Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd
Clwyd Family History Society
Waen
The Waen War Memorial commemorates those from the area who died in wartime. The memorial stands in the grounds of the Waen Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
The small village of Waen is in the Community of Tremeirchion, Cwm & Waen to the south of St. Asaph in Denbighshire. The village was in historic Flintshire and, between 1974 and 1996, was part of the county of Clwyd.
1914-1918 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major BIBBY Henry (Harry) Leigh |
Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry | 4 May 1917 | 43 | Son of the late John Bibby & Frances Caroline Bibby (nee Grundy), of Fachwen, Waen. Died when the HMT Transylvania was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, off Genoa, Italy. | Savona Memorial, Italy. |
| Private DAVIES Joseph 60969 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
14 Mar 1918 | 33 | Son of Robert & Laura Davies, of Cyffredin, Waen. | Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Gunner JONES John Hugh 160891 |
Royal Field Artillery ("A" Bty. 190th Bde.) |
30 Jul 1918 | 29 | Husband of Elizabeth Jones, of Ysgol Isa, Waen. | Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire, Aisne, France. |
| Private JONES Joseph C 28360 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
8 Aug 1918 | 22 | Son of David & Grace Jones, of Arthur Cottage, Waen. | Harponville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private JONES Thomas Allen 37044 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (15th Bn.) |
10 Jul 1916 | 27 | Born Cheshire, England. Son of David & Anne, Fachwen, Waen. Also commemorated on the Llandudno War Memorial. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private JONES Thomas Hugh 2841 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
6 Mar 1917 | 23 | Son of John Edward & Margaret Jones; husband of Annie Jones, of Tŷ Newydd, Waen. | Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France. |
1939-1945 War
| Rank, Name & Service Number |
Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major WILLIAMS William Robert MBE 258601 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 2 Feb 1945 | 33 | Son of William & Annie Williams, of Waen. | Florence War Cemetery, Italy. |
Sources:
- Waen War Memorial
- Transcription & Photo by Alwyn Evans
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Military Records
- 1901 & 1911 Censuses
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