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1st/1st WELSH (CAERNARVON) BATTERY ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY
WWI & RA TABLET WW2 WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2022

The memorial is located alongside the main City of Bangor War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens, Deiniol Road, Bangor and was previously located within a large paved memorial square at Bangor Crematorium, Llandegai Road, Bangor. It takes the form of a flat lead panelled memorial on titled stone base with white lettered inscription at the top and four small panels at the centre bearing the World War 1 names and further panel at the base with the World War 2 names; there are small stone spheres set on the stone surrounding the plaques. The names here have been sorted into alphabetical order for ease of reading and research. There are 37 names for World War 1 and 27 names for World War 2. The memorial was rededicated by the Dean of Bangor and unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Bangor 1 January 1974.

Photographs Copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2022

Erected by the surviving officers, N.C.Os and men
1/1 Welsh (Carn) R.G.A.
in everlasting memory of their comrades who made
the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.

1914-1918

ALLERDYCE  Thomas Smith
[Spelt ALLARDICE on CWGC and SDGW] Gunner 195832, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 1 May 1918. Aged 27. Born Sholes, Lanarkshire, resident Holytown, enlisted Hamilton. Son of James and Agnes Allardice, of Westfield, Salsburgh, Holytown, Lanarkshire. Buried in WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, ST. JEAN-LES-YPRES, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row R. Grave 19,.
ARCHER Charles
Lance Bombardier 310620, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 31 October 1918. Born Hanley, Staffordshire, enlisted Shelton. Buried in THIANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row B. Grave 26.
BRACEGIRDLE [Gilbert] John
[Listed on memorial as Battery Quartermaster Sergeant] Sergeant 43696, 199th Siege Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 6 February 1917. Aged 23. Born Truro, Cornwall, reswident Nubberley, Cheshire, enlisted Altrincham, Cheshire. Son of John and Blanche Bracegirdle, of Barnshaw Cottage, Mobberley, Knutsford. Buried in GUILLEMONT ROAD CEMETERY, GUILLEMONT, Somme, France. Plot I. Row J. Grave 5.
CLARKE William

either Gunner 45972, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 2 September 1918. Aged 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Emery, of 122, Sandford St., Lichfield, Staffs. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3.

or [Listed as CLARK on CWGC] Gunner 82321, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 30 November 1917. Aged 28. Born and resident Inverkeithing, Fifeshiore, enlisted Rosyth. Husband of Christina McGowan Clark, of 20, Church St., Inverkeithing, Fife. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND (TRANSPORT FARM), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VII. Row N. Grave 9.
DARGIE, MiD Arnold

Major, 137th Heavy Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 18 September 1917. Aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dargie, of Derwen Deg, Bangor. Amateur international footballer. Educated at Grove Park School, Wrexham. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row F. Grave 7.

Extract from North Wales Weekly News, 5 May 1911, page 3:

Arnold Dargie.

We understand that Arnold Dargie, the clever and brilliant Bangor forward, has signed an amateur form for Liverpool F.C. Arnold, who is a son of the president of the North Wales roast Football League (Mr. T. Dargie) it 20 years of age. and is a class forward for the Bangor Combination team, and has represented Wales in amateur international matches. He scored his 60th goal when Bangor beat Connah's Quay recently in a Combination match at Bangor. Forty-six of these have been scored for Bangor and the rest for Chester. He has also performed the hat trick ten times. An excellent picture of Arnold Dargie appears in the current issue of the “Athletic News.” We wish him every success with the Liverpool Football Club, which is one of the most popular first leaguers in North Wales.

Extract from Liverpool Echo, 24 Srptember 1917, page 4:

FOOTBALL'S LOSS.
DEATH OF MRS. TOM WATSON AND
MAJOR DARGIE.

Mr. George Patterson, the Liverpool F.C. secretary, informs us that to-day, at 12.5 p.m., Mrs. Tom, Watson passed away. It is a coincidence that it was at the same hour on May 6, 1915, that the former Liverpool secretary, passed away. Mrs. Watson was a fairly constant visitor to the football ground, and to her boys sympathy will be extended.

