Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Greenfield - Courtaulds
Maes Glas - Courtaulds
The Courtaulds War Memorial in Greenfield commemorates those men of the area who worked at the former Courtaulds rayon and nylon factory and died in the Second World War. It originally stood in the company's office in Greenfield, but was later moved to Holy Trinity Church.
Greenfield (Welsh: Maes Glas) is a suburb of Holywell, on the Dee Estuary in Flintshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardsman ABBOTTS George 4191572 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) |
12 Apr 1943 | 28 | Son of Frederick Abbotts (North Staffordshire Regt., killed in action in France, 13th Oct 1915), & of Mary Ann Abbotts, of Halkyn. | Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
| Driver ALCOCK Arthur T/1457833 |
Royal Army Service Corps (1503 Light Arty. Platoon) |
26 Sep 1944 | 29 | Son of William John & Katharine Alcock; husband of Anne Alcock, of Calcot, Holywell. | Gradara War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Leading Radio Mechanic BARRON Charles Paton P/MX 93356 |
Royal Navy (HMS President III) |
26 Apr 1943 | 29 | Son of John & Elizabeth Paton Barrow; husband of Gertrude May Barron, of Foleshill, Warwickshire, England. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England |
| Private BROTHERSTONE William 4190679 |
South Wales Borderers (6th Bn.) |
26 Jan 1945 | 33 | Son of William & Ethel Brotherstone; husband of Mary Alice Brotherstone, of Shotton. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Able Seaman CASSIDY Joseph D/JX 363856 |
Royal Navy (HMS Dulverton) |
13 Nov 1943 | 20 | Son of John Owen & Teresa Agnes Cassidy. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Fusilier CLARKE James Joseph 4203767 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
21 Jul 1944 | 30 | Son of James & Margaret Clarke, of Flint. | Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| CRAWFORD Robert |
Merchant Navy | ||||
| Fusilier DAVIES Joseph Reginald 4209027 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers and No. 3 Commando |
11 Apr 1945 | 30 | Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany. | |
| Flight Sergeant DAVIES Emlyn Bartley 1013751 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (40 Sqdn.) |
10 Dec 1942 | Husband of Violet Davies. | ||
| Private DUNCAN Charles Alexander Pressley 1721530 |
Pioneer Corps | 4 Dec 1943 | 22 | Son of James & Ann Duncan, of Flint; husband of Mabel Olwen Duncan, of Oakenholt. | General Cemetery, Flint. |
| Able Seaman EDWARDS John Edwin D/JX 183999 |
Royal Navy (HMS Ramillies) |
7 Dec 1943 | 27 | Son of John & Catherine Edwards, of Flint; husband of Ellen Edwards, of Flint. | Mbaraki Cemetery, Mombasa, Kenya. |
| Fusilier EDWARDS Ronald Elwyn 4203789 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Mar 1943 | 26 | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. | |
| Sergeant ELLIS Percy Goronwy 4191514 |
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (8th Bn.) |
21 Jun 1944 | 31 | Son of Richard & Louisa Ellis; husband of Bera Ellis, of Mostyn. | Orvieto War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Ordinary Seaman ERIKSEN Edward Anders D/JX 254896 |
Royal Navy (HMS Dorsetshire) |
5 Apr 1942 | 28 | Son of Eric & Sarah Eriksen; husband of Doris Eriksen, of Holywell. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Lance Corporal EVANS Robert Thomas 4188420 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
1 Mar 1945 | 33 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. | |
| Gunner EVANS Frank 1472283 |
Royal Artillery (280 Bty., 70 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
25 May 1940 | 49 | Son of David & Anne Evans; husband of Caroline Evans, of Holywell. Also commemorated on the Holywell War Memorial. | St. Asaph Church Cemetery, Mount Road, St. Asaph. |
| Gunner EVANS William John 1457931 |
Royal Artillery (85 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
12 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of Harry & Sarah Ellen Evans, of Bagillt. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Lance Sergeant EVANS Robert John 4198289 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers and No. 1 Commando |
