Harlech War Memorial SWW

Second World War

The following men from the Harlech area died on active service in the second World War.

  • Edwards, Hugh Caradoc, Private 4040842. Died 13/04/1945 aged 38. King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Buried Becklinghen War Cemetery. Son of Griffith E and Ann E Edwards.
  • Griffith, Colin John, Flying Officer 130952. Died 12/06/1944 aged 22. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Runnymede Memorial. Son of Maurice John and Ruth Marion Griffith.
  • Hammond, Clarence J
  • Lewis, Robert Lloyd, Private 4202035. Died 16/01/1945 aged 29. Leicestershire Regiment. Buried Phaleron War Cemetery. Son of William and Ellen Lewis; husband of Marjorie Lewis.
  • Lloyd, Ivor, Marine PLY/X 101607. Died 23/10/1943 aged 22. Royal Marines, HMS Charybdis. Buried St. Brieuc Western Communal Cemetery.
  • Lloyd, Robert David, Sailor. Died 02/12/1940 aged 32. Merchant Navy, SS Kavak (Liverpool). Tower Hill Memorial. Son of William and Mary Lloyd; husband of Kate Dilys Lloyd, of Llandanwg.
  • Richards, Robert Ian, Second Engineer Officer. Died 09/07/1941 aged 42. Merchant Navy, SS Designer (Liverpool). Tower Hill Memorial.Son of David and Marie Richards; husband of Gwen Richards of Harlech. Not named on Harlech war memorial.
  • Roberts, Emlyn, Private 3967604. Died 16/06/1941 aged 25.Welch Regiment. Phaleron War Cemetery. Son of Morris and Martha Roberts.
  • Roberts, John, Private 1133675. Died 06/06/1944 aged 25. East Yorkshire Regiment. Bayeux War Cemetery. Son of Mathew and Margaret Roberts.
  • Roberts, Owen
  • Spoonley, Robert John, Leading Aircraftman 1408798. Died 04/01/1947 aged 40. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried Talsarnau Methodist Chapelyard. Son of William and Catherine Spoonley; husband of Annie Spoonley of Harlech. Not named on Harlech war memorial.
  • Thomas, Meirion, Leading Aircraftman 1213831. Died 22/05/1942 aged 17. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried Harlech (Rehoboth) Scottish Baptist Cemetery. Son of Sarah E Morgan; husband of CM Thomas.
  • Williams, John Henry, Signalman P/JX 196510. Died 27/12/1944 aged 23.Royal Navy, HMS Capel. Buried Bayeux War Cemetery. Son of John Humphreys Williams and Doris Maud Williams; nephew of Mr S Humphreys.