Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
St. Martins
Llanfarthin
The St. Martin's War Memorial commemorates those men and women from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. It takes the form of a standing stone Celtic Cross with decorative knotwork.
The small border village of St. Martin's (Welsh: Llanfarthin) lies in the county of Shropshire in England but had strong connections with the historic county of Denbighshire across the border in Wales.
The parish of St. Martin's was part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph until 1922 when it was transferred to the English Diocese of Lichfield.
1914-1918
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private Charles BAILEY G/24831 & 1060 |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (7th Bn.) formerly Welsh Horse Regiment |
15 Oct 1917 | Born St. Martin's. Resident of Ruabon. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial, and the Weston Rhyn War Memorial. | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Lance Sergeant Henry BAILEY 200446 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Apr 1918 | Born St. Martin's. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Harry BAKER 160691 |
Shropshire Yeomanry attd. Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
6 Sep 1916 | 24 | Son of Moses Baker, Oakfields, St. Martin’s. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Richard BROMLEY |
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| Private Frank BUCKLE 17261 |
Grenadier Guards (4th Bn.) |
16 Sep 1916 | 19 | Son of Mary Anne Buckle of Ebor Dene, Gatacre Road, Oswestry. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Alfred CAROL |
Possibly CUEL? | ||||
| Private Christopher CLARKSON 11688 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
7 Oct 1916 | 20 | Son of John William & Annie (born Whittington) Clarkson, of 15, Waterloo Place, Warwick Street, Leamington, Warwickshire, England. Enlisted at Oswestry. | Grove Town Cemetery, Meault, Somme, France. |
| Private Edgar DAVIES 14729 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
14 Jul 1916 | Born Ifton Heath. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private William DAVIES 69728 & T/2/13889 |
Royal Fusiliers posted to London Regiment (2nd/2nd Bn.) formerly Army Service Corps |
21 Mar 1918 | Born St. Martin's. | Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Lance Sergeant Percy EDWARDS 16079 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.) |
3 Feb 1916 | 23 | Son of John & Sarah Edwards, of Rhoswiel House, Preesgwyn. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Richard EDWARDS 11865 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
17 Sep 1916. | Born Dudleston Heath. Resident of St. Martin's. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| John ELLIS |
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| George EVANS |
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| Private David Oswald EVANS 57907 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry | 25 Nov 1918 | 21 | Son of David & Janet Mary Evans of 2, St. Martin's Moor. | St. Martin's Churchyard, St. Martin's. |
| Evan GRIFFITHS |
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| Private George HARRIS 35154 |
Cheshire Regiment (13th Bn.) |
25 Oct 1916 | 25 | Son of Charles & Elizabeth Harris, of St. Martin's. | Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France. |
| Lance Sergeant John HAYWARD 11538 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
14May 1917 | 23 | Son of Richard & Margaret Hayward, of Field Head, Chirk. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais. |
| Sapper Job Pemberton HOPLEY 144822 |
Royal Engineers (182nd Tunn. Coy.) | 4 Feb 1916 | 21 | Son of Job & Elizabeth Hopley, Clark’s Lane, St. Martin’s. | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France. |
| Sergeant Stephen JACKSON 7632 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
4 Jun 1915 | 33 | Grandson of Bridget Jackson of Gledrid. | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Normandy, France. |
| Sergeant Stanley JONES 200490 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 20 | Born Weston Rhyn. Son of Thomas & Ann Jones, of 3, Glyn View, Ifton Heath. | Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Thomas LEWIS |
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| Private Cecil LIGHTWOOD 20576 |
Grenadier Guards (4th Bn.) | 27 Sep 1915 | 27 | Son of S & Mary E Lightwood of Derwen Farm, St. Martin’s. | Loos Memorial, France. |
| Pryce MORRIS |
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| John OSBORNE |
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| Matthew PARRY |
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| Lance Corporal Edwin PEATE M.M. 10673 |
Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1916 | 27 | Son of John & Sarah Peate of Colliery Cottage, Ifton Heath. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Albert PRICE 11861 |
Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn. |
16 Sep 1916 | Born Radcliffe, Manchester. Son of William Price, of Ifton & Emma E Price. Nephew of Robert & Sarah Evans of 4, New Terrace, St. Martin's. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Andrew PRICE 12306 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
14 Jul 1916 | Son of George & Sarah Price of Ellesmere Road, Ifton Heath. | Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private William PRICE 3405 |
Manchester Regiment (11th Bn.) |
10 Dec 1915 | Born Radcliffe, Manchester. Resident of Oswestry. | East Mudros Military Cemetery, Greece. | |
| Private John Robert PROBERT 6160 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 38 | Son of John & Emma Probert of Llynclys, husband of Edith Ann Probert of 41 Council Houses, St. Martin’s. | Loos Memorial, France. |
| Private Robert Thomas REEVES 241717 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
14 Jun 1917 | Son of Robert & Lizzie A Reeves of 3 Whitemere Cottages, Ellesmere. | Arras Memorial, France. | |
| Private Samuel ROBERTS 69463 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment | 10 Mar 1917 | 22 | Son of William & Deborah Roberts, of 20, St. Martin's Moor. | St. Martin’s Churchyard, St. Martin’s. |
| Private Alvin ROBINSON 11796 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.) |
24 Jun 1915 | 28 | Son of Mrs. Rosanna Robinson, of 6, Back, 119, Aberdeen Street, Winson Green, Birmingham, England & the late John Robinson. Enlisted at Oswestry. | |
| Charles ROGERS |
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| John SMOUT |
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| Private Walter Hamnett TAYLOR 65307 & 39580 |
Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Bn.) formerly East Lancashire Regiment |
6 May 1918 | 19 | Husband of Rebecca Taylor, of 4, Ivy House, St. Martin's Moor. | Sandpits British Cemetery, Fouquereuil, Pas de calais, France. |
| Staff Nurse (A/Sister) Eugenie Elizabeth TEGGIN 2/Res/T66 |
Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service | 25 Dec 1918 | 28 | Daughter of Mrs M A Teggin of The Willows, St.Martin’s Moor. | St Martin’s Churchyard, St. Martin’s. |
| Sergeant John WARDOP 14293 |
Kings' Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
28 Mar 1915 | 41 | Son of John & Mary Wardop of Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; husband of Hannah Wardrop of 4 School Lane, St. Martin’s. | Bournemouth East Cemetery, Dorset, England |
| Private Edward WILLIAMS 43508 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
4 Aug 1917 | Born St. Martin's. | Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Enoch WILLIAMS 6155 |
Kings' Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd Bn.) |
18 May 1915 | 34 | Son of Enoch & Ann Williams, of 1, Brewery Cottages, Weston Rhyn. | Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Richard WILLIAMS 88395 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
6 Oct 1918 | 19 | Born in Ifton Heath. Son of Mrs Margaret Williams, of 5, Lime Gate, Hollins Road, Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire, England and the late Elijah Williams. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
1939-1945
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald GORDON |
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| William HAYWARD |
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| Corporal Norman Walter PEATE 1739039 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 7 Sep 1943 | 20 | Son of James & Alice Peate, St. Martin’s. | St. Martin’s Churchyard, St. Martin’s. |
| Private Clifford SAGAR 4042002 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
7 Aug 1944 | 22 | Born Oswestry. | St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Ray STOKES |
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| AC2 Gordon Thomas TAYLOR 1355215 |
Royal Air Force | 16 Jan 1942 | 30 | Son of Thomas & Lucy Taylor of Trefonen; husband of Georgina Taylor of Trefonen. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| E Arthur THOMAS |
Sources:
- St. Martins War Memorial
- Photo by John Haynes
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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