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The Gwersyllt War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in World War I and World War II. The memorial stands at the junction of Wheatsheaf Lane and Old Mold Road in Gwersyllt. The design of the memorial was decided by competition in 1922, and was won by the English sculptor Joseph Hermon Cawthra.
Gwersyllt is a village and community in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 the area was part of the historic county of Denbighshire and, between 1974 and 1996, part of the county of Clwyd. The community also includes the villages of Summerhill, Bradley, Rhosrobin, Pandy, Sydallt and Highfield.
1914-1918 War
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private George Henry BARRATT 202525
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(15th Bn.)
Died:4 Aug 1917
Age:40
Details:Son of William Henry & Margaret Barratt, of Westminster Villas, Gwersyllt; husband of Margaret Barratt, of Ivy Cottage, Mold Road, Wrexham.
Cemetery or Memorial:Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Richard BELL 15539 & 8094
Service:Welsh Regiment(1st/6th Bn.)formerlyRoyal Welsh Fusiliers
Died:21 Sep 1916
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Details:Born Warrington, Cheshire, England. Son of James & Amelia Bell, Stansty View, Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:A BOWER
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Able Seaman Edgar Stanley CHALONER
Service:Mercantile Marine S.S. Mesaba (Liverpool)
Died:1 Sep 1918
Age:19
Details:Son of David & Maud Mary Chaloner (nee Roberts), of Greenfield Terrace, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine off Wexford, Ireland.
Cemetery or Memorial:Tower Hill Memorial, London, England.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Company Sergeant MajorGeorge COSGROVE 8544
Service:Cheshire Regiment(1st/4th Bn.)
Died:4 Sep 1918
Age:27
Details:Born Bloomsbury, London, England. Husband of Sadie Cosgrove, of Ivy Cottage, Mold Road, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Wytschaete Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Amy CURTIS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Frank DAVIES 12156
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(8th Bn.)
Died:14 Mar 1917
Age:36
Details:Born Hawarden, Flintshire. Son of John & Mary Davies; husband of Edith Davies (nee Hughes), of 18, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt. Discharged from army in 1914.Brother of Hedley Davies (below)
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:F DAVIES
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Hedley DAVIES 6601
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:19 Aug 1916
Age:28
Details:Born Hawarden, Flintshire. Son of John & Mary Davies; husband of May Davies (nee Hughes) of 26, Wheatsheaf Ave.,Gwersyllt.Brother of Frank Davies (above)
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lieutenant John Wesley DAVIES
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(16th Bn.)
Died:26 Mar 1916
Age:31
Details:Born Leeswood, Flintshire. Son of John & the late Margaret A Davies, of Rhosddu; husband of Kate Emily Davies, of Stansfield, Mold Road, Gwersyllt.
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Kendrick DAVIES 200385
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:27 May 1917
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Details:Son of John & Sarah J Davies of Cerney, Moss.
Cemetery or Memorial:Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal Arthur DOOLEY 3976
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:21 Aug 1916
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Details:Born Cerney, Moss. Son of Robert & Jane Williams, 28, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William DOOLEY 12155
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(8th Bn.)
Died:21 Nov 1914
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Details:Born Moss. Son of Robert & Jane Williams, 28, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:G W EDWARDS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private James EDWARDS 200664
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(24th Bn.)formerly(4th Bn.)
Died:31 Oct 1918
Age:31
Details:Son of the late Mr & Mrs J Edwards, of Bradley.
Cemetery or Memorial:Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John Samuel EDWARDS 6798
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(4th Bn.)
Died:21 Aug 1915
Age:21
Details:Born Mold, Flintshire. Son of Evan & Mary E. Edwards, of Lakefield House, Mold Road, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Peter EDWARDS 87158
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(16th Bn.)
Died:18 Sep 1918
Age:24
Details:Son of John and Mary Edwards, of The Homestead, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais.
Rank,Name & Service Number:W ELLISON
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Edward EVANS 31815
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.)
Died:20 Jul 1916
Age:33
Details:Son of David and Elizabeth Ann Evans, Lower Farm, Gwersyllt: husband of Sophia Jane Evans, 815 Hollins Road, Hollinwood, Oldham: brother of Private John Samuel EVANS 4118 below.
Cemetery or Memorial:Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal Emmanuel EVANS 16807
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(13th Bn.)
