The Llanyblodwel and Porthywaen war memorial, commemorating 22 local men who fell during the first world war, is located immediately outside the hall. Some details about each man are given here. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate. If you have any comments or queries please email info@thestute.org.uk.
Inside the hall we have a memorial board with the names of all the local men who served in the armed forces during the first world war. If you would like more information about this please email info@thestute.org.uk
Private Benjamin Bromley (18245)
1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Benjamin Bromley died of his wounds on 26 February 1916, at the age of 35. He is buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium.
Benjamin and his wife Sarah Ellen (formerly Bonner) were both born in Llanyblodwel. His mother was Sarah Bromley of Vownog Terrace: she later married James Reeves, a limestone quarryman, also of Vownog Terrace. Benjamin’s marriage to Sarah Ellen in 1907 is registered under the name Benjamin Bromley Reeves.
Before the war Benjamin was a lime drawer, and he and his wife were living in Cefn Lane Cottage, Nantmawr. After his death Sarah Ellen married Thomas Williams and moved to Weston Rhyn.
Lance Corporal Albert Davies (24296)
7th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Albert Davies was killed in action on 13 May 1917 at the age of 27. He is buried in Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery in Wancourt, near Arras in France.
Albert was born and lived in Oswestry. He married Rosa Jane (formerly Owen) in the autumn of 1914. They had twin daughters, Rosa Jane and Amy Elizabeth, born in May 1915. The family lived at 4 Cefn Blodwel Cottages, Nantmawr. There are photographs of Albert and of his family in one of the framed displays in the hall.
Rosa is buried in the churchyard of St Michael’s, Llanyblodwel, and Albert is commemorated on her headstone.
Corporal David Davies (152)
7th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
David Davies was killed in action at Gallipoli on 10 August 1915 at the age of 29. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.
David was one of the two sons of Richard and Eleanor Davies of Llanyblodwel to die in the Great War. His mother was the postmistress in Llanyblodwel. David worked as a postman in Oswestry.
The Davies brothers are both remembered on their parents’ gravestone in the churchyard of St Michael’s, Llanyblodwel.
Rifleman David John Davies (13072)
7th Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps
David John Davies died of his wounds on 15 September 1916 at the age of 20, during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in the Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France.
In 1911, David was living with his parents Thomas and Catherine at the Level Crossing Cottage in Llynclys and working as an apprentice in a grocery stores. When he enlisted on 22 May 1915, his family had moved to The Wildings, Sweeney Mountain.
Corporal Richard Edward Davies (6509)
4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Richard Davies died on 16 March 1915 at the age of 30. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France.
He was one of the two sons of Richard and Eleanor Davies of Llanyblodwel to die in the Great War. His mother was the postmistress in Llanyblodwel. Before the war, Richard worked as an under lineman for the Great Western Railway.
The Davies brothers are both remembered on their parents’ gravestone in the churchyard of St Michael’s, Llanyblodwel.
Private David Richard Edwards (56972)
10th Battalion Welsh Regiment
David Edwards died of his wounds on 8 August 1917 at the age of 22. He is buried in the Dozinghem Military Cemetery in Belgium.
David was born in Llangedwyn. Iin 1911, he was living with his parents William and Mary Edwards at Vicarage Cottage, Llanyblodwel, and was working as an assistant groom and gardener. After his death, his parents were living at Laburnum House, Llanyblodwel.
Various documents including a letter from David can be seen in a framed display in the hall.
Private (David Henry) Philip Edwards (355399)
25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Philip Edwards was killed in action in Palestine on 30 November 1917 at the age of 22. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial. He had enlisted in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry on 1 June 1915, and landed in Egypt on 10 April 1916.
In 1911 Philip was living in Porthywaen with his widowed mother Elizabeth, three older sisters and a younger brother, and was working as a horse man. After the war her address was White Rock, Llynclys.
Private William Edwards (21394)
6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
William Edwards was recorded as presumed dead on 30 March 1918, when he was 41 years old. He is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial in France.
William was born in West Felton. In 1911, William was a farmer, living on Cefn Lane with his wife Annie and their three children (Dora born in 1904, William born in 1907, and Amy born in 1911). His parents, John and Hannah Edwards, were living in The Bungalow in Nantmawr.
Private Wilfred Evans (66315)
2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Wilfred Evans was killed in action on 22 August 1917 at the age of 19. He is buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery in Koksijde, Belgium.
Wilfred was born in Trefonen in 1898. He and his sister Gertrude lived with their grandmother Elizabeth Evans in Nuttree Cottage, Strawberry Lane, Treflach. His mother, Mary Ann Norris, lived in Liverpool.
Private Alfred Griffiths (16576)
6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Alfred Griffiths died of his wounds on 5 September 1916 at the age of 33. He is buried in the churchyard of St Michael’s, Llanyblodwel.
In 1911, Alfred was living at the Corner House, Blodwel Bank, and working as a limestone quarry man. He had married Elizabeth Alice (formerly Keeler) in 1909 and they had several children before the war (Elizabeth born in 1909, Walter born in 1911, Edith born in 1912, and Frances born in 1914).
Alfred’s parents were Francis and Ellen Griffiths of Offa House, Treflach. He was baptised at St Michael’s in Llanyblodwel on 29 April 1883.
Lieutenant Hubert James Tudor Hamer
108th Indian Infantry attached to the 101st Indian Grenadiers
Hubert Hamer was killed in action on 4 November 1914. He is buried in the Tanga Memorial Cemetery in Tanzania.
Hubert was baptised at St Michael’s in Llanyblodwel on 12 February 1883.
In childhood he lived with his parents John Parry Hamer and Sarah Margaret Hamer at Glanyrafon Hall. He was first commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, before transferring to the Indian Army in 1909.
Hubert Hamer is also commemorated on the war memorial in Llansilin: see here for more information and his photograph.
Private George Jones (16862)
5th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
George Jones was killed in action on 29 September 1915 aged 18. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium.
George’s parents were Thomas and Jane Jones of Fernbank, Llynclys Hill. He was born in Llandrinio.
Private Thomas Lewis Jones (1748)
1st Shropshire Yeomanry
Thomas Jones died of burns on 24 October 1916 at the age of 34. He is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.
Thomas’s parents were Robert and Ann Jones of Llanrhaeadr. He married Martha Ann Evans in 1905 and they had one son, John William, born in 1905. They lived at Chapel House, Sweeney Mountain with Martha’s family.
Private William Tanat Jones (355342)
25th (Montgomeryshire and Welsh Horse Yeomanry) Battalion,Royal Welsh Fusiliers
William Tanat Jones was killed in action on 18 September 1918 at the age of 31. He is buried in Ronssoy Communal Cemetery which lies between Cambrai and Saint-Quentin in France. He had enlisted on 3 May 1915 in the
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry and had served in Egypt during 1916.
In 1911 William was living and working at Glanyrafon Farm, Llanyblodwel. His parents were William and Ann Jones of Glanyrafon. On 4 January 1916 he married Mary Helena Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jones of Ty Isa, in Cefnblodwel Chapel.
Lance Corporal Arthur Lewis (24305)
8th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Arthur Lewis was killed in action at Salonika on 18 September 1918 at the age of 26. He is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial in Greece, very near the border with Macedonia.
In 1911 Arthur was living with the Michael family in Porthywaen and working as a railway porter with the Cambrian Railway Company.
He married Fanny Elizabeth Lewis in 1913. They had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, who was born in 1914.
Arthur’s parents were Albert and Mary Lewis who ran a grocers’ store in Porthywaen. He is commemorated on his parent’s gravestone in the churchyard of St Michael’s, Llanyblodwel.
Private Richard Lewis (47252)
10th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Richard Lewis survived the war, but died on 8 December 1919 at the age of 37 in a quarry accident. His war injuries were regarded as contributing to his death, and his grave has a CWGC headstone in the churchyard of St Melangell, Llangynog.
Richard’s parents were Richard and Margaret Lewis of Llangynog, and his wife was Ellen Jane (formerly Evans). They had several children. After the war she remarried, to William Carsley.
Richard’s sister Ann married Richard Probert of Little Nut Tree Cottage, Llynclys.
Private Walter Sidney Lewis (60422)
1st/8th Battalion Manchester Regiment
Walter Lewis died of his wounds on 20 December 1918 at the age of 19. He is buried in Caudry British Cemetery, east of Cambrai in France.
Before the war he lived at Kiln View, Nantmawr, with his widowed father John and several brothers and sisters. He was one of nine children. His father had been a lime burner, and several of his brothers were quarrymen. After the war John lived at Yew Tree Cottage, Nantmawr, with Walter’s stepmother Sarah.
Private Albert Edward Pierce (55494)
17th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Albert Pierce died on 1 November 1918 at the age of 23. He is buried in the Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France.
Albert’s parents were Edward and Harriet Pierce of Tanat Cottages. He was born in Llanyblodwel and baptised at St Michael’s on 24 February 1895. His father was a farm waggoner.
Private Philip Pugh (290877)
7th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Philip Pugh was the first of two sons of William and Elizabeth Pugh of Llynclys to die in the Great War. Philip was killed in action in Palestine on 26 March 1917 at the age of 23. He is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery.
Before the war he had worked as a quarry labourer, although when he enlisted at Newtown on 30 November 1914 he gave his occupation as chauffeur.
Private William Wynn Pugh (201327)
1st/4th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
William Wynn Pugh died of his wounds on 30 October 1917 at the age of 20. He is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery in Belgium.
William was the second of the sons of William and Elizabeth Pugh of Lilac Cottage, Llynclys Hill to lose his life in the Great War. He was born in Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, and baptised there on 27 December 1897.
Private Charles Edward W Rowlands (15736)
6th Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Charles Rowlands was killed in action on 1 July 1916 at the age of 22. He is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery near Ypres in Belgium.
Charles’ parents were William and Mary Jane Rowlands of Crickheath Hill. Before the war, Charles worked as a groom.
His loss is also commemorated on the war memorial pillar in Morton churchyard, and on a roll of honour donated to Pant Memorial Hall and now kept in Oswestry Town Museum.
Richard Alfred Watkin (355340)
6th Garrison Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Richard Watkin died of his injuries on 23 November 1917 at the age of 47, following an accident in Cairo a week earlier. He is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.
Richard’s parents were Richard and Mary Ann Watkin of Bryn. He was baptised in St Michael’s on 23 August 1870. In 1911 he was working on his father’s farm alongside an older sister and three younger brothers. He enlisted in the Montgomeryshire Yeomanry on 3 May 1915, when he claimed to be 35 years old, and was transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in December 1916.