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
ServiceDiedAgeDetailsCemetery or
Memorial
 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.