Weston Rhyn War Memorial

Weston Rhyn

The Weston Rhyn War Memorial commemorates those men and women from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of a standing stone Celtic Cross with four stone seats forming the base. It stands outside the Weston Rhyn Institute.

A brass plaque in St. John's Parish Church commemorate a soldier who died in the Boer War.

The border village of Weston Rhyn 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 Weston Rhyn was created in 1870, out of the ancient parish of St. Martin's, and was made up of the townships of Weston Rhyn and Bronygarth. Both of these townships bordered Wales, with the River Ceiriog forming the border.

The parish of Weston Rhyn was part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph until 1922 when it was transferred to the English Diocese of Litchfield.

Boer War

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Private Norman LLOYD 21549	Imperial Yeomanry (13th Shropshire Company)	20 Apr 1902	20	Killed in action at Olivers Farm, Ficksburg.

1914-1918

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
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 St. Martin's War Memorial.	Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private Charles BAILEY	Royal West Kents
Lance Sergeant Henry BAILEY 200446	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	6 Apr 1918		Born St. Martin's. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
2nd. Lieutenant Eric Trezise BAKER	Royal Flying Corps (65th Sqd.)	19 Jan 1918	27	Son of Thomas Trezise & Ellen Susan Baker of Orrel Park, Liverpool.	Arras Flying Services Memorial, France.
Private William Joseph BLAYNEY 32713	The King's Liverpool Regiment (18th Bn.)	18 Oct 1916	25	Son of John Blayney, New Cottage, Weston Rhyn.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Private Leonard BOYCOTT M.M. 23366	Yorkshire Regiment (8th Bn.)	8 Jun 1917	30	Son of James Boycott, 50, West Chilton Terrace, Ferry Hill, County Durham. Born St. Martin's.	Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Lance Corporal George BURGOYNE 6862	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	24 Dec 1916		Born Hanwood, Shrewsbury. Son of Herbert & Mary Ann Burgoyne, Oaklands Lodge, Weston Rhyn. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Zillebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Driver I DAVIES	Royal Field Artillery
Lieutenant Ronald Gibson Stewart DURWARD	Royal Scots (1st Bn.)	11 Aug 1918	24	Son of James Stewart & Mary Wilson Jardine Durward of 127, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.	Bouchoir New British Cemetery, France.
Private Emlyn EDWARDS 17261	Wiltshire Regiment (5th Bn.)	8 Dec 1915	17	Son of T C & Alice Edwards of 7, Garden Croft, Weston Rhyn.	Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.
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 John R ELLIS 17481	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.)	2 Dec 1917	38	Son of John & Mary Ellis of St Martin’s, husband of Florence Ellis of 6, West Lea, Weston Rhyn.	Villers-Plouich Cemetery, France.
Private G EVANS	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Private George EVANS 6168	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn. )	21 Sep 1915	26	Son of Isaac & Mary Evans, Woodland Cottage, Gledrid.	Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Private George FOULKES 203604	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.)	16 Mar 1918	27	Husband of Mary Lucy Jones (formerly Foulkes) of Mardy Villa, Hengoed.	Favreuil British Cemetery, France.
Sergeant Edward GILBANK M.M. 12282	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.)	4 Sept 1916		Born in Ripley, Surrey.	St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
Private Boaz GRIFFITHS 12301	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.)	2 Aug 1918		Son of John & Catherine Griffiths, Weston Rhyn.	St. Pol British Cemetery, St. Pol-sur-Ternoise.
Private C R GRIFFITHS	Cheshire Regiment
Private O GRIFFITHS D.C.M.	Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Private W HUGHES	King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Sergeant A JACKSON	Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry
Private S JACKSON	King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Private Charles JONES 13877	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.)	5 Apr 1916	26	Born Wingfield, Berkshire. Son of the late Richard & Mary Jones, Chirk Bank, Weston Rhyn. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Menen Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private C P JONES	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Private Ernest JONES 11631	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.)	25 Sept 1915	25	Son of Thomas & Ursula Jones of Canal Side, Chirk Bank. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private M JONES	2nd Canadian Infantry Regt.
Private S JONES	Welsh Guards
Private D LLOYD	King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Company Sergeant Major Edward O MORRIS 13888	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.)	2 Oct 1918			Ribecourt Railway Cemetery, Cambrai, France.
Private P MORRIS	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Sergeant W MORRIS	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Private J OLIVER 50555	Imperial Camel Corps ("A" Coy.)	2 March 1919	38	Born at Dinas, Weston Rhyn. Son of John & Ann Oliver.	St John’s Churchyard, Weston Rhyn.
Private Walter Harold OVERSON 27432	Royal Army Medical Corps	4 Apr 1915		Born Sweeney. Son of Frederick & Mary Overson of Gledrid. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	St John’s Churchyard, Weston Rhyn.
Private Frank PARRY 16280	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.)	26 Sep 1917			Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Sergeant John William PARSONS D.C.M. 200588	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	22 Dec1917	35	Son of George & Margaret Parsons, of Liverpool. Lived at Holly Villas, Oaklands Road, Chirk Bank. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
Private Charles PHILLIPS 46495	Machine Gun Corps Infantry (19th Bn.)	9 Jul 1918			Chestres French National Cemetery, Ardennes, France.
Private George Francis PIERCE 15364	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.)	20 Jul 1916	21	Son of James & Mary Ellen Pierce, Quinta Lodge, Weston Rhyn.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Sergeant J PIERCE	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Private William Henry POYNTON 23548	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.)	12 Aug 1917	22	Son of William & Sarah Poynton, Coal Pit Lane, Wern, Weston Rhyn.	Arras Memorial, France.
Private John Allen ROBERTS 23088	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.)	25 Sep 1915	25	Son of Edward & Sarah Roberts of Fairfield, Weston Rhyn.	Loos Memorial, France.
Private Robert ROBERTS 36285	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.)	10 July 1916	37	Son of the late Edward & Sinah Roberts of Tenement, Chirk; and husband of Elizabeth E Roberts of 6, Welsh Row, Weston Rhyn.	Amara War Cemetary, Iraq.
Private Stanley ROGERS 3094	Welsh Guards (1st Bn.)	31 July 1917	20	Born Weston Rhyn. Son of George and Maria Rogers, of 9, Gledrid Terrace, Chirk.	Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private Joseph ROWLANDS 36825	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.)	16 Aug 1916	25	Son of the late Samuel & Isabella Rowlands, Lindley Cottage, Bronygarth.	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Private David Thomas ROWLANDS 26036	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st/4th Bn.)	7 Jun 1918	23	Son of David & Alice Rowlands, of 10, Pont Faen, Weston Rhyn. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France.
Private Arthur STOCKER 16919	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (5th Bn.)	25 Sep 1915			Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private Charles Edward STOKES 7073	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.)	25 Jan 1915		Born Whittington. Son of James & Elizabeth Stokes, Weston Rhyn. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private Herbert TUNNAH 88375	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.)	4 Nov 1918	22	Son of Edward & Sarah Ann Tunnah, Rose Cottage, Oaklands Road, Chirk Bank. Also commemorated on the Chirk War Memorial.	Englefontaine British Cemetery, Le Cateau, France.
Private E WILLIAMS	King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Corporal James WINKLE M.M. 230986	King's Shropshire Light Infantry (10th Bn.)	2 Sep 1918	24	Husband of Martha Winkle of Avondale, Holyhead Road, Chirk.	Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, France

