Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Pontfadog
The Pontfadog War Memorial commemorates those local men of the Ceiriog Valley who were killed in World War I and World War II. It takes the form of an unpolished granite Celtic Cross standing on a stepped plinth and is sited near Pontfadog Bridge, across the River Ceiriog. The memorial was originally unveiled on 31 Jul 1920 and, again, on 7 November 1948.
Pontfadog is a rural village and ecclesiastical parish in the community of Glyntraean in the County Borough of Wrexham. Until 1974 the area was part of historic Denbighshire, 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 Thomas ARTHUR 52413 |
Cheshire Regiment (10th Bn.) formerly 2056 Shropshire Yeomanry) | 3 Oct 1916 | 24 | Son of Mary Arthur, of Gwernyddgymal, Selattyn, Oswestry, Salop, and the late John Arthur. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Thomas Charles EDWARDS 213066 |
Royal Field Artillery (Base Details) | 17 Sep 1917 | 22 | Son of David & Jane Edwards, of Tyn-y-Celyn, Llwyn Mawr, Pontfadog. | Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private D A EVANS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Corporal E EVANS |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private Wynne HUGHES 24979 |
South Wales Borderers (2nd Bn.) |
7 Sep 1916 | 23 | Son of Lot & Jane Hughes, of Talygarth Ucha, Glyn Ceiriog. | Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Second Lieutenant Bernard Craig Keble JOB |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (3rd Bn.) |
18 Apr 1915 | 27 | Son of the Rev. F W & Emily Frances Job, of Lower Gornal Vicarage, Dudley, Worcestershire, England. Also commemorated on the Glyn Ceiriog War Memorial. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private John Evan LLOYD 12247 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
7 Apr 1916 | 22 | Son of John Lewis Lloyd & Elizabeth Lloyd, of Ffores Ucha, Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant. Also commemorated on the Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant War Memorial. | Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private David C MORRIS 202027 |
Manchester Regiment (2nd/5th Bn.) |
28 May 1917 | Son of Maurice Morris & the late Margaret E Morris, of Upper Mill, Glyn Ceiriog. Also commemorated on the Glyn Ceiriog War Memorial. | Cambrin Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Private George WALKER |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Sergeant John Richard DAVIES 1105685 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (218 Sqdn.) |
28 Aug 1942 | 31 | Son of Cadwaladr & Margaret E Davies, of Pontfadog. | Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Gunner Simeon Tudor HUGHES 1492411 |
Royal Artillery (1 General Base Depot) | 7 May 1940 | 20 | Son of Simeon & Sarah Ann Hughes, of Elson, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. | Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, Brittany. |
| Gunner David Ernest JONES 318138 |
Royal Artillery (75 Shropshire Yeomanry Medium Regt.) |
14 May 1944 | 29 | Son of Frederick & Annie Jones, of Bronygarth; husband of Gertrude Hilda Jones, of Pontfadog. | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Corporal Ieuan Wynne WILLIAMS 7516097 |
Royal Army Medical Corps (8 Field Ambulance) |
13 Jun 1944 | 34 | Son of Robert H & Margaret Williams; husband of Eliza Jane Williams, of Edge Lane, Liverpool, England. | Hermanville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
The memorial lists all those who fought in World War I. They are not included here.
Sources:
- Pontfadog War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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