
PONTNEWYDD-AR-WY
/ NEWBRIDGE-ON-WYE WAR MEMORIALS
World
War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Martin Harvey 2005
There are
two war memorials both containing the same names but with different
inscriptions. One resides in the parish church of All Souls and the
other in the Baptist Church. Please note that the names have been
sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and are not in
the same order as the memorials.
All
Souls Parsh Church
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An inscribed wooden
Memorial located inside the church. The names inscribed are the same
as on the British Legion Memorial inside the Pentref Baptist Church.
IN
GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO SERVED KING
& COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 & THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945.
REMEMBERING BEFORE GOD THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FIGHTING IN THE
CAUSE OF JUSTICE & FREEDOM & WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED.
THEIR
GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT AND THEIR NAME LIVETH TO ALL GENERATIONS
Pentref
Baptist Church
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An inscribed wooden
Memorial location inside the worship room at the Baptist Church. The
Memorial originated in the nearby Prisoner of War Camp and was relocated
to the Baptist Church when the Camp was closed. The names inscribed
are the same as on the Village Memorial located inside All Souls Parish
Church.
Newbridge-on-Wye
British Legion Roll of Honour.
They
shall grow not old as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary
them, or the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the
morning we will remember them.
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1914-1919
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BRYANT |
Frank |
Sergeant
14088, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry. Died 8 October 1918.
Aged 44. Son of Henry Bryant, of Porthllwyd Farm, Newbridge-on-Wye,
Wales; husband of Alice Bryant, of "Paroikia", 155, Beauchamp
Rd., Upper Norwood, London. Buried in BEAUREVOIR BRITISH CEMETERY,
Aisne, France. Row D. Grave 17. |
CHAMP |
Sidney |
Sergeant,
South Wales Borderers. Died 15 October 1918 - No further information
currently available |
DAVENPORT |
Horace |
Private
300539, 18th (Lancashire HUssars) Battalion, King’s (Liverpool Regiment).
Killed in action 28 March 1918 (MemorialS both state 21st). Born
Ludlow, Salop, enlisted Rainhill, Lancashire, resident Newbridge-on-Wye.
Formerly 250290, Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 21 to 23. |
DAVIES |
[Benjamin]
David |
Private
38468, 8th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died of
wounds 27 April 1918. Born newbridge-on-Wye, enlisted CArdiff. Formerly
46047, South Wales Borderers. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION,
ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Secction P. Plot XI. Row H. Grave
8A. |
DAVIES |
Evan
[Thomas] |
Private
51663, 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5 June
1918. Aged 26. Born Llanea, enlisted Knighton. Son of Evan and Sarah
Jane Davies, of Faldlace, Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Formerly
33766, King's (Shropshire Light Inafntry). Buried in MONT HUON MILITARY
CEMETERY, LE TREPORT, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot VI. Row J. Grave
13B. |
DAVIES |
Lloyd |
Private,
Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 28 March 1917. No further information
currently available. |
EVANS |
[William]
Albert |
Lance
Corporal 237103, 1st/1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment. Killed
in action in Egypt 26 March 1917. Aged 30. Enlisted Newbridge-on-Wye.
Son of John and Mary Evans, of Sunny Bank, Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnor.
Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panel 54. |
EVANS |
Jack
[aka John] |
Lance
Corporal 65356, 38th Company. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed
in action 27 October 1918 [CWGC states 28th]. Born Newbridge-on-Wye,
enlisted Fleur-de-Lis (sic), Monmouthshire. Formerly 35923, Welsh
Regiment. Buried in FOREST COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot
A. Row 17. |
GOULD |
Benjamin |
Private
38525, 65th Company, Labour Corps. Killed in action 19 June 1917.
Aged 28. Born Disserth, enlisted Brecon, resident Builth Welss,
Breconshire. Son of Benjamin and Mary Gould, of Tynllan, Deserth,
nr. Builth Wells; husband of Gertrude Gould, of Windsor Cottage,
Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Formerly 46407, 22nd Battalion, Cheshire
Regiment. Buried in POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row G. Grave 16. |
HALL |
William |
Private
237039, 1st/1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment. Killed in action
in Egypt 26 March 1917. Aged 26. Born Wolverhamton, enlisted Shresbury.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall, of 123, Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury.
Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel. Panel 54. **
Note: Although this man has no obvious link with Newbridge-on-Wye
he was the only man that fitted the details supplied from the memorials
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JARMAN |
[John]
Rees |
Private
56989, 14th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 4 September
1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Rhayader, resident Newbridge-on-Wye. Son
of John and Mary Jarman, of Pwllacca, Newbridge-on Wye, Radnor.
Buried in FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND, Somme, France.
Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 9. |
JONES |
David
[Noel] |
Private
2009, 1st/6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 22 November
1915. Aged 26. Born Cwmbedw Abbey, Cwmhir, enlisted Swansea, resident
Pontardulais, Glamorgan. Brother of Mr. P. A. Jones, of Woodcastle,
Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Buried in DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row F. Grave 12. |
JONES |
Arthur
[Edward] |
Private
10921, 5th Battalion, King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry). Killed
in action 3 May 1917. Aged 27. Born Llanarthney, Carmarthen, enlisted
Hereford, resident Newbridge-on-Wye. Son of Jane Jones, of 27, Heol
Curdy, Sarn, Aberkenfig, Bridgend, Glam., and the late G. Jones,
of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. No known grave. Commemorated on
ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7. |
VENABLES-
LLEWELYN |
John
Lister Dillwyn |
Captain,
3rd Company, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action
10 July 1917. Aged 20. Son of Charles and Katharine Dillwyn Venables-Llewelyn,
of Llysdinam, Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Buried in CANADA FARM
CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave
27. |
MABBUTT,
MM |
Albert
[Victor] |
Private
10917, 7th Battalion, King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died 27
March 1918 [memorials state 28th]. Born and resident Cambridge,
enlisted Hereford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry John Mabbutt, of 10,
Mawson Rd., Cambridge. Decoration Militaire (Belgium). Awarded the
Military Medal (M.M.). Serving in the 5th KSLI, he was awarded the
Military Medal (MM) for bravery in France in 1917 and in 1918 received
the Belgian Decoration Militaire and Croix de Guerre. He was a Footman
at Llysdinam Hall in Powys when war broke out. Buried in WAILLY
ORCHARD CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 6.
Private 10917, 7th Battalion, King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry).
Died 27 March 1918 [memorials state 28th]. Born and resident Cambridge,
enlisted Hereford. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry John Mabbutt, of 10,
Mawson Rd., Cambridge. Decoration Militaire (Belgium). Awarded the
Military Medal (M.M.). Serving in the 5th KSLI, he was awarded the
Military Medal (MM) for bravery in France in 1917 and in 1918 received
the Belgian Decoration Militaire. He was a Footman at Llysdinam
Hall in Powys when war broke out. Buried in WAILLY ORCHARD CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 6. See also Cambridge
Guildhall and also Cambridge
St Barnabas
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MASON |
Stanley |
Private
8118, 1st/1st Battalion, Herefordshire Regiment. Died of wounds
at Gallipoli 18 September 1915. Born Cilfynydd, Pontpridd, Glamorgan,
enlisted Newbridge-on-Wye. Buried in EAST MUDROS MILITARY CEMETERY,
Lemnos, Greece. Plot II. Row G. Grave 106. |
MEREDITH |
James |
Private
55068, 10th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Killed in action 27
February 1917. Born Llanyre, enlisted Llandrindod Wells. Formerly
4597, Monmouthshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
MORRIS |
William |
Lance
Bombardier 21807, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 18 March 1919 [memorial
states 18th]. Aged 32. Husband of Harriett Morris, of The Square,
Blockley, Worcs. Buried in the West part of ST GILES CHURCHYARD,
MANSELL GAMAGE, Herefordshire. |
POWELL |
David
[Rees] |
Private
29212, 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Killed in action 9
August 1917. Born Trelips, Breconshire, enlisted Brecon, resident
Llanerchllwyd, Breconshire. Son of David and Miriam Powell, of Llanerchllwyd,
Garth, Breconshire. Buried in BELGIAN BATTERY CORNER CEMETERY, Ieper,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row M. Grave 5. **
Note: Although this man has no obvious link with Newbridge-on-Wye
he was the only man that fitted the details supplied from the memorials
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RAWSTORNE |
Thomas
[Geoffrey] |
[Memorial
lists him as Captain] Major, 1st/1st Battalion, Lancashire Hussars
(Yeomanry). Died of wounds 31 July 1917. Buried in BARD COTTAGE
CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row M. Grave
9. |
THOMPSON |
Francis
[John] |
Private
31574, 19th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Killed in action 11 July
1916. Born Llanwrthwl, Breconshire, enlsited Llandrindod Wells,
resident Newbridge-on-Wye. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 7 A and 10 A. |
WILLIAMS |
John |
Private,
Welsh Regiment. 9 October 1915 - probably
Thomas John Atherton WILLIAMS, Private 1095, 1st/6th Battalion,
Royal Welsh Fusliers. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 9 October
1915. Aged 19. Born Llandudno, enlisted Conway. Son of John and
Annie Williams, of 4, Brickfield Terrace, Llandudno Junction. Buried
in SS. ELERI AND MARY) CHURCHYARD, LLANRHOS (OR EGLWYS-RHOS), Caernarvonshire.
Plot IV. Row M. Grave 9. |
WRIGHT |
Ernest
[Egerton] |
Private
51715, 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Killed in action 24 March
1918. Aged 33. Born Newbridge-on-Wye, enlisted Brecon. Son of Mrs.
Martha Wright, of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnor; husband of Emily Wright,
of Toll Gates, Builth Wells, Breconshire. Formerly 33691, King's
(Shropshire Light Infantry). No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 35 and 36. |
1939-1945 |
ALFORD |
Harold |
Sergeant
1018130, 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country
of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa,
Malta, in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number HF910, when his
aircraft was ditched 2 miles northwest of Malta after losing fabric
from a wing, the rest of the crew survived, 4 April 1943. Aged 23.
Native of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Son of Harold J. L. and
Helen D. Alford, of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. No known grave.
Commemorated on MALTA MEMORIAL, Malta. Panel 8, Column 1. See also
Malta Memorial |
DAVIES |
[William]
Elwyn |
Leading
Seaman D/JX 147672, H.M.S. Meadowsweet, Royal Navy. Died 26 October
1942. Aged 22. Son of Gordon and Mary Davies, of Newbridge-on-Wye,
Radnorshire, Wales. Buried in SAINT JOHN (FERNHILL) CEMETERY, SAINT
JOHN COUNTY, New Brunswick, Canada. Lot 3893. Grave 128. |
LLEWELYN |
G
W D Venables |
Lieutenant.
Royal Engineers. 26 May 1940 - No further information currently
available. |
Last updated
19 August, 2024
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