1939-1945

Rank, Name & Service Number	Service	Died	Age	Details	Cemetery or Memorial
Lance Bombadier Henry BEBB 944451	Royal Artillery (146 Pembroke Yeomanry Field Regiment)	28 Mar 1943	24	Son of Thomas & Mary Bebb of Chirk.	Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia.
Sapper W B BOLVER 14385241	Royal Engineers (152 Railway Construction Company)	6 Jun 1946	37		Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.
Leading Aircraftsman (Pilot U/T) Ronald Kenneth BROOKFIELD 1232825	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	28 Aug 1944	21	Son of William Alfred & Katey Brookfield of Weston Rhyn.	Athlone Cemetery, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Lieutenant Donald Godfrey CRAIG 90286	Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn. )	2 May 1941	24	Son of Donald & Violet Craig of Rhoswiel.	St Mary’s Churchyard, Chirk.
A.B. Harry DAVIES D/JX 177870	Royal Navy HM Motor Launch 129	21 Mar 1942		Son of William & Ida Davies; husband of Alma Edith Davies of St. Martin’s. Sunk en route from Gibralter to Malta.	Plymouth Naval Memorial, England.
Private D J EDWARDS	King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
W.O. (Air Bomber) Wallace HERBERT D.F.M. 1178839	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (83 Sqd.)	25 Jul 1944	32	Son of Edward Wallace & Lizzie Herbert; husband of Florence Rose Herbert of Weston Rhyn. Schoolmaster.	Durnbach War Cemetery, Bavaria, Germany.
Lance Bombadier Jack Bernard JAMES 5122685	Royal Artillery (5 Bty. 3rd Maritime Regiment)	13 Nov 1941	28	Son of Robert Thomas & Jane James.	Falmouth Cemetery, Cornwall.
Gunner David Ernest JONES 318138	Royal Artillery (75th Shropshire Yeomanry Medium Regiment)	14 May 1944	29	Son of Frederick & Annie Jones of Bronygarth; husband of Gertrude Hilda Jones of Pontfadog.	Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
Sergeant (Air Gnr.) William Owen JONES 1300297	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	7 Sep 1943	23	Son of Owen & Sarah Elizabeth Jones of Weston Rhyn.	St John’s Churchyard, Weston Rhyn.
Private Rees ROBERTS 13006283	Pioneer Corps (76 Coy., Aux. Mil.)	28 May/2 Jun 1940	47	Son of Edward & Maria Roberts.	Dunkirk Memorial, France.
Gunner James Lawrence STOCKER 856855	Royal Artillery (8 Coast Regt.)	1/2 Oct 1942	24	Son of Edward James & Sarah Jane Stocker of Weston Rhyn, husband of Helen Stocker of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.	Sai Wan Memorial, Hong Kong.
Driver Keith Charles Robert WHITE T/66285	Royal Army Service Corps	4 Sep 1941	20	Son of Charles A V & Margaret White of Weston Rhyn.	Heliopolis War Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.
Sergeant (Flight Lieutenant Eng.) Norman WILLIAMS 2220606	51 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	4 Nov 1944	19	Son of Jacob & Eliza Williams of Weston Rhyn.	Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.
Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) William Frederick WILLIAMS 1750303	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (44 Sqdn.)	27 Apr 1944	20	Son of George & Mary Ann Williams of Weston Rhyn.	Durnbach War Cemetery, Munich, Germany.
Aircraftsman 1st Class William Raymond WILLIAMS 948075	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	4 Apr 1941			Alamein Memorial, Libya.

Sources:

Weston Rhyn War Memorial
Photo by Alwyn Evans
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Military Records
1901 & 1911 Censuses

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