26 Jan 1943 | 25 | Son of Robert and Hannah Evans, of Flint. Also commemorated on the Flint WW2 War Memorial. | Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
| Gunner HARRISON Austin 1453353 |
Royal Artillery (71 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
11 Mar 1944 | 25 | Son of Mr & Mrs H Harrison, of Greenfield; husband of J M Harrison, of Park Gate, Southampton, England. | Greenfield Cemetery. |
| Stoker 1st Class HEWITT Humphrey Hughes D/KX 103880 |
Royal Navy (HMS Stanley) |
19 Dec 1941 | 27 | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. | |
| Private HOGAN William 4187015 |
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (7th Bn.) |
Between 10 May 1940 and 4 Jun 1940 |
32 | Husband of Alice Winniefred Hogan |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Nord, France |
| Lance Bombardier HUGHES Henry Lloyd 4193233 |
Royal Artillery (85 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
17 Sep 1943 | 27 | Son of Robert & Catherine Hughes; husband of Miriam Elizabeth Hughes, of Mold. | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Private HUGHES Peter Kendrick 4201502 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
23 Jun 1944 | 29 | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. | |
| Gunner HUGHES Thomas Alexander 1454125 |
Royal Artillery (237 Bty., 107 Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt.) |
11 Jun 1940 | 23 | Son of Edward & Mary Catherine Hughes, of Flint. | St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private HUGHES Cecil 4202730 |
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
15 May 1944 | 31 | Son of Thomas & Mary Elizabeth Hughes, of Bagillt. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Sergeant Air Bomber HUGHES Ronald 1450608 |
Royal Air Force (199 Sqdn.) |
13 May 1943 | 20 | Son of Stanley & Lizzie Hughes, of Shotton. | Harderwijk General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
| Fusilier HUGHES Stephen 14739088 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
14 Feb 1945 | 18 | Son of Stephen & Jane Hughes, of Rhewl, Mostyn. | Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Lance Corporal HUMPHREYS John Morley 1910177 |
Royal Engineers | between 28 May 1940 and 23 Jun 1940 |
26 | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. | |
| JACKSON Thomas |
Merchant Navy | ||||
| Private JONES Douglas 14761495 |
Monmouthshire Regiment (3rd Bn.) |
28 Nov 1944 | 18 | Son of Fredrick Albert & Isabella Jones, of Greenfield. | Venray War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Gunner JONES John Edward 4203853 |
Royal Horse Artillery (104 Essex Yeomanry Regt.) |
13 Jun 1942 | 26 | Son of Thomas and Beatrice Jones, of Flint. Also commemorated on the Flint War Memorial. | Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. |
| Gunner JONES Joseph 1457641 |
Royal Artillery (9 Coast Regt.) |
5 Mar 1943 | 24 | Son of Joseph Thomas Jones & Ann Jane Jones, of Mold. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Fusilier JONES Gwynfryn 4203845 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
5 May 1944 | 28 | Son of Peter & Harriet Jones, of Halkyn. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Gunner JONES Percy 1454165 |
Royal Artillery (71 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
13 Jul 1944 | 35 | Son of Robert & Mary Elisabeth Jones; husband of Margaret Ruth Jones, of Dartford, Kent, England. | Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Fusilier JONES William Edward |
Royal Welch Fusiliers | ||||
| Seaman LUMBERG Henry William P/X21152A |
Royal Naval Reserve (HMS Egret) |
27 Aug 1943 | 26 | Son of Alfred & Annie Lumberg; husband of Kathleen Joan Lumberg, of Queensferry. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Sergeant MARTIN Joseph Potton 1499066 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Obs. 78 Sqdn.) |
28 Aug 1942 | 34 | Son of Arthur Henry & Mary Jane Martin; husband of Lydia Marion Martin, of Greenfield. | Overijse (Tombeek) Churchyard, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. |
| Flight Sergeant MARTIN Stanley Frank |
Royal Air Force | ||||
