Prestatyn Memorial SWW
Prestatyn war memorial, Second World War
Below are details of the people from the Prestatyn 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 |
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| Rank | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
| Air Raid Warden ACKERLEY Frank |
Civilian | 27 Apr 1942 | 45 | Husband of Susannah Mary Ackerley, of 11 Dawson Park. Killed at Ffordd Isa Wardens' Post. | |
| Sergeant BARLOW Lawrence 53608 |
Royal Air Force | 20 Feb 1946 | 58 | Son of Rishton & Ellen Barlow; husband of Amelia Gladys Barlow, of Prestatyn. | St Melyd's Churchyard, Meliden. |
| BARLOW Robert H |
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| Lance Corporal BARNETT Derrick Vernon 4204117 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
6 May 1944 | 24 | Son of Thomas Edward & Mary Alice Barnett. | Kohima War Cemetery, India. |
| BASTABLE Thomas H |
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| Flight Sergeant BEAVER Warwick Hilson 1027038 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (37 Sqdn.) |
21 Feb 1943 | 28 | Son of John Harry & Gwendolen Beaver; husband of Eileen Stella Susan Beaver, of Polperro, Cornwall. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
| Private BLIGHT Ronald Woodley 4191705 |
Welsh Regiment | 14 Apr 1940 | Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, England. | ||
| Cadet BROWN Neville Lionel Whitehead |
Merchant Navy S.S. Oporto (Liverpool) |
13 Mar 1943 | 16 | Son of Oliver Whitehead Brown, & of Edith Brown, of Prestatyn. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| Sergeant W. Op. BUCKLEY George Edwards 973940 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (233 Sqdn.) |
20 Aug 1941 | 21 | Son of James Edward & Jane Ellen Buckley. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Cadet CASHEN Ronald Albert 218 |
Air Training Corps (1340 Sqdn.) |
9 Sep 1943 | 17 | Son of Joseph Albert & Ethel Cashen, of Prestatyn. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Chief Engineer Officer CHATBURN George William |
Merchant Navy S.S. Maidan (Liverpool) |
5 Nov 1940 | 54 | Son of Mr & Mrs George Chatburn; husband of Dorothy Chatburn, of Prestatyn. | Tower Hill Memorial, London, England. |
| DANIEL Charles T |
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| Private DAVIES Norah May W/792007 |
Voluntary Aid Detachment | 23 Aug 1945 | 28 | Daughter of Thomas Richard Davies, & of Sarah Eleanor Davies, of Prestatyn. | Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England. |
| DAVIES David J |
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| Private DAVIES (P?) Neville 14567152 |
South Staffordshire Regiment (1/6th Bn.) |
7 Aug 1944 | 19 | Son of Philip & Frances Davies, of Prestatyn. | Fontenay-Le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel, Calvados, France. |
| Volunteer DAVIES Amy W/31400 |
Auxiliary Territorial Service attd. Royal Berkshire Regiment (11th Bn.) |
27 Jul 1940 | 32 | Daughter of Thomas Richard & Sarah Eleanor Davies, of Prestatyn. | Henley Road Cemetery, Reading Oxfordshire, England. |
| Lieutenant DAWSON Fred 75760 |
Cheshire Regiment | 20 Feb 1945 | 36 | Son of Fred & Sarah Ellen Dawson, of Prestatyn; husband of Margaret Dawson. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| Gunner EDGE George William 4191187 |
Royal Artillery (102 Northumberland Hussars Anti-Tank Regt.) |
2 Jun 1941 | 15 | Suda Bay War Memorial, Greece. | |
| EDWARDS John J |
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| Aircraftman 1st Class ELLIOTT Dermott Gerald Francis 1624356 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 14 Mar 1943 | 19 | Son of Cedric Phillip Elliott & of Emma Elliott (nee Jones), of Prestatyn. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Captain FORGAN David Warrington 104051 |
Royal Army Medical Corps attd. Coldstream Guards (3rd Bn.) |
4 Dec 1943 | 29 | Son of Thomas Henry & Dora Stretch Forgan, of Prestatyn. | Cassino War Cemetery, Italy. |
| GODDARD Alan E |
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| Flight Lieutenant Pilot HUGHES Francis Noel 39084 |
Royal Air Force | 19 Jul 1940 | 29 | Son of Robert Thomas Hughes & Edith Elizabeth Hughes, of Prestatyn; husband of Winifred Edith Hughes. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Sergeant JEFFRIES Thomas Anwyl 1109614 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (61 Sqdn.) |
