glyn Roberts & Jane Kyffin Roberts, of Rhostyllen. Also commemorated on the Minera War Memorial. | Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta. |
| Harold ROSEY |
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| Sergeant Peris STEEN 1722114 |
Royal Artillery 451 Bty., 141 Lt. A.A. Regt. | 4 Aug 1943 | 28 | Son of Thomas & Catherine Steen; husband of Sarah Elizabeth Steen, of Rhos. | Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England. |
| William WATSON |
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| Harold WILLIAMS |
Sources:
- Rhostyllen War Memorial
- Photo by Valerie Roberts
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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