| Lance Corporal McLOUGHLIN Peter Paul 4189355 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 2 Jun 1940 | 31 | Son of Thomas & Margaret McLoughlin, of Holywell; husband of Winifred McLoughlin, of Holywell. | Le Grand-Luce War Cemetery, Sarthe, France. |
| Gunner MOULTON Ernest 1454669 |
Royal Artillery (221 Bty., 19 Lt. A.A. Regt.) |
27 Jul 1945 | 37 | Son of Thomas & Martha Moulton; husband of Emily E Moulton, of Rhyl, Flintshire. | Rhyl Church Cemetery, Flintshire. |
| Sergeant NOLAN John (Patrick?)4191376 |
Royal Artillery (85 Anti-Tank Regt. ) |
12 Sep 1944 | 28 | Son of William & Mary Nolan; husband of D L Nolan, of Northop. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Private PARRY Caradoc Lloyd 4202077 |
Gloucestershire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
9 Jul 1942 | 27 | Son of Capt. John Parry & Elizabeth Parry; husband of Eleanor Parry, of Widnes, Lancashire, England. | Imphal War Cemetery, Manipur State, India. |
| Fusilier PARRY William Vernon 4190094 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 May 1940 | 26 | Son of Joseph & Catherine Parry, of Prestatyn. | Fleurbaix Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Sergeant PIERCE Eric William Amos 1454607 |
Royal Artillery (239 Bty., 101 Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt.) |
between 7 Jun 1940 and 23 Jun 1940 |
25 | Son of John Edward & Margaret Pierce; husband of Margaret Ann Pierce. | Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France. |
| Able Seaman PRICE Trevor Venables D/JX 239826 |
Royal Navy (HMS Cromer) |
9 Nov 1942 | 21 | Son of John Venables Price & Hannah Mary Price, of Pentre Halkyn. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr. PRICE Harold 1052836 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn.) | 1 Aug 1942 | 29 | Son of Thomas E D & Elizabeth Price, of Mold. | Turnhout (Zevendonk) Churchyard, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
| Flight Lieutenant Pilot REDFERN Thomas William 121366 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (85 Sqdn.) |
26 Jan 1945 | 29 | Son of William John & Emily Redfern, of Holywell. | Holywell Cemetery. |
| Sergeant ROBERTS Thomas Kenneth 7907199 M.M. |
Royal Armoured Corps ("A" Sqdn. 23rd Hussars) |
5 Jan 1945 | 27 | Son of John & Catherine Ann Roberts; husband of Gwyneth Mair Roberts, of Ffynnongroew. | Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg. |
| Sergeant ROBERTS Robert 1684904 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (194 Sqdn.) |
6 May 1944 | 21 | Son of Edward & Caroline Roberts; husband of Mona Phillips Roberts, of Greenfield. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Private ROBERTS Eric 4202106 |
Gloucestershire Reg. (1st Bn.) |
28 Oct 1942 | 27 | Son of Mr & Mrs John Roberts; husband of Lily Roberts, of Buckle. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Fusilier RYAN Francis Joseph 4199753 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
14 Aug 1944 | 28 | Son of John & Mary Ann Ryan. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
| Fusilier SHAW William Geoffrey 14574531 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
17 Jul 1944 | 19 | Son of William George & Florrie Shaw, of Bagillt. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Lance Corporal SPENCER Llewelyn 4203917 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
14 Aug 1944 | 28 | Husband of Winnie Spencer, of Pentre Halkyn. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class SWINDLEY George 1075749 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 27 Jul 1941 | 30 | St. Mary Churchyard, Bagillt. | |
| Bombardier TAYLOR Douglas 4193934 |
Royal Artillery (237 Bty., 101 Lt. A.A./Anti-Tank Regt.) |
9 Jun 1940 | 23 | Son of Alfred & Elizabeth Taylor, of Flint. | St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Lance Sergeant WILLIAMS Douglas Haig 4191714 |
Royal Artillery (71 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
5 Jul 1944 | 26 | Son of Thomas & Jennie Williams, of Mold. | Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
World War I | World War II | World War 2 (Courtaulds)
Sources:
- Greenfield Courtaulds War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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