Bryngwran War Memorials

Anglesey, Bryngwran War Memorial Full.

Bryngwran War Memorial stands in a prominent position on the High Street. The old parish name for Bryngwran was Llechylched, and you may see that name on the Commonwealth War graves Commission website results when you are looking for casualties details.

In the churchyard of the Holy Trinity Church at Bryngwran (previously known as Llechylched) there is a gravestone bearing a memorial to Private Thomas Jones of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died on December 12th 1920, sometime after the war had ended.
As he died at home it is reasonable to assume that he either died of wounds received in battle or due to a disease he caught whilst on active service.
Thomas’s wife – Jane Jones – was in the early 1920s, living at 60, High Street, Bryngwran, so I presume that was their marital home, although it is possible she only moved there after his demise. His family home was Tai’r Lon, Bryngwran, the home of John and Margaret Jones – his parents.

The list below is sorted by date of death. The second table adds more detail.

SurnameForenamesAgeDateRankNumberRegt or ShipAddress
RobertsJohn1809/07/1916Private26397Royal Welsh FusiliersTy Melyn
ThomasRichard2409/07/1916Private21262Royal Welsh Fusiliers13, High Street
EdwardsOwen2009/07/1916Private25783Royal Welsh FusiliersLlain Delyn
OwenWilliam Jones2809/07/1916Private21469Royal Welsh Fusiliers32, High Street
OwensOwen3001/12/1916Private31857Royal Welsh FusiliersTy’n Rhos
JonesHugh2423/07/1917Private37234Royal Welsh FusiliersGorsgoch
WilliamsWilliam2231/08/1917PrivateUnknownRoyal Welsh FusiliersPenlon
ThomasRichard3403/12/1917Private203456Royal Welsh FusiliersBlue Bell
WilliamsThomas2114/07/1918Private139973Machine Gun CorpsPenlon
JonesS. Ogwen2817/03/1919SapperUnknownRoyal Engineers10, High Street
JonesThomas3212/12/1920Private9498Royal Welsh FusiliersTai’r Lon
PritchardJohn Evelyn2003/12/1942SignalmanD/SSX 33009H.M.S. Penylas. Royal NavyBungalow
WilliamsHugh Charles2510/02/1944Trooper3773696Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.CBrynglas
WilliamsRobert Owen2528/07/1944Fusilier4195243Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)Siop Wen
HughesOwen Hugh2805/09/1944Lance Corporal2735972Welsh GuardsTrigfan
ParryWilliam4317/05/1946DriverUnknownRoyal Army Service Corps1, High Street

Additional Details:

SurnameForenamesAgeMemorialPlaceSpouseFatherMother
RobertsJohn18Thiepval MemorialFrance
ThomasRichard24Thiepval MemorialFranceHugh ThomasEllen Thomas
EdwardsOwen20Thiepval MemorialFranceOwen EdwardsMary Ann Edwards
OwenWilliam Jones28Thiepval MemorialFranceJemima Jones OwenJohn OwenEllen Owen
OwensOwen30Thiepval MemorialFranceGrace Owen (later Williams)Richard OwenElizabeth Owen
JonesHugh24Arras MemorialFranceOwen JonesEllen Jones
WilliamsWilliam22UnknownBelgium
ThomasRichard34Cambrai Memorial, LouvervalFranceWilliam ThomasMary Thomas
WilliamsThomas21Englebelmer Communal Cemetery ExtensionFranceMrs M. Williams
JonesS. Ogwen28UnknownUnknown
JonesThomas32Holy Trinity ChurchyardBryngwranJane JonesJohn JonesMargaret Jones
PritchardJohn Evelyn20Plymouth Naval MemorialPlymouthJohn Pritchard (late)Emily Gladys Pritchard
WilliamsHugh Charles25Anzio War CemeteryItalyRichard Pierce WilliamsHelen Williams
WilliamsRobert Owen25Florence War CemeteryItalyElizabeth Ellen WilliamsEvan WilliamsGrace Williams
HughesOwen Hugh28Auderghem Communal CemeteryBelgiumRhoda HughesHugh HughesMaggie Hughes
ParryWilliam43Holy Trinity ChurchyardBryngwranHugh ParryMartha Parry

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