Brynmawr War Memorial FWW

Brynmawr FWW

The following people from the Brynmawr area died in active service in the First World War.

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  • Abraham, Bert, Private 28376. Died 13/08/1917 aged 21. South Wales Borderers. Buried Sarigol Military Cemetery. Son of Philip and Elizabeth Abraham of 25, Gladstone Street.
  • Adams, R P, Captain, BTF. Possibly: Robert Powis Adams, Lieutenant. Died 17/05/1919. 35th Sikhs. Delhi Memorial.
  • Arnold, James, Private 2343. Died 26/04/1915 aged 18. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Mr and Mrs James Arnold of 12, Hill Street.
  • Booth, J, Private 88777. Died 04/11/1918 aged 21. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery. Son of Mrs Emily Booth of 3, Blewitt Square.
  • Bowen, John, Private 45026. Died 31/10/1917 aged 27. Northumberland Fusiliers. Buried Harlebeke New British Cemetery. Son of Mr E Bowen of 22, Fitzroy Street. Died of wounds while a prisoner of war on 31/10/1917 aged 27. Northumberland Fusiliers. Buried Harlebeke New British Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs Edward Bowen of 22 Fitzroy Street. Worked at Blaina collieries before the war.
  • Bowles, W C, Private 7286. Died 02/11/1914. South Wales Borderers.Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
  • Brown, R, Rifleman 1707. Died 30/03/1916. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Mynyddislwyn (St. Tudwr) Churchyard.
  • Calloway, Wilfred, Private 26391. Died 18/07/1917 aged 22. Grenadier Guards. Buried Dozinghem Military Cemetery. Son of John and Sarah Jane Calloway of Alma Terrace.
  • Challenger, James, Private 28375. Died 17/03/1917. South Wales Borderers. Buried Karasouli Military Cemetery. Son of Mrs Challenger, of the Bridge End Inn. Worked at Ebbw Vale steelworks before the war.
  • Colin, G, Private, Welch Regiment.
  • Colin, S, Second Engineer, Mercantile Marine.
  • Collins, P, Private, LR
  • Cooper, Augustus, Private 26016. Died 03/07/1916 aged 23. Gloucestershire Regiment. Thiepval Memorial. Son of George Cooper of 140, King Street.
  • Craddock, H, Private, Army Service Corps.
  • Cross, T, Private 53770. Died 11/12/1916 aged 20. Welsh Regiment. Buried St. Sever Cemetery Extension. Son of Thomas and Mary Cross of 24, Wells Street.
  • Davies, David James, Lance Corporal 10523. Died 23/04/1917 aged 29. South Wales Borderers. Arras Memorial. Son of Edward and Ann Davies of 60, King Street.
  • Davies, G, Private. King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
  • Davies, Isaac, Private 54784. Died 25/07/1917 aged 31. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of James and Anne Davies of 28 Worcester Street.
  • Dewsbury, A E, Lance Corporal 6139. Died 19/06/1915. South Wales Borderers. Buried Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery.
  • Downey, W, Private 267446. Died 06/08/1917. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Bleuet Farm Cemetery.
  • Edwards, Fred, Private 25609. Died 29/10/1918 aged 30. South Wales Borderers. Buried Niederzwehren Cemetery. Son of Llewellyn and Martha Edwards; husband of Martha Edwards of 277, King Street.
  • Edwards, Joseph, Private 18004. Died 12/04/1918 aged 48. South Wales Borderers. Buried Brynmawr Cemetery. Son of Llewellyn and Martha Edwards of 277, King Street.
  • Edwards, John Thomas, Serjeant 39059. Died 10/11/1917. South Wales Borderers. Tyne Cot Memorial.
  • Gardner, J W, Private, South Wales Borderers.
  • Gibbon, JH, Driver 161255. Died 17/10/1918 aged 26. Royal Engineers. Buried Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery. Husband of Amy Gibbon of Penrose, Govilon, Abergavenny.
