Prestatyn Memorial FWW

Prestatyn war memorial, First World War

Below are details of the people from the Prestatyn area who died in the First 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
      
Private
ANDERSON
Thomas
26763 & 1379		 King's Shropshire Light Infantry
(8th Bn.)
formerly
Denbigh Yeomanry		 2 Apr 1918     Lembet Road Military Cemetery, Salonika (Thessaloniki), Greece.
Private
ASH
John Buckley
PLY/16444		 Royal Marine Light Infantry
(1st Royal Marine Bn. Plymouth Bn. R.N. Div.)		 1 Sep 1915 18 Son of Mrs Margaret Ash, 97 Crescent Rd., Crumpsall, Manchester, Enfgland. Later of Ash Lea, Highbury Avenue, Prestatyn. Helles Memorial, Turkey.
BARNETT
William J		          
Private
BATTERS
Frank Gilderoy
8/900		 N.Z.E.F. - Otago Infantry Battalion 8 Aug 1915 19 Born Heswall, Cheshire, England. Son of the late Mr & Mrs Frank Batters, Cavendish House, Prestatyn; brother of P H B Batters of Mostyn.
Emigrated in late 1911. Resident of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.		 Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Captain
BOWES
Roy		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(15th Bn.)		 5 Aug 1917 23 Born at Failsworth, Manchester, England. Son of Major John & Mrs C A Bowes, of Pen y Parc, Highbury Avenue, Prestatyn. Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
BRAY
George Lld		          
Private
COOK
Walter Quest
146744		 Machine Gun Corps
(51st Coy.)		 28 Aug 1918 19 Son of W & H Cook, of Prestatyn. Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France.
Sergeant
COOKE
Charles William
68653		 Royal Field Artillery
(15th Bty.)		 1 Mar 1919 27 Son of C Cooke, of Altrincham, Cheshire, England; husband of Fanny Cooke, of Ausdell, Sandy Lane, Prestatyn. Christ Church Churchyard, Prestatyn.
COOPER
Charles		          
Private
DARBEY
John E
241043		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(5th/6th Bn.)		 31 Oct 1918 31   Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Private
DAVIES
Peter James
11351		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(1st Bn.)		 30 Jan 1915 19 Grandson of Elizabeth Davies, Penyffrith, Prestatyn. Ploegstreert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium.
Private
DOBBINS
Francis Leo
429		 Denbighshire Yeomanry
(1st/1st)		 30 Sep 1914 19 Son of John & Bridget Dobbins, of 138, Wellington Street, Rhyl. Rhyl Town Cemetery.
Private
DUPLOCK
Charles Leslie
141410		 Canadian Infantry
(4th Bn. Central Ontario Regiment)		 8 Oct 1916 24   Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
DUPLOCK
Montague		          
Gunner
ELLIS
William
159665		 Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
("D" Bty. 187th Bde.)		 17 Nov 1917     Zuydcoote Military Cemetery, Nord, France.
Bombardier
EVANS
Robert Parry
42989		 Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery 17 Oct 1918 21 Son of John & Ann Evans, Guy House, Axton, Holywell. Passchendaele New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
GIBBONS
Wilfred		          
GRIFFITHS
Arthur		          
HARDMAN
Frederick R		          
Private
HAWKINS
Stuart A S
38567		 South Wales Borderers
(10th Bn.)		 11 May 1918 19 Native of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Son of Beatrice Hawkins, of The Drift, Prestatyn, and the late Henry Hawkins. Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France.
Lieutenant
HIGGINS
Thomas		   15 Nov 1916 26 Son of John & Amelia Higgins, of Chester, England. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.
Gunner
HUGHES
Ceiriog
160268		 Royal Field Artillery
("C" Bty. 63rd Bde.)		 20 Sep 1918 20 Son of Thomas & Mary Ann Hughes, of Canol-y-Dre, Gronant, Prestatyn. Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
Private
HUGHES
James Tudor
M2/105815		 Army Service Corps
(Base Mechanical Transport Depot)		 28 Mar 1916 26 Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Hughes, of Gronant House, Prestatyn. St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France.
HUGHES
John E		          
Private
HUGHES
Joseph Leonard
29866		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(9th Bn.)		 12 Aug 1916 32 Son of Thomas & Mary Ann Hughes; husband of Elizabeth Emma Hughes, of Hopefield, Holywell. La Laiterie Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private
HUGHES
Matthew Henry
240666		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(5th Bn.)		 3 Sep 1918 20 Son of John & Mary Anne Hughes, 17 Albert Terrace, Cement Road, Prestatyn. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
HUGHES
Thomas E		          
Private
JONES
Alfred
116834		 Canadian Infantry
(7th Bn.)		 16 Aug 1917 40 Son of Robert & Ellen Jones, of Llys Eirian, Prestatyn. Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
JONES
Arthur		          
Master
JONES
Arthur Rowland		 Mercantile Marine
H.M.T. Avanti 		2 Feb 1918 38 Son of Rowland & Margaret Jones, of Liverpool, England; husband of Elizabeth Jones, of The Nook, Chapel Road, Prestatyn. Torpedoed by German submarine off St. Albans' Head, off Dorset, England.  Formerly served as First Officer on the Lusitania. Christ Church Churchyard, Prestatyn.
Second Lieutenant
JONES
Arthur Saunders		 Royal Air Force
(108th Sqdn.)		 27 Sep 1918 18 Son of Mrs M E Jones, of Gorphwysfa, Victoria Road, Prestatyn. Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
JONES
Gwilym		          
JONES
Herbert		          
Lieutenant
JONES
Ivor Dryhurst		 South Wales Borderers
("D" Coy. 5th Bn.)		 10 Apr 1918 18 Son of Mrs M E Jones, of Gorphwysfa, Victoria Road, Prestatyn and the late Rev. William Jones. Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Private
JONES
John Ivor
43595		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(1st Bn.)		 27 Feb 1917     Queens Cemetery, Bucqoy, Pas de Calais, France.
JONES
Roger A		          
JONES
Samuel		 Royal Navy        
Second Lieutenant
LAWTON
Eric Reginald		 Manchester Regiment
(12th Bn.)		 10 Aug 1917 20 Born at Liverpool, England. Son of Henry & Mary Lawton, of Normanton, Prestatyn. Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Pas de Calais, France.
LEWIS
Bernard		          
Gunner
LIVESEY
James Trevor		 Royal Navy
H.M.S. Fandango		 3 July1919 35 Son of Emily M Livesey & the late Walter Livesey; husband of Estella M. Livesey, of Sunset, Prestatyn. Sunk by a mine in the Dvina River, Russia. Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
Private
MacDONALD
William Peter
14166		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(10th Bn.)		 3 May 1916 24 Son of Robina Helen MacDonald, of Mariners Lodge, Sandy Lane, Prestatyn, & the late William Peter MacDonald. Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
Lance Corporal
MADDEN
Alfred Burke
203048 & 3497		 Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(1/5th Bn. Territorial)
formerly
Warwickshire Yeomanry		 4 Oct 1917 20 Son of the late Mr & Mrs Charles Williamson Madden, of Allahabad, India. Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Second Lieutenant McLAREN
The Hon Francis Walter Stafford		 Royal Flying Corps and General List 30 Aug 1917 31 Born Kensington, London, England. Son of Sir Charles Benjamin Bright McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway & Lady Aberconway; husband of Barbara, daughter of Col. Sir Herbert Jekyll. St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Busbridge, Surrey, England.
Second Lieutenant
MOCATTA
Robert Menzies		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
("D" Coy. 1st/5th Bn.)		 10 Aug 1915 23 Son of the Rev. H F & Mrs Mocatta, of Clive House School, Prestatyn. Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Private
OWEN
Joseph Hebert
12477		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(8th Bn.)		 16 Aug 1915     Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Private
OWEN
Robert
66133		 Cheshire Regiment
(1/6th Bn.)		 16 Feb 1918     Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France.
Private
OWEN
Thomas Henry
50429		 Prince of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment
(7th Bn.)		 6 Oct 1917     Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Sapper
PARRY
William
171070		 Royal Engineers
(438th Field Coy.)		 7 Oct 1917 33 Son of William & Elizabeth Parry; husband of R. Parry, of 7, Gronant Terrace, Prestatyn. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
PRITCHARD
Sidney		          
Lieutenant
PULFORD
Samuel		 Royal Navy Reserve
H.M. Tug Stolic		 26 Jun 1917   Husband of the late Elizabeth Jane Corkill (formerly Pulford). Also commemorated on the Holywell War Memorial. Zion Congregational Chapelyard, Holywell.
QUINNEY
Harold		          
Private
RANDLES
Harry
40870 & M/273903,		 South Staffordshire Regiment
(1st Bn.)
formerly
Royal Army Service Corps		 4 Oct 1917 27 Son of Mrs Randles, of 35, Kinmel Street, Rhyl; husband of Nellie Lily Maud Randles, of Stoneleigh, High Street, Rhyl. Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
RILEY
Angus		          
ROBERTS
John T		          
Corporal
ROBERTS
Thomas Edward
102588		 Royal Garrison Artillery
(32nd Siege Bty.)		 9 Apr 1918 25 Son of Mary Roberts, of 2, Albert Terrace, Prestatyn. Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France.
SEYMOUR
Charles		       Born Buckinghamshire, England. Son of John & Anna Seymour, Stafford Terrace, Prestatyn.  
Private
STAFFIN
Matthew
26879		 King's Shropshire Light Infantry
(5th Bn.)		 22 Aug 1917 21 Son of George William & Hanora Staffin, of 13, Caradoc Terrace, Prestatyn. Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
THORNTON
James P		          
TURNER
Thomas		          
Sapper
WILLIAMS
Charles
3092		 Royal Engineers (1st/3rd East Lancs. Field Coy.) 17 Jul 1916 34 Son of Margaret Williams, of Maisteg, Prestatyn, & the late William Williams. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
Telegraphist
WILLIAMS
Owen John
Mersey Z/1094		 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M. Trawler Fraser 17 Jun 1917 22 Son of Joseph & Mary Williams, of Plastirion, Gronant Road, Prestatyn. Sunk by a German mine off Boulogne, France. Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England.
Private
WILLIAMS
Samuel
36645		 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
(16th Bn.)		 11 Jul 1916   Son of Mr. Margaret Williams, of Clwyd View, Victoria Road, Prestatyn. Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
WILLIAMS
Walter E		          
WRIGHT
Edward		 Royal Navy