Wrexham War Memorial FWW (A-E)

The following men from the area died in service in the First World War.

  • Herbert Ainsworth, Private 4219. Died 15/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thiepval Memorial.
  • Edward Archibald, Private11469. Died 07/03/1918 age 21. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery. Son of William and Hannah Maria Archibald, of 4, Salop Terrace, Greenfield, Rhosddu, Wrexham. Educated at Brynteg Council School and Wrexham County School. Worked in the Wrexham Advertizer offices.
  • Stephen Ankers, Private 4893. Died 16/05/1915 age 22. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Le Touret Memorial. Son of Benjamin Ankers, of Castle View, Nant Mawr, Buckley, Chester, and the late Rosia Ankers.
  • Frank Aston, Private 26731. Died 11/10/1916 age 19. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Thiepval Memorial.  Son of Denbighshire county councillor William Aston and Agnes A Aston, of "Bodlondeb", Grove Rd, Wrexham.
  • JM Atley, Private PP CAN LI
  • H C D Baillie, Private, CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles?)
  • Jonah Ball, Private 7341. Died of shrapnel wounds 22/07/1915 age 20. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Abbeville Communal Cemetery. Son of William and Margaret Ball, of 3 Garden Terrace, Rhosddu, Wrexham.
  • George William Barguss, Corporal 9824. Died 16/05/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Le Touret Memorial.
  • Richard Batchelor, Private 6225. Died 13/10/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Bn. Godewaersvelde British Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs W Batchelor, of Strongrove Hill, Hungerford, Berks.
  • Charles William Baxter, Private 61260. Died 26/09/1917 age 36. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Tyne Cot Memorial. Son of the late Peter and Mary Baxter, of The Lodge, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancs. Worked as a newspaper reporter for Jarman and Sons in Wrexham before he was required to enlist in 1917.
  • Ernest Harold Beech, Corporal 2005. Died 01/12/1917. Welsh Guards. Buried at Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery.
  • Joseph Norman Bentley, Sapper 359506. Died 18/10/1918 age 28. Royal Engineers. Buried at Fouquieres-Les-Lens Communal Cemetery. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Bentley, of 24, Bersham Rd, Wrexham. Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Bentley, of 24, Bersham Rd, Wrexham (also of Piercy Road, Wrexham). Worked as an engineer at Summers’ steelworks in Shotton before the war.
  • Charles Stanley Bevan, Lieutenant. Died 09/04/1917 age 24. Canadian Infantry. Buried at Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery. Son of George and Susannah Bevan, of Wrexham. Awarded Military Medal.
  • James Bromley Bevan, Corporal 4913. Died 09/12/1916 age 19. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Ancre British Cemetery. Son of Emma Pugh (formerly Bevan), of Caia Bungalow, Wrexham, and the late James Bevan.
  • Charles H Bignell, Private 55174. Died 29/04/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs Bignell of Mayfield, Benjamin Rd, Wrexham; husband of Ada (nee Pleavin). Worked for Mr Clegg at the Market Hall, Wrexham, before enlisting. Two brothers also served.
  • A H Bird, Private 28795. Died 25/09/1916 age 51. Royal Defence Corps. Buried at Stowmarket Cemetery. Husband of Bessie Farrow (formerly Bird), of 39, Bury St, Stowmarket.
  • David William Bishop, Private 53176. Died 06/06/1918 age 19. Cheshire Regiment. Soissons Memorial. Son of Edwin and Amelia Bishop, of 26, Bradley Rd, Wrexham.
  • George Boak, Stoker 1st Class K/25395. Died 09/12/1919 age 23. Royal Navy. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of Mrs Mary Boak, of Bangor Rd, Overton, Ellesmere. Born at Wrexham.
  • William Wallace Boak, Lance Corporal 95641. Died 29/05/1916 age 28. Royal Engineers. Buried at Cambrin Military Cemetery. Son of Wallace and Mary Boak, of 42 Dale Street, Wrexham; husband of Eva McCoy (formerly Boak, nee Bland), of 31 Crescent Avenue, Stoke, Coventry. Worked as a Cambrian Railways locomotive fireman before the war and played in the Oswestry Salvation Army band.
  • Albert Bonnell, Private 55478. Died 18/09/1918. Royal Army Medical Corps. Buried Heath Cemetery. Born and enlisted in Wrexham.
  • George Allen Bowen, Private 48629. Died 25/10/1918 age 22. Royal Army Medical Corps. Buried at St. Souplet British Cemetery. Son of Lewis and Emily Bowen, of 12, Croesnewydd Rd, Wrexham. Worked as a porter at Wrexham General station before enlisting.