  • Golding, Hann G, Private 54208. Died 13/06/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Klein-Vierstraat British Cemetery. Husband of Mrs D Davies of 7 Dumphries Place.
  • Gore, D, Private T4/216043. Died 08/12/1917.Army Service Corps. Buried Amara War Cemetery.
  • Grey, T J, Private 2558. Died 09/11/1915. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Bard Cottage Cemetery. Husband of J. Gray of 5, Brook Street.
  • Griffiths, TG, Private 39691. Died 04/04/1920 aged 27. South Wales Borderers. Buried Mold Cemetery. Son of George and Jane Griffiths of 68, New Street, Mold.
  • Grist, Frederick, Private 1518. Died 26/06/1915 aged 22. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Albert and Hannah Grist of 5, Davies Street.
  • Harding, Moses, Private 30618. Died 02/10/1915. Welsh Regiment. Loos Memorial.
  • Harries, W J, Corporal, Monmouthshire Regiment.
  • Hayes, Robert John, Private 17516. Died 25/09/1915 aged 28. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Loos Memorial. Son of Edward and Ann Hayes; husband of Rosa Jane Thomas of 19, Boundary Street. Not named on Brynmawr war memorial.
  • Herbert, A J, Staff Sergeant, Royal Army Medical Corps.
  • Howells, P G H, Second Lieutenant. Died 18/11/1916 aged 20.North Staffordshire Regiment. Buried Grandcourt Road Cemetery. Son of Mr PH and Mrs B Howells of 16, Alma Street.
  • Huggins, SE, Private 36238. Died 02/10/1915. Welsh Regiment. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery.
  • Hughes, Hugh Arthur, Private B/20193. Died between 04/10/1916 and 10/10/1916 aged 28. Royal Fusiliers. Buried A.I.F. Burial Ground, Somme, France. Son of Mr and Mrs JH Hughes of Tyddyngyrfa, Trefor, Anglesey; husband of CH Hughes.
  • James, William, Private 29112. Died 03/12/1917. South Wales Borderers. Born in Brynmawr.
  • Jenkins, J R, Private, Monmouthshire Regiment.
  • Jones, John Owen, Lance Corporal G/67398. Died 21/03/1918 aged 33. London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Buried Chauny Communal Cemetery. Son of Philip and Margaret Jones of Rhayader; husband of Evelyn Jones of 6 Dumfries Place, Brynmawr. Not named on Brynmawr war memorial.
  • Jones, L, Private 267477. Died 11/07/1917. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Canada Farm Cemetery.
  • Jones, S. Possibly: Sept Jones, Rifleman 263133. Died 28/08/1917 aged 34. Monmouthshire Regiment. Loos Memorial. Son of Thomas Isaac Jones of Pleasant View, New Road, Seven Sisters; husband of Diana Jones of Neath.
  • Joynson, James, Private 37007. Died 31/07/1917 aged 22. South Wales Borderers. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of William and Elizabeth Joynson of 10 Sunny Bank.
  • Kelson, William, Gunner 931264. Died 23/10/1918 aged 26. Royal Field Artillery. Buried Le Cateau Military Cemetery. Son of Henry and Annie Kelson of 29 Intermediate Road.
  • Lewis, Arthur, Private 1281. Died 02/05/1915. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
  • Lewis, I J, Lance Corporal, South Wales Borderers.
  • Lowe, Alexander, Lieutenant. Died 24/11/1917 aged 20. South Wales Borderers. Buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres. Son of Brynmawr medic Dr Alexander Lowe and Mrs M Lowe, who lived as a widow at North Parade House, Monmouth. Not named on Brynmawr war memorial.
  • Mahoney, Thomas, Private 15268. Died 26/09/1915 aged 34. South Wales Borderers. Loos Memorial. . Son of John and Ellen Mahoney, of Worcester Street. Brother of John Mahoney of 21, School Street, Wattstown.
  • Manuel, H P, Able Seaman R/6009. Died 08/10/1918. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Buried Rumilly-en-Cambresis Communal Cemetery.
