Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Llansannan
The Llansannan War Memorial commemorates those men and women of the area who were killed during World War I and World War II. The memorial takes the form of an tall obelisk standing on a plinth and is sited outside the Snooker Rooms in the village. It was unveiled in March 1922. The names of those who died in World War 2 were added later.
Llansannan is a village and community in rural Conwy. Until 1974 it was in the historic Denbighshire and, between 1974 and 1996, it was in the county of Clwyd.
CYFODWYD Y GOLOFN HON
ER ANRHYDEDD I FECHGYN
DEWRION, LLANSANNAN
A WASANAETHODD EU
BRENIN A'U GWLAD YN Y RHYFEL MAWR
1914 - 1919
MEWN ANGHOF NI
CHANT FOD
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Thomas CORFIELD (§) |
Of Deunant Isa, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private Arthur DAVIES |
Of the Post Office, Llansannan. Born in Nebo, Capel Garmon, Denbighshire. | ||||
| Private William John DAVIES 67561 |
Cheshire Regiment (15th Bn.) | 13 Oct 1918 | 19 | Adopted son of Robert & Amelia Roberts, of Felin Cadeg, Llansannan. | Dadizeele New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal E EDWARDS |
Of Aled Hill, Llansannan. | ||||
| Lance Corporal I JONES |
Of Pentre Beidiog, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private John JONES (§) 63445 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (3rd Garrison Bn.) |
1 Jan 1917 | 29 | Son of John & Elizabeth Jones, Tŷ Celyn, Llansannan; husband of Mary Ellen Jones, of 13, Peel Road, Bootle, Liverpool, England. | Bootle Cemetery, Liverpool, England. |
| Private John JONES (§) 106120 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (53rd Graduated Bn. Depot) |
26 Sep 1918 | 17 | Son of Edward & Jane Jones, Exchange, Llansannan. | Bryn yr Orsedd Calvinistic Methodist Chapelyard, Llansannan. |
| Private Jonah JONES 53782 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) | 14 Nov 1918 | 18 | Son of Thomas & Leah Jones, Shop Bryn Rhyd yr Arian, Llansannan. | Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Private T O JONES |
Of Plas Newydd, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private W JONES (§) |
Of Wenallt Isa, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private R KING |
Of Arllwyd, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private J OWEN (§) |
Of Aled Hill, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private Robert OWEN (§) 37022 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (20th Bn.) |
1 Apr 1916 | 18 | Son of Margaret Owen, of Pandy Newydd, Dinas Mawddwy, Merionethshire, & the late Robert Owen. Resident of Cae Du, Llansannan. | Dinas Mawddwy Old Cemetery, Mallwyd, Merionethshire. |
| Private R ROBERTS |
Of Chwibren Ucha, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private R ROBERTS (§) |
Of Plas Ucha, Llansannan. | ||||
| Captain Edward Lionel SCALES (§) |
Middlesex Regiment (4th Bn.) |
11 Nov 1918 | 27 | Of Coverpoint, Llansannan. Son of Richard & Susannah Scales, of Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire, England; husband of Dorothy Ada Scales (nee Smart), of Farley Hill, Kersal, Manchester, England. Died at Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England. | St. Paul's Churchyard, Kersal Moor, Lancashire, England. |
| Second Lieutenant George Orme SMART |
Royal Flying Corps, (60th Sqdn. & General List) | 7 Apr 1917 | 31 | Of Coverpoint, Llansannan. Son of Arthur & Edith Smart, of Farley Hill, Kersal, Manchester, England. Shot down by Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (The Red Baron). | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. also commemorated at St. Paul's Churchyard, Kersal Moor, Lancashire, England. |
| Private H WILLIAMS |
Of the Post Office, Llansannan. | ||||
| Private W B WILLIAMS 6087 & 520219 |
East Surrey Regiment (2nd/5th Bn.) transf. to Labour Corps |
26 Feb 1919 | 31 | Born at Blaenycwm. Son of David & Mary Williams, of Rhydeidion Fawr, Llansannan. | St. Michael's Churchyard, Nannerch, Flintshire. |
| Private William WILLIAMS (§) |
Son of Edward & Ann Williams, Pandy, Llansannan. |
Those marked (§) died while "in military service".
The memorial lists all those who fought in World War I. Those who survived are not included here.
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Edith EVANS W/33255 |
Auxiliary Territorial Service | 2 Jul 1942 | 29 | Daughter of David Morris Jones & Margaret Jones, of Bylchau; wife of Walter Evans, of Llanddulas, Denbigshire. | St. Cynhafal's Churchyard, Llangynhafal. |
| Private Robert Owen HUGHES 3977641 |
Welsh Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
7 Mar 1947 | 25 | Son of Hannah Hughes, of Llansannan. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Rifleman Emlyn Aled JONES 13021711 |
Cameronians - Scottish Rifles (2nd Bn.) |
23 May 1944 | 30 | Son of John Wynne Jones & Grace Wynne Jones, of Llansannan. | Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. |
| Sergeant John Austin JONES 924457 |
Royal Artillery (98 The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Field Regt.) |
4 Feb 1943 | 23 | Son of Margaret Jones, of Bylchau. | Sidon War Cemetery, Lebanon |
| Sub-Lieutenant David LEES-JONES |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Pintail |
19 Dec 1945 | 21 | Son of John & Alice May Lees-Jones, of Llansannan. | Lee-On-Solent Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Second Lieutenant Horace William Haigh POTTER 153358 |
Manchester Regiment | 7 Aug 1941 | 26 | Born Lancashire, England. Son of Horace William Potter & Elsie Constance Potter (nee Limb); husband of Margaret Joan Potter (nee Meeke), of Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. | St. John's Crematorium, Woking Surrey, England. |
| Private Roy Anthony Haigh POTTER 5829463 |
Cambridgeshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
6 Jun 1943 | 26 | Born Manchester, England. Possibly son of Horace William Potter & of Elsie Constance Potter (nee Limb); husband of Elsie Constance Potter, 2, Oakfield Road, Didsbury, Manchester, England. Possible brother of Horace William Haigh Potter. Died as a Prisoner of War on the Burma Railway. | Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand. |
Sources:
- Llansannan War Memorial
- Transcription and photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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