Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Sandycroft
The Sandycroft War Memorial commemorates those men of the area who died during World War I and World War II.
The memorial is in St. Francis Church in Chester Road.
Sandycroft is a village in Deeside in Flintshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was in the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Private Joseph Thomas ANKERS 40515 |
Manchester Regiment (20th Bn.) |
5 Dec 1916 | 21 | Born in Sandycroft. Son of Arthur & Lizzie Ethel Ankers, Main Road, Pentre, Hawarden. | Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private Lewis CHARE 61248 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
22 Apr 1918 | 27 | Born at Small Heath, Birmingham, England. Son of William & Mary Ann Chare; husband of Martha Amelia Chare, of 73, Phoenix Street, Sandycroft. | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Private James CRISP 10126 |
Cheshire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
5 Sep 1916 | 32 | Son of Alfred Crisp, of Fayette Avenue, Eden Center, Brockport, New York, USA; husband of Rose A Crisp, of 15, North Terrace, Sandycroft. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private John DRYLAND 53953 |
Welsh Regiment (15th Bn.) attd. Royal Engineers |
30 Jun 1917 | 25 | Son of John Dryland, of Chester, England. Gransdon of Ann Foulkes, of Phoenix Street, Sandycroft. | Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| E J EVANS |
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| Private Edgar EVANS 240263 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/5th Bn.) |
9 Mar 1918 | 23 | Born in Queensferry. Son of John & Esther Evans, of 1, North Terrace, Sandycroft. | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private Philip Charles EVANS 53957 |
Welsh Regiment (15th Bn.) |
30 Jul 1917 | 24 | Born in Sandycroft. Son of William and Maria Evans, of Doveyscroft, Hawarden. | Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Gunner John HOUGH 35851 |
Royal Garrison Artillery (93rd Coy.) |
27 Aug 1914 | 27 | Son of Henry & Catherine Hough, Pentre, Hawarden. | Kanatte Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
| Private Ira John IVIN DM2/195223 |
594th M. T. Coy. attd. X Corps. Army Service Corps |
20 Oct 1917 or 27 Sep 1916 |
30 | Born Pontymister, Risca, Monmouthshire. Son of Elizabeth Ivin, Shaftesbury Terrace, Risca, Monmouthshire. Husband of Catherine E Ivin, of Hawarden. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| S LATHAM |
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| Private Thomas John MASSEY 20143 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (14th Bn.) | 10 Jul 1916 | Son of Henry & Elizabeth Massey, of Pentre, Hawarden. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |
| Private Joseph McDONOUGH 11697 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
14 Jul 1916 | 25 | Born in Liverpool, England. | St. Deiniol's Churchyard, Hawarden. |
| Private David ROBERTS 240981 |
1st/4th Bn. Cheshire Regiment | 14 Oct 1918 | Son of Margaret Roberts and brother of Edward Roberts. | Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| E A D SMITH |
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| F THOMAS |
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| Private Joseph THOMAS 53947 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
11 Jan 1917 | 19 | Son of Samuel & Kate Thomas, of Dee View, Hawarden. | Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France. |
| J WALTON |
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| Private Thomas Henry WIGLEY 43814 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (16th Bn.) |
30 Aug 1918 | 22 | Son of John & Elizabeth Wigley, Gladstone Terrace, Pentre, Hawarden. | Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. |
| F WILLIAMS |
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| Rifleman Joseph WILLIAMS 371330 |
London Regiment -Post Office Rifles (8th Bn.) |
24 Jul 1917 | 21 | Son of Samuel & Emily Williams, of Brook Cottage, Moor Lane, Sandycroft. | Oak Dump Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William WILLIAMS 241333 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 | 23 | Son of Samuel & Emily Williams, of Brook Cottage, Moor Lane, Sandycroft. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trooper Thomas Hubert BOSWELL 7912903 |
11th Hussars Royal Armoured Corps | 10 Mar 1945 | 28 | Son of Thomas & Lily Boswell; husband of Olive Eileen Boswell, of Mancot Royal. | Rome War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Gunner William Leonard BURROWS 1721779 |
Royal Artillery (240 Bty., 771. I.A.A. Regt.) |
30 Apr 1944 | 34 | Son of George & Elizabeth Burrows, of Sandycroft; husband of Muriel Burrows, of Sandycroft. | Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan. |
| J G CHAPMAN |
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| Lance Corporal George Ernest FARDOE 2734947 |
Welsh Guards (2nd Bn.) |
6 Sep 1944 | 24 | Son of Richard Ernest & May Fardoe, of Queensferry. | Wavre Communal Cemetery, Brabant Wallon, Belgium. |
| Greaser Henry GEORGE 70220 |
Naval Auxiliary Personnel - Merchant Navy (HMS Tynwald) |
12 Nov 1942 | 31 | Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Annie George; husband of Anne George, of Sandycroft. | Naval Memorial, Liverpool, England. |
| I HUGHES |
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| H HUMPHREYS |
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| Ordinary Seaman James JONES P/JX 234979 |
Royal Navy (HMS Barham) |
25 Nov 1941 | 25 | Son of Samuel & Ada Maud Jones, of Sandyford, Staffordshire, England. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| T KELLY |
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| Private William Arthur LIVERSAGE 4199417 |
Durham Light Infantry (8th Bn.) |
10 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of Samuel & Edith Liversage; husband of Kathleen Veronica Liversage, of Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. | |
| Seaman Henry William LUMBERG P/X 21152A |
Royal Naval Reserve (HMS Egret) |
27 Aug 1943 | 26 | Son of Alfred & Annie Lumberg; husband of Kathleen Joan Lumberg, of Queensferry. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Leading Seaman Thomas MATHEWS-SHEEN P/JX 150561 |
Royal Navy (HMS Royal Oak) |
14 Oct 1939 | 24 | Son of Reginald Thomas Mathews-Sheen & Margaret Mathews-Sheen; husband of Ruby Lilian Dorothy Mathews-Sheen, of Southsea, Hampshire, England. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Fusilier Frank MICHELL 4202923 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
24 Sep 1944 | 24 | Son of Sampson & Charlotte Michell, of Pentre, Hawarden. | Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| S ROBINSON |
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| Private Alfred SNEAD 4209316 |
South Lancashire Regiment (1st Bn.) |
24 Jun 1944 | 26 | La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. | |
| Sapper Thomas Henry WIMBUSH 1898452 |
Royal Engineers | 29 Sep 1943 | 24 | Son of Thomas & Annie Wimbush, Sandycroft. | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Private Herbert Edward John WORTHING 14425117 |
Welsh Regiment (1/5th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1944 | 19 | Son of Herbert E & Lilian E Worthing, of Sandycroft. | Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
Sources:
- Sandycroft War Memorial
- Transcription by Alwyn Evans
- Photo by Wynne Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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