Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
St. Asaph
Llanelwy
The St. Asaph War Memorial commemorates those from the area who died in wartime.
The small city of St. Asaph (Welsh: Llanelwy), with a population of 3400, is situated between the rivers Elwy and Clwyd at the northern end of the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire.
The ancient parish of St. Asaph was made up of thirteen township most of which were in historic Flintshire, but two, Meriadog and Wigfair were in historic Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996, the area was part of the county of Clwyd
The city's cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of St Asaph which covers the north-east of Wales. The cathedral contains the Welsh Nurses War Memorial, commemorating those who died in World War I.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF THIS CITY WHO FOUGHT
AND FELL FOR KING AND COUNTRY
1914 - 1919
AND 1939 - 1945.
BYDD EU HENWAU BYW BYTH
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private James Cliffe ARROWSMITH 50232 |
Cheshire Regiment (9th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | 36 | Son of the late Samuel & Rachael Arrowsmith (nee Cliffe) of Eaton, Congleton, Cheshire, England. Husband of Muriel Arrowsmith (nee Williams) of 1, May Terrace, St. Asaph. | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Bailleul, Nord, France. |
| Private Hubert Stanley BELCHER 49737 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
24 May 1918 | 24 | Son of William Edward & Ethel Belcher (nee Ling) of St Asaph. His father was the organist and Master of Choristers at the Cathedral. | Tannay British Cemetery, Thienes, Nord, France. |
| Louis Francis CAVANNA or KAVANAGH |
Royal Army Service Corps | Born 1882, Llannefydd, the son of Lewis and Ann Cavanna. | |||
| Private Reginald Hingley CLARKE G/24595 |
Queen's Own - Royal West Kent Regiment (7th Bn.) |
12 Oct 1917 | 26 | Born in St. Asaph, the son of John and Harriet Clarke (nee Tucker). | Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Sergeant Major Robert DAVIES |
1 Nov 1918 | 35 | Husband of Eliza Miriam Davies, Arnold House, St Asaph. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Davies, Cornel, St Asaph. | ||
| Horse Keeper Walter Lawrence DEED 808 & 170875 |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps | 21 Jan 1919 | 39 | Son of Walter Lawrence & Annie Maria Deed (nee Pitt) of St. Asaph. Husband of Alice Eugenie Deed. Died of natural causes after discharge. | Died in East Preston, Sussex, England. |
| Private Edmund Lawrence DURCAN 1347 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) & Royal Army Service Corps |
3 May 1916 | 21 | Son of James & Mary Durcan (nee Durcan). Brother of Second
Lieutenant Gerald Justin Durcan. Died after discharge. |
Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Lieutenant Henry Laidley Garland EDWARDS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn & later 1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | 29 | Born in Carmarthen, the son of Alfred George & Mary Laidley Edwards (nee Garland) of the Palace, St. Asaph. His father was Bishop of St. Asaph and in 1920 became the first Archbishop of Wales. | Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Sergeant William Asaph GEORGE D.C.M.; M.M. 11204 |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (4th Bn.) |
27 Nov 1916 | 27 | Son of John & Sarah George of Mill Street, St. Asaph. | North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad. Iraq. |
| Sapper George HILL WR/20918 |
Royal Engineers (305th Road Construction Coy., Roads & Quarries Bn.) |
21 Apr 1918 | 39 | Son of Richard & Sarah Hill (nee Humphreys). Husband of Alice Hill of St. Asaph. | Molliens au Bois Communal Cemetery, Somme, France. Also commemorated in the Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Captain Percy Standish HORE |
South Wales Borderers & S Indian Infantry (52nd Sikhs Frontier Force) |
12 Mar 1915 | 34 | Son of the late Lieutenant Colonel Frederic Standish & Harriet Susannah Hore (nee Williams) of St. Asaph. | Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L£€™Avouep, Pas de Calais, France |
| Private Albert HOULSTON 181 |
Canadian Army Service Corps (2nd Div. Supply Col.) | 8 Mar 1916 | 32 | Son of Edward & Mary Houlston (nee Bennett). | Westoutre Churchyard Extension, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lieutenant John Arthur Elias HUGHES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Denbighshire Bn - Territorial) |
26 Jan 1915 | 27 | Son of the late Rev. John Elias & Jane Hughes (nee
Jones). Native of St. Asaph. |
Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Albert JONES 14610 |
Grenadier Guards (1st Bn.) |
26 Oct 1914 | 23 | Son of John & Fanny Elizabeth Jones (nee Collins). | Menin Gate, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Charles Pritchard Jones (aka Robert Charles Pritchard) 8775 |
1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry | 20 Dec 1914 | 22 | Grandson of Catherine Pritchard, Denbigh Road, St Asaph. (1911 Census) | Strand Military Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Lance Corporal David JONES P/6572 |
Military Mounted Police | 7 Dec 1918 | 29 | Son of William Jones of Tyn y Morfa, Gwespyr, Flintshire.
