Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gobowen
The Gobowen War Memorial commemorates those men from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of a limestone cenotaph with two white marble tablets engraved with the names of those who died. It was built on the Cross in the village and unveiled in 1922.
The village of Gobowen, in the Parish of Selattyn & Gobowen, lies in the county of Shropshire in England, close to the border with Wales.
The parish was part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph until 1922 when it was transferred to the English Diocese of Litchfield.
1914-1918
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Corporal John BICKLEY 15225 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
30 Jun 1916 | 25 | Son of Ellis & Jemima Bickley, of 5, Whittington Road, Gobowen. | Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| W BRADLEY |
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| Private George CONDE 19532 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
29 Oct 1917 | 21 | Son of Edwin & Alice Conde, of Rose Cottage, Hengoed. | St. Barnabas Churchyard, Hengoed. |
| Private Frederick DAVIES 16100 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
29 Sep 1917 | 27 | Son of Mrs Ann Davies, of Greenfield Cottage, Gobowen. | Loos British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John DAVIES 31949 & 59906 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (10th Bn.) formerly Royal Army Medical Corps |
24 Aug 1918 | Resident of Gobowen. | Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France. | |
| T DAVIES |
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| Private Geoffrey DAVIS 15347 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (10th Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry Bn.) |
29 Sep 1918 | 33 | Son of Frederick G & Alice Davis, of Gobowen School, Gobowen. | Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Aisne, France. |
| Sergeant John Edward EVANS 50512 |
Imperial Camel Corps (6th Coy.) |
16 Nov 1918 | 28 | Son of John Edward & Louisa Evans, of 13, Coegnant Road, Caerau, Maesteg, Bridgend, Glamorgan. Native of Gobowen. | Hadra War Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt. |
| J FRANCIS |
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| R FRANCIS |
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| Private William John GARSIDE 65186 & 31258 |
Welsh Regiment (15th Bn.) |
13 Apr 1918 | Born Overton, Flintshire. Son of Sarah Margaret Tomkins & the late John Tomkins, of Iron Mills, Gobowen. | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. | |
| G HAYNES |
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| Private James Granville HUGHES G/3451 |
Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (2nd Bn.) | 16 May 1915 | Born in Pentre Broughton, Wrexham. Resident of Gobowen. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Lance Corporal John Alexander IRELAND 2693 |
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (6th Bn.) |
5 Apr 1916 | 23 | Son of Barbara Hughes (formerly Ireland), of Aberdeen House, Hengoed,, & the late John Henry Ireland. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Lance Corporal Trevor King JENKINS 23734 |
Suffolk Regiment (11th Bn.) |
between 9 Apr 1918 and 19 Apr 1918 |
Son of Elizabeth Ann Jenkins, of Westminster House, Gobowen, & the late George Morse Jenkins. | Ploegstreet Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium | |
| Private Frank JONES 33082 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
12 Aug 1917 | 34 | Son of John & Ann Jones, of Oswestry; husband of Mary Elizabeth Davies (formerly Jones), of Holm Leigh Cottage, Hengoed. Also commemorated on the Cambrian Railways War Memorial. | Canada Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Captain Herbert Martin Benson LAWFORD |
Royal Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
7 Oct 1916 | Son of Martin Benson Lawford & Emily Agnes Lawford, of Trewern, Oswestry. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Richard Dale LOVETT 2426 |
Middlesex Regiment (16th Bn.) |
1 Jul 1916 | 46 | Youngest son of Col. Thomas Heaton Lovett, of Belmont Hall, Gobowen, & his wife, Cecil Elizabeth (nee Jones). Resident in India. | Auchinvilliers Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private Ernest Thomas MARTIN 75576 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (9th Bn.) |
28 Apr 1918 | 19 | Son of Samuel & Jane Martin, of Laurel Cottage, Daywell, Gobowen. | Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private Albert ONIONS 49187 & 2624 |
Cheshire Regiment (10th Bn.) formerly Shropshire Yeomanry |
8 Feb 1918 | 27 | Son of the late Thomas & Frances Onions, of Gobowen; husband of Mrs G L Randles (formerly Onions), of Liverpool House, Upper Hengoed. Father of George Henry Onions (died in WW2, see below). | Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Thomas Langford ROBERTS 12286 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry ("B" Coy. 6th Bn.) |
9 Oct 1915 | 23 | Son of the Rev. E Garmon Roberts & Harriet Roberts, of The Manse, Gobowen. | Rue du Bacquerot No. 1 Military Cemetery, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William Thomas SANDERSON 24934 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st/4th Bn.) |
19 Apr 1918 | 20 | Born at Selattyn. Son of Hannah Eliza & the late William Sanderson, of Park Hall Lodge, Gobowen. | Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Joseph Evan THOMAS 9921 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
29 Sep 1916 | 24 | Son of Evan & Catherine Thomas, of 4, Bryn y Castell Terrace, Gobowen. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Second Lieutenant Gilbert Rowland VENABLES |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (3rd Bn.) |
7 Mar 1915 | 34 | Son of Rowland George & Gertrude Venables, of Oakhurst, Oswestry. | Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lance Corporal Henry Herbert WARD 15866 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (7th Bn.) |
14 Jul 1916 | Born in Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire. Groom at Henlle Hall, Gobowen. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
1939-1945
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading Seaman William Arthur BROWN D/J 86575 |
Royal Navy HMS Courageous |
17 Sep 1939 | 38 | Son of Edwin & Mary Brown; husband of Sarah Arm Brown, of Gobowen. Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine, south-west of Ireland. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Private William David DAVIES 14552668 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
4 Oct 1944 | Son of Mr & Mrs W A Davies, of Gobowen. | Faenza War Cemetery, Italy. | |
| Flight Sergeant Robert Beaumont HANMER 754908 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (83 Sqdn.) |
21 Apr 1941 | Son of Edwin & Edith Hanmer; husband of Lydia Mary Hamner, of Ellesmere. | Houthulst Churchyard, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Sergeant Antony Kenneth HODGES 955769 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (210 Sqdn.) |
13 Jun 1943 | 23 | Son of Harry & Bessie Elliot Hodges, of Gobowen. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| T W JONES |
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| Private Raymond LLOYD 4036699 |
Devonshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
24 Jun 1944 | 27 | Son of James & Lucy Lloyd, of Gobowen. | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Guardsman George Henry ONIONS 2733607 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
19 Apr 1941 | 26 | Son of Albert Onions (died in WW1, see above) & Gertrude Lily Onions, of Hengoed. | St. Barnabas Churchyard, Hengoed. |
| Sapper George Leslie RIGBY 14263304 |
Royal Engineers (622 Field Sqn.) |
16 Sep 1944 | Son of William & Alice Rigby; husband of Gertrude Rigby, of Gobowen. | Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. | |
| A ROWLANDS |
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| M E TOMKINS |
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| H WILLIAMS |
Sources:
- Gobowen War Memorial
- Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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