Ebbw Vale war memorial

Ebbw Vale’s civic war memorial was unveiled in September 1924 to commemorate the local people who died in the First World War. Unusually, the memorial does not display names of the war dead. To discover who they were, choose a category below. (details coming soon)

First World War: Ebbw Vale, Beaufort, Victoria and Waunlwyd

First World War: Cwm

Our information about the First World War dead draws on a list which was printed in 1919 in preparation for a Peace Day event. The document has been digitised and published on the Blaenau Gwent in the First World War website – see the link below.

The names of 47 men from the Ebbw Vale area are listed on the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres, Belgium. Their bodies were never found. Most – including 19 men from Cwm – died in the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915.

About the memorial:

The memorial was designed by the Craftsmen’s Guild in London. The bronze sculpture atop the granite column depicts a soldier with an arm raised in a gesture of joy in victory. Panels on the column are dedicated to the various services, including the Mercantile Marine (later known as the Merchant Navy), the Royal Army Medical Corps and the nursing service. One of the original panels was replaced to include the Second World War dead in the memorial’s dedication.

The memorial was originally at The Crossing, in the town centre. It was moved to Libanus Road and rededicated in 1950.

Postcode: NP23 6YY    View Location Map

Original list of First World War dead - Blaenau Gwent in the First World War website

 

