Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Trefnant
The Trefnant War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who were killed during World War I.
The memorial takes the form of a tablet in Holy Trinity Church, designed by George Gilbert Scott.
Trefnant is a village and community in the Vale of Clwyd, Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Albert Leonard HOWITT 1951 |
South Staffordshire Regiment | 30 Oct 1918 | 23 | Son of Mr Albert E & Mrs Emmaritta L Howitt, of Maes Elwy Lodge, St. Asaph. Resident of Bilston, Staffordshire, England. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Trefnant. |
| Private David Owen HUGHES 14424 |
Grenadier Guards(2nd Bn.) | 25 Sep 1916 | 26 | Born Bodfari. Son of Mrs Sarah Jones, of Trefnant; husband of Evelyn Norah Hughes, of St. Asaph Road, Trefnant. | Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. |
| Corporal John Thomas HUGHES 12009 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
13 Apr 1917 | 29 | Born Bodfari. Son of John & Sarah Hughes, of 2, Chapel Street, Trefnant. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Private Hugh JONES 201115 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Bn.) |
5 Nov 1918 | Born Llanrhaeadr. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Trefnant. | |
| Private Elias JONES 14370 |
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) | 21 Mar 1919 | 22 | Son of William Henry and Jane Jones, of Tynewydd, Sun Street, Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. Born at Llawrbetws, Merionethshire. | Holy Trinity Churchyard, Trefnant. |
| Ernest R ROBERTS |
South Staffordshire Regiment | ||||
| Private John WILLIAMS 205222 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (11th Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | 22 | Son of Robert & Sarah Williams, of 4, Chapel Street, Trefnant. | Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece. |
| James WILLIAMS 295119 & 171890 |
Manchester Regiment (1st/7th Bn.) formerly Royal Field Artillery |
1 Jun 1917 | 19 | Son of John Evan & Elizabeth Williams, Bryn Hyfryd, Trefnant. | Neuville-Bourjonval British cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Arthur YOUNG 23802 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
24 Jan 1916 | 21 | Son of John Young, of The Gardens, Llannerch Park, St. Asaph. | St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, Pas de Calais, France. |
Sources:
- Trefnant War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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