Native of St. Asaph. |
Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece. |
| Driver David JONES 187239 |
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery (41st Bde. of the 47th Bty.) |
21 Mar 1918 | 39 | Son of John Barnes & Jane Jones (nee Price). | Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Evan Thomas JONES (aka Danny GORMAN) 144942 |
Canadian Infantry - Eastern Ontario Regiment (21st Bn.) |
10 Jun 1916 | 26 | Brother of Mr R Gorman, St. Asaph. | Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Hugh William JONES 27544 |
South Wales Borderers (5th Bn.) |
7 June 1917 | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | ||
| Private John Herbert JONES 275791 |
Manchester Regiment (1/7th Bn.) |
6 April 1918 | 23 | Son of John Charles & Margaret Jones (nee Roberts). Brother
of Private Wilfred Jones, 53932 (see below). |
Doullens Communal Cemetery, Extension No.1, Somme, France. |
| Private Thomas Pierce JONES 55320 |
Welsh Regiment (Depot) |
14 Apr 1919 | 22 | Son of Thomas & Ellen Jones (nee Roberts). | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Sapper Thomas Price JONES 154766 |
Royal Engineers (225th Field Coy.) |
24 Sep 1917 | 25 | Son of Pryce & Harriet Jones. | Tyne Cot Memorial¸ Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Private Wilfred JONES 53932 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Denbighshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
15 Apr 1917 | 19 | Son of John Charles & Margaret Jones (nee Roberts). Brother of Private John Herbert Jones, 275791 (See above). | Mikra Memorial, Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| Private Edward KENNY 30604 |
Royal Defence Corps (318th Protection Coy.) |
10 Feb 1919 | 46 | Son of Patrick & Jane Kenny (nee Roberts) of St. Asaph. | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Rifleman Richard Francis KENNY C/1031 |
Kings Royal Rifle Corps (16th Bn.) |
28 Jan 1916 | 22 | Born at St. Asaph workhouse. Nephew of Annie Moseley (nee Kenny). | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lieutenant James Windsor LEWIS |
Welsh Guards S R (1st Bn.). |
6 Jun 1916 | 39 | Son of James & Louisa Catherine Lewis (nee Edwards). Husband of Catherine Henrietta Lewis (nee Gregorie). | Brandhoek Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He is also commemorated on the Crondall War Memorial, in Hampshire, England. |
| Private Edward LLOYD 829850 |
Canadian Expeditionary Force (Canadian Infantry - New Brunswick Regiment 44 Bn.) | 12 Apr 1917 | 39 | Son of Robert & Mary Lloyd. | Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William Charles LUCAS 11372 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Reserve Bn.) |
5 Feb 1917 | 28 | Son of William & Ann Lucas (nee Fenlon) of Silverbank, St. Asaph. Brother of Private Percy Lucas 3952 (see below). | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Private Percy LUCAS 3952 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 Feb 1915 | 23 | Son of William & Ann Lucas (nee Fenlon) of Silverbank, St. Asaph. Brother of Private William Charles Lucas 11372 (see above). | Stahnsdorf (Berlin South-Western Cemetery), Germany. |
| Private Edward Owen Wynne MORRISs 1501 |
Australian Imperial Force (Infantry). 3rd Bn., H Coy. |
16 May 1915 | 33 | Son of Richard & Susannah Morris (nee Roberts), 1, Greenbank Street, Denbigh. | 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. |
| Private Frederick Ernest PIERCE 726 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
29 Aug 1915 | 29 | Son of Robert & Anne Jane Pierce (nee Hughes). | Chatby Military & War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Private John Tudor PUGH 39745 |
South Wales Borderers (5th Bn.) |
26 Nov 1918 | 29 | Son of Hugh Vaughan & Hannah Pugh (nee Pierce). | Cambrai East Military Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Gunner Percival Charles RHODES 23684 |
Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery ("B" Bty., 95th Bde.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 29 | Son of Jane Rhodes (nee Thomas) of St. Asaph & the late William J Rhodes. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private David ROBERTS 33016 |
Highland Light Infantry (17th Bn.) |
1 Apr 1917 | 40 | Son of David & Eliza Roberts (nee Roberts). | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal David Pennant ROBERTS 17253 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
26 Aug 1918 | 29 | Son of Joseph & Harriet Roberts (nee Jones) 2, Caradoc Terrace, St. Asaph. | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. He is also commemorated on the Tremeirchion War Memorial. |
| Private Frank Egerton Howes ROBERTS P/20227 |
Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment (9th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1916 | 24 | Son of Thomas Howes & Eleanor Frost Roberts (nee Jones). | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Richard ROBERTS 42229 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