  • Martin, C, Gunner 57582. Died 16/01/1917. Royal Garrison Artillery. Buried Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery.
  • Mason, Charles, Private 236598. Died 03/05/1918 age 24 or 25. Herefordshire Regiment. Jerusalem War Cemetery. Born in 1893. One of five children. Son of George Mason and Mary Ann Mason of Little Tarrington, Herefordshire. Worked as a farm labourer before the war. Lived in Little Tarrington and later Brynmawr.
  • McDonald-Taylor, Donald, Lance Corporal 3299. Died  11/01/1916 aged 19. Royal Fusiliers No. 3 Coy. 21st Bn. Cambrin Churchyard Extension. Son of William and Florence McDonald Taylor, of Latheron, Brynmawr.
  • Moore, Ernest Alfred, Gunner W/2471. Died 11/04/1918. Royal Field Artillery.Ploegsteert Memorial.
  • Morgan, E, Private 1719. Died 08/05/1915. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
  • Morgan, E, Private 9063. Died 07/11/1914 aged 22. South Staffordshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Annie Morgan of 187, Queen Street, Walsall.
  • Morgan, Llewellyn David, Private 38523. Died 30/01/1918 aged 19. Gloucestershire Regiment. Buried Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery. Son of Mrs Mary Louisa Morgan of 9, Dumfries Place.
  • Morgan, W, Private, Welsh Regiment. Educated at Brynmawr County School.
  • Morris, E, Private 2094. Died 02/05/1915 aged 37. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Husband of FA Lewis of 18, Somerset Street.
  • Murphy, Timothy, Private 15267. Died 09/05/1915 aged 40. South Wales Borderers. Le Touret Memorial. Son of James and Margaret Murphy of 6, Miles Row.
  • Neat, Samuel Morley, Private 29616. Died 03/09/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.Thiepval Memorial.
  • Nuth, Fred, Serjeant SE/13769. Died 29/05/1918.Army Veterinary Corps. Buried Chateau-Thierry (Les Chesneaux) French National Cemetery.
  • O’Brian, J, Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles.
  • Parsons, H S, Private, BTF
  • Plaster, A, Private, 33799. Died 20/07/1916. Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial. Son of Mrs E Roberts, of 7, Bridge Street, Abertillery.
  • Pritchard, J, Sapper 79418. Died 08/03/1916 aged 28. Royal Engineers. Buried Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery. Son of William and Mary Pritchard of 8, Glamorgan Square.
  • Pritchard, W H. Probably: Private 11097. Died 11/06/1915. South Wales Borderers. Buried Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery.
  • Prout, T J, Private, BTF. Probably: Thomas John Prout, Private 1840. Died 10/03/1915. South Wales Borderers. Chatby Memorial.
  • Richards, J, Private, South Wales Borderers.
  • Sheen, Reginald Charles, Private 2876. Died 20/08/1915. Welsh Regiment. Helles Memorial. Lived in Brynmawr. Not named on Brynmawr war memorial.
  • Sinclair, J, Private, Monmouthshire Regiment.
  • South, G, Private 43886. Died 25/02/1917. Welsh Regiment. Buried Amara War Cemetery.
  • Sutherland, J G A, Gunner 48224. Died 22/03/1916 aged 20. Royal Garrison Artillery. Buried Boulogne Eastern Cemetery. Son of John and Georgina Sutherland of 116, Worcester Street.
  • Taylor, Donald McDonald, Lance Corporal 3299. Killed in action 11/01/1916 aged 19. Royal Fusiliers. Son of William Taylor (a Brynmawr magistrate) and Florence McDonald Taylor, of Latheron, Brynmawr. Educated at Brynmawr County School. Was a medical student before enlisting. Not named on Brynmawr war memorial.
  • Taylor, George Watson, Rifleman 301743. Died 16/05/1917 aged 21. London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade). Arras Memorial. Son of William Robert and Jemima Young Taylor of Richmond Villa.
