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 NumberServiceDiedDetails
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)