Denbigh Memorial SWW P-W
Denbigh war memorial, Second World War, surnames P-W
Below are details of the people from the Denbigh area who died in the Second World War.
With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
| Rank, Name & Service Number | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
| Gunner PENDLEBURY Eric 947447 |
Royal Artillery (74 Field Regt.) |
26 Jun 1942 | 23 | Son of James & Mary Jane Pendlebury, of Denbigh. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
| Trooper PIERCE Dafydd John 7957355 |
Royal Armoured Corps (22nd Dragoons) |
26 Oct 1944 | 21 | Son of David & Emily Margaret Pierce, of Denbigh. | Geel War Cemetery, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
| Marine PIERCE Robert David PO/X 4141 |
Royal Marines H.M.S. Hood |
24 May 1941 | 20 | Son of Robert & Mary E Pierce, of Denbigh. Sunk by the German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Corporal PRICE David Edmund T/4191921 |
Royal Army Service Corps (3 Amb. Car Coy.) |
23 Apr 1941 | 23 | Son of Mr & Mrs David Price; husband of Nancy Blanche Price, of Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England. | St. Britius Churchyard Extension, Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England. |
| Private PRICE John Leonard 4201072 |
Middlesex Regt. (1/7th Bn.) |
8 Sep 1944 | 28 | Son of John & Margaret Price, of Henllan, Denbigh; husband of Enid Price. | St Sadwrn's Churchyard, Henllan. |
| Private PRITCHARD Robert Samuel 4187022 |
Corps of Military Police | 8 Sep 1945 | 37 | Son of Richard & Annie Pritchard, of Denbigh; husband of Annie Mary Pritchard, of Denbigh. | St. Marcella's (Whitchurch) Churchyard, Denbigh. |
| Sergeant RICHARDS Leonard Lloyd 1515483 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (150 Sqdn.) |
29 Nov 1943 | 20 | Son of John & Nellie Richards, of Denbigh. | Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy. |
| Sapper ROBERTS David Richard 2123659 |
Royal Engineers | 16 Jul 1944 | 32 | Son of Hugh T Roberts & Sarah R. Roberts, of Henllan; husband of Margaret Blodwen Roberts, of Henllan. | St. Sadwrn's Churchyard, Henllan. |
| Trooper ROBERTS Hesketh Lloyd 14572154 |
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C (15th Scottish Regt.) |
6 Aug 1944 | 19 | ||
| Driver ROBERTS John Ernest T/237264 |
Royal Army Service Corps (550 Gen. Transport Coy.) |
8 Apr 1942 | 36 | Son of Robert John & Ellen Roberts, of Denbigh; husband of Ethel Roberts, of Denbigh. | Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Pilot Officer ROBERTS John Meirion 163076 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (209 Sqdn.) |
8 Jul 1944 | 29 | Son of Robert Evan & Mary Catherine Roberts, of Denbigh. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
| Driver ROBERTS Robert Gwilym T/125872 |
Royal Army Service Corps attd. H.Q. Eighth Army |
30 Jun 1943 | Imtarfa Military Cemetery, Malta. | ||
| Sergeant ROBERTS Tegwyn 2205764 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (61 Sqdn.) | 23 Sep 1944 | Son of Morris & Margaret Roberts, of Denbigh. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. | |
| Corporal ROBERTS Thomas John 4192145 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 Apr 1943 | 27 | Son of Elias Owen Roberts & Jane Roberts, of Denbigh. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Corporal ROBERTS William Frederick 636552 |
Royal Air Force (84 Sqdn.) |
11 Jul 1943 | 29 | Son of Herbert & Annie Roberts, of Denbigh. | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand. |
| Second Radio Officer WILLIAMS John Henry |
Merchant Navy S.S. Muneric (London) |
10 Sep 1941 | 23 | Son of Edward Henry & Catherine Williams, of Denbigh. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| WILLIAMS John Kendrick |
Civilian | 5 Jan 1941 | 28 | Son of Lily Williams, of 85 Vale Street, Denbigh. Killed in air raid at 439 Green Lane, Ilford, London, England. | |
| Marine WILLIAMS Robert PLY/X 106817 |
Royal Marines (No. 45 R.M. Commando.) |
6 Jun 1944 | 21 | Son of Ellis Thomas Williams & Margaret Elizabeth Williams, of Denbigh. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Pilot Officer Nav. WILLIAMS William John Raymond 187109 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (578 Sqdn.) |
15 Jan 1945 | 22 | Son of John Christmas Williams & Florence Jane Williams, of Denbigh. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Private WRIGHT Walter James 3776343 |
King's Liverpool Regiment (1st Bn.) |
28 Mar 1944 | 28 | Son of Edward James Wright & Emily Wright, of Denbigh. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |