St Mary’s Church & war memorial, Towyn FWW & SWW
St Mary’s Church & war memorial, Towyn FWW & SWW
Below are details of the people from the Towyn area who died in the First and Second World Wars.
With thanks to Alwyn Evans of Clwyd Family History Society for this research.
Rank, Name & Service Number | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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Rank | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery |
Private ELLIS John David 241341 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (5th Bn.) |
26 Mar 1917 | 38 | Son of Mr & Mrs Ellis, of Bodelwyddan; husband of Mrs M A Ellis, of Pontydd, Towyn. | Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. |
Private ROBERTS John 6017 or 7017? |
Somerset Light Infantry (1st Bn.) |
21 Oct 1914 | Born in Llangelyn, Conwy Caernarfonshire | Ploegstreert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. | |
Private ROBERTS John Owen 25465 |
South Wales Borderers ("C" Coy. 2nd Bn.) |
15 Oct 1918 | 20 | Son of Owen & Harriet Roberts, of 3, Tyddyn Isa Cottages, Towyn. | Dadizeele New British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
Private WILLIAMS David 6381 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2nd Bn.) |
25 Sep 1915 | 33 | Born Towyn. Son of John Williams; husband of Jane Rundle (formerly Williams), of 3, Sportsman's Terrace, Afonwen, Flintshire. | Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France. |
Private WILLIAMS Peter 17603 |
Royal Welsh Fusiliers (10th Bn.) |
16 Aug 1916 | 30 | Son of Thomas Williams, 5 Pontydd, Towyn. | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. |
Driver WINKUP Arthur 131633 |
Royal Field Artillery (9th Div. Ammunition Col.) |
15 Dec 1918 | 20 | Son of Arthur & Betsy Wardle Winkup, of Tŷ Croes, Foryd. Native of Prestwick, Manchester, England. | Mons/Bergen Communal Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium. |
1939-1945 War
Rank, Name & Service Number | Service | Died | Age | Details | Cemetery or Memorial |
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Sergeant BURTON Francis John 1483336 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 25 Apr 1944 | 20 | Son of Francis Ernest & Lilian Burton, of Towyn. | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England. |
Flight Sergeant W.Op./Air Gnr. EDWARDS Mervyn Lloyd 1026802 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (178 Sqdn.) |
1 Jun 1944 | 23 | Son of John and Emily Edwards, of Towyn. | Bari War Cemetery, Italy. |
Trooper HAMILTON-PETERS Derek Earle 14433894 |
1st The Royal Dragoons, Royal Armoured Corps | 15 Apr 1945 | 19 | Son of Major John & Margaret Phoebe Hamilton-Peters, of Kinmel Bay. | Hanover War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany. |
Flying Officer MILLER Thomas W Lound 108577 DCM |
Royal Air Force (2842 Sqdn.) |
2 Nov 1942 | 48 | Son of Donald Henry & Elizabeth Emma Miller; husband of Helen Webster Miller, of Abergele. | Linslade Cemetery, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. |
Signalman OWEN Robert Isaac 2387790 |
Royal Corps of Signals | 14 Nov 1943 | 27 | Son of Robert Henry & Charlotte Edith Owen, of Abergele. | Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanon. |
Corporal TRUNKS John Victor 1454752 |
The Queen's Royal Regiment (2/5th Bn. West Surrey) | 25 Sep 1944 | 25 | Son of Henry James Trunks & Emily Trunks, of Liverpool, England. | Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, Italy. |
Sergeant Air Gnr. TURNER Patrick Anthony 1661472 |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (100 Sqdn.) |
24 Feb 1944 | 22 | Born in Rhyl. | Marly Communal Cemetery, Moselle, France. |