Died:22 Apr 1918
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Details:Son if Benjamin & Sarah J Evans, 4, Railway View, Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John Samuel EVANS 4118
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.)
Died:1 Jun 1915
Age:26
Details:Son of David and Elizabeth Ann Evans, Lower Farm, Gwersyllt, brother of Private Edward EVANS 31815 above.
Cemetery or Memorial:Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private James GARBETT 18361
Service:Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers(11th Bn.)
Died:10 Mar 1916
Age:37
Details:Born Dukinfield, Lancashire, England. Lodged at Brighton Place, Wheatsheaf, Gwersyllt. Husband of Miriam Garbett (nee Daley), of 12, Chestnut Grove, Bolton Woods, Bradford, England.
Cemetery or Memorial:Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Jonathan George GRIFFITHS 53674
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.)
Died:12 Jan 1917
Age:21
Details:Born at Caergwrle, Flintshire. Son of Philip Henry & Rosa Hannah Griffiths, of Railway Cottage, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Brother of Philip Henry Griffiths (below).
Cemetery or Memorial:Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Philip Henry GRIFFITHS 238052
Service:Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment(5th Bn.)
Died:25 Aug 1918
Age:22
Details:Born at Caergwrle, Flintshire. Son of Philip Henry & Rosa Hannah Griffiths, of Railway Cottage, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. Brother of Jonathan George Griffiths (above)
Cemetery or Memorial:Gomiecourt South Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Albert GREGORY 10598
Service:Cheshire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.)
Died:30 Dec 1917
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Details:Born Wrexham. Son of William & Prudence Gregory of Williams Terrace, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Hadra War Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William GUEST 16147
Service:7th Bn. South Lancashire Regiment.
Died:21 Sep 1915
Age:33
Details:Son of Henry Guest; husband of Rebecca McCaddon (formerly Guest), of 13, Heath St., Shotton, Chester.
Cemetery or Memorial:Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'avoue, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal Edward HAMBLY 226503 & 3718
Service:Monmouthshire Regiment - Territorial Force (1st Bn.)
Died:7 Feb 1917
Age:32
Details:Born Winchester, Hampshire, England. Son of Thomas & Martha Thomas Hambly; husband of Beatrice Parry of Cerney, Moss. Resident of 2, Holly Bank Terrace, Glan Llyn, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Berles-au-Bois Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John Alfred HARRISON 24760
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(13th Bn.)
Died:27 Aug 1916
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Details:Son of Thomas Frederick & Eliza Harrison, 3, Sunnyside, Little Mountain, Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Willoughby Henry HIGGINS 7441
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(4th Bn.)
Died:25 Jan 1915
Age:18
Details:Son of William Henry & Mary Elizabeth Higgins, of 1, Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Corporal Edwin Percy HOWELL 42359
Service:East Yorkshire Regiment(1st Bn.)
Died:21 Nov 1918
Age:23
Details:Son of Edwin & Mary Howell, of Tan Rhiw, Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Niederzwehren Cemetery, Hessen, Germany.
Rank,Name & Service Number:C HUGHES
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal Robert George JONES 13440
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(9th Bn.)
Died:25 Sep 1915
Age:22
Details:Son of Noah & Margaret Jones, of Greenfield View, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Loos Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
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Rank,Name & Service Number:J H KENDRICK
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Ernest LEWIS 78393
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:24 Sep 1918
Age:23
Details:Son of the late Charles & Ann Ellen Lewis, of 9, Railway Terrace, Cefn y Bedd, Flintshire.
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:E C LEWIS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John William LOUNDES 8138
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(4th Bn.)
Died:1916
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Details:Son of Margaret Loundes & the late William Loundes; stepson of George Davies, 4, Hill Street, Summerhill. Discharged from army 1915 on medical grounds. Died in Wrexham.
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Rank,Name & Service Number:W A MATTHIAS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Herbert MERCER 37155
Service:Welsh Regiment(2nd Bn.)
Died:8 Sep 1916
Age:31
Details:Son of Elizabeth Mercer, Chelsea House, New Rhosrobin; husband of Minnie Mercer, of 8, Chapel Street, Droylsden, Manchester, England.
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Joseph MEREDITH 8566
Service:4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died:23 Aug 1916
Age:22
Details:Son of Harriet Meredith, Railway Cottages, Park Wall, Gwersyllt. (1901 Census)
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William MILLINGTON 16291
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(10th Bn.)
