
BWLCH
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled
and Copyright © Robert Hellier 2006
The
Bwlch War Memorial is situated in the village of Bwlch, Breconshire
at the junction of the A40 with the B4560 to Llangorse Lake. The memorial
is in the form of a Celtic Cross on a three stepped base.
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Photograph
Copyright © Robert Hellier 2006 |
Erected
by the inhabitants in grateful memory of the men of this
district who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914-1918
Their Name Ever Liveth
1914-1918 |
BARTER |
Sydney |
Private
37058 9th Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Formerly 3/17816
T.R.Battn) Died of Wounds 17/01/1918 Age 19 Born: Dartford, Kent;
Enlisted Brecon Son of James and Annie Barter, of Lion Cottage,
Bwlch, Breconshire. Native of Prinsted, Sussex. II. A. 11. ETRETAT
CHURCHYARD EXTENSION |
BOOTH |
William
Henry |
Private
33587 13th Bn East Lancashire Regiment (Formerly 1534 K.R.R.C.)
Killed in Action 22/08/1918 Age 22 Born: Newport Mon; Enlisted St
Pancras Middlesex; Resident of Bwlch Son of Elizabeth Booth, of
Buckland Laundry, Bwlch, Brecon, and the late William Henry Booth.
Panel 5 and 6. Memorial PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL |
EVANS |
Wilfred
Easthope |
Private
235394 4th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Formerly 2622 South Wales Borderers
Killed in Action 02/09/1917 Age 17 Enlisted: Brecon Son of Arthur
J. and Emma Barrett Evans, of 31, Free Street, Brecon, South Wales.
Panel 63 to 65. Memorial TYNE COT MEMORIAL |
EVANS |
Percy
John |
Private
8522 2nd Bn Border Regiment Killed in Action 26/10/1914 Born: Cleobury
Mortimer, Shropshire Enlisted Manchester Resident of Cathedine Bwlch,
Breconshire Panel 35. Memorial YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL |
FITTON |
Edmund |
Private
77338, 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died
of illness in hospital 29/07/1916. Born 22/03/1892 in Bwlch. Mother
still resident in Bwlch. Unmarried. Bank clerk by profession. Passed
fit 6th November 1914, enlisted 9th November 1914, at Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada. Height 5 feet 4¾ inches, girth
36 inches, complexion fresh, eyes grey, hair light brown, religion
Presbyterian. Buried in PENUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHAPELYARD, Montgomeryshire.
National Archives of Canada Acession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3115 - 44 |
HADLEY |
Thomas
Charles |
Serjeant
12232 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers Killed in Action 04/09/1915 Age
25 Born: Cwmdu, Brecon; Enlisted Brecon Son of Mrs. M. J. Day, of
Pentwynbach, Bwlch, Breconshire II. A. 17. AZMAK CEMETERY, SUVLA |
JONES |
John
William |
Driver
21885 13th Bn Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Killed
in Action 30/12/1915 Age 35 Born Brecon Enlisted Newport, Mon Son
of Mrs. Agnes Jones, of Yew Tree Cottage, Bwlch, Breconshire; husband
of Elizabeth A. J. Jones, of 35, Glyn Terrace, Tredegar. Panel 21
and 22. Memorial HELLES MEMORIAL |
LEWIS |
David
Thomas |
Private
2175 1/6th Bn Welsh Regiment Killed in Action 01/04/1916 Born: Llandetty,
Brecon Enlisted Swansea III. J. 30. ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY, LOOS |
LEWIS |
William
Owen |
Private
34536 9th Bn The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (Formerly 177823
Royal Engineers) Died 14/10/1918 Age 37 Born: Llanidloes Enlisted
Brecon; Resident of Bwlch Son of John and Elizabeth Lewis, of Llanidloes,
Montgomeryshire; husband of Annie Lewis, of 61, Street, Brecon.
VIII. B. 9. NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY |
MEAGER |
Albert |
Private
Died 22/03/1918 No further information currently |
MORRIS |
William
Frank |
Bn
122nd Bde. Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Died
27/07/1917 Age 19 Enlisted: Neath, Glamorgan; Resident of Brecon
Son of W. and M. A. Morris, of "Farmers' Arms, Bwlch, Breconshire
II. F. 61. MENDINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY |
O’DELL |
Ernest |
Rifleman
5095 2nd Bn Royal Irish Rifles (Formerly 7482 Lancers) Killed in
Action 17/05/1916 Age 27 Born: Stanmore Middlesex Enlisted Marylebone,
Middlesex Son of John W. and Eliza Odell, of 116, Welldon Crescent,
Harrow, Middlesex Bay 9. Memorial ARRAS MEMORIAL |
OLDCORN |
Roy
James |
Corporal
8997 8th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Killed in Action 23/11/1917 Age
27 Born: Northop, Flintshire; Enlisted Putney, Middlesex; Resident
of Northop, Flintshire Son of Arthur and Alice Oldcorn, of The Green,
Northop, Flints. Panel 10. Memorial CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL |
POWELL |
Cyril
John |
Private
535008 1st/15th Bn London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service
Rifles) Killed in Action 30/11/1917 Born Cwmdu, Brecon; Enlisted
Brecon; Resident of Bwlch. Panel 12. Memorial CAMBRAI MEMORIAL,
LOUVERVAL |
TALBOT |
Arthur
Aston |
Lieutenant
Brecknockshire Bn (Territorial) South Wales Borderers Died 29/10/1918
III. D. 6. NAIROBI SOUTH CEMETERY |
1939-1945
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DAVIES |
Frederick
James |
Lance
Corporal 3914405 South Wales Borderers Died 28/02/1943 Age 32 Son
of Charles Rees Davies and Sarah Ann Davies, of Cathedine; husband
of Rosemary Davies of Talybont-on-Usk. North of church. CATHEDINE
(ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD |
Last updated
21 May, 2020
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