Aberwheeler

The Aberwheeler War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I and World War II.

Aberwheeler (Welsh: Aberchwiler) is a rural community in Denbighshire. It is part of the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Bodfari, which comprises the townships of Bodfari, in historic Flintshire, and Aberwheeler, in historic Denbighshire. Between 1974 and 1996 the area was part of the county of Clwyd.

 

1914-1918 War

 

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John (Johnnie) DAVIES 1665
Force:Royal Army Medical Corps(Territorial Force)
Died:28 Aug 1915
Age:27
Details:Son of John & Anne Davies, of Geinas Mill, Bodfari.
Cemetery or Memorial:Helles Memorial, Turkey.

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Robert Thomas JONES 5411
Force:Cheshire Regiment (2nd Bn.)
Died:1 Aug 1915
Age:38
Details:Son of Abram & J Jones, of Waen, Trefnant, Bodfari.
Cemetery or Memorial:Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William JONES 49156
Force:Cheshire Regiment (11th Bn.)
Died:22 Oct 1916
Age:20
Details:Son of John P and Mary Jane Jones, Tynyffordd, Glan Clwyd, Bodfari (1911 Wales Census).
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Richard Edward MORRIS 54510
Force:Royal Welsh Fusiliers("B" Coy. 16th Bn.)
Died:17 June 1917
Age:20
Details:Son of Thomas Charles & Jane Morris (nee Jones), of Geinas, Bodfari.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Henry ROBERTS 49795
Force:1st Bn. Cheshire Regiment
Died:22 Nov 1916   
Age:20
Details:Son of Mr John Edward Mary Roberts, Waen Shop (formerly of 20 Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool).
Cemetery or Memorial:Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue, Pas de Calais, France.

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Robert John WILLIAMS 17796
Force:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.)
Died:5 Sep 1916
Age:25
Details:Son of William and Sophia Williams, Peel Hall, Aberwheeler, Trefnant.
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.

Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William WILLIAMS 14925
Force:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:29 Jan 1917
Age:24
Details:Of Peel Hall, Aberwheeler. Son of the late William & Sophia Williams, Peny Court, Bodfari.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bray Military Cemetery, Somme, France.

1939-1945 War

Rank,Name & Service Number:Robert JONES
Force:
Died:
Age:
Details:
Cemetery or Memorial:

 

Sources:

• Aberwheeler War Memorial
• Transcription by Alwyn Evans
• Photo by Wynne Evans
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Military Records
• 1901 & 1911 Censuses

Disclaimer

All information is provided in good faith but, on occasions, errors may occur. The Clwyd Family History Society does not accept responsibility for the consequences of using any of the information provided on this page.

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