Another loss to football, though it has but a slight connection with Liverpool F.C., owing to the fact that Arnold Dargie played but a couple of games for the reserve team, is the death of Major Arnold Dargie, of Bangor F.C. He was a terror to goal¬keepers, and Wales soon favoured his inclusion in the amateur international side. One season he scored over 100 goals for Bangor. Yesterday his father had news of his death, and also of the fact that Welsh soldiers gathered round his grave and sang the Welsh hymn “Beth sydd i mi yn y byd “ to “Aberystwyth.”
DAVIES Daniel aka Dan
Bombardier 310050, 1st Welch Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 20 October 1919. Aged 27. Son of William and Joonna Davies, of 57, Beverley Rd., New Ferry, Birkenhead. Buried in BEBINGTON CEMETERY, Cheshire. Grave reference L.1. C of E. 457.
EATON John
Gunner 310167, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on service 2 March 1917. Born and enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot VI. Roww E. Grave 26.
EMERY Thomas
Gunner 45972, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 2 September 1918. Aged 23. Born and resident Walsall, enlisted Coventry. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Emery, of 122, Sandford St., Lichfield, Staffs. No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 3.
EVANS Daniel aka Dan
Gunner 310581, Carnarvon Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 2 October 1919. Son of Hugh and Mary Evans, of 2, Belle Vue Terrace, Great Orme's Head, Llandudno. Buried in LLANRHOS (SS. ELERI AND MARY) CHURCHYARD, Caernarvonshire. Grave reference III. M. 18.
GOWERS Henry Joseph
Gunner 317188, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Bty. 53rd Bde., Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 2 September 1918. Aged 24. Born Rochester, Kent, enlisted Chatham. Son of Thomas and Mary Jane Gowers. Born at Rochester, Kent. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 11.
GRIFFITH John R
[Listed as GRIFFITHS on CWGC] Gunner 310480, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 4 March 1917. Born Llanbeblig, Caernarvonshire, enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row I. Grave 67.
HARDIE Frederick
[Listed as Captain C.F. on memorial] Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died of wounds 20 September 1917. Buried in TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 2.
HOOD  William George Alfred
Gunner 316243, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 25 April 1918. Aged 21. Enlisted Stratford. Son of J. G. H. and E. Hood, of 10, Forest St., Field Rd., Forest Gate, London. Buried in POPERINGHE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row E. Grave 1A.
HUNTER George
Acting Bombardier 310193, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 1 March 1917. Born Lymm, Cheshire, enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried in SUCRERIE MILITARY CEMETERY, COLINCAMPS, Somme, France. Plot I. Row I. Grave 16.
JONES, MSM Aaron
Sergeant 310210, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 31 October 1918. Aged 34. Born and resident Bangor. Son of John and Elizabeth Jones, of Water St., Hirael, Bangor, Carnarvonshire. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (M.S.M.). Buried in THIANT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Row B. Grave 27.
JONES Hugh George
Gunner 310133, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 14 April 1917. Aged 20. Born Tregarth, Bangor, enlisted Bangor. Son of Hugh and Ellen Jones, of 438, Market St., Bangor, Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 7.
JONES John Richard
Gunner 310174, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 26 June 1917. Born and enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row L. Grave 14.
JONES John
[Gunner on memorial] Driver 310095, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 3 September 1918. Aged 26. Born and enlisted Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. Son of John and Jane Jones, of Tan-y-coed, Nant-y-gamer Rd., Llandudno. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 20.
JONES Thomas
Gunner
LATTEY James Cummings
Major, Royal Field Artillery attached to 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 5 May 1918. Aged 47. Son of James and Charlotte Lattey; husband of Winifred Lattey, of Priors Court, Callow End, Worcester. Buried in NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XI. Row B. Grave 18.
LEWIS William Robert
[Not listed on SDGW] Staff Sergeant (Saddler) 41, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 9 April 1918. Aged 41. Husband of Grace Lewis, of 54, Park Hill, Bangor. Buried in BANGOR (GLANADDA) CEMETERY, Caernarvonshire. Plot C1 Grave 1409.
MOSES  Frank Samuel
Lieutenant, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 31 August 1918. Aged 21. Son of Jacob and Eleanor Frances Moses, of 29, St. George's Rd., Kilburn, London. Jewish religion. Educated at Wykeham House School, Fareham, Hampshire. Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VII. Row E. Grave 49.
MOUNSEY John Robert
Gunner 184864, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 27 May 1918. Aged 33. Born and enlisted Darlington, Co. Durham. Husband of Margaret Mounsey, of 177, Church St., Paddock, Huddersfield. Buried in GWALIA CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 34.
PARKER Herbert John
Second Lieutenant, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 27 October 1917. Aged 33. Son of Henry and Sarah Parker; husband of Florence Parker, of 40, Saltoun Rd., Brixton, London. Born in London. Buried in PERTH CEMETERY (CHINA WALL), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row A. Grave 48.
PARRY-MORRIS Robert
[Listed as Robert Parry MORRIS on SDGW and CWGC] Captain, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 27 October 1917. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Enclosure No.2 Plot I. Row F. Grave 17.