First World War: Cwm

  • Allen, Stanley, Private 1498. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Husband of Mrs R. Green (formerly Allen) of 2 Angel Square. Previously lived at 90 King Street.
  • Baker, T. John, Lance Corporal 2582. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 29/12/1915. Buried Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Lived at 102 Marine Street.
  • Battle, Arthur George, Private 20568. South Wales Borderers. Died 11/07/1916 aged 29. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of John and Sarah Ann Battle of 39 Railway Terrace.
  • Battle, George James, Private 108885. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 12/05/1918. Buried Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium. Son of John and Sarah Ann Battle of 39 Railway Terrace.
  • Brant, James, Private 2250. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 06/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 26 King Street.
  • Beddoe, Albert George, Private 2564. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 69 King Street.
  • Blick, Albert Edward, Private 23256. South Wales Borderers. Died 03/09/1918 aged 39. Buried Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery, France. Husband of Mrs SM Blick of 21 Stewart Street.
  • Boore, Albert Brinley, Private 2105. Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 21/06/1916. Buried Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Lived at 11 Duffryn Street.
  • Briscoe, Ben E, 200094. Welsh Cyclists. Died 04/1918. Lived at 217 Marine Street.
  • Burnett, Thomas, Private 355570. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 17/11/1918. Buried Terlincthun British Cemetery, France. Lived at 40 Stansfield Street.
  • Clist, David, Private 1804. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 08/05/1915 aged 18. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr and Mrs Harry Clist of 5 Duffryn Villas. Brother of George, below.
  • Clist, George Stanley, Private 1315. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 19/12/1915 aged 22. Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs Harry Clist of 5 Duffryn Villas. Brother of David, above.
  • Collier, William, Rifleman 290435. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 08/10/1918 aged 33. Buried Sequehart British Cemetery, France. Son of Henry and Julia Collier of 113 Marine Street.
  • Craig, William Windsor, Private 2502. Welsh Guards. Died 12/10/1917 aged 25. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mrs A Williams of 5 Cwm Terrace.
  • Crossley, George [William], Private 2563. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915 aged 28. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Annie Crossley of 48 Prout Road, Clapton, London. Lived at 41 Canning Street.
  • Crowe, Philip, Private 6100. South Wales Borderers. Died 10/11/1917. Buried Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium. Lived at 105 Canning Street.
  • Dallimore, William, Private 2403. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 7 York Terrace.
  • Davies, Isaac, Private 2512. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 94 Marine Street.
  • Davies, J., 453632. South Wales Borderers. Died 11/1917. Lived at 151 King Street.
  • Deanhurst, Fred, Lance Corporal 33202. South Wales Borderers. Died 29/08/1918. Buried Contalmaison Chateau Cemetery. Lived at 79 Stanfield Street.
  • Edwards, T. B., Serjeant 20536. South Wales Borderers. Died 28/10/1918 aged 39. Buried Grevillers British Cemetery, France. Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Edwards of London. Lived at 71 Canning Street.
  • Evans, E W, Private 20451. South Wales Borderers. Died 10/07/1916. Buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, France. Lived at 23 Curre Street.
  • Evans, Edward William, Private 12288. Welsh Regiment. Died 10/07/1916. Commemorated Thiepval Memorial.
  • Evans, John, Corporal 679. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 26/03/1915. Buried Nieuwkerke (Neuve-Eglise) Churchyard. Lived at 1 Falcon Place.
  • Farmer, Philip, Private 2515. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915 aged 32. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of William James Farmer; husband of Mary Ann Farmer, of 4 Falcon Terrace. Previously lived at 24, Canning Street.
  • Francis, George Stanley, Private 2216. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 23/03/1915. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial. Lived at 63 Canning Street.
  • Francis, William J., Private 2562. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 163 Marine Street.
  • Gallop, John Henry Edward, Private 6116. Army Cyclist Corps. Died 30/07/1918 aged 23. Buried Terlincthun British Cemetery. Lived at 53 King Street.
  • Gaydon, Edward, Private 2276. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 3 York Terrace.
  • Gough, Richard, Private 2488. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 08/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 82 King Street.
  • Greenway, Ernest, Lance Corporal 7212. Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 08/05/1916. Buried Authuile Military Cemetery, France. Lived at 27 Curre Street.
