Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Rossett
Yr Orsedd
This Rossett War Memorial commemorates local people who were killed in World War I and World War II.
Rossett (Welsh: Yr Orsedd) is a village and community in the County Borough of Wrexham, and is close to the border with England. The community also includes the villages of Burton, Burton Green and Lavister.
The memorial, in the form of a standing cross set on a plinth of three stone octagonal steps, is sited in the grounds of Christ's Church off Chester Road. It was constructed after World War I, and dedicated on 12 September 1920, with extra panels being added added after World War II. It is Grade II listed.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private ACKERLEY John Henry 18858 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 22 | Son of George Ackerley, of Covey Bank, Lavister, Rossett. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private BENNION Thomas 200954 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/4th Bn.) |
20 Aug 1918 | 36 | Son of Thomas & Jane Bennion, of Broad Oak, Rossett; husband of Constance Helen Bennion, of Rossett Road Cottages, Trevalyn, Rossett. | Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private CLAYS Albert 200956 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th/6th Bn.) |
17 Oct 1918 | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. | ||
| Private CREWE John William 235205 |
Gloucestershire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
9 Oct 1917 | 21 | Son of William & Mary Elizabeth Crewe, of Burton, Rossett. | |
| Private CRUMP John Henry 19113 |
Leicestershire Regiment (8th Bn.) |
25 Sep 1916 | 21 | Son of Thomas & Mary Crump, of Harwood's Lane, Rossett. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private DAVIES Thomas John 75841 |
Royal Army Medical Corps | 7 Oct 1918 | 32 | Son of Catharine S. Davies, of Butchers Arms, Rosset, Wrexham, and the late Thomas Davies. | Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. |
| Private ELLIS Samuel Percy 8269 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Oct 1916 | 22 | Son of John & Georgina Ellis, of Trevalyn, Rossett. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| GRIFFITHS John |
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| Wheeler HACK John L/5029 |
Royal Field Artillery (19th Bde. Ammunition Col.) |
27 Apr 1918 | 25 | Born Rossett. Son of John & Mary Ann Hack, of 89, Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord France. |
| HUGHES William |
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| JACKSON William George |
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| Wheeler JOHNSON Thomas 1996 |
Royal Field Artillery | 3 Aug 1917 | Christ Church Churchyard, Rossett. | ||
| Pioneer JOHNSON William 233991 |
Royal Engineers | 8 Sep 1917 | Christ Church Churchyard, Rossett. | ||
| Private JONES Harry 27369 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (18th Bn.) |
12 Aug 1916 | 21 | Son of Mrs. Jane Jones, of Poplar Row, Burton, Rossett. | Exeter High Cemetery, Devon, England. |
| Private LLOYD Joseph 23297 |
East Lancashire Regiment (11th Bn.) |
15 Apr 1918 | 32 | Son of Robert & Jane Lloyd, of Rossett; husband of Ada Lloyd, of 14, Lodge Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. | Arneke British Military Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Corporal O'BRIEN George 13147 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (6th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1916 | 21 | Son of Martin & Mary O'Brien, of Hern House Cottages, Rossett. | Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France. |
| Private PARTIN Frank 28322 |
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (9th Bn.) |
22 Mar 1918 | 22 | Son of Frances Partin, of Lavister, Rossett, and the late John Partin. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| PLEAVIN Walter |
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| Gunner RANDLES John 736027 |
Royal Field Artillery ("D" Bty. 245th West Riding Bde.) |
17 Sep 1917 | Born Rossett. | ||
| Captain SANDBACH Gilbert Robertson |
Denbighshire Yeomanry (attd. 24th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers) |
3 Jul 1917 | 24 | Son of the late Gilbert Robertson & of Harriet Jane Sandbach, of Rossett. | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Rifleman WILLIAMS William 51446 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (1st/5th Bn.) |
