Memorial Help.

hi
i know this is a long shot but i have 15 names on my local war memorial that i`ve been unable to find on the cwgc website. I know nothing other than their names and the fact they were all from buckley town in flintshire.
any help will be gratefully appreciated .
thanks sketch.

J Baldwin

W. Davies

W.A. Davies

F. Harris.

E. Hewitt.

Horace Griffiths

C. Jones

R. LLoyd

R.S. Mallett

R. Roberts

G. Taylor

W. Williams

G.D. Wilson

W. Wood

E. Roberts

 

From:
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Name: Jonathan Baldwin
Given Initials: J
Rank: Fusilier
Death Date: 9 Jun 1940
Number: 4197761
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: United Kingdom
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry

Name: William Davies
Given Initials: W A
Rank: Corporal
Death Date: 13 Oct 1944
Number: 4198292
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry

 

There are a number of W Davies; I have included those born and/or resident at Flintshire

Name: William Davies
Given Initials: W H D
Rank: Fusilier
Death Date: 1 Jun 1940
Number: 4192635
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Chester
Regiment at Enlistment: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry

Name: Walter Davies
Given Initials: W
Rank: Fusilier
Death Date: 18 Mar 1945
Number: 4198783
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Burma
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry

Name: William Davies
Given Initials: W G
Rank: Fusilier
Death Date: 18 Mar 1945
Number: 14513574
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Denbighshire
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Burma
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry

Name: William Davies
Given Initials: W
Rank: Gunner
Death Date: 22 Jan 1942
Number: 4190907
Residence: Flintshire
Regiment at Enlistment: Royal Artillery
Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery
Theatre of War: Middle East
Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery
Branch at Death: Royal Artillery

Name: William Davies
Given Initials: W K
Rank: Fusilier
Death Date: 21 Jul 1944
Number: 4209204
Birth Place: Denbighshire
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Regiment at Death: Royal Welch Fusiliers
Branch at Death: Infantry



Again these are from UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

 

From UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Name: Horace Griffiths
Given Initials: H
Rank: Private
Death Date: 4 Oct 1944
Number: 4039703
Birth Place: Smethwick
Residence: Smethwick
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Regiment at Death: York and Lancaster Regiment
Branch at Death: Infantry


From: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Horace Griffiths
Birth Place: Aldridge, Staffs
Residence: Walsall Wodd, Staffs
Death Date: 29 Sep 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Walsall
Rank: Private Regiment: Welsh Regiment
Battalion: 18th
Battalion Number: 27604
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Name: Horace Griffiths
Birth Place: Birmingham
Death Date: 13 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Birmingham
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion: 13th
Battalion Number: Y/373
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

 

Name: Charles Jones
Given Initials: C
Rank: Gunner
Death Date: 2 Jul 1945
Number: 1796410
Birth Place: Flintshire
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery
Theatre of War: Malaya
Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery
Branch at Death: Royal Artillery

From: UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

 

I could only find the one, this was on UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: Robert Samuel Mallett
Death Date: 13 Aug 1915
Death Location: At Sea
Enlistment Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
Rank: Private Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion: (Territorial Force.) Number: 106
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: At Sea

 

many thanks for your help.
i thought i`d have a problem with the jones and davies as its such a common name !

there are 2 entries on the cwgc for r s mallett
CWGC :: Casualty Details
and
CