Llangollen Memorial SWW
Llangollen war memorial, Second World War
Below are details of the people from the Llangollen 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 |
| Pilot Officer Henry Cunliffe 168961 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (408 R.C.A.F. Sqdn.) | 25 Feb 1944 | 20 | Son of Stanley G Cunliffe & Laura A Cunliffe, of Llangollen. | Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany. |
| Corporal Henry Arthur Cholomondley T/203597 |
Royal Army Service Corps (388 Armnd. Div. Transport Coy.) |
15 Jun 1943 | 33 | Born in Holywell, Flintshire. Son of Bernard Arthur & Mary Elizabeth Cholmondeley; husband of Mary Elizabeth Cholmondeley, of Llangollen. | St John Cemetery Extension, Abbey Road, Llangollen. |
| Captain Harold Davies 64054 |
Royal Horse Artillery (106 Lancashire Hussars Regt.) | 6 Feb 1941 | Thomas & Martha Davies, of Llangollen. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. | |
| Lance Sergeant Robert Gwilym Davies 2736340 |
Welsh Guards (3rd Bn.) |
13 Feb 1944 | 29 | John David Davies & Polly Davies, of Llangollen; husband of Gertrude E Davies, of Llangollen. | Minturno War Cemetery, Italy. |
| Leading Stoker John David Ellis D/K77274 |
Royal Navy (HMS Truant) |
2 Aug 1942 | 35 | Son of Thomas & Kate Ellis, of Berwyn Street, Llangollen; husband of Mona Ellis of Barrow in Furness, Cumberland, England. | Kanatte General Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
| Able Seaman George Idris Evans P/JX 364293 |
Royal Navy (HMS Penelope) |
18 Feb 1944 | 19 | Son of David & Mary Catherine Evans, of Llangollen. Sunk by German submarine off Naples, Italy. | Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England. |
| Surgeon Lieutenant Dr. Horace Garner Evans |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (HMS Hunter) |
10 Apr 1940 | 30 | Son of Harry & Margaret Evans, of 9, Berwyn Street, Llangollen. Husband of Christine Mabel Evans. Sunk by German destroyers in the Battle of Narvik, off Norway. | Ballangen New Cemetery, Norland, Norway. |
| Trooper John Pritchard Evans 4194895 |
Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C. (53rd Regt.) |
7 Sep 1944 | 24 | Son of Robert Richard & Jane Ann Evans, of Fron Bache, Llangollen. | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Limburg, Belgium. |
| Arthur Wynn Evans D/MX 67157 |
Royal Navy (HMS Trinidad) |
29 Mar 1942 | 31 | Son of David Thomas Evans & Margaret Evans, of Llangollen. Lived at 49, Church Street, Llangollen. Ship struck by own faulty torpedo, north of Norway. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. |
| Aircraftsman Leonard Edwards 1134200 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 24 Jun 1944 | 22 | Son of Thomas Owen Edwards & Elsie Ivy Edwards, of Llangollen. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Warrant Officer Thomas Fellows 4911353 |
Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment (7th Bn.) |
15 Apr 1945 | 36 | Son of Charles Richard Fellows, of Harden, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England; husband of Hilda Fellows (nee Farrington), of Llangollen. | Milsbeek War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands. |
| Fusilier Ernest Hughes 4202732 |
Royal Scots Fusiliers (6th Bn.) |
1 Sep 1944 | 31 | Son of Hugh & Catherine Jane Hughes, of Llangollen. Husband of Linda M Hughes, of Acrefair. | Ruabon Cemetery. |
| Driver Idris Wynn Hughes T/196962 |
Royal Army Service Corps attd. Royal Army Medical Corps (151 Lt. Field Amb.) |
22 Nov 1941 | 28 | Son of Edwin & Catherine Hughes of Llangollen; husband of Mary Gertrude Hughes of Chester, Cheshire, England. | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. |
| Able Seaman Robert Vincent Jones D/JX 148035 |
Royal Navy (HMS Courageous) |
17 Sep 1939 | Son of Robert W Jones, of the Waverley Temperance Hotel, Regent Street, Llangollen. Sunk by German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England. | |
| Lance Corporal Alexander Jones 4194207 |
Royal Welch Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
18 Jul 1944 | 23 | Son of Thomas & Jane Jones, of the Star Inn, Queen Street, Llangollen. | Brouay War Cemetery, Calvados, France. |
| Thomas Jones |
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| Able Seaman Robert Edward Jones D/SSX20500 |
Royal Navy (HMS Eaglet) |
1 May 1941 | 23 | Son of Edward & Mary Jane Jones of Pengern Square, Llangollen; husband of Gwendoline Jones, of Penycae. | St John's Churchyard Extension, Abbey Road, Llangollen. |
| Flight Lieutenant Ivor Alcuin Jones 122956 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 30 Aug 1944 | 22 | Son of William & Gladys Alcuin Jones (later Vicar of Llangollen); husband of Dorothy Lilian Alcuin Jones, of Llangollen. Killed in an accident in Scotland. | St John's Churchyard Extension, Abbey Road, Llangollen. |
| Sergeant Eric Jones-Roberts 580580 |
Royal Air Force (58 Sqdn.) |
18 Jun 1940 | 23 | Son of Charles & Elizabeth Ann Jones-Roberts of Bache Canol, Llangollen. | Culemborg General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands. |
| Sergeant Edmund Robert Evan Lloyd 2209281 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 17 Mar 1945 | Alamein Memorial, Egypt. | ||
| Lance Sergeant John Maxwell Mouna 905333 |
Royal Artillery (106 The Lancashire Hussars) |
12 Sep 1944 | Born in Liverpool, England. Son of John Louis & Florence Mouna. Lived at Maesmawr House, Llangollen. | Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria. | |
| Fusilier John James Miller 4193184 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (7th Bn.) |
5 Jan 1945 | Born in Llangollen. Son of John Owen & Mary Jane Miller; husband of Kitty Miller, of 14, Tower Hill, Acrefair. | Hotton War Cemetery, Belgium | |
| Warrant Officer George Bryan William Peck 564350 |
Royal Air Force (36 Sqdn.) |
8 Mar 1942 | 29 | Son of Bernard William & Elsie Catherine Elizabeth Peck, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, England; husband of Noreen Bessie Peck (nee Horspool). Former resident of Llangollen. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Sergeant Air Gnr. Richard Hywel Roberts 124720 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (57 Sqdn.) |
11 Apr 1943 | Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany. | ||
| Lance Sergeant Iorweth Glyn Roberts 4197005 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (4th Bn.) |
27 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of John Ellis Roberts & Grace Roberts; husband of Megan Olwen Roberts, of Llangollen. | Valkenswaard War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. |
| Corporal Isaac Roberts 532208 |
Royal Air Force | 18 Sep 1944 | 26 | Son of Isaac & Catherine Roberts, of Llangollen. | Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
| Gwyn Williams |
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| Stoker Douglas Williams LT/KX 137058 |
Royal Naval Patrol Service (Trawler Stella Capella) |
19 Mar 1942 | 18 | Son of William Samuel Williams & Kate Williams (nee Hughes) of Llangollen. Torpedoed by German submarine off Iceland. | Lowestoft Navel Memorial, Suffolk, England. |
| Private Charles Loftus Wilson 1818182 |
Pioneer Corps | 19 Feb 1943 | 30 | Born in Overto, Flintshire. Son of Joshua & Margaret Wilson; husband of Lily Wilson (nee Jones), of Llangollen. Died in hospital in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. | Fron Bache Cemetery, Llangollen. |