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The following people from the Colwyn Bay area died in active service. They were Privates except where another rank is shown. Where shown, click this icon for more details. Extra page icon

  • Samuel Garness, Sapper 47072, died 30/10/1918, age 28. Royal Engineers, attd. 147th Army Bde Royal Field Artillery. Buried at Thiant Communal Cemetery. Son of Samuel Garness, of Madresfield, Upper Promenade, Colwyn Bay.
  • Stanley Gething, 763850, died 30/10/1917, age 27.London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Bn. Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Son of George and Emma Gething, of Tan-y-Bryn, Colwyn Bay.
  • Edwin Harold Griffiths, Second Lieutenant, died 22/10/1918, , age 21. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th Bn. attd. Trench Mortar Bty. Buried at Tezze British Cemetery, Italy. Son of Edwin and Margaret S. Griffiths, of Lawson Villa, Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
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  • Joseph Samuel Harley, 5342, died 28/08/1916, age 18. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Bn. Memorial: Thiepval Memorial. Son of James and Emma Harley, of Pretoria House, Dundonald Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Charles Percival Harrop, Lance Corporal 29590, died 27/10/1916, age 33. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Bn. Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr and Mrs John Harrop, of 22, King's Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • James Lawton Harrop, Second Lieutenant. Died 13/09/1918, age 36.The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Buried Queant Communal Cemetery. Son of Mr Harrop, of Milbrook, Cheshire; husband of Dora Mabel Harrop of 36, Emery Street, Cambridge. His mother lived in Frances Avenue.
  • George Reginald Hayward, 63877, died 29/03/1917 age 29. Royal Army Medical Corps 27th Field Amb. Buried at St. Nicolas British Cemetery. Husband of Dorothy Hayward, of 4 Mount Pleasant, Deganwy.
  • Colin N Higginson, Private 15078. Died 20/12/1915. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Son of George Higginson of Victor Road (Rhiw Road), Colwyn Bay. Formerly employed at Mr Boardman’s joinery shop.
  • Harry Whitney Homan, M2/147403, died 06/11/1918. Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport, attd. 23rd Siege Bty. Ammunition Col. Royal Garrison Artillery. Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Son of Mr T Homan, of Egerton House, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay.
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  • G Howell, 40156, died 13/04/1918, , age 28. South Wales Borderers 6th Bn. Buried atMendinghemMilitaryCemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs Howell, of 14,Park Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Herbert Howell, 22076, died 25/09/1915, age 23. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Bn. Memorial Loos Memorial.Son of Mrs Annie Roberts, of Grange Lodge,ColwynBay.
  • Douglas Hirst Hoyles, Bombardier, 5350, died 11/07/1916, age 23. Royal Field Artillery 50th Bde. Buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Son of Benjamin and Sarah Hoyles, of Victoria House,Conway Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Allan Harrison Hudson, Second Lieutenant, died 13/06/1915, age 20.Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Bn. Buried at Lancashire Landing Cemetery,Turkey. Son of Jervis Tarbuck Hudson and Ann Hudson, ofInglewood, 46Victoria Park,ColwynBay. Native of Newton Moor, Hyde, Cheshire.
  • Alfred Hughes, 65193, died 13/04/1918, age 19. Welsh Regiment 18th Bn. Memorial Ploegsteert Memorial. Adopted son of John and Lily Hughes, of  Bryn Dedwydd,  Mochdre, Colwyn Bay.
  • David Hughes, Pioneer 358314, died, 28/03/1918, age 20. Royal Engineers 3rd Div. Signal Coy. Awarded Military Medal. Buried at London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, France. Son of William and Emily Lucy Hughes, of 37,Lawson Road, Colwyn Bay. Killed while repairing a telephone line during heavy shell fire.
  • John Hughes, Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
  • Joseph Hughes, Private 265304. Died 26/03/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Gaza War Cemetery. Of 50 Park Road.
  • Robert Hughes, Corporal 18245, died 11/07/1916, age 19. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Bn. Buried at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, France. Son of Hugh and Alice Hughes, of Oxford House, Bay View Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • William Hughes, 36044, died 23/08/1918, age 18. Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Bn. Memorial Vis-En-Artois Memorial, France. Son of Francis and Mary Hughes, of Gronwen, Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay.
  • William Gordon Hughes, 79438, died 25/08/1916, age 23. Royal Army Medical Corps 42nd Field Amb. Buried at Albert Communal Cemetery Extension,France. Son of Thomas and Ann Hughes, of 31, Rhuo Road,Colwyn Bay. Born at Ruabon. Worked as a male nurse and masseur in London before the war. Died from a shell burst while tending to a wounded soldier.
  • William Percy Hughes, 17847, died 30/07/1916, age 27. The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Bn. Memorial Thiepval Memorial. Son of Hugh and Annie Hughes, of Maes Ewryn, Whitehall Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Archie Hulme, 491057, died 08/08/1918, age 24. Canadian Infantry 19th Bn. Buried at Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Sur-Somme, France. Son of Samuel Hulme, of Whalley Range, Lansdowne Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • T Hunt, 38149, died 10/12/1916. Welsh Regiment 2nd Bn. Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, France. Husband of Mrs ME Owen (formerly Hunt), of 47 Park Road, Colwyn Bay. Not named on Colwyn Bay war memorial.
