Corwen Memorial SWW
Corwen war memorial, Second World War
Below are details of the people from the Corwen 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 |
Aircraftman Tegwyn Edwards |
Royal Air Force | ||||
Fusilier Ivor Edward Edwards |
Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment (8th Bn.) |
20 Jan 1944 | 36 | Son of Hugh & Mary Edwards; husband of Winifred Jane Edwards, of Corwen. | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. |
Private John Nisbet Francis 13102853 |
Pioneer Corps | 12 May 1945 | 41 | Son of John & Agnes Frances Francis; husband of Elizabeth Ann Francis, of Corwen. | Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya. |
Fusilier John Hugh Hughes |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 17 Jul 1944 | 36 | Son of John and Maggie Hughes, Brook Street, Corwen; husband of Annie Hughes, of Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire. | Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
Boy Seaman Edward Frederick Hughes |
Royal Navy | ||||
Private Gwilym Jones |
Royal Army Service Corps | ||||
Driver Thomas Owen Jones T/61819 |
Royal Army Service Corps | 13 Jun 1942 | 20 | Son of Griffith Owen & Margaret Ellen Jones (nee Jones) of Corwen. | Imphal War Cemetery, Manipur State, India. |
Staff Serjeant Alfred Leslie Nock S/117179 |
Royal Army Service Corps (10 Base Supply Depot) |
13 Sep 1942 | 28 | Son of Alfred & Margaret Nock, of Llanrwst, Denbighshire. | Fossvogur Cemetery, Reykjavik, Iceland. |
Private Edward Owen 4032501 |
King's Shropshire Light Infantry (2nd Bn.) |
6 Jun 1944 | 28 | Son of Evan & Prudence Owen, of Corwen. | La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. |
Lance Sergeant Thomas Robert Edgar Roberts 2734112 |
Welsh Guards (1st Bn.) |
1 Jul 1944 | 30 | Son of David & Annie Jones Roberts; husband of Ena Gwendoline Roberts (nee Roberts), of Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire. | St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France |
Boy Seaman James Webb |
Royal Navy | ||||
Guardsman Robert Rees Williams 2734245 |
Welsh Guards | 24 Apr 1945 | 28 | Corwen Burial Ground. | |
Lance Corporal David Williams 14200992 |
South Wales Borderers (6th Bn.) |
26 Jan 1945 | 22 | Son of William & Lilian Williams, of Corwen. | Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma. |