  • Thomas, A E. Probably: Arthur Emrys Thomas, Private 71984. Died 29/03/1917 aged 23. Royal Army Medical Corps. Buried Deir El Belah War Cemetery. Son of Philip Thomas, of Waterfall Cottage, Gilwern.
  • Thomas, Henry Idris, Private 29043. Died 07/06/1917 aged 20. South Wales Borderers. Buried Voormezeele Enclosure. Son of the Rev. David Thomas (Pastor of Bailey Street Presbyterian Church) and Jane Elizabeth Thomas of Tyr Onnen, 9, Alma Street. Died of wounds sustained on the first day of the Battle of Messines Ridge, Belgium. Was an assistant chemist in Ebbw Vale before enlisting.
  • Tuck, T, Private, South Wales Borderers.
  • Turner, W J, Lance Corporal 1304. Died 11/05/1915 aged 29. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Turner.
  • Vaughan, A J, Private, 267547. Died 23/04/1917. Monmouthshire Regiment 1st/2nd Bn. Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs William Vaughan of Brook Street, Brynmawr.
  • Vaughan, C, Private 61464. Died 30/12/1917. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Buried Estaires Communal Cemetery.
  • Watkins, Edward Thomas, Private 26225. Died 10/11/1917. South Wales Borderers.Tyne Cot Memorial.
  • Watkins, William John, Private 17968. Died 07/08/1916 aged 32. South Wales Borderers. Buried St. Sever Cemetery. Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Watkins of 48, Somerset Street.
  • Weale, Christopher James, Private 26582. Died 24/10/1918. South Wales Borderers.Basra Memorial.
  • Weaver, Arthur George, Private 25542. Died 26/11/1917 aged 37. South Wales Borderers. Buried Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs Weaver; husband of Sibbynah Weaver of 3, Osborne Road.
  • Webb, J, Private 11523. Died 20/04/1915 aged 19. South Wales Borderers. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery. Son of John and Catherine Webb of 84, Glandwr Street, Abertillery.
  • Weeks, Robert Percival, Private 3949. Died 20/09/1917 aged 27. Australian Infantry. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Younger son or Mr and Mrs William Weeks, of Heathcote, Brynmawr. Emigrated to Canada in 1915 but soon moved to Australia.soldier icon
  • Werrett, Alfred, Private 2344. Died 02/05/1915 aged 21. Monmouthshire Regiment. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of George and Mary Ann Werrett.
  • White, William John, Private 6521. Died 05/05/1915 aged 19.King's Shropshire Light Infantry.Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann White of 9, Humphery's Houses, Nantyglo.
  • Williams, AA. Probably: Williams, Alfred, Private 11443. Died 16/06/1915. South Wales Borderers. Son of Sarah A. Williams of 56, North Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil. Born in Brynmawr.
  • Williams, D, Private, Monmouthshire Regiment.
  • Williams, J A. Possibly: John Arthur Williams, Private 40352. Died 28/05/1918 aged 23. South Wales Borderers. Soissons Memorial. Son of George and Frances Williams of Garfield Villa, Prees Green, Whitchurch.
  • Williams, Jenkin David, Second Lieutenant. Died 20/09/1917 aged 27. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Cement House Cemetery. Son of the Rev. and Mrs William Williams of 5, Llewellyn Street, Pontygwaith.
  • Williams, J J, Lance Corporal 226631. Died 03/10/1918. Monmouthshire Regiment. Buried Sequehart British Cemetery.
  • Wills, Joseph, Private 2072. Died 22/09/1916.Welsh Guards. Thiepval Memorial.
  • Wilson, Albert, Private 14788. Died 28/06/1915 aged 25. South Wales Borderers. Helles Memorial. Son of John and Pamela Wilson of Beaufort.
  • Wilson, George William, Private 39397. Died 16/02/1917 aged 22. South Wales Borderers. Buried Varennes Military Cemetery. Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jane Wilson.
  • Wilson, J H, Private 14919. Died 03/04/1916. South Wales Borderers. Buried Mazargues War Cemetery.