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A – Aberystwyth, Aberdaron, Abererch, Ardleen, Aston, Australia.

June 23, 2017Published By Ben Hillidge

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ABERYSTWYTH

Town (Seafront) War Memorial – West Wales War Memorial Project

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‘Grosvenor House’, Terrace Road        Captain Eric Guy Harries, 1/7 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers.   Born in Aberystwyth. Studied at Highgate School, London and Aberystwyth University before taking up an engineering apprenticeship with Cambrian Railways, Oswestry

ABERDARON, Gwynedd

‘Felin Nant’     Private 204003 John P Jones, 9 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers.  Birth place. Trained at Park Hall Camp Oswestry.

ABERERCH, Gwynedd

Private 15301 Howell O Williams, 7 Bn Leinster Regiment (Prince of Wales Leinster Rgt (Royal Canadians),  Birthplace. Came to Oswestry to work at Midland Bank.

ARDLEEN,

Private 28541 Richard Roberts, 10 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers.  Birthplace, In Oswestry lived on Albert Road.

Private 28541 Richard Roberts, 10 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers.    Lived at Castle Square, Albert Road moved to Tranmere.

ALMELEY, Herefordshire

Private 15/1425 Harold Griffiths, 15 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own).   Birth place. No known address in Oswestry.

ASTON, (Middleton), Oswestry 

The Square, Aston –     Driver T4/057472 Ernest Bennett, Army Service Corps.   Also lived in Hengoed.

Fox Hall, Aston – Private 235660 Eric Withers Edwards, 4 Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers also at West Felton

AUSTRALIA

Trooper 257 George Frank, 1 Bn Australian Light Horse.    Born and brought up in Maesbury live on Park Avenue.  Departed for Australia 1 Sept 1911 to become a farmer in Mount Horeb via Adelong NSW.

Private 6322 Eric G Fulcher, 25 Bn Australian Infantry AIF.   Born in Australia worked as a farmer at Pialba, Maryborough, Queensand, Australia. His family were from Morda.

John Stubbs, Master Mercantile Marine – SS Mariston.  Born in Australia lived in Liverpool. Father given as living at Underhill Farm Racecourse Oswestry.

Private 4234 Rueben Williams, 26 Bn Australian Infantry.   Weston Cotton, Oswestry before emigrating.

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