9 Apr 1918 | 19 | Only son of W & Mary Williams, of Dee Style, Harwood's Lane, Rossett. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| WOOLISCROFT William |
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| Private WYCHERLEY John Leonard G/5463 |
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (8th Bn.) |
26 Sep 1915 | 30 | Son of Andrew Wycherley, of Rossett. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Sergeant WYCHERLEY Charles Spencer 5197 |
Cheshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
21 Feb 1915 | 37 | Born Lavister. Son of the late Andrew & Elizabeth Wycherley; adopted son of William & Sarah Hughes; husband of Lillie Wycherley, of Gamford Cottages, Rossett. Served in the South African Campaign. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private BENNION Alfred 13054627 or 13050627 |
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) (1st Bn.) | 12 Mar 1944 | 29 | Rangoon Memorial, Myanmar. | |
| Lieutenant BOLTON Thomas Gilbert Benson 71457 |
Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | 31 Aug 1944 | 27 | Son of Edward John and Florence Maude Bolton, of Rossett, Denbighshire. | Gauhati War Cemetery, India. |
| Seaman BROTHERTON George Edward LT/JX 303176 |
Royal Naval Patrol Service (H.M.S. Santa) | 23 Nov 1943 | 28 | Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Brotherton, Princess Row, Gresford, Wrexham (1911 Census). Also commemorated on the Gresford War Memorial. | Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk. |
| Sapper CHAPMAN Frank William 1895293 |
Royal Engineers (271 Field Coy.) |
21 May 1943 | 24 | Son of William & Elizabeth Mary Chapman, of Rossett. | Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
| DAVIES Reginald A |
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| Private FINCHETT Ernest 4200996 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (2nd Airborne Bn.) |
23 Sep 1944 | 29 | Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. | |
| Private FINCHETT Thomas Henry 14657839 |
Worcestershire Regiment (2nd Bn.) | 12 Apr 1945 | 21 | Maynamati War Cemetery, Bangladesh. | |
| Sergeant HAWKINS Ralph Hamilton 1462088 |
Royal Artillery (107 Bty., 71 Anti-Tank Regt.) |
24 Nov 1943 | 23 | Son of James & Charlotte Hawkins, of Rossett. | Christ Church Churchyard, Rossett. |
| Private JACKSON James Henry 3718668 |
Devonshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
12 Jul 1944 | 26 | Son of Frederick Charles & Ada May Jackson, of Rossett. | Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Gunner JOHNSON Arthur 958456 |
Royal Artillery (65 Norfolk Yeomanry Anti-Tank Regt.) |
12 Jun 1944 | 25 | Son of Frederick & Alice Johnson, of Rossett. | Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Major LOWE Ralph Frederick Manley 13132 |
Royal Artillery (147 Indep. "Z" A.A. Bty.) |
5 Jan 1946 | 48 | Son of Francis Manley & Beatrice Mary Lowe; husband of Margaret Lowe, of Rossett. | Christ Church Churchyard, Rossett. |
| Captain LUCKING Kenneth Stephen Bamfylde 42126 |
Cheshire Regiment (4th Bn.) |
19 May 1940 | Isieres Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. | ||
| Sergeant PHOENIX George Dennis 2215390 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (158 Sqdn.) |
11 Apr 1944 | 2 | Son of George Phoenix, and of Annie Phoenix, of Rossett. | Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal ROBERTS Ernest Verdun Carnoy T/172870 |
Royal Army Service Corps (1 Res. M.T. Coy.) |
Apr 1941 | 22 | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. | |
| Flying Officer SAMUEL Frank Blelock 104454 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (601 Sqdn.) |
8 Jan 1943 | 20 | Son of Harold & Helen Samuel, of Rossett. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
| Sergeant Pilot SPRENT William Swanson 1133844 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 13 Sep 1942 | 20 | Son of William S and Agnes M Sprent. | Yatesbury (All Saints) Churchyard, Wiltshire. |
| Private SUCKLEY Harry L 366370 |
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C. 13th (2/4th Bn. South Lancashire Regt.) Bn. |
6 Jun 1944 | 23 | Son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Suckley; husband of Beatrice Violet Suckley, of Dover, Kent, England. | Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France. |
Sources:
- Rossett War Memorial
- Photo by John Murray
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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