Rhyl Memorial FWW Surnames I-P
Rhyl war memorial, First World War
Below are details of the people from the Rhyl area who died in the First World War.
With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
| Rank, Name & Service Number | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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| Rank | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
| Corporal John Henry JACKSON 265032 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st/6th Bn.)( |
6 Nov 1917 | 37 | Son of Edward & Mary Jackson, of Erskin Terrace, Conwy; husband of Mary E Jackson, of 39, Sisson Street, Rhyl. | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel. |
| Private Thomas P JENNINGS 12522 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | Between 8 Apr 1917 and 11 Nov 1917. | 38 |
Son of William and Mary Jennings of St. Asaph; husband of Annie Jennings of 1 Stanmore Street. Probably brother of William, below. |
Beaurains Road Cemetery. |
| Lance Corporal William JENNINGS 4280 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn. ) |
16 May 1915 | 26 | Born in Bangor. Son of William & Mary Ann Jennings, 64, Victoria Road, Rhyl. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Captain Arthur Vernon JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers and General List | 16 Feb 1919 | 24 | Son of Robert & Anne Ellen Jones, of The Moorings, Rhyl. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private David JONES 1287 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1915 | 22 | Son of Mrs Hannah Jones, of 11, Brickfield Terrace, Rhyl. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private David Chambres JONES 43991 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
14 Sep 1917 | 20 | Son of Mr & Mrs E Chambres Jones, of 16, The Green, Denbigh. | St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Driver Edward Peter JONES M/283251 |
Army Service Corps (M.T. Reinforcements ) |
24 May 1917 | 26 | Son of Mr C W & Mrs M C Jones, of Penycoed, Brighton Road, Rhyl. | Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. |
| Private Edward Thomas JONES 5735 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment (1st/10th Bn.) |
9 Aug 1916 | 24 | Son of Edward & Mary Jones, of 90, Wellington Road, Rhyl. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Ellis JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private Ellis JONES 245141 |
Manchester Regiment (5th Bn.) |
18 Aug 1917 | 30 | Son of John & Caroline Jones, of Rhyl. | Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Evan JONES 241128 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
1 Apr 1917 | Born in Rhyl. | Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. | |
| Private Henry JONES 785000 |
Canadian Infantry (87th Bn.) | 16 Aug 1917 | 30 | Son of Annie Jones, of 19, West Parade, Rhyl, & the late Hugh Jones. | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private James JONES 5097 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (C Coy. 1st Bn.) |
16 May 1915 | 24 | Son of Thomas & Mary Jones, of 12, Brickfield Terrace, Rhyl. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| 2nd Corporal James Owen JONES 109007 |
Royal Engineers (Railway Operating Div. ) |
27 Feb 1916 | 34 | Son of James & Jane Jones, of 5, Bedford Street, Rhyl; husband of J C Jones. | Rhyl Town Cemetery |
| Private John Owen JONES 38786 |
Lancashire Fusiliers (2/7th Bn.) |
10 Oct 1917 | 27 | Son of Thomas & Mary Elizabeth Jones, of 1, Marian Villas, Rhuddlan. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lewis JONES |
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| Private Percy Allsop JONES 87950 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment (13th Bn.) |
21 Aug 1918 | 19 | Born Llandegai, Caernarfonshire. Son of Thomas Inman & Sarah Jane Jones, Annedale, Trinity Street, Llandudno. | Railway Cutting Cemetery, Courcelles-le-Comte, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Corporal R E JONES Probably: Corp John Edward Jones 1687 |
Royal Field Artillery | 9 Dec 1917 | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery. | ||
| Private Reginald Arthur JONES 3/19932 |
East Yorkshire Regiment (8th Bn. ) |
19 Jul 1916 | 18 | Son of Richard & Edith Jones, of Pendyffryn Road, Rhyl. | La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France. |
| Private Thomas JONES 39844 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 26 Sept 1917 | Tyne Cot Memorial. | ||
| Private (Signaller) Thomas JONES 16560 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