Died:17 Feb 1916
Age:39
Details:Son of William & Martha Millington, of 1, Kenrick Terrace, Old Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:G OLIVER
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Rank,Name & Service Number:A PARRY
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Watkin PARRY 238016
Service:Sherwood Foresters - Notts and Derby Regiment(10th Bn.)
Died:21 Apr 1918
Age:27
Details:Son of Edward George Parry; husband of Sarah Ann Wood (form. Parry), of Church View, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Henrique PERCIVAL 55687
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(15th Bn.)
Died:4 Aug 1917
Age:29
Details:Of 1, Garden Terrace, Summerhill. Son of George & Bertha Percival, of 15, Poyser Street, Wrexham; husband of Dorothy Williams (formerly Percival), of 20, Cormiston Avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia.
Cemetery or Memorial:Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Sapper Samuel PHOENIX 154124
Service:9th Canadian Railway Troops
Died:26 Sep 1917
Age:30
Details:Son of Hannah Phoenix, of Park View, Bradley, and the late Samuel Phoenix.
Cemetery or Memorial:Perth Cemetery (China Wall), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Samuel PHOENIX 26825
Service:1st Bn. Shropshire Light Infantry (formerly 1503 Denbigh Yeomanry)
Died:7 Jul 1917
Age:19
Details:Son of Charles James and Sarah Ann Phoenix, 12 Woodlands View, New Rhosrobin, Wrexham. (1911 Census)
Cemetery or Memorial:Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Frank PICKERING 52090 & 8469
Service:Cheshire Regiment(13th Bn.)foremerlyRoyal Welsh Fusiliers
Died:21 Oct 1916
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Details:Son of Mary Pickering of New Rhosrobin. Husband of Mrs Catherine Pickering (nee Ledsham) of 14, Eagle Street, Wrexham.
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal William Arthur RATHBONE 6084
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(4th Bn.)
Died:19 Jul 1915
Age:27
Details:Son of David & Mary Rathbone, of Brighton Place, Mold Road, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Harold William READ 241197
Service:Worcestershire Regiment(1st Bn.)
Died:23 Apr 1918
Age:20
Details:Born at Alton Pancras, Dorset, England. Son of Henry Christopher & Jane Read, of Bryn Meryn, Park Wall, Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bouchoir New British Cemetery, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Corporal George ROBERTS 362054
Service:Royal Army Medical Corps(1st Welsh Border Mounted Bde. Field Amb.)
Died:14 Feb 1918
Age:25
Details:Son of Richard & Charlotte Roberts, of Bryn Coed, Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.
Rank,Name & Service Number:H ROGERS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Charles THOMAS 23114
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(10th Bn.)
Died:16 Aug 1916
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Details:Of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John THOMAS 51162
Service:East Yorkshire Regiment (10th Bn.)
Died:14 Aug 1918
Age:22
Details:Son of John and Sarah Thomas, of Stansty Golf Lodge, Wrexham, North Wales. Golf Professional at Stansty Links, nr. Wrexham.
Cemetery or Memorial:Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, Nord, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:H TURNER
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private John Thomas TYDD 8629
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(2nd Bn.)
Died:3 Nov 1914
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Details:Born Tattenhall, Cheshire, England. Son of Mrs Tydd, High Street, Caergwrle, Flintshire.
Cemetery or Memorial:Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:A WILLIAMS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Iorwerth WILLIAMS 43730
Service:South Lancashire Regiment(9th Bn.)
Died:18 Sep 1918
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Details:Of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece.
Rank,Name & Service Number:J H WILLIAMS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Thomas WILLIAMS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:PrivateThomas Samuel WILLIAMS 36812
Service:Machine Gun Corps Infantry(9th Bn.)
Died:26 May 1918
Age:20
Details:Son of Griffith & Elizabeth Williams, of Summerhill
Cemetery or Memorial:Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Balgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:PrivateTurner WILLIAMS 54260
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(10th Bn.)
Died:13 Nov 1916
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Details:Born Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Railway Hollow Cemetery, Hebuterne, Pas de Calais, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Able Seaman Robert Albert WYNNE R/6832
Service:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Hawke Bn.)
Died:8 Oct 1918
Age:20
Details:Son of Robert & Emma Wynne, of 3, Glanaber Terrace, New Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Proville British Cemetery, Cambrai, Nord, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal Robert Thomas WYNNE 24807
Service:Grenadier Guards(3rd Bn.)