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  • L Jackson, Signaller, 112227, died 06/11/1918, age 29. Royal Garrison Artillery 327th Siege Bty. Buried at Rocquigny-Equanc ourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France. Husband of A. E. Jackson, of Blythwood, The Close, Colwyn Bay.
  • Arthur Jones, Private. King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
  • David Jones, Sapper 165193, died 24/09/1917, age 36. Royal Engineers 225th Field Coy. Buried at Westouter Churchyard And Extension. Son of Hugh and Elizabeth Jones, of 3 Railway Terrace, Colwyn Bay; husband of Catherine Jones, of Oaklea, 27 Highfield Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Edwin Jones, 25337, died 05/09/1916, age 18. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Bn. Memorial: Thiepval Memorial. Son of Denver and Jane Jones, of9 2 Park Road, Belle Vue, Colwyn Bay.
  • Ernest Howell Jones, 37908, died 21/08/1916, age 24. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Bn. Memorial: Thiepval Memorial. Son of Owen and Mary Jones, of Glyn Villa, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Evan Richard Jones, Trooper 1526, died 03/05/1917, age 29. Household Battalion. Memorial: Arras Memorial, France. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jones, of Gwyndy, 1 Hawarden Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Edgar Wilkinson Jones, 40609, died 09/04/1917, age 27. York and Lancaster Regiment 9th Bn. Buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Fanny Jones, of 14 Rhiw Bank Terrace, Colwyn Bay. Born at Mold, Flintshire.
  • Frederick Jones, 36832, died 15/02/1917, age 24. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Bn. Memorial Basra Memorial. Son of Hugh and Margaret Jane Jones, of Llyn Machno, Lawson Road, Colwyn Bay.
  • Henry Jones, Private 54564. Died 26/09/1917 aged 26. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Poelcapelle British Cemetery. Son of Robert Jones, Raglan Cottage, Upper Colwyn Bay. Manager at Maypole Dairy. Three brothers also served.
  • Howell Edwin Jones, 92328, died 02/08/1918, age 19. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Bn. Buried at Old Colwyn Non-Conformist Cemetery. Son of John and Sarah Elizabeth Jones, of Rhianfa Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay.
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  • John David Jones, Farrier 4026, died 01/02/1916, age 32. Duke ofLancaster's Own Yeomanry 2nd/1st. Buried at Kendal (Parkside) Cemetery. Son of the Rev. Ezra Jones and Mrs Ann Jones, of 1St. Paul's Terrace, Colwyn Bay. Born at Colwyn Bay.
  • John Edward Jones, Able Seaman, Wales Z/315, died 13/11/1916, age 28. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Nelson Bn. R.N. Div. Buried at Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel. Son of Robert and Anne P Jones, of 1,Grove Road, Colwyn Bay. Born at Criccieth.
  • JH Jones, Private 240917. Died 29/08/1918. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Delville Wood Cemetery. Son of Thomas Jones of 47 Park Road. Worked on Old Colwyn tramline construction just before enlisting in March 1915.
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  • J Parry-Jones, Private R4/089184. Died of pneumonia 21/10/1918. Army Service Corps. Haifa War Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs T Parry-Jones of Preswylfa, Old Colwyn; husband of Mrs J Parry-Jones (nee Matthews). Worked for a grocer called Mr Morris in Shrewsbury before the war.
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  • Lawrence Henry Jones, 2669, died 24/09/1915, age 26. Manchester Regiment 1st/8th Bn. Memorial Helles Memorial,Turkey. Son of Mrs Grace Jones, of Rangemore, Llysfaen, Colwyn Bay.
  • Peter Jones, Private 32793. Died 26/05/1918. South Lancashire Regiment. Soissons Memorial. Son of John Jones of 4 Brickfield Terrace.
  • Robert Jones, Private 2011, died 18/09/1915, age 54. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Bn. Buried at Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Son of retired Colwyn Bay station master Azariah Jones, of Gwylfa, Erskine Road, Colwyn Bay. Worked as a mason for Colwyn Bay council before the war, and was a member of the Colwyn Bay Volunteers for almost 25 years.
  • Robert Hugh Jones, 61540, died 28/09/1917, age 37. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Bn. Buried at Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension,France. Son of Mr and Mrs W Jones. Native of Colwyn Bay. Served in the South African Campaign.
  • Thomas Jones, 106828, died 26/12/1918, age 25. Canadian Infantry 68th Bn. Buried at Regina Cemetery. Son of Evan and Laura Catherine Jones, of 7c Grove Park, Colwyn Bay.
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  • Thomas Elwyn Jones, Naval Instructor. Died 31/05/1916, age 27. Royal Navy, HMS Defence. Plymouth Naval Memorial.soldier icon
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  • Thomas Jones (probably TA or TH Jones on the memorial), Lance Corporal 5462. Died 13/05/1917 aged 18. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial. Son of Mrs E Jones of Kirby Villa, Llewellyn Road. Enlisted in army aged 16. Worked before the war for Evan Roberts, butcher.
  • William Jones, 345406, died 08/09/1918, age 23. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Bn. Buried at La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, France. Son of John and Jane Jones, of Colwyn Bay.
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  • William Stanley Jones, Sapper 11672. Died 21/09/1917 aged 28. Canadian Engineers. Buried St. Sever Cemetery. Son of William Jones of Trenton, Woodland Road West, Colwyn Bay. Emigrated to Canada 1906. Died from a gunshot wound to the chest.