Rhyl Memorial FWW Surnames A-D
Rhyl war memorial, First World War
Below are details of the people from the Rhyl area who died in the First World War.
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With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
| Rank, Name & Service Number | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Regiment | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
| Sergeant Thomas ALCOCK |
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment | 24 May 1918 | 19 |
Son of Robert and Margaret Alcock of Liverpool. |
Etaples Military Cemetery |
| Private Harry Oswald AMOS 1056 |
11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. | 29 Apr 1915 | 25 | Son of Samuel John & Ann Amos, 7 Belle Vue Terrace, Rhyl. | Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey. |
| Sergeant John Ivor AMOS 203161 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 26 Sep 1917 | 27 | Son of Edward & Katherine Amos, 25 & 26 Bedford Street, Rhyl. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private John Wesley AMOS 13797 |
10th Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) | 20 Sep 1917 | 34 | Son of the late Mr. & Mrs T C Amos of Rhyl. | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Lieutenant Frederick Marshall ARNOLD |
1st/5th Bn. attd. 9th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
27 Mar 1918 | 21 | Son of M. A. Arnold, of 53, West Parade, Rhyl, and the late Robert B. Arnold. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private Albert ARTHURS |
15th Bn. Welsh Regiment | ||||
| Second Lieutenant Norman Conway L AUSTER |
27th Sqdn. Royal Air Force and 3rd Bn. South Wales Borderers |
16 Jul 1918 | 23 | Born 1895 in Creuddyn, Colwyn Bay. Nephew of Eleanor Riley, 135 Salisbury Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, England. | Dormans French National Cemetery, Marne, France. |
| Lieutenant Alfred BAKEWELL |
Royal Navy H.M.S. Onslaught |
31 May 1916 | 23 | Born Longton, Staffordshire, England. Son of George & Mary Jane Bakewell, 12 (The Grosvenor), East Parade, Rhyl. Killed at the Battle of Jutland, Denmark. | Queensferry Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland. |
| Major John Edwin BAYLISS M.C. |
A Bty. 76th Army Bde. Royal Field Artillery | 29 Sep 1917 | 25 | Son of the late John Francis & Amy Bayliss, of Rhyl. | Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private C BEALE |
Army Service Corps | ||||
| Private John Edward J BEECH 22194 |
15th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 22 Jul 1916 | 20 | Son of Mary Dodgson Beech, 14 Clwyd Street, Rhyl. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Second Lieutenant Hugh Frederic Grenville BROMLEY |
B Coy. 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment | 25 Sep 1915 | 19 | Son of Richard & Edith Maud Bromley, of Carnedd, Rhyl. | Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lieutenant John Ledger BROMLEY |
11th Sqdn. and M.T. Army Service Corps Royal Air Force | 29 Sep 1918 | 21 | Son of Richard & Edith Maud Bromley, of Carnedd, Rhyl. | Arras Flying Services Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Private R P BROWN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | ||||
| Captain John Evelyn BRYANT |
6th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry | 4 Aug 1916 | 34 | Son of The Rev. James Jones & Evelyn Rougier Bryant, of Cliveden House, Rhyl. Native of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. | Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France. |
| Private F Patrick BYRNE 3910 |
12th Bn. Manchester Regiment | 19 Dec 1915 | 21 | Son of Patrick & Catherine Byrne, of 14, Windsor Street, Rhyl. Brother of Hugh (below) | Menin Gate Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Hugh BYRNE 56359 |
9th Bn. Welsh Regiment | 17 Apr 1918 | 19 | Son of Patrick & Catherine Byrne, of 14, Windsor Street, Rhyl. Brother of Patrick (above). | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Bertie CAMPINI 2554 |
5th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 10 Aug 1915 | 21 | Son of Louis Campini, of 36, Ffynnongroew Road, Rhyl. | Helles Memorial, Turkey. |
| Private Donald William CAPPER 19574 |
A Coy. 26th Bn. Royal Fusiliers | 16 Aug 1916 | 21 | Born in Bakersfield, California, USA. Son of William Newton Capper & Clara P. Capper, of Hurst Newton, Wrexham, Denbighshire. | Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut, Belgium. |
| Private Percy CARTER 120098 & 16564 |
63rd Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
30 Sep 1918 | Born in Handsworth, Warwickshire, England. | Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. | |
| Colour Sergeant W CARTLIDGE |
Royal Marines | ||||
| Sergeant J CONGDON |
16th Welsh Regiment | ||||
| Private Robert COOKSON DM2/151443 |
