Rhyl Memorial SWW Surnames R-Z

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
RegimentDiedAgeDetailsCemetery or
Memorial
 Rank  Regiment  Died  Age  Details  Cemetery
      
Gunner
REES
Hugh Taylor

2081936
Royal Artillery
(392 Bty., 48 Searchlight Regt.)
15 Mar 1941 19 Son of Trebor T Rees & Margaret Rees, of Rhyl. St. Mary's Churchyard, Dolbenmaen, Caernarfonshire.
RICHARDSON
C J
         
Corporal
ROBERTS
Arthur
968386
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(211 Sqdn.)
9 Dec 1943 21   Singapore Memorial, Singapore.
Driver
ROBERTS
Frank Gwynfryn

T/90901
Royal Army Service Corps 14 Sep 1943 19 Son of Evan Thomas Roberts & Alice May Roberts, of Rhyl. Rhyl Town Cemetery.
ROBERTS
J R
         
Corporal
ROBERTS
Meirion (Micky)

4192904
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(2nd Bn.)
15 Dec 1944 22 Son of Alice Roberts, of Rhyl. Digboi War Cemetery, India.
ROBERTS
R O
         
Sergeant Nav.
ROBERTS
Robert Elwyn

1389926
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(57 Sqdn.)
9 Jan 1943 31 Son of David E. & Jane A. Roberts, of Rhyl. Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Driver
ROBERTS
Robert Herbert

T/149691
Royal Army Service Corps 1 May 1941 27 Son of Mrs S H Roberts, of Rhyl. Athens Memorial, Greece.
ROCK
Richard Thomas
         
Leading Aircraftman
RYNN
John Gordon

1459936
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 12 Oct 1943 19 Son of John Robert & Edith Doris Rynn, of Rhyl. Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Private
SALISBURY
Ronald

14676458
Worcestershire Regiment
(1st Bn.)
27 Aug 1944 19 Born in Rhyl. Son of Robert John & Annie Salisbury, Trelogan, Holywell, Flintshire. St. Desir War Cemetery, Calvados, France.
SAYNOR
D C
         
Fusilier
SCOTT
Frederick

4199476
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(7th Bn.)
between
16 Jul 1944
and
17 Jul 1944
27 Son of Frederick John Bertram & Margaret Ellen Scott, of Rhyl. La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France.
Flight Sergeant
SHEPHERD
Horace

1114117
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(12 Sqdn.)
12 Jun 1943 27 Son of William & Elizabeth Ann Shepherd, of Rhyl. Beverwijk General Cemetery, Netherlands.
Private
SIMS
Charles

14594497
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
(4th Bn.)
11 Apr 1944 34 Son of Alfred P & Elizabeth Sims, of Rhyl; husband of Mildred Sims, of Rhyl. Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
Second Lieutenant
SMITH-STAFFORD
Ronald William

109162
Royal Artillery
57 (1/5th Bn. East Surrey Regt. Anti-Tank Regt.)
24 May 1940   Son of William Bertie & Alice Mary Smith-Stafford; husband of Gwyneth S Smith-Stafford, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. Teacher at Rhyl County School. Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France.
Bombadier
STEAD
George William

903502
Royal Artillery
(185th Field Regiment)
26 Sep 1944 25 Son of Tom Kitchingman Stead& Amelia Stead; husband of Eileen Kathleen Stead, of Rhyl. Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium.
Able Seaman
STURGESS
David Anthony

P/JX17109
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Auckland
24 Jun 1941   Son of Mr & Mrs H Sturgess, 34, Marsh Road, Rhyl. Sunk in German air attack off Tobruk, Libya. Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England.
Guardsman
TAYLOR
William Harry

2738879
Welsh Guards
(2nd Bn.)
20 Apr 1945 19 Son of Willie & Ivy Taylor, of Rhyl. Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Fusilier
THOMAS
William Arthur

4200214
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(1st Bn.)
25 Feb 1945 28 Son of William & Annie Thomas; husband of D Thomas, of Denton, Lancashire, England. Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
Guardsman
THORLEY
William Sheldon

2740735
Welsh Guards 21 Apr 1946 19 Born in Holywell, Flintshire. Son of Herbert & Florence Thorley, of Rhyl. Rhyl Church Cemetery
Sergeant Obs.
TREHEARN
Philip Leonard Newell

947664
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(102 Sqdn.)
14 Apr 1942 29 Son of Philemon Thomas Trehearn & Alice May Trehearn of Rhyl. Rhyl Town Cemetery.
Sergeant Air Gunner TURNER
Patrick Anthony
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(100 Sqdn.)
24 Feb 1944 22 Son of Thomas & Norah Turner of Rhyl. Marly Communal Cemetery, Moselle, France.
VICKERS
James Frederick
         
Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr.
WHITTAM
Wilfred

993807
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
(77 Sqdn.)
27 Feb 1942 28 Son of William & Ann Whittam; husband of Olwen Whittam, of Rhyl. Dantumadeel (Driesum) Protestant Churchyard, Friesland, Netherlands.
Private
WILLIAMS
Gordon Alexander

14861570
Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.
(3rd Bn.)
25 Aug 1945 19 Son of William Henry & Alice Williams, of Rhyl. Rhyl Town Cemetery.
Able Seaman
WILLIAMS
Harry

D/JX237634
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Renown
23 Apr 1944 22 Son of William Henry Williams & of Elizabeth Williams, of Rhyl. Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka.
WILLIAMS
J I
         
Leading Motor Mechanic
WILLIAMS
Kenneth Eifion

C/MX 551475
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Pembroke
21 Oct 1944 19 Son of William & Dora Ellen Williams, of Rhyl. Minffordd Cemetery, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merionethshire.
Lance Corporal
WILLIAMS
Owen Emrys

2578819
Royal Corps of Signals
(2nd Armd. Div. Sigs. - Middlesex Yeomanry)
11 Jan 1942 24 Son of John Elias & Elsie Williams, of Rhyl. Caserta War Cemetery, Italy.
WILLIAMS
R E
         
WILLIAMS
W A
         
Private
WINDLE
Derrick

14217204
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
(4th Bn.)
10 Apr 1944 20 Born Chorlton, Lancashire, England. Resident of Flintshire. Rangoon Memorial, Burma.
Trooper
WYNNE
Thomas Clifford

7905490
Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
(42nd - 23rd Bn. London Regt.)
5 Jun 1942 22 Born in St. Asaph. Son of Harold & Edith Norman, of Chester, England. Alamein Memorial, Egypt.