Died:7 Sep 1917
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Details:Born Gwersyllt. Enlisted at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bleuet Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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Rank,Name & Service Number:J S BARKER
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Gunner William Frank BEARD 953529
Service:Royal Artillery(102 Pembroke Yeomanry, Field Regt.)
Died:22 Dec 1944
Age:25
Details:Son of Frederick Arthur and Elizabeth Ann Beard, of Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Forli War Cemetery, Italy.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Flight Sergeant Reginald J BAZLEY 363541
Service:Royal Air Force
Died:1 Jan 1945
Age:37
Details:Son of Frederick Charles & Adaline Mary Bazley; husband of Lena Muriel Bazley, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Woensel General Cemetery, Eindhoven, Nord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Leonard BRENNAN 13045596
Service:Pioneer Corps
Died:1 Aug 1942
Age:30
Details:Son of William & Margaret Brennan; husband of Hannah Elizabeth Brennan, of Rhosnesni.
Cemetery or Memorial:Wrexham Cemetery
Rank,Name & Service Number:Stoker 2nd Class Eric CHALLONER D/KX 132521
Service:Royal Navy (H.M.S. Trinidad)
Died:14 May 1942
Age:20
Details:Son of John and Emily Challoner, of Bradley, (Shropshire (sic)), Denbighshire.
Cemetery or Memorial:Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private William Joseph CHALLONER 4193516
Service:Devonshire Regiment(12th Airborne Bn.)
Died:24 Mar 1945
Age:22
Details:Son of William Henry & Emily Challoner, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Sergeant Air Gunner Stanley CLUBB 2204240
Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve(40 Sqdn.)
Died:7 Jul 1944
Age:19
Details:Son of George & Edith Clubb, of Wrexham.
Cemetery or Memorial:Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Eric CROSS 4209852
Service:Leicestershire Regiment(2/5th Bn.)
Died:14 Sep 1943
Age:20
Details:Son of Percy & Cathrine Cross, of Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Cassino Memorial, Italy.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Bombardier Philip CLUTTON 922565
Service:Royal Artillery(70 Field Regt.)
Died:29 Apr 1943
Age:23
Details:Son of Jesse & Edith Clutton, of Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia.
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Rank,Name & Service Number:FusilierTrevor DAVIES 4209767
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(6th Bn.)
Died:7 Jan 1945
Age:30
Details:Son of Fredrick & Sarah Davies, of Bradley.
Cemetery or Memorial:Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Ordinary Seaman Henry Winstone EVANS P/JX 178163
Service:Royal NavyH.M.S. Esk
Died:1 Sep 1940
Age:22
Details:Son of William & Florence Evans, of Summerhill. Sunk by mine, north of the isle of Texel, Netherlands.
Cemetery or Memorial:Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England.
Rank,Name & Service Number:G GITTINS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Guardsman Arthur GOODWIN 2735941
Service:Welsh Guards(1st Bn.)
Died:8 Sep 1944
Age:28
Details:Son of John & Mary Jane Goodwin, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Geel War Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Serjeant Frank GOODWIN 2737556
Service:Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.)
Died:28 May 1944
Age:35
Details:Son of John and Mary Goodwin, Rhydymwyn New Cottages, Mold (1911 Census); husband of Marie Elizabeth Goodwin, of Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire.
Cemetery or Memorial:Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Llewelyn GRADY 4199356
Service:Highland Light Infantry(2nd Bn. - City of Glasgow Regiment)
Died:30 Jul 1944
Age: 27
Details:Son of Thomas & Sarah Jane Grady, of Wrexham; husband of Hilda Grady, of Bradley.
Cemetery or Memorial:Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Corporal Idris GRIFFITHS 4202714
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(4th Bn.)
Died:3 Sep 1944
Age:30
Details:Son of Evan Thomas Griffiths & Ellen Griffiths; husband of Olive Irene Griffiths, of Highfield.
Cemetery or Memorial:London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval, Somme, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Fusilier Robert Edward HARDING 4197474
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.)
Died:18 Mar 1943
Age:23
Details:Son of Robert John & Kate Harding, of Bradley.
Cemetery or Memorial:Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Guardsman John Arthur HAMLINGTON 2736866
Service:Welsh Guards(3rd Bn.)
Died:11 May 1943
Age:23
Details:Son of John Edward & Mary Elizabeth Hamlington, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Able Seaman John Irving HIGGINS P/SSX 19372
Service:Royal NavyH.M.S. Royal Oak
Died:14 Oct 1939
Age:22
Details:Son of J W & Gertrude Higgins, of Summerhill. Sunk by German submarine while anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland.
Cemetery or Memorial:Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private George Alan HUGHES 4291114
Service:Somerset Light Infantry(2nd Bn.)
Died:19 Dec 1944
Age: 23
Details:Son of William & Margaret Hughes, of New Rhosrobin.
Cemetery or Memorial:Phaleron War Memorial, Greece.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Sergeant Herbert HUGHES 4200194
Service:Royal Welch Fusiliers (6th Bn.)
Died:25 Sep 1944
Age:28
Details:Assumed to be the son of Walter and Elizabeth Hughes, 19 Maelor Road, Wrexham; husband of Edith Hughes (nee Watkin) of Bradley
Cemetery or Memorial:Reusel Roman Catholic Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Stoker Robert HUGHES LT/288W
Service:Royal Naval Reserve (Patrol Service) H.M. Trawler Waveflower
Died:22 Oct 1940
Age:47
Details:Husband of Alice Hughes, of Bradley. Sunk by a min sunk off Alderburgh, Suffolk, England.
Cemetery or Memorial:Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, England.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Sergeant Thomas HUGHES 2735991
Service:Welsh Guards(2nd Bn.)
Died:3 Aug 1944
Age:30
Details:Son of Herbert & Sarah Hughes; husband of A Hughes, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Lance Corporal David JENKINS 4198177
Service:The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (6th Bn. - 10th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
Died:9 Dec 1944
Age:25
Details:Son of John William & Ethel Jenkins, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece.
Rank,Name & Service Number:G JONES
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Aircraftman 2nd Class Stephen W JOYCE 1302852
Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died:2 Feb 1942
Age:21
Details:Son of Joseph William & Jane Joyce, of Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Warrant Officer Class I Frederick Thomas LANGFORD 4180480
Service:Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.(6th Bn. - 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
Died:9 Nov 1943
Age:41
Details:Son of Richard & Edith Langford; husband of Cissie Langford, of Bradley.
Cemetery or Memorial:Bari War Memorial, Italy.
Rank,Name & Service Number:W LEWIS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Oswald MATTHIAS 4915943
Service:South Staffordshire Regiment
Died:9 Jun 1940
Age:21
Details:Son of Edward George & Millie Matthias, of Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Stoker 1st Class Albert James QUIGLEY D/KX 91725
Service:Royal NavyH.M.S. Glorious
Died:8 Jun 1940
Age:25
Details:Son of William James Quigley, & of Catherine Quigley, of Bradley. Sunk by the German battleships Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in the North Sea.
Cemetery or Memorial:Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Private Walter Geoffrey RICHARDS 4198206
Service:Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. (6th Bn. - 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
Died:17 Dec 1943
Age:24
Details:Son of Griffith Evan Richards & Annie Richards, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Sergeant Edward Elvin ROBERTS 573897
Service:Royal Air Force (119 Sqdn)
Died:25 Sep 1942
Age:19
Details:Son of Daniel & Agnes Ann Roberts, of Summerhill.
Cemetery or Memorial:North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Fusilier Glyn SAUNDERS 4196974
Service:Royal Welsh Fusiliers(1st Bn.)
Died:17 May 1940
Age:21
Details:Son of Buddug Saunders, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Heverlee War Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.
Rank,Name & Service Number:Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis TUDOR 1382554
Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Died:3 Nov 1941
Age:19
Details:Son of Harry & Ellen May Tudor, of Moss.
Cemetery or Memorial:Holy Trinity Churchyard, Gwersyllt.
Rank,Name & Service Number:E WILLIAMS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:E A WILLIAMS
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Rank,Name & Service Number:Gunner Kenneth WILLIAMS 1461141
Service:Royal Artillery(80 Anti-Tank Regt.)
Died:21 Jun 1945
Age:26
Details:Son of John William & Harriet Alice Williams, of Gwersyllt.
Cemetery or Memorial:Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong, China.
Rank,Name & Service Number:R H WILLIAMS
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Sources:
- Gwersyllt War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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