Army Service Corps attd. 4th Bty. Motor Machine Gun Sect | 5 Oct 1918 | 29 | Son of Mrs. L. J. Thomas, of 28, Queen Street, Rhyl. | Dadizeele New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Emrys CROSSLEY 12493 |
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 27 Feb 1916 | 32 | Son of John Crossley, of Shelmersdale, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England; husband of Sarah Crossley, of 3, William Street, Rhyl. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private W A DANES |
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| Private Oscar DARBY 16534 |
13th Bn. Welsh Regiment | 10 Jul 1916 | 26 | Son of George Darby, of Sydney, Australia, & the late Mary Darby. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
| Private Allen DAVIES 10936 |
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 30 Oct 1914 | 22 | Son of John & Alice Davies, of 1, Fron Hyfryd, Groes Lwyd, Abergele. Born at Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. | Hooge Crater Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private Edward DAVIES 3248 |
1st/6th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 22 Aug 1915 | Helles Memorial, Turkey. | ||
| Private Geoffrey DAVIES 16557 |
13th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 22 Apr 1918 | 24 | Son of David & Sophia Annie Davies, of 22, Sandringham Avenue, Rhyl. Born at Crewe, Cheshire, England. | Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France. |
| Private Henry Hope DAVIES 52052 |
13th Bn. Cheshire Regiment Formerly 35484, Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 21 Oct 1916 | 33 | Son of Robert & Martha Davies, 4, Aquarium Street, Rhyl. | Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme, France. |
| Private Hugh Francis DAVIES 11165 |
2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers attd. 173rd Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers | 26 Mar 1918 | 21 | Son of Hugh & Eliza Davies, of 10, Greenfield Street, Rhyl.; husband of Eva Kathleen Davies, of 36, Creek Street, Battersea, London, England. | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. |
| Private Hugh Howell DAVIES 5809 |
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 16 May 1915 | 34 | Born in Bethesda, Caernarfonshire. Son of David & Margaret Davies, 40 Ernest Street, Rhuddlan. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Shoeing Smith Humphrey DAVIES RTS/3665 |
2nd Remount Depot, Royal Army Service Corps | 13 Mar 1917 | 41 | Born in Mochdre. Son of Thomas & Margaret Davies, 128 Vale Road, Rhyl. | Rhyl Church Cemetery. |
| Private John DAVIES 9094 |
2nd Bn. Cheshire Regiment | 2 May 1915 | 24 | Son of John & Alice Davies, of Fronhyfrd, Groes Lwyd, Abergele. Born at Rhyl. | Buried |
| Private Joseph DAVIES 11069 |
1st Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 16 May 1915 | 27 | Son of Walter & Alice Davies, of 5, Rhuddlan Road, Abergele. Born in Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire. | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal W E DAVIES 3005 |
8th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers transf. to (532349) Labour Corps | 13 Feb 1919 | 30 | Son of Mrs. Mary Davies, of 26, Princess Street, Rhyl. | Rhyl Town Cemetery. |
| Private W Henry DAVIES 227299 |
1st/2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment | 26 Mar 1918 | 30 | Son of John Henry & Maria Louise Davies, of Birkenhead, Cheshire, England; husband of Emma Davies, of Arnside, 6, Osborne Grove, Rhyl. | La Brique Military Cemetery No.2, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Private Walter DAVIES 267059 |
6th Bn. Welsh Regiment | 8 Nov 1917 | 21 | Son of Mr. J. W. Davies, of 14, Ernest Street, Rhyl. | White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| Private William Arthur DAVIES 4225 & 192566 |
3rd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers transf. to 251st Employment Coy. Labour Corps |
14 Nov 1918 | 24 | Son of George & Elizabeth Davies, of 6, Kinmel Terrace, South Kinmel Street, Rhyl. | Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France. |
| Private John DEAN |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 8 Apr 1917 | Tilloy British Cemetery. | ||
| Private Francis Leo DOBBINS 429 |
1st/1st Denbighshire Yeomanry | 30 Sep 1914 | 19 | Son of John & Bridget Dobbins, of 138, Wellington Street, Rhyl. | Rhyl Town Cemetery. |
| Private Arthur DRAYCOTT 23375 |
11th Bn. Royal Fusiliers | 3 May 1917 | 23 | Son of John and Henrietta Draycott, of Roft Castle Cottage, Marford, Wrexham, Denbighshire. Nephew of Mary Jane Draycott, Preton House, Marine Drive, Rhyl. Born Chester, Cheshire, England. | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. |
| Lance Corporal George Percy DUFFIELD 39993 |
2nd Bn. South Wales Borderers | 11 May 1917 | 27 | Son of C C. uffield, of 171, Wellington Road, Rhyl. Native of Rhyl. | Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. |