16 Jun 1917 | 19 | Son of Mr & Mrs Stephen Jones, of 1, West Kinmel Street, Rhyl. | Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Thomas JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private Thomas Edward JONES 19124 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 33 | Son of Robert & Hannah Jones, of 6, Windsor Street, Rhyl. | LLoos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Naval Instructor Thomas Elwyn JONES |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Defence |
31 May 1916 | 26 | Son of Samuel Thomas & Mary Jones, Dolawen, Cadnant Park, Conwy. Born in Rhyl. Sunk in the Battle of Jutland, Denmark. | PPlymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Private Thomas Ernest JONES |
Royal Field Artillery | ||||
| Armourer Quartermaster Sergeant Vernon Rhydwen JONES 622041 |
Canadian Infantry (44th Bn.) | 31 Mar 1917 | 38 | Son of John W & Sarah A Jones, 15 Gronant Street, Rhyl. | Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Wilfred D P JONES |
Sportsman's | ||||
| Lieutenant Wilfred Griffith JONES |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
6 Apr 1918 | 31 | Son of Robert & Ellen Jones of Rhyl; husband of Jane Griffith Jones, of Clwyd View, Prestatyn. | Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private William Conway JONES 16293 |
B Coy. 13th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 14 May 1916 | 26 | Son of John & Ann Jones, of Rosenthal, 17, Russell Road, Rhyl. | Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private William JONES 857 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
10 Aug 1915 | 23 | Son of William & Catherine Jones, of 122, Wellington Road, Rhyl. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private William JONES |
Welsh Guards | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. | |||
| Sergeant P J KING |
U.S.I. | ||||
| Corporal W Anderson KITT (served as ANDERSON) |
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| Private John LAMBERT 240735 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
9 Mar 1918 | 24 | Son of William Henry & Mary Catherine Lambert, of Tel-Asur, 17, Vezey Street, Rhyl. | JeJerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
| Lieutenant N Conway LITTLEWOOD |
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| Private Edward LLOYD 10451 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
21 Oct 1914 | Born in Rhyl. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. | |
| Private Herbert LLOYD 56737 & 494 |
74th Bn. Machine Gun Corps Infantry formerly Denbigh Hussars Yeo. |
23 Sep 1918 | 23 | Son of Anne Lloyd, of Queen Street, Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire, & the late David Lloyd. | VisVis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private John LLOYD 87586 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (33rd Bn.) |
18 Sep 1918 | 25 | Brother of Miss D. Lloyd, of 86, Vale Road, Rhyl. | VisVis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Sergeant Owen LLOYD TR3/8210 |
Manchester Regiment (51st Bn.) |
3 Jul 1918 | 37 | Husband of Mary Eliza Lloyd, of 32, Prince Edward Avenue, Vale Road, Rhyl. | Rhyl To Town Cemetery. |
| Private Robert LLOYD 53916 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
4 May 1917 | ArrArras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | ||
| Captain Thomas Glyn LLOYD |
Welsh Regiment (15th Bn.) | 10 May 1918 | 27 | Son of The Ven. Thomas Lloyd, Archdeacon of St. Asaph and Vicar of Rhyl, & Mrs. Lloyd, of The Vicarage, Rhyl. | Martinsart British Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private William LLOYD 1319 |
South Wales Borderers | 4 Jul 1915 | Maala Cemetery, Yemen. | ||
| Lance Corporal Frank LYNCH 30399 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
20 Aug 1918 | Son of John and Elizabeth Lynch, 6, Gronant Street, Rhyl. | NorNorth Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. | |
| Lieutenant A James MACHINE |
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| Private W H MALLINGS |
RDC | ||||
| Private F MARTIN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Private Francis James MARTIN 175 |
Army Cyclist Corps (Welsh Div. Cyclist Coy.) | 29 Aug 1915 | 33 | Son of the late Peter Martin; husband of Rose Ellen Martin, of 11, Kinmel Street, Rhyl. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private F MCMANUS 36818 |
Machine Gun Corps Infantry (104th Coy.) |
9 Sep 1916 | 18 | Son of Mr F & Mrs R McManus, of 82, Ernest Street, Rhyl. | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. |
