Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Pentre (Chirk)
Pentre (Y Waun)
The Pentre War Memorial commemorates those local people who died in two world wars. The memorial stands beside the Newbridge to Chirk road and takes the form of a red marble pillar surmounted by an urn.
The village of Pentre lies on the outskirts of the border town of Chirk in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974, Pentre was in the historic county of Denbighshire and, from 1974 to 1996, in the county of Clwyd.
Many of the names also appear on the Chirk War Memorial.
1914-1918
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Robert Edward DAVIES 43602 |
Welsh Regiment (16th Bn.) |
27 Aug 1917 | 21 | Son of Sarah Davies, of New Houses, Pentre, and the late Edward Davies. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William Arthur EDWARDS 55695 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
26 Apr 1918 | 29 | Husband of Mabel Edwards, Gelli Cottage, Pentre, Newbridge, Ruabon. | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private Alfred FIELDHOUSE 53612 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
2 Oct 1917 | 27 | Son of John & Elizabeth Fieldhouse, Newbridge. Husband of Hannah Fieldhouse, Dee Side, Newbridge. | Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edward HALL 28992 |
South Wales Borderers (10th Bn.) |
25 Aug 1917 | 34 | Son of William & Martha Hall, Tŷ Maen Farm, Pentre. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Alfred HAMBLETT 54944 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
26 Sep 1917 | Born in Barrow In Furness, Lancashire, England. Grandson of Elizabeth Hamblet of Pentre. | Tyne Cot Memorial Zonnebeke, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private James HAMBLETT 53622 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
30 Mar 1917 | Born Ruabon. Grandson of Elizabeth Hamblett of Pentre. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private Edward Whitfield HUGHES 3110 |
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. (7th Light TM. Bty.) |
5 May 1917 | 33 | Son of Edward & Elizabeth Hughes, of Chirk. Resident of Highfields, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Frederick HUGHES 200363 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
9 Sep 1917 | 21 | Son of John & Mary Ann Hughes, Offa Cottage, Froncysyllte. | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edward MORRIS 75235 & 72576 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) formerly Liverpool Regiment |
8 Oct 1918 | Born West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Son of James & Louisa Morris, of Pentre; husband of Elizabeth Jones (formerly Morris), of Sun Bank, Pentre. | Moulin-de-Pierre British Cemetery, Nord, France. | |
| Private James MORRIS 35395 |
South Wales Borderers ("C" Coy. 4th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1916 | 19 | Son of Enoch & Sally Morris, of Penybont Cottage, Pentre. | Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Thomas MORRIS 33940 |
South Wales Borderers (4th Bn.) |
23 Jan 1917 | Born Ruabon. Resident of Newbridge. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. | |
| Private William OWENS 11760 |
Lincolnshire Regiment (7th Bn.) |
2 Mar 1916 | 24 | Son of Mr & Mrs Owen Owens, Pentre. Resident of Newbridge. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Sergeant George Ronald JOHNSON 1270575 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 5 Sep 1942 | 20 | Son of George & Harriet Elizabeth Johnson; husband of Constance Caroline Emily Johnson, of Shrewsbury. | Shrewsbury General Cemetery, Shropshire, England. |
| Fusilier Dennis MORRIS 14739195 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
10 Feb 1945 | 32 | Son of Enoch & Sally Morris; husband of Jessie Morris, Newbridge. | Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Sgt. (W.Op./Air Gnr.) George Edwin PHILLIPS 1530967 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (44 Sqdn.) |
24 Dec 1943 | 22 | Son of Harry & Isabella Oughton Phillips, of Pentre; husband of Freda Phillips. | Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. |
| Sergeant Carl Vincent WILLIAMS 999235 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (9 Sqdn.) |
13 Apr 1942 | 24 | Son of W Kingsley & Ethel Williams, Rhosywaun, Chirk. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. |
Sources:
- Pentre War Memorial
- Transcription & Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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