  • Edwin Victor Bowker, Corporal 8482. Died 04/05/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Arras Memorial. Worked as a conductor on the Johnstown tramways before the war, lodging with Mrs Loyd of Victoria Avenue, Johnstown.
  • W Brady, Private 7239. Died 18/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Morlancourt British Cemetery.
  • G H Braisdell, Private17396. Died 06/08/1918 age 19. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Buried at Beacon Cemetery.
  • H W Bryan, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Possibly: John Bryan, Private 4343. Died 13/02/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Born and enlisted in Wrexham.
  • Thomas William Buck, Corporal 48205. Died 27/09/1918 age 24. Northumberland Fusiliers. Buried at Lowrie Cemetery. Born at Middlesbrough. Son of the late William and Mary Buck.
  • W H Bunn, Private 200811. Died 06/10/1918. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Vieille-Chapelle Military Cemetery. Of 9 Farndon Street, Wrexham. Left a widow and five children.
  • J Burgess, Gunner. Royal Garrison Artillery.
  • A B Capelin, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Wounded on 1 April 1917, died later that month. Son of Mr and Mrs Capelin of 43 Norman Road, Wrexham. Worked at the Cobden Flour Mills, Wrexham, before enlisting. Three brothers also served.
  • Donald William Capper, Private 19574. Died 16/08/1916 age 21. Royal Fusiliers. Buried Berks Cemetery Extension. Son of William Newton Capper and Clara P. Capper, of Hurst Newton, Wrexham.
  • John Carrigan, Private 54073. Died 27/10/1916 age 32. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thiepval Memorial. Son of the late Laurence and Rebecca Carrigan, of 24, Market St, Wrexham.
  • James Henry Cartwright, Private 46588. Died 16/09/1918. York & Lancaster Regiment. Born and enlisted in Wrexham. Formerly with North Lancashire Regiment.
  • Frank Guy Chadwick, Private 13729. Died 18/08/1916 age 21. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Buried at Karasouli Military Cemetery. Son of Julius A. and Eliza Chadwick, of "Huntroyde," Percy Rd, Wrexham.
  • W Clarke, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • J Clutton, Private 57076. Died 13/11/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Serre Road Cemetery.
  • George Collins, Private 28079. Died 06/07/1916 age 18. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thiepval Memorial. Son of George and Emma Collins, of 79, Norfolk Rd, Dalston, London.
  • G Cooper, Rifleman, Rifle Brigade.
  • Thomas Cornish, Corporal 10919. Died 26/01/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Ploegsteert Memorial.
  • Charles Griffith Cotton, Rifleman 48840. Died 25/07/1918 age 29. Rifle Brigade. Buried at Contay British Cemetery. Son of George and Mary Cotton, of Wrexham.
  • T Cotton, Private 27553. Died 26/03/1918 age 36. South Wales Borderers. Buried at Gommcourt British Cemetery. Son of George and Mary Cotton. Born in Wrexham. Brother of Charles, above.
  • Brian Croom-Johnson, Lieutenant. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 4th Bn. Died 09/05/1915, age 24. Le Touret Memorial. Son of Harry and Elizabeth Roden Croom-Johnson, of The Elms, Wrexham. Educated at Mostyn House School, Cheshire, and Clifton College. Assistant engineer at the Wrexham & East Denbighshire Water Company before enlisting.
  • John Frederick Crump, Rifleman 45450. Died 09/05/1917 age 38. The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Buried at St. Hilaire Cemetery. Son of John and Maria Crump.
  • John Patrick Cruxton, Private 27326. Died 03/05/1915 age 29. Canadian Infantry. Buried at Boulonge Eastern Cemetery. Son of John and Elizabeth Cruxton, of 42, Nelson St, Hightown, Wrexham; husband of Maud Mary Cruxton, of 489, Eastern Avenue, Toronto.
  • Sir Foster Hugh Egerton Cunliffe, Major. Died 10/07/1916 age 41. Rifle Brigade. Buried at Bapaume Post Military Cemetery.  6th Baronet. Son of Sir Robert A. Cunliffe and Lady Cunliffe (nee Eleanor Egerton Leigh), of Acton Park, Denbighshire.
  • F Davies, Corporal 15847. Died 02/08/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Awarded DSC.
  • Alfred Davies, Private 10840. Died 31/10/1914 aged 27. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Ypres Memorial. Son of Alfred Davies of 7, Abenbury Street.