| Lance Corporal D B MORGAN |
Welsh Regiment (10th Bn.) | ||||
| Sergeant Thomas Amos MORRIS 17261 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
4 Nov 1918 | 24 | Brother of Miss A Morris, of Vron House, Clay Street, Rhyl. | Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France. |
| Private Hugh NAYLOR |
Guards Division | ||||
| Wheeler Charles NORMAN 89067 |
Canadian Field Artillery (5th Bde.) |
4 Sep 1918 | 35 | Son of Mr. Ann Norman, of Upton House High Street, Rhyl. | Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-Les-Cagnicourt, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Arthur PARR 2997 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
14 Aug 1916 | 18 | Son of William & Agnes Parr, of 12, Mona Street, Rhyl. | Rhyl Church Cemetery |
| Private James PARRY 16262 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
27 May 1917 | 33 | Son of John & Mary Jane Parry, 1, South Kinmel Street, Rhyl. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal John PARRY 16848 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (13th Bn.) |
17 Nov 1918 | 42 | Born at Rhyl. Husband of Lydia Parry, of 52, Standard View, Ynyshir, Glamorgan. | Rhyl To Town Cemetery |
| Gunner James Henry PEARSON 200 |
Machine Gun Corps (3rd Bty. Motors) | 13 May 1915 | 27 | Son of the late James Henry & Isobel Pearson, of Leamington, Warwickshire, England; husband of Lily Ellen Pearson, of 3, Balmoral Grove, Rhyl. | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. |
| Private William Reginald Minshull PERCY 9755 |
London Regiment - London Rifle Brigade (1st/5th Bn.) |
27 Apr 1915 | 20 | Son of J H & Catherine Percy, of Bod Meurig, Rhyl. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Second Lieutenant J P H PHILLIPS |
Worcestershire Regt. | ||||
| Private Robert Henry PICKERING 46532 |
Machine Gun Corps (22nd Coy.) | 4 Mar 1917 | 40 | Son of Daniel & Elizabeth Pickering, of 13, Hope Place, Rhyl. | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. |
| Private Owen PIERCE 59862 & 49567 |
23rd Bn. transf. to Clearing Office Labour Corps, The King's Liverpool Regiment | 15 Dec 1919 | 30 | Born in Darwen, Lancashire, England. Nephew of Elizabeth Lewis, 14 Victoria Road, Rhyl. | Warrington Cemetery, Lancashire, England. |
| Sergeant Algernon Venables PLUNKETT 51260 |
Canadian Infantry (16th Bn.) | 19 Apr 1915 | 38 | Son of the late Mr & Mrs M S Plunkett, of Rhyl. | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal Jasper POPE 10201 |
15th King's Hussars formerly Denbigh Yeomanry |
13 May 1915 | 21 | Son of Ebenezer Henry & Mary Pope, of 3, Crescent Road, Rhyl. Formerly of Rhyl Post Office. | Hop Store Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Corporal Thomas POVAH 240788 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (17th Bn.) |
19 May 1918 | 21 | Son of T J & Annie Povah, of 30, Victoria Road, Rhyl. | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Private Thomas PRICE 53926 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
13 Dec 1916 | Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. | ||
| Sapper William John PRICE 200152 |
Royal Engineers (Inland Water Transport) |
15 Jul 1917 | 36 | Native of Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Husband of Barbara Elizabeth Price, of Glyngarth, 41, Princes Street, Rhyl. | Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. |
| Private Harry Jeffrey PRIESTLEY 28800 |
Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment (1st/4th Bn.) |
28 Oct 1916 | 20 | Native of Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Son of Ellis & Sarah Ann Priestley, of Rhyl Bridge, Foryd, Abergele. | Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Somme, France. |
| Private David Ernest PRITCHARD 45889 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
25 Jan 1917 | 26 | Son of Alfred & Mary Pritchard, of Ashton House, 27, Edward Henry Street, Rhyl; husband of Edith Pritchard, of Alwyn Cottage, Whitby, Wirral, Cheshire, England. | Basra Memorial, Iraq. |
| Private William Owen PRITCHARD 1800 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
18 Jul 1916 | 27 | Born in Henllan, Denbighshire. Son of Hugh& Elizabeth Pritchard, of Rhyl. | Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Sergeant Thomas David PROFFITT 41327 & 370084 |
1st Bn. transf. to 285th Area Employment Coy. Labour Corps, Border Regimen. |
22 Mar 1918 | 39 | Husband of Lucy Proffitt, of Peronne, 111, Wellington Road, Rhyl. | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France. |