Wrexham Memorial RAF K-Z

The following men from the area died in service with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.

  • Cornelius Swinnerton Keefe, Sergeant, Nav./Bomber 1126779. Died 13/09/1944, age 28. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 14 Sqdn. Buried At CAGLIARI (ST. MICHELE) COMMUNAL CEMETERY. Son of Cornelius and Mary Elizabeth Keefe, of Notting Hill Gate, London.
  • Ernest Alexander Kelly, Sergeant, Pilot 655704. Died 15/01/1943, age 26. Royal Air Force Buried at Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer. Son of Alex and Nora Kelly, of Wrexham.
  • David Reginald King, Pilot Officer, Pilot 152222. Died 17/10/1943, age 20. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of Leonard Augustus Reginald and Marie Ellen King, of Wrexham.
  • Trevor Washington Lewis, Flight Sergeant, Pilot 1481299. Died 21/10/1943. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 161 Sqdn. Buried at Valenciennes (St. Roch) Communal Cemetery
  • William Cecil Lewis, Sergeant 1490344. Died 26/06/1943, age 19. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 77 Sqdn. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of Lloyd and Leah Lewis, of Wrexham.
  • George Frederick Lindsay, Flight Lieutenant 115289. Died 29/06/1944, age 43. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 969 Sqdn. Mentioned in Despatches. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of Thomas Charles and Lily Jane Lindsay; husband of Constance Mary Lindsay, of Bramhall, Cheshire.
  • David Allen Lloyd, Sergeant 1112720. Died 18/08/1943, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 419 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of Allen and Sarah Elizabeth Lloyd, of Wrexham.
  • Dewi Lloyd, Sergeant, Air Gnr. 2209263. Died 13/06/1944, age 19. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 12 Sqdn. Buried at Ijsselmuiden General Cemetery. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Ellen Lloyd, of Brymbo.
  • Colin Douglas Loughlin, Pilot Officer 89092. Died 18/11/1941, age 28. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 14 Sqdn. Comemmorated at Alamein Memorial. Son of Edward Alexander Loughlin and Isabella Loughlin.
  • David Samuel Anthony Lord, Flight Lieutenant, Pilot 49149. Died 19/09/1944, age 30. Royal Air Force 271 Sqdn. Awards: VC, DFC. Buried at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery. Son of Samuel Beswick Lord, and of Mary Ellen Lord, of Wrexham. He is commemorated on a plaque outside the Memorial Hall, click here for details.
  • Hugh Glyn Mainley, Sergeant 564745. Died 29/05/1940, age 25. Royal Air Force C 7746. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of Mr and Mrs HJ Mainley; husband of Winifred F Mainley, of Whitegate, Wrexham.
  • Llewelyn Clifford Matthias, Sergeant, W.Op./Air Gnr. 1056236. Died 06/06/1942, age 24. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 10 Sqdn. Buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery. Son of Edward and Alice Matthias, of Brymbo.
  • James Arthur McMahon, Corporal 1084679. Died 02/06/1943, age 21. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of James Francis and Ellen McMahon, of Maesydre, Wrexham.
  • Reginald John Newens, Flying Officer, Air Bomber 152717. Died 28/05/1944, age 21. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 101 Sqdn. Buried at Sommelsdijk General Cemetery. Son of William Reginald and Alice Newens, of Westfield, Woking, Surrey.
  • Oliver Cole Ormrod, Pilot Officer, Pilot 110128. Died 22/04/1942, age 20. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 185 Sqdn. Award: DFC. Buried at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. Son of Maurice Sarsfield Ormrod and Eva Margaretta Ormrod, of Wrexham.
  • Edgar James Page, Sergeant 1050934. Died 07/09/1941, age 26. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 214 Sqdn. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of Walter Percy and Jane Page, of Wrexham.
  • Gwilym Powell, Flight Sergeant, Nav. 1457467. Died 19/05/1944, age 21. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 620 Sqdn. Buried at Coedpoeth Cemetery And Memorial GARDEN. Son of Edward and Elizabeth Jane Powell, of Southsea.
  • Edgar Wellington Prior
  • Francis Graham Richardson, Flight Sergeant 1547705. Died 05/04/1945, age 24. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 235 Sqdn. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of William and Rosanna Richardson, of Wrexham; husband of M. E. Richardson, of Wrexham.
  • Laurence William Richardson, Leading Aircraftman 959271. Died 05/01/1943, age 30. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 84 Sqdn. Buried at Yokohama War Cemetery. Son of Henry and Ann J Richardson; husband of Ethel Mary Richardson, of Rhosnesni, Wrexham.
  • Elwyn Kyffin Roberts, Sergeant, W. Op. /Air Gnr. 915495. Died 29/05/1942, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery. Son of Robert Glyn Roberts and Jane Kyffin Roberts, of Rhostyllen.
  • Ernest Roberts, Aircraftman 1st Class 992671. Died 06/08/1943. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Ambon War Cemetery.
  • John Oswell Shone, Flying Officer, Air Bomber 136394. Died 10/08/1943, age 24. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 103 Sqdn. Buried at Durnbach War Cemetery. Son of John and Ellen Shone, of Wrexham.
  • James Reginald Stace, Flying Officer, Nav. 124310. Died 02/04/1943, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of James Charles Stace, and of Sarah Ann Stace, of Wrexham.
  • Jack Taylor, Flying Officer, Nav. 124310. Died 02/04/1943, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of James Charles Stace, and of Sarah Ann Stace, of Wrexham.
  • Donald Francis Thomas, Flying Officer, Nav. 124310. Died 02/04/1943, age 23. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Wrexham Cemetery. Son of James Charles Stace, and of Sarah Ann Stace, of Wrexham.
  • Anthony Delauney Thomas
  • Charles Raymond de Lanney (or Delauney) Thomas, Pilot Officer. Pilot 89768. Died 07/03/1941. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 37 Sqdn. Buried at Phaleron War Cemetery.
  • Dennis Tudor, Aircraftman 1st Class 1382554. Died 03/11/1941, age 19. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Buried at Gwersyllt (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. Son of Harry and Ellen May Tudor, of Moss.
  • George Albert Vaughan, Sergeant 1352859. Died 30/08/1944, age 33. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 166 Sqdn. Comemmorated at Runnymede Memorial. Son of Edwin and Elizabeth Vaughan, of Wrexham, Denbighshire; husband of Gwyneth Vaughan, of Acton.
  • Richard Gerard Walsh