  • Edward R Davies, Private 635. Died 16/08/1915 age 31. Royal Irish Regiment. Helles Memorial. Son of Mrs Margaret Ann Williams, of 25, Cobden Rd, Wrexham.
  • F R Davies, Sergeant. Canadian Infantry.
  • Herbert Davies, Corporal 32925. Died 29/10/1918 age 32. Royal Field Artillery. Buried Ramillies British Cemetery. Awarded Military Medal. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Davies, of 4, Garden Rd, Rhosddu, Wrexham.
  • J Davies, Private 26788. Died 06/02/1918. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Buried Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery. Born and enlisted Wrexham.
  • J Davies, Colour Serjeant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Awarded DCM. Possibly the same as JR Davies, below.
  • J Davies, Private 36795. Died 24/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Doullens Communal Cemetery. Son of Thomas and Margaret Davies, of Wrexham.
  • John Davies, Lance Corporal 39053. Died 31/07/1917 age 31. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Dragoon Camp Cemetery. Son of John and Priscilla Davies, of Wrexham; husband of Elizabeth Davies, of 28, Oxford St, Wrexham.
  • John Davies, Serjeant 279219. Died 27/11/1918 age 34. Royal Engineers. Buried Wrexham Cemtery. Son of Hannah Davies, of 40, Cunliffe St, Rhosddu, Wrexham, and the late Edward Davies.
  • John James Davies, Private 20387. Died 10/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thiepval Memorial.
  • J R Davies, Company Serjeant Major 5364. Died 22/11/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Basra War Cemetery. Awarded DCM.
  • John Wesley Davies, Lieutenant. Died 26/03/1916 age 31. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Le Touret Military Cemetery. Son of John and Margaret Davies, of Wrexham; husband of Kate Emily Davies, of "Stansfield", Mold Rd, Wrexham.
  • R H Davies, Lance Corporal. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • R P Davies, Second Lieutenant. Died 05/10/1915 age 31. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried at Labourse Communal Cemetery. Husband of Elizabeth Davies, of 16, Bernard Rd, Wrexham.
  • R West Davies, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • Richard William Davies, Private 4815. Died 16/05/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Born and enlisted in Wrexham.
  • T H Davies, Private 13373. Died 29/10/1916 age 27. Cheshire Regiment. Buried Karasouli Military Cemetery. Son of Ann Jane Davies, of 13, Brook Square, Brook St, Wrexham.
  • Thomas Philip Davies, Private 8172. Died 08/07/1915 age 19. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Wrexham Cemetery. Son of Philip Herbert and Sarah Ellen Davies, of 36, Salop Rd, Wrexham.
  • T W Davies, Trooper, Irish Guards.
  • W Davies, Private, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • Harold Dawson, Driver T/1672. Died 05/03/1917 age 20.  Royal Army Service Corps. Buried Wrexham Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs E. Dawson, of 63, Nelson St, Hightown, Wrexham.
  • E A Dunn, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • T Dickens, Corporal 266999. Died 12/05/1918 age 36. Welsh Regiment. Buried Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery. Son of Frederick and Rhoda Dickens.
  • William Dutton, Private 40046. Died 19/04/1918 age 33. South Wales Borderers. Buried Lille Southern Cemetery. Son of Thomas Dutton, of 25, Tuttle St, Wrexham.
  • Albert Wilson Edwards, Private 422801. Died 22/10/1916. Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion. Vimy Memorial.
  • Edward Ernest Edwards, Second Lieutenant. Died 17/12/1917 aged 29. Cheshire Regiment. Buried Jerusalem War Cemetery. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Edwards, of 40, Alexandra Rd, Wrexham.
  • Edward William Edwards, Private 37340. Died 11/07/1916 age 28. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thiepval Memorial. Son of Edward Edwards, of 5, Railway Terrace, Glyn Ceiriog, Wrexham.
  • George William Edwards, Private 25225. Died 13/12/1916 age 30. Grenadier Guards. Buried Grove Town Cemetery. Son of Peter and Harriet Edwards, of 27, Peny Bryn, Wrexham.
  • Harry Edwards, Private 75818. Died 25/09/1916 age 26. Royal Army Medical Corps. Thiepval Memorial. Son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Edwards, of 17, Pierces Square, Pentrefelin, Wrexham.
  • John Ivon Edwards, Lieutenant. Died 31/10/1918 age 22. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Harlebeke New British Cemetery. Son of Rev. John Edwards and Hannah Edwards, of "Hafod", Grosvenor Rd, Wrexham. Born at Colwyn Bay. Born at Colwyn Bay, where he was educated at Rydal Mount School. Worked at the Alliance Assurance Company’s Wrexham office.