3 Sep 1942 | 21 | Son of Thomas Frederick & Mary Elizabeth Jeffries, of Prestatyn. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| Driver JONES David Lawrence 172756 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 17 Aug 1941 | 25 | Son of William & Mary Jones, of Prestatyn. | Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
| JONES Evan L |
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| Pilot Officer Roger Llewellyn LLOYD 64266 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (77 Sqdn.) | 13 Oct 1941 | 19 | Son of Frederick John & Gladys Mary Lloyd, of Caterham on the Hill, Surrey, England. | Citadelle Military Cemetery, Dinant, Namur, Belgium. |
| Fusilier PARRY William Vernon 4190094 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
26 May 1940 | 26 | Son of Joseph & Catherine Parry, of Prestatyn. | Fleurbaix Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| PRICE Robert G |
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| PRITCHARD John |
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| Sergeant RICHARDSON Charles Ernest 552210 |
Royal Air Force | 7 Jan 1941 | 18 | Son of Charles Hallam Richardson, & of May Richardson, of Prestatyn. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
| ROBERTS Megan Egerton |
Civilian | 3 May 1941 | 21 | Daughter of Mr Egerton Roberts, of 4 Hafod Road, Prestatyn, & of the late J E Roberts. Died at Mill Road Infirmary, Liverpool, England. | |
| Private ROBERTS John Norman 14342786 |
Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment (2nd Bn.) |
15 May 1945 | 32 | Son of Peter & Florence Roberts, of Prestatyn; husband of Dorothy N Roberts, of Prestatyn. | Rangoon War Cemetery, Burma. |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class SANDERS Robert Thomas 1004159 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 11 Nov 1940 | 19 | Son of Edward Thomas & Edith Sanders (nee Pierce). | Christ Church Churchyard, Prestatyn. |
| Sergeant Pilot STELLIG Maxwell Emil 1506906 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 20 Oct 1943 | 21 | Son of Osie Albert John & Ivy May Stellig, of Prestatyn. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| TAYLOR Frank |
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| THOMPSON Matthew P |
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| Sergeant TOMKINSON Stanley Maurice 1454635 |
Royal Horse Artillery (11 Honourable Artillery Coy. Regt.) |
29 May 1942 | 24 | Son of Edward & Charlotte Tomkinson, of Prestatyn. | Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. |
| Warrant Officer Pilot WALMSLEY Brian Cochrane 968165 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 22 Jul 1943 | 23 | Son of William & Kathleen Gertrude Walmsley, of Prestatyn. | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Fusilier WATKINS William Trevor 4199371 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
22 Jul 1944 | 28 | Son of Trevor & Hannah M. Watkins, of Prestatyn. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Boy 1st Class WILLIAMS Eric D/SSX 28051 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Courageous |
17 Sep 1939 | 17 | Son of Thomas Williams, & of Margaret Williams, of Prestatyn. Brother of Robert G Williams (below). | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Flight Sergeant, W.Op./Obs WILLIAMS Wilfred Lawrence 978460 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (236 Sqdn.) |
21 Sep 1942 | 23 | Son of John & Elizabeth Williams, of Prestatyn. | Christ Church Churchyard, Prestatyn. |
| Able Seaman WILLIAMS Robert G D/JX 417782 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Wedgeport |
9 April 1945 | 20 | Son of Thomas Williams & of Margaret Williams, of Prestatyn. Brother of Eric Williams (above). | Coed Bell Cemetery, Prestatyn. |
| Nurse WYNNE Eileen Beatrice |
Hackney Hospital, Hackney, London, England. | 11 Jan 1941 | 25 | Daughter of Thomas John & Susannah Wynne, of Preswylfa Cross Roads, Meliden. Killed outside Liverpool Street Station. London, England. Worked at Hackney Hospital, High Street, Hackney, London, England. Sister of William Herbert Wynne (below). | |
| WYNNE William Herbert |
Royal Navy | 25 Jul 1941 | 27 | Son of Thomas John & Susannah Wynne, of Preswylfa Cross Roads, Meliden. Brother of Eileen Beatrice Wynne (above). | St. Melyd's Churchyard, Meliden. |
| YOUNG Harold Stuart Leslie |
Civilian | 3 May 1941 | 20 | Son of Stuart John & Janet Mary Young, of Eastwood, Bryneithin Avenue, Prestatyn. Died at Mill Road Infirmary, Liverpool, England. |