
BETWS-YN-RHOS
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2009
The
memorial can be found at St Michaels' Church, Betws-yn-Rhos and takes
the form of a tapering plinth, mounted on a base, that is in turn holding
a shaft with a Celtic cross at the top of it. The inscription is in
releief on the front face of the plinth and there is Cektic knotwork
worked into the front face of the cross. The memorial was unveiled in
1920. There are seven name for World War 1 only.
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Photograph
Copyright © Garry Woollaston 2009
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PLWYF
BETTWS-YN-RHOS
ER
BYTHOL GOFFADWRIAETH
AM Y BEGHGYN OR PLWYF HWN
A LADDWYD YN Y RHYFEL FAWR
1914 - 1918
WYNNE |
Edward
Henry John |
Lieutenant,
3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Died of wounds 16th September 1916
in France. Aged 22. Son of Major-General E. W. Wynne (late Grenadier
Guards) and Gwendolyn, his wife, of Coed Coch, Denbighshire. Buried
in LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE, Somme, France. Plot II.
Row E. Grave 29. Plaque in the church reads:
TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LIEUT E. H. J. WYNNE, 3RD GRENADIER GUARDS
(OF COED COCH)
WHO DIED OF WOUNDS, SEPTEMBER 16TH 1916
ERECTED BY THE WORKMEN |
ROBERTS |
Robert
Lloyd |
Private
40176, 16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 27th December
1916 in Belgium. Born Bettws Abergele, Denbighshire, enlisted Colwyn
Bay. Buried in WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row J. Grave 12. |
DAVIES |
Robert |
Private.
Died in France. possibly
Private 61101, 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died in United
Kingdom 18th February 1917. Born llansilin, enlisted Llanrhaiadr,
resident Bryn Coch. Son of Mrs Mary Davies, of Bryn Coch, Llawnt,
in Oswestry. Buried in CHRIST CHURCH CHURCHYARD, RHYDYCROESAU, Denbighshire. |
DAVIES |
Arthur |
Private.
Died in France. No further information currently available. |
JONES |
Thomas |
[Lance
Corporal on memorial] Acting Corporal 5460, 14th Battalion, Royal
Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 28th August 1918 in France. Aged
21. Born and enlisted Bettws-yn-Rhos. Son of Elias and Elizabeth
Jones, of Tan Llan, Bettws, Abergele. Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY,
LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot XXII. Row M. Grave 3. |
HUGHES |
John |
Private.
Died in France. No further information currently available. |
OWEN |
Trevor |
Private
46866, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action 20th
October 1918 in France. Aged 19. Born Bettws, enlisted Wrexham.
Son of Richard and Elizabeth E. Owen, of Cae Mattw, Bettws Abergele,
Denbighshire. Buried in HIGHLAND CEMETERY, LE CATEAU, Nord, France.
Plot V. Row B. Grave 8. |
DWYD
GAN Y PLWYFOLION
1920
Last updated
16 August, 2009
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