  • John Percy Edwards, Private 38884. Died 22/03/1918 age 22. Lancashire Fusiliers. Buried Roisel Communal Cemetery. Son of Mrs M. Edwards, of 11, Vernon St, Wrexham and the late W. Edwards.
  • Richard Edwards, Private 35270. Died 21/10/1916 age 26. Cheshire Regiment. Thiepval Memorial. Son of Richard and Alice Edwards, of 123 Manley Rd, Wrexham.
  • Thomas Edwards, Private 4852. Died 13/03/1915 age 20. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Le Touret Memorial. Son of Thomas Edwards, of 1 Picton Terrace, Wrexham.
  • W Edwards, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • Robert Randle Egerton, Lieutenant. Died 16/11/1914 age 26. Royal Engineers. Buried New Irish Farm Cemetery. Son of Robert Walter and Flora Augusta Egerton, of Stansty Lodge, Wrexham. Commissioned into the RE in 1908. Won the Army’s revolver shooting championship in 1913. Played cricket for his regiment at Lords against the Royal Artillery, and was goalkeeper for the Army in matches against the Navy. Received a Royal Humane Society award for rescuing one of his men from the river Thames.
  • John Elliott, Private 2889. Died 15/07/1917 age 27. Welsh Guards. Buried Canada Farm Cemetery. Son of Henry and Fanny Elliott, of Wrexham; husband of Amy Elliott, of Walkeringham, Doncaster.
  • T F Ellis, Corporal 15266. Died 20/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Australian Imperial Force Burial Ground, Flers. Son of Mr and Mrs E Ellis, of Old Cae Shack. Husband of Mrs Ellis of 63 Keighley Road, Cooling.
  • William John Ellis, Second Lieutenant. Died 23/03/1918 age 24. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Arras Memorial. Son of John and Kate Ellis; of "Llwyn Eithin", Caeclyd Rd, Blaenau Festiniog, Merioneth.
  • A Evans, Second Lieutenant. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • F Evans, Sapper, Royal Engineers. Possibly: Bethnel Evans, Sapper 132867. Died 14/10/1918. Royal Engineers. Born and enlisted Wrexham. Buried Fresnoy-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery. Son of Evan and Ellen Evans of 15, Cross Road, Moss, Wrexham.
  • Frederick Evans, Private 43707. Died 18/09/1918 age 20. South Lancashire Regiment. Doiran Memorial. Son of Mr and Mrs John Evans, of 43, Edward St, Wrexham.
  • Herbert Rees Evans, Private 74077. Died 26/08/1917 age 23. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment). Buried Bagneux British Cemetery. Son of Richard Edward and Elizabeth Evans, of 27, Manley Rd, Wrexham.
  • J Evans, Gunner. Machine Gun Corps.
  • John Eric Evans, Captain. Died 10/05/1915 age 24. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery. Son of Ebenezer Daniel and Elizabeth Gwen Evans, of "Bodeirian," Lord St, Wrexham.
  • Llewelyn Evans, Private 39061. Died 27/10/1916 age 21. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Cayeux Military Cemetery. Son of Mr A. and Mrs E. Evans, of "St. Elmo", Belle Vue Rd, Wrexham.
  • Norman William Evans, Private 26309. Died 28/08/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Tyne Cot Memorial. Born and enlisted Wrexham.
  • Robert Cecil Evans, Lieutenant. Died 06/04/1918 age 24. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Martinsart British Cemetery. Son of Dr. Ebenezer Daniel and Elizabeth Gwen Evans, of "Bodeirian," Wrexham.
  • Robert Charles Evans, Second Lieutenant. Died 24/08/1918 age 36. Welsh Regiment. Buried Pozieres British Cemetery. Son of Mr W. R. Evans (Clerk of the Peace for Denbighshire) and Mary Evans; husband of Edith Lloyd Evans, of Plasyward, Ruthin, Denbighshire. A Solicitor and LL.B. (London). Born at Bangor-Isycoed, Wrexham.
  • S C Evans, Corporal 6137. Died 21/07/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Lillers Communal Cemetery.
  • W H Evans, Private 6419. Died 25/09/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Loos Memorial.
  • F Eyton, Private 7630. Died 04/05/1916 age 23. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Caberet-Rouge British Cemetery. Son of Mrs Ann Eyton, of 5, Roberts Square, Beast Market, Wrexham.
  • John James Eyton, Private 36139. Died 26/09/1917 age 33. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Tyne Cot Memorial. Son of Mrs Eliza Eyton, of 39, Manley Rd, Wrexham.