  • Griffiths, Cyril, Private 2441. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 08/05/1915 aged 26. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of George and Annie Griffiths of 182, Marine Street; husband of Gertrude Mary Griffiths of 83 Curre Street.
  • Haines, Robert, Private 20436. South Wales Borderers. Died 03/04/1916 aged 18. Buried Guards Cemetery, France. Son of Fredrick and Mary Haines of 159 King Street.
  • Hall, A. W., Private 23084. South Wales Borderers. Died 25/07/1916. Buried Ebbw Vale (Cwm) Cemetery. Lived at 22 Station Terrace.
  • Hamblin, William George, Serjeant 20791. South Wales Borderers. Died 06/02/1919 aged 27. Buried Ebbw Vale (Cwm) Cemetery. Son of Alfred and Annie Hamblin of 6 Bailey Street.
  • Hancock, Edward Leonard, Private 2518. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 13 Woodville Road.
  • Harrington, Michael, Private 2103. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915 aged 22. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Mr and Mrs D Harrington of 95 King Street.
  • Harries, AJ, 1560. Royal Field Artillery. Died 10/1918. Lived at 8 Duffryn Villas.
  • Harries, Gilbert, Stoker Second Class 21995. Royal Navy - HMS Monmouth. Died 01/11/1914 aged 22. Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial. Son of Mrs E. Harries of 69 Marine Street. HMS Monmouth was sunk, with no survivors, by German armoured cruisers in the Battle of Coronel, near Chile.
  • Harris, George, Private 1802. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 08/05/1915 aged 26. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Harris of 3 Tynlar Avenue, Llwynypia, Rhondda; husband of Alice Williams (formerly Harris) of 127 King Street.
  • Harris, Walter, Private 1700. Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 09/08/1915. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Lived at 8 Duffryn Villas.
  • Hatton, TW, Serjeant 6242. South Wales Borderers. Died 01/12/1918 aged 40. Buried Ebbw Vale (Cwm) Cemetery. Son of John and Mary Hatton; husband of Elizabeth H Bowles (formerly Hatton) of 14 William Street.
  • Hayward, Alfred, Private 13427. South Wales Borderers. Died 28/05/1915. Commemorated Helles Memorial. Lived at 27 Stanfield Street.
  • Hitchins, George, Private 20493. South Wales Borderers. Died 23/08/1917 aged 42. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial. Son of Annie Hitchins of 38, Marksbury, Bristol; husband of Lucy Lily Hitchins of 2 Bedwellty Crescent, Markham, Tredegar. Previously lived at 210 Marine Street.
  • Hoare, George, Private 15076. Welsh Regiment. Died 26/09/1916. Buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, France. Previously served in Monmouthshire Regiment (no.1527). Lived at 4 Duffryn Villas.
  • Hopkins, Thomas, Private 8/16251. South Wales Borderers. Died 07/05/1917. Buried Karasouli Military Cemetery, Greece. Lived at 70 Canning Street.
  • Humphreys, Edward John, Private 18. Welsh Horse Yeomanry. Died 20/11/1915. Commemorated Helles Memorial, Turkey. Lived at 16 New Cwm Terrace.
  • Hyde, William, Private 20513. South Wales Borderers. Died 10/07/1916 aged 28. Buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery. Son of Thomas and Catherine Hyde of 96 Curre Street.
  • Jenkins, Benjamin, Serjeant 20438. South Wales Borderers. Died 10/05/1918 aged 27. Buried Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery. Lived at 72 Marine Street.
  • Jones, Arthur George, Private 47357. Bedfordshire Regiment attached to Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 30/03/1918 aged 33. Commemorated Pozieres Memorial, France. Husband of Elizabeth Ann Jones of 12 Falcon Place. Previously lived at 11 Curre Street.
  • Jones, Edwin, Private 21552. South Wales Borderers. Died 11/07/1916. Buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, France. Lived at 77 Marine Terrace.
  • Joseph, Thomas, Serjeant 20500. South Wales Borderers. Died 05/02/1916 aged 39. Buried St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery. Husband of Elizabeth Emily Joseph of 10 New Cwm Terrace.
  • Keen, William John, Private 52524. Worcestershire Regiment. Died 14/04/1918. Buried Lapugnoy Military Cemetery. Lived at 19 Stanfield Street.
  • Keen, William Charles, Private 2042. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 26 King Street.
  • Lewis, Benjamin, Private 45185. Machine Gun Corps. Died 07/04/1918 aged 21. Buried Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery, France. Son of Richard and Elizabeth Lewis of 139 Marine Street.
  • Lewis, William S., 2347. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 04/1918. Lived at 16 Crosscombe Terrace.
  • Lloyd, Richard John, Private 88763. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 20/10/1918. Commemorated Vis-en-Artois Memorial. Lived at 11 Crosscombe Terrace.
  • Ludlow, Frederick, Lance Corporal 10/20414. South Wales Borderers. Died 10 July 1916 aged 31. Buried Flatiron Copse Cemetery, France. Son of Thomas William Ludlow; husband of Minnie Ludlow, of 9 Oak Street. Previously lived at 68 Canning Street.
  • Marks, Richard, Private 2444. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 19/12/1915. Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery, Belgium. Lived at 10, Stansfield Street.