20 Nov 1916 | 23 | Son of Robert & Anne Roberts (nee Williams) of 8, Cleaver's Row, St. Asaph. | Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. |
| Private William Henry ROBERTS 67643 |
Cheshire Regiment (15th Bn.) |
24 Oct 1918 | 19 | Son of John & Mary Roberts of Bryn Polyn Farm, St. Asaph. | Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Henry ROWLANDS 345218 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (24th Bn.) |
19 Jul 1918 | 24 | Son of David Robert & Anne Rowlands (nee Edwards). | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Robert Aston SPICER 11394 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | 22 | Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Spicer of 1 River View, St. Asaph |
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Private John SPICER 27222 |
Welsh Regiment (8th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11829 |
8 Aug 1915 | 17 | Son of Mrs. Sarah Ann Spicer of 1 River View, St. Asaph |
Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) |
| Private Felix Norman WATKINS 17137 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
26 Jun 1917 | 26 | Son of Felix Charles & Mary Cecile Watkins (nee Davies) of Brownlow Villa, St. Asaph. | Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Rifleman Evan Connett WILLIAMS B/201306 |
Rifle Brigade - The Prince Consort's Own (2/10th London Regiment) |
21 Sep 1918 | 24 | Son of Mr & Mrs R Williams, of Highfield Cottage, Pen-y-Cob, St. Asaph. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Richard Henry WILLIAMS 6013 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | 32 | Son of Richard & Jemima Williams (nee Williams). Husband of Margaret Williams (nee Foulkes) of 10, Luke Street, St. Asaph. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France and is commemorated in the Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Private Samuel WILLIAMS 54140 |
South Wales Borderers | 7 Oct 1919 | 31 | Husband of Jenny(ie) Williams (nee Roberts), Elm Cottages, St Asaph. Nephew of John and Anne Williams, Tyn y Ffynnon, Bryniau, Dyserth, Prestatyn | Dyserth (St. Bridget) Churchyard. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant Owen Hugh BARLOW 1381373 |
Royal Air Force (101 Sqn) |
30 Aug 1941 | 28 | Son of Robert & Elizabeth Barlow (nee Owen). Husband of Elizabeth O Barlow (nee Davies) | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Fusilier Stephen COLLINS 3766169 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 25 Aug 1941 | 30 | Son of Patrick & Elizabeth Collins. | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Sergeant Goronwy Wynne DAVIES 1359976 |
Royal Air Force (12 Sqn) |
28 Aug 1942 | 22 | Son of Evan Thomas & Elizabeth Davies (nee Wynne). Brother
of Fusilier William Gordon Davies 14513574 (see above). |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
| Fusilier William Gordon DAVIES 14513574 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) | 18 Mar 1945 | 35 | Son of Evan Thomas & Elizabeth Davies (nee Wynne). Husband of Hannah Selina Davies (nee Ottewell). Brother of Sergeant Goronwy Wynne Davies, 1359976 (see above). Also commemorated on the St. George War Memorial. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. |
| Edward William JONES 1432165 |
Royal Air Force | 8 Oct 1942 | 21 | Son of Evan Hugh & Gwendoline Winifred Jones (nee Jones) of St. Asaph. | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Able Seaman George Francis JONES D/JX 146519 |
Royal Navy (HMS Courageous) |
17 Sep 1939 | 19 | Son of George Francis & Mary Jones (nee Hughes) of St.
Asaph. Sunk by U-29 off the coast of Ireland. |
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Second Lieutenant Hugh Elias Parry PRICE 97148 |
Royal Artillery (7 Medium Reg.) |
17 Jan 1942 | 33 | Son of John Elias & Mary Price (nee Hughes). Husband of Gwendoline May Price (nee Ellis) of St. Asaph. | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
| Cook Ernest Geoffrey ROBERTS P/MX 64980 |
Royal Navy (HMS Culver) |
31 Jan 1942 | 23 | Son of Richard William & Henrietta Roberts (nee Davies) of St. Asaph. Sunk by U-105 off the coast of Ireland. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Gunner Charles Henry TIERNEY C9344 |
Royal Canadian Artillery (1st Medium Regiment) |
20 May 1944 | 34 | Son of Leonard & Florence May Tierney (nee Turner) of St. Asaph. | Cassino War Cemetery, Frosinone, Italy. |
| Probationer Nurse Margaret Alice OWEN |
Civilian | 3 Jun 1941 | 22 | Daughter of the the late Mr & Mrs David Owen (nee Evans, of Cornel, St. Asaph. Injured on 2 Jun 1941 during the bombing of Salford, Lancashire, England and died at Salford Royal Hospital. | Mount Road Cemetery, St. Asaph. |
Sources:
- St. Asaph War Memorial
- Transcription & Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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