Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Gwyddelwern
The Gwyddelwern War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during two World Wars. The memorial stands in the grounds of the Wesleyan Chapel.
Gwyddelwern is a community and ecclesiastical parish in the Edeirnion area of Denbighshire, on the banks of the River Dee, to the north of the town of Corwen. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Merionethshire and between 1974 and 1996 part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private ATKINSON Thomas David 3520 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
11 Mar 1918 | 24 | Son of Ann Atkinson of Folt Terrace, Gwyddelwern & the late John Atkinson; husband of Hannah Atkinson of Plas Coch, Lancaster Square, Conwy. | Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private DAVIES Hugh Edward 266955 & 8500 |
Welsh Regiment (13th Bn.) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
21 Aug 1917 | 22 | Of Fron Beuno, Gwyddelwern. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Rifleman DAVIES Price S/7917 |
11th Bn. Rifle Brigade | 3 Sep 1916 | 27 | Son of Robert Abram and Charlotte Davies, Bryn Celyn, Bryn Saith Marchog | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| ELLIS D |
1918 | 25 | Of Bryn Brith, Gwyddelwern. | ||
| JONES E |
1917 | 33 | Of Hafod Las, Gwyddelwern. | ||
| Private JONES John Ogwen 204092 |
9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 9 May 1918 | 34 | Husband of Elizabeth Jones, Bodowen, Llandrillo, Merionethshire. | La Brique Military Cemetery No.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private JONES Robert 25085 |
8th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 23 Jan 1916 | 22 | Son of Edward and Alice Jones, Forge, Bryn Saith Marchog. | Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. |
| Private JONES Robert Pearce 3/59064 |
13th Bn. Cheshire Regiment | 29 Apr 1917 | 26 | Son of Isaac and Grace Jones, Tyn-y-Cefn, Corwen, Merioneth. | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France. |
| JONES W |
1916 | 23 | Of Tan y Bryn, Gwyddelwern. | ||
| Private LEWIS Robert 2564 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
8 Nov 1915 | 21 | Son of Evan & Jane Lewis, Beuno Terrace, Gwyddelwern. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private LLOYD Edward 46953 |
10th Coy. 3rd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (formerly 125669 Labour Corps and 46953 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) | 27 Mar 1919 | 34 | Husband of Edith Mabel Lloyd, of 214, Horton Rd., Rusholme, Manchester. | Manchester Southern Cemetery, Lancashire. |
| Sergeant PHILLIPS James John 679 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (16th Bn.) |
14 Nov 1915 | 31 | Of Council School House, Gwyddelwern. Born Aberdaron, Caernarfonshire. Son of James & Catherine Phillips, of Llys Myfyr, Llanbedrog, Caernarfonshire. Resident of Bilston, Staffordshire, England. | St. Beuno's Churchyard, Gwyddelwern. |
| Private ROBERTS David 37093 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
22 Jun 1916 | 20 | Son of Ellis & Jane Roberts, of Maesgamedd Isa, Gwyddelwern. | Gorre British and Indian Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private ROBERTS Evan 37092 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 20 Jul 1916 | 22 | Son of Ellis and Ellen Roberts, of Elm Cottage, Wern, Llanrhaiadr, Oswestry, Salop. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private ROBERTS Robert Hugh 23313 |
Royal Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
13 Nov 1916 | 22 | Son of Robert Owen & Anne Jane Roberts, of Hendre Isa, Gwyddelwern. Resident of Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire. | Ancre British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private WEEKS William Frederick 25487 & 33105 |
South Wales Borderers (11th Bn.) formerly Shropshire Light Infantry. |
31 Jul 1917 | 24 | Of Station House, Gwyddelwern. Born Rhuddlan, Flintshire. Son of Oliver & Mary Weeks, of Station House, Nannerch, Flintshire. | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES G J |
1945 | 26 | Of Ivy House, Gwyddelwern. | ||
| WILLIAMS E |
1939 | 18 | Of Glan Afon, Gwyddelwern. | ||
| WILLIAMS R G |
1945 | 20 | Of Glan Afon, Gwyddelwern. |
Sources:
- Gwyddelwern War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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