PRITCHARD William
[Listed as Gunner on memorial and listed as Prichard on SDGW] Driver 310039, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 25 June 1917. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Son of Henry and Mary A. Pritchard, of 43, Orme Rd., Bangor. Buried in FOSSE NO.10 COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, SAINS-EN-GOHELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 23.
ROBERTS Duncan
Gunner 310205, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 14 February 1917. Aged 25. Born Beaumaris, Anglesey, enlisted Bangor. Son of William and Ellen Roberts, of 20, New St., Beaumaris, Anglesey. Buried in COURCELLES-AU-BOIS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Somme, France. Row E. Grave 14.
ROBERTS Robert
Bombardier 310020, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 24 June 1919. Buried in LLANBEBLIG (ST. PEBLIG) CHURCHYARD, Caernarvonshire. New Ground. Plot/Row/Section/Area 5. Grave 13.
ROBERTS Richard
Gunner 310296, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died on service 30 October 1918. Agd 28. Born Trevon, Caernarvonshire, enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Son of John and Mary Roberts, Tyr Plant, Llanrwst, Denbighshire. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot LXVI. Row M. Grave 27.
ROWE Thomas
Gunner 87235, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 25 April 1918. Aged 29. Born and enlisted St. Ives, Cornwall. Husband of J. W. Collings (formerly Rowe), of 11, The Lawn, St. Blazey, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 6 to 7.
STALLARD John
[No SDGW reference] Gunner 310159, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 26 October 1918. Aged 26. Son of Frederick and Rose Stallard, of 1, Victoria Yard, Back Madoc St., Llandudno. Buried in LLANRHOS (SS. ELERI AND MARY) CHURCHYARD, Caernarvonshire. Grave reference IV. G. 15.
WALLACE  Alexander
Gunner 99270, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 2 September 1918. Aged 22. Born Logie, Fifeshire, resident Brighouse Leuchars, Fifeshire, enlisted Cupar, Fifeshire. Son of James and Elizabeth Wallace, of Craigsanquhar, Cupar, Fife. Buried in VIS-EN-ARTOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HAUCOURT, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 12.
WILLIAMS John
Gunner 310051, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 2 May 1918. Aged 23. Born Penrhynside, Llandudno, enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Son of Samuel and Catherine Williams, of Ty Hen, Little Orme, near Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXVIII. Row B. Grave 9.
WILLIAMS Robert
Bombardier 310077, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 26 June 1917. Aged 23. Born Llandegfan, Beaumaris, Anglesey, enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Brother of Margaret E. Bamber, of Coed Alun, Madoc St., Llandudno. Native of Bangor. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row L. Grave 13.
WILLIAMS Robert Brereton
Gunner 310203, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 25 October 1917 [SDGW] or 25 June 1917 [CWGC]. Born and enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Buried in CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row L. Grave 12.
WILLIAMS William
Lance Bombardier 310070, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 27 April 1918. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Bangor, Caernarvonshire. Husband of Mary Williams, of 48, Ambrose St., Hirael, Bangor. Buried in HARINGHE (BANDAGHEM) MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot V. Row A. Grave 9.
WILLIAMS William Griffith
Gunner 310418, 1st/1st (Welsh) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 9 April 1917. Aged 19. Born Llandurog, Caernarvon, enlisted Bangor. Son of Robert Williams, of 30, Margaret St., Caernarvon. Native of Caernarvon. Buried in BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 4.
   1939-1945
BREEZE Robert Griffith
Gunner 803241, 69 (The Denbighshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. Died 26 February 1941. Buried in BANGOR (GLANADDA) CEMETERY, Caernarvonshire. West new ground. Grave 511.
CRICHLEY Patrick
[Listed as CRUTCHLEY on CWGC] Gunner 837746, 69 (The Denbighshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt. Died 18 August 1940. Aged 26. Son of John and Edith Crutchley; husband of Eunice Crutchley, of Llanddaniel, Anglesey. Buried in BANGOR (GLANADDA) CEMETERY, Caernarvonshire. West new ground. Grave 511. West old ground. Grave 893.
DAVIES Elvet Wyn
Gunner 1145321, 70 Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died 8 January 1944. Aged 36. Son of Benjamin and Sarah Ellen Davies, of Bangor, Caernarvonshire; husband of Beatrice May Davies, of Penrhos, Bangor. Buried in CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot XIV. Row C. Grave 15.
GILL  
Gunner, Royal Artillery
GRIFFITHS J W
Gunner, Royal Artillery
HORNE G R
Lieutenant, Royal Artillery
HUGHES J A
Gunner, Royal Artillery
JONES G
Gunner, Royal Artillery
JONES W H
Gunner, Royal Artillery
KENNEDY D
Battery Sergeant Major, Royal Artillery
LAMBERT  
Bombardier, Royal Artillery
NEWMAN W
Sergeant, Royal Artillery
OWEN E
Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery
OWEN E E
Gunner, Royal Artillery
PARRY E
Gunner, Royal Artillery
PARRY R J
Gunner, Royal Artillery
PARRY T A
Lance Bombardier, Royal Artillery
PRITCHARD T
Gunner, Royal Artillery
ROBERTS G A
Sergeant, Royal Artillery
ROBERTS T A
Gunner, Royal Artillery
ROBERTS T A
Gunner, Royal Artillery
ROBERTS W W
Lance Bombardier, Royal Artillery
RONANDS O P
Gunner, Royal Artillery
ROWLANDS O T
Gunner, Royal Artillery
TYNAN W A
Gunner, Royal Artillery
WILLIAMS G G
Gunner, Royal Artillery
WLLIAMS G
Gunner, Royal Artillery

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