  • Marley, George, Private 10/20530. South Wales Borderers. Died 07/05/1916. Buried Merville Communal Cemetery, France.
  • Millwater, George James, Private 202437. Welsh Regiment. Died 04/08/1917. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Lived at 134 Marine Street.
  • Morgan, David John, 407320. Labour Corps (formerly Monmouthshire Regiment No. 3716). Died 03/07/1918. Lived at 67 Canning Street.
  • Morgan, Ivor Phillip, Private 290285. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 16/11/1918 aged 24. Buried Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany. Son of Thomas and Catherine Morgan of 13 Wesleyan Row.
  • Morris, James David, Company Serjeant Major 53690. Welsh Regiment. Died 20/09/1917 aged 26. Commemorated Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. Adopted son of James and Elizabeth Morris of 4 King Street.
  • Powell, AF, 1317. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 12/1917. Lived at 6 Graig Terrace.
  • Poyner, William George, Gunner 126859. Royal Horse Artillery. Died 01/07/1916. Buried Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, France. Lived at 11 Marine Street.
  • Price, David William, Private 2520. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Lived at 142 Marine Street.
  • Price, Rees, Private 73655. Welsh Regiment. Died 20/10/1918 aged 21. Buried Awoingt British Cemetery, France. Son of Mrs R. Price of 2 Duffryn Villas.
  • Rogers, Thomas Harold, Serjeant 20387. South Wales Borderers. Died 12/03/1918 aged 27. Buried Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard. Son of Thomas Rogers of 11 Cwm Terrace; husband of Barbara Anne Rogers. Born in Sirhowy, Tredegar.
  • Rose, Henry, Private 20587. South Wales Borderers. Died 27/08/1916. Buried Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Lived at 99 King Street.
  • Steadman, John, Private 93704. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 18/09/1918. Buried Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. Lived at 17 Stanfield Street.
  • Stewart, Victor William, Corporal 62740. Royal Engineers. Died 12/07/1916. Buried Heilly Station Cemetery. Lived at 19 Station Terrace.
  • Tabbott, John, Private 268192. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (formerly South Wales Borderers No. 20435). Died 03/10/1917. Lived at 1 Smiths Building.
  • Tovey, Edgar, Private 20468. South Wales Borderers. Died 20/04/1916. Buried Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery. Lived at 8 Cendle Terrace.
  • Watkins, Charles, Private 1699. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 28/06/1915 aged 24. Buried Ste. Marie Cemetery, France. Son of George and Ann Sarah Watkins of 9 Carne Street. Native of Gillow, Ross-on-Wye.
  • Watkins, Henry Thomas, Private 1312. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 26/04/1915 aged 20. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Son of Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Watkins of 19 Curre Street.
  • Webber, Thomas Edward, Private 3398. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 29/12/1915 aged 19. Buried Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Edward John and Eliza Ann Webber. Lived at 13 King Street.
  • Weeks, Albert, Private 2522. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 02/05/1915. Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Lived at 34 Stanfield Street.
  • White, James, Private 24766. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 02/06/1917. Buried St Martin Calvaire British Cemetery, France. Lived at 86 King Street.
  • Whittle, Charles, Private 267720. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 28/08/1917 aged 26. Buried Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium. Son of Richard and Mary Whittle of 12 William Street. Native of Malvern.
  • Wickson, Frank Percival, Stoker First Class SS/108970. Royal Navy. Died 24/06/1918 aged 30. Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial. Son of John and Mary Wickson of Usk; husband of Rose Candace Wickson of 15 New Cwm Terrace. Previously lied at 4 New Cwm Terrace.
  • Williams, Arthur John, Lance Corporal 20460. South Wales Borderers. Died 08/03/1918. Buried Mendinghem Military Cemetery. Lived at 128 King Street.
  • Williams, Stephen, Private 20375. South Wales Borderers. Died 06/03/1916. Buried Le Touret Military Cemetery, France. Lived at 68 Canning Street.
  • Williams, Thomas, Private 2001. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 29/12/1915 aged 33. Buried Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium. Son of David and Esther Williams. Lived at 4 Steward Street.
  • Williams, Thomas, 2595. Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 05/1915. Lived at 11 Brook Place.
  • Williams, William Edward, Private 12079. South Wales Borderers. Died 04/02/1917. Buried A.I.F. Burial Ground, France. Lived at 49 Marine Street.
  • Willcox, Thomas Henry, Serjeant 7504. Somerset Light Infantry. Died 10/11/1914. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal and Mentioned in Despatches. Lived at 64 Curre Street.
  • Yapp, Richard, Private 20413. South Wales Borderers. Died 19/04/1916 aged 41. Buried Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, France. Husband of Susannah Yapp of 12 Stewart Street.
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