Rhyl Memorial SWW Surnames A-G
Rhyl war memorial, Second World War
Below are details of the people from the Rhyl 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 | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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Rank | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
Trooper BANKS John Henry 7885681 |
Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. (4th Bn.) |
19 May 1940 | 24 | Cysoiing Communal Cemetery, Nord, France. | |
Pilot Officer Flt. Engr. BATES Albert 175422 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (429 R.C.A.F. Sqdn.) |
25 May 1944 | 28 | Son of Albert & Lily Bates; husband of Iris M Bates, of Rhyl. | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
BEACH C |
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BEACH John |
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Lieutenant BEATY James Herbert 64454 |
King's Regiment Liverpool attd. East Yorkshire Regiment (5th Bn.) |
6 Apr 1943 | 28 | Son of Richard Herbert & Grace Gertrude Beaty, of Rhyl. | Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia. |
Gunner BERRY Leslie 4205422 |
Royal Artillery (382 Bty., 116 Lt. A.A. Regt.) |
12 Jul 1944 | 32 | Son of Robert Oswald & Nora Berry; husband of Florence Henrietta Berry, of Rhyl. | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France. |
Corporal BESTWICK Bernard Francis 4201568 |
Royal Hussars Royal Armoured Corps (H.Q. Sqn. 13th/18th ) |
10 Jun 1944 | 28 | Son of Bernard Cuthbert Wint Bestwick & Ida Mary Bestwick; husband of Dorothy Anne Bestwick, of Barmouth, Merionethshire. | Hermanville War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
Lance Corporal BLAKEMORE Geoffrey Harry George 4198135 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
27 Jun 1943 | 23 | Son of George & Elizabeth Amy Blakemore, of Rhyl. | Rhyl Town Cemetery. |
Sergeant Air Gunner BOOTH Eric Foster 636621 |
Royal Air Force (149 Sqdn.) |
8 Jun 1942 | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. | ||
Fusilier BOREN Henry 13106937 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 1 Mar 1945 | 36 | Born in Poland. Husband of Margaret Boren, of Brooks Bar, Old Trafford, Manchester, England. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
Sergeant BRACCHI Ronald 550921 |
Royal Air Force (224 Sqdn.) |
21 Dec 1940 | 19 | Son of Joseph & Marie Bracchi, of Rhyl. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
Fusilier BRADFORD William 4195852 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
18 Mar 1943 | 24 | Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, England. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |
Lance Sergeant CAIRNS Percy M 4190091 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) |
5 Jan 1945 | 30 | Son of William & Maud Mary Cairns, of Rhyl; husband of Mary Patricia Cairns, of Rhyl. | Santerno Valley War Cemetery, Italy. |
Flying Officer Air Gnr. CULLING Maurice Ferguson 51053 |
Royal Air Force (149 Sqdn.) |
15 Mar 1944 | 23 | Son of Francis Percy & Elsie Culling, of Rhyl. | St. Pierre Cemetery, Amiens, Somme, France. |
Telegraphist DAVIES Raymond Ellwood D/JX 139652 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Kandahar |
22 Dec 1940 | 23 | Son of Thomas Edward & Margaret Hannah Davies, Rhyl. | Maala Cemetery, Yemen. |
Fusilier DAVIES William Kitchener 4209204 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
21 Jul 1944 | 30 | Son of David & Ethel E Davies; husband of Mary Davies, of Rhyl. | Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France |
Electrical Artificer 4th Class DENT Clifford D/MX 86951 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Defiance |
28 Jan 1943 | 28 | Son of Herbert & Edith Dent; husband of Muriel Dent, of Rhyl. | Rhyl Town Cemetery. |
Corporal DIXON Clive 7607535 |
Royal Engineers | 4 Jun 1940 | 30 | Born in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England. Son of William Thomas Dixon & of Christina Dixon, of Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. | Hope Cemetery, Flintshire. |
DRAYCOTT A |
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Trooper DUNNING Norman 7933280 |
Royal Armoured Corps (3rd King's Own Hussars) |
29 Nov 1943 | 31 | Son of William Henry & Ethel Anne Dunning; husband of Emily Dunning, of Rhyl. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
Private EDWARDS Agnes W/258692 |
Auxiliary Territorial Service | 4 Oct 1945 | 28 | Daughter of Joseph & Sarah J. Edwards, of Rhyl. | Brookwood Memorial, Surrey, England. |
Fusilier EDWARDS Harold Robert 4209209 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
6 Dec 1944 | 23 | Son of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Edwards, of Rhyl. | Groesbeek Memorial, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
EDWARDS W T |
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Flying Officer, Air Bomber ESPLEY Eric Charles 49845 |
Royal Air Force (576 Sqdn.) |
31 Mar 1944 | 22 | Son of Dennis James Espley, & of Winifred Rashleigh Espley, of Rhyl. | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany. |
Trooper ESPLEY Harry 326349 |
Royal Armoured Corps Warwickshire Yeomanry, | 2 Nov 1942 | 22 | Son of Dennis James Espley, & of Winifred Rashleigh Espley, of Rhyl. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
Sergeant EVANS Arthur 1106238 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (214 Sqdn.) |
7 Jul 1941 | 21 | Son of William John & Margaret Alice Evans, of Rhyl. | As Communal Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium. |
EVANS J L |
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EVANS T P |
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Pilot Officer Flt Engr. FAHY Edward 172210 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (419 R.C.A.F. Sqdn.) |
17 Jun 1944 | 21 | Son of Joseph Peter & Lucy Fahy, of Rhyl. | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
Chief Yeoman of Signals GERRED Albert Newton D/J 90489 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Britomart |
27 Aug 1944 | 42 | Son of Frederick & Margaret Gerred, of Rhyl; husband of Miriam Esther Gerred, of Shirley, Southampton, England. Mistaken for enemy ship and sunk by R.A.F. planes in the English Channel. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
GILBERT J H |
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GILLBANKS H |
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Sergeant GIZZI Peter Carmino 1434388 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (76 Sqdn.) |
22 Jan 1944 | 21 | Son of Joseph C & Sarah Ellen Gizzi, of Rhyl. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
Sapper GIZZI Thomas Alexander (Tony) 1873783 |
Royal Engineers (54 Field Coy.) |
13 Mar 1941 | 22 | Son of Mr & Mrs John Gizzi, Plas Deva, Prestatyn. | Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. |
Battery Quartermaster Sergeant GRAHAM Robert Nicholson 913322 |
Royal Artillery | 16 Nov 1942 | 22 | Born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Son of James & Janet Graham; husband of Dilys May Graham, of Rhyl. | Rhyl Church Cemetery. |
Lance Sergeant GRIFFIS Joseph Charles Leroy 2733957 |
Welsh Guards (2nd Bn.) |
12 Dec 1943 | 26 | Born in St. Asaph. Son of Charles & Jane Griffis; husband of Lilian Dorcas Griffis, of New Haw, Surrey, England. | Addlestone Burial Ground, Surrey, England. |