Denbigh Memorial SWW A-L
Denbigh war memorial, Second World War, surnames A-L
Below are details of the people from the Denbigh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
| Sub-Lieutenant (A) ARMSTRONG John Geoffrey |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. Condor (Naval Station) |
2 Dec 1944 | 22 | Son of Henry & Katherine May Armstrong, of Denbigh. | Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Scotland. |
| Ordinary Seaman BASSETT William Henry D/JX 170190 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hermione |
16 Jun 1942 | Torpedoed by German submarine U-205, north of Sallum, Egypt. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. | |
| Flight Sergeant BLOOR Reginald Albert 1582172 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 30 Apr 1945 | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. | ||
| DAVIES Allan |
Royal Artillery | ||||
| Private DAVIES David Norman 14884803 |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps | 21 May 1946 | 20 | Son of John Hugh & Ellen Davies, of Denbigh. | Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr. DAVIES Thomas Albert 546698 |
Royal Air Force (78 Sqdn.) |
12 Jun 1943 | 23 | Son of Edward Evan Davies & Hannah Davies, of Denbigh. | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
| DAVIES Trevor Hugh |
Royal Air Force | ||||
| Sergeant DAVIES William Aled 4194642 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (8th Bn.) |
27 Sep 1942 | 24 | Son of Evan & Elizabeth Davies, of Denbigh. | St. Marcella's (Whitchurch) Churchyard, Denbigh. |
| Gunner EVANS Gwilym Llewellyn 1104315 |
Royal Artillery (97 Kent Yeomanry Field Regt.) |
1 Nov 1942 | 32 | Son of William & Elizabeth Ann Evans, of Denbigh. | El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. |
| Ordinary Seaman EVANS Sydney D/JX 396742 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Amethyst |
24 Mar 1945 | 20 | Son of Edward & Jane Evans, of Denbigh. | Denbigh Cemetery. |
| Probationer Nurse GRIFFITHS Margaret |
Civilian | 3 May 1941 | 20 | Daughter of David & Margaret Griffiths, of 8 Rosemary Lane, Denbigh, Killed in air raid at Mill Road Infirmary. London | |
| Sapper HUGHES Frederick 1888095 |
Royal Engineers (106 Army Troops Coy.) |
20 Aug 1944 | 25 | Son of Robert Thomas Hughes & Edith Hughes, of Denbigh. | Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland. |
| Able Seaman HUGHES Gwyn Hefin D/JX 418966 |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Spartan |
29 Jan 1944 | 18 | Son of R Samuel Hughes & M Anne Hughes, of Denbigh. Sunk by German aircraft off the coat of Anzio, Italy. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Sapper HUGHES Thomas Edwin 4193502 |
Royal Engineers (54 Field Coy.) |
12 Dec 1941 | 20 | Son of Hugh & Josephine G Hughes, of Denbigh. | Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. |
| JENKINS Jack Rhys Martin (Jaci) |
Home Guard (Liverpool) |
2 May 1941 | 25 | Son of E A Jenkins, of 17, Ruthin Road, Denbigh, & of the late Rev. D E Jenkins. Killed in air raid at 99/101 Falkner Street, Liverpool, England. | |
| Private JONES Caradoc Rees 3914330 |
South Wales Borderers (1st Bn.) |
29 Dec 1942 | 31 | Husband of Margaret Jones, of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire. | Bari War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Gunner JONES Edward Evan 4191866 |
Royal Artillery (10 Medium Regt.) |
10 Feb 1945 | 27 | Son of Edward Evan Jones & Jane Jones, of Denbigh; husband of T M Jones. | Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| JONES Ellis Samuel |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Fusilier JONES Harold Humphrey 4203848 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (1st Bn.) |
17 Nov 1942 | 29 | Son of John Humphrey Jones & Nellie Humphrey Jones. | Kirkee War Cemetery, India. |
| Sergeant JONES Hugh Travasar 4186284 |
Welsh Regiment attd. 2nd West African Aux. Group. Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. |
8 Mar 1945 | 37 | Son of Robert Jones, & of Mary Jones, of Denbigh; husband of Joan Jones, of Denbigh. | Rangoon Memorial, Burma. |
| Flight Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr. JONES John Grice 1059448 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 9 Nov 1942 | 21 | Son of Dr. Francis Grice Jones, M.D., & of Katherine Jones, of Bristol, England. | Hamburg Cemetery, Germany. |
| Flight Sergeant W.Op. JONES Philip Griffith 1515485 |
Royal Air Force | 15 Jul 1944 | 21 | Son of John Lewis Jones & Margaret Anne Jones, of Denbigh. | Lusigny-Sur-Barse Communal Cemetery, Aube, France. |
| JONES Richard Einion |
Royal Air Force | ||||
| JONES Sidney |
Royal Navy | ||||
| Fusilier LEWIS Herbert Harrison 4199354 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
17 Jul 1944 | 27 | Son of Charles W & Annie Lewis; husband of Sarah Lewis, of Betws y Coed, Caernarfonshire. | Banneville-Le-Campagne War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |