List of the Fallen 1914-18 & 1939-45
List of the Fallen 1914-18 & 1939-45
The Great War 1914 -1918Frank Allen
Died 13.11.1916. Killed Puisieux, Pas de Calais.
Tom Bristow
Gwalod House, Gwall Hill. Aged 19 – Private. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, then R.W.F.
Died 23.4.1917. Killed Wancourt, Pas de Calais.
William E Burdett
Maeslewis, Knolton. 29 – Private. Machine Gun Corps
Died 26.4.1918. Killed Ypres Salient, Belgium.
Thomas E Davies
Adwy, Bersham. Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Killed 25.12.1917 Killed in action in France.
Alan Durdle
Lloc, Holywell. L/Corporal. Welsh Horse. Duke of Cambridges Own
Died 4.3.1917. Killed in Flanders.
Richard Edwards
Asney Cottage, Overton Bridge. Private. Welsh Horse, then Royal West Kents.
Died 16.7.1917 Killed in action in France.
Walter Edwards
Asney, Overton Bridge. Gunner. Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 20.9.1918. Died of wounds in France.
Herbert W Ethelston
Bryn y Pys, Overton. Aged 33. Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards
Died 14.3.1915. Killed in action.
Robert W Eyton
Gwydyr House, Overton. Aged 22. Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade.
Died 22.3.1918. Killed near Flavey. Mentioned in Dispatches.
F.D.Fitzjohn
High Street, Overton. Aged 31. Private. 65th Battalion Canadian Armed Forces
Died 23.3.1917. Buried in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Walter Hamer
Wrexham Road, Overton. Aged 28. Private. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry.
Died 19.9.1918. Killed in action.
Ralph W. Hargreaves
Llan y Cefn, Overton. Aged 25. Acting Captain. Welsh Guards.
Died 1.12.1917. Wounded France 1916, Killed Cambrai.
Edward Haynes
Lilac Cottage, Overton Aged 25. First Class Stoker. Royal Navy.
Died 31.5.1916. Served HMS Black Prince. Drowned.
Stanley Haynes
Lilac Cottage, Overton. Private. Royal Marine Light Infantry
Died 28.5.1915. Killed Gallipoli.
Thomas Henderson
Edinburgh. Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 18.8.1915. Died of Wounds at Sea.
Frank Howard
Argoed lane, Overton. Trumpeter. Welsh Horse
Died 24.1.1919. Died from meningitis.
Walter Jackson
Ivy Cottage, Overton. Aged 35. 2nd Lieut. Welsh Yorkshire Prince of Wales Own.
Died 9.10.1917. Twice wounded and killed in Ypres Salient.
Joseph Jones
Private. RWF. Formerly Montgomeryshire Yeomanry
Died 29.4.1918. Killed Mesopotamia.
Richard Jones
Penyllan Cottage, Overton. Sapper. Royal Engineers
Died 1.6.1918. Killed Ypres.
Thomas H Jones
Baysdon House, Overton. Bombadier. Royal Field Artillery
Reported missing 21.3.1918. Taken prisoner and shot.
Thomas Jones
Tanners Row, Overton. Sapper. Royal Engineers
Died 24.3.1918. Killed in action in France.
Charles Johnson
Knolton Bryn. Aged 25. Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died 26.10.1914. Killed in France.
Harry Morgan
Maeslewis, Knolton. Aged 27. Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died 24.10.1918. Badly wounded in 1917. Killed in France.
Edward Northover
Mossleigh, Overton. Gunner. Royal Field Artillery.
Died 23.10.1918. Died in hospital in Le Havre, France.
John Henry Powell
Back Lane. Aged 42. Sergeant. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died 11.7.1916. Killed Somme.
Albert Roberts
White Horse Hotel, Overton. Private. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died 22.4.1918. Killed Flanders.
Alfred Roberts
Tanners Row, Overton. L/Cpl. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 27.6.1919. France 1915-1916. Died of consumption.
Arthur Studley
Little Overton. Private. Wellington Infantry New Zealand Force.
Died 1916. Killed at Gallipoli.
William Taylor
Queensbridge, Overton. Company Sergeant Major. Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Died March 1917. Served in France and died from wounds.
William Wainwright
Lightwood Green. Corporal. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died 14.6.1919. Died from wounds and gas poisoning.
The Second World War 1939-1945
Cecily M Bruce Benjamin
Pendyffryn, Overton Aged 20. Chief Wren. Womens Royal Naval Service
Died 19.8.1941. SS Aguila, torpedoed.
Norman H Bolland
Peothlyn Terrace, Overton. Aged 19 Fusilier. Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Died 14.4.1945. Died from shrapnel wounds. Buried in Germany.
Reginald Hillman
Salop Road, Overton. Aged 23. Guardsman. Grenadier Guards.
Died 14.8.1944. Killed Bayeux, France.
George Lindsay
High Street, Overton. Aged 43. Flight lieutenant. RAF Voluntary Reserve
Died 29 6.1944. No known grave.
John Winston Pearson
Maesgwylod. LAC. RAF
Died of Pneumonia.
Hugh William Jardine Ethelston Peel
Bryn y Pys, Overton. Aged 25. Lieut. Armed Reconnaissance Battalion.Welsh Guards
Died 17.2.1945. Killed Netherlands. Awarded Croix de Guerre.