Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Clocaenog
The Clocaenog War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who were killed during World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of standing cross in the grounds of St. Foddhyd's Parish Church in Maes Caenog.
Clocaenog 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 |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private ADDIS John William 21064 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) |
7 Jul 1916 | 32 | Son of William & Alice Sarah Addis, Cymro Inn, Clawddnewydd. | Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France |
| Private ASKEY James 8780 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
24 Nov 1916 | 31 | Born Llanfwrog. Also named on the Ruthin War Memorial. | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private BARGUSS Albert Henry 12210 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 21 | Born in Yelford, Oxfordshire, England, son of Andrew & Martha Barguss. Enlisted at Wrexham. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal DAVIES G Stanley 15425 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
3 Sep 1916 | 28 | Son of John & Margaret Davies, of Penybryn, Clocaenog. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private DAVIES Hugh Edward 266955, 8500 |
Welsh Regiment (13th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 21 Aug 1917 | 22 | Son of Robert Ellis Mary Davies, Brynffynnon, Clocaenog. Also named on the Denbigh and Gwyddelwern War Memorials. | Tyne Cot Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Gunner EDWARDS Evan 60461 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (108th Siege Bty.) |
8 Apr 1918 | 23 | Son of David & Eleanor Edwards, of Lodge Ucha, Cynfal, Corwen. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private HETHERINGTON William George 54846 & 1447 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) formerly Denbighshire Yeomanry |
28 Nov 1916 | 29 | Born Bootle, Lancashire, England. Son of William & Elizabeth Hetherington, of Mold, Flintshire. Also commemorated on the Mold War Memorial. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private JONES Edward William 59271 & 016852 |
Northumberland Fusiliers (25th Tyneside Irish Bn.) formerly Army Ordnance Corps |
11 Apr 1918 | 28 | Born Llanelidan. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. and Anne C Jones of Pen-y-Park, Bryn, Corwen. Brother of William Hugh Jones (below). Also named on the Corwen and Llanelidan War Memorials. | Ploegstreert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Private JONES William 54792 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) |
27 Jul 1917 | 22 | Son of Mrs Elizabeth Ann Jones, of Gweithdy, Bontuchel, Ruthin. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Second Lieutenant JONES William Hugh |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
21 Jun 1917 | 28 | Son of Thomas O & Anne C Jones, of Penyparc, Bryn, Corwen. Brother of Edward William Jones (above). Also named on the Llanelidan War Memorial. | Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private LOVESAY John Henry 134551 |
Royal Army Medical Corps (67th Gen. Hospital) | 11 Dec 1918 | 26 | Son of John and Harriet Lovesay, of Great Barrow, Chester. | Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece. |
| Private MORRIS Eben 200614 M.M. |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) | 6 Apr 1918 | 22 | Son of John and Jane Ann Morris. Also named on the Ruthin War Memorial. | Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private ROBERTS Robert Thomas 2784 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
11 Oct 1918 | 40 | Son of the late John & Martha Roberts; husband of Ellen Gould (formerly Roberts), of Bryn Awel, Clawddnewydd. | St. Vaast Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
| Corporal SAVAGAR James Stephen 30513 M.M. |
Worcestershire Regiment (4th Bn.) |
29 Sep 1918 | 21 | Son of Mrs Amy S Savagar, of Prinknash Park Gardens, Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. | Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private WILLIAMS W |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusilier EDWARDS Elwyn 4192899 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers and No. 1 Commando |
28 Sep 1941 | 20 | Nephew of Jane Hughes, of Clawddnewydd; brother of Elizabeth McDonnell (nee Edwards), of Belfast, Northern Ireland. | Luc-Sur-Mer Churchyard, Calvados, France. |
Sources:
- Clocaenog War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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