Waziristan War, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Boer and Waziristan war memorials
Below are details of men from the Wrexham area, belonging to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died in the Waziristan War.
With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
Rank, Name,& Service Number | Service | Died | Details |
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Rank, Name,& Service Number | Service | Died | Details |
Private L BOWEN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4182011 & 16115) | Next of Kin: Mrs M J Bowen, 9, Caradog Street, Aberavon, Port Talbot, Glamorgan. | |
Private John Robert FREEGROVE |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4179204 & 28195) | Son of Charles & Alice Freegrove, 10, Paradise Row, Bethnal Green, London E, England. | |
A/C Sergeant Major George GRINDLEY M.M. |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4179610 & 37791) | 5 Feb 1923 | Died at Tauda China. Of 48, West End, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. |
Sergeant David HANSCOMBE |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4179391; 35736 & 59067) formerly Border Regiment (22856) East Surrey Regiment (9480) |
10 May 1922 | Killed by a sniper at Ladha. Son of Sarah Ann Hanscombe of Beckenham, Kent, England. Former husband of Winifred Hanscombe (nee Tufnell). |
Private J HEATH |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5097437) |
5 Feb 1923 | Killed in action. Son of Mrs M Abbotts, Darwin Street, Birmingham, England. |
Private J HUGHES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4180483 & 101456) | Next of kin: Mr J Hughes, Brunswick House, Plas Road, Llandudno. | |
Private F JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4114088) | ? | |
Private T JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (89343) | ? | |
Private B LAMB |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4180491 & 101467) | ? | |
Private C LLOYD |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4180560 & 101561) | 29 Jul 1922 | Killed in action. Son of Mr T Lloyd, 2, Florie Street, Newtown, Monygomeryshire. |
Private Edward Harold LONGFELLOW |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4180235 & 100847) formerly Worcestershire Regiment (23235) |
Born Llanfoist, Monmouthshire. Stepson of John Williams & Elizabeth Williams. Brother of Albert Charles Longfellow, 105a, Eaton Terrace Mews, London SW1, England. | |
Private B P MURPHY |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2731111) | 5 Feb 1923 | Killed in action. Son of Mrs Murphy, Longstone, Coombe Hill, East Grinstead, Sussex, England. |
Private Iorwerth Morris OWEN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4179902 & 91253) | Born Llangynog, Mongomeryshire. Adopted brother of John Owen, 1, Rock Terrace, Ynysybwl, Glamorgan. | |
A/C Company Sergeant Major Charles RUSH D.C.M. |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4178898 & 8672) | 11 Dec 1921 | Son of Charles E & Mary Ann Rush of Liverpool, England. Husband of Mary Rush (nee Hurstfield). |
Sergeant Gilbert RHODES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (418000; 266769 & 94654) | Born Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Son of John & Clara Rhodes of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Next of kin: Mr R Rhodes, 90, Waterloo Road, South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. | |
Private Harry Bernard SHERRIFF |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4181586) | Adopted son of Ernest Sherriff, 1, Bangor Street, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England. | |
Private Frederick Harold TEVENDALE |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4179366 & 35703) | Son of William & Jane Tevendale of New Southgate, London N11, England. | |
Private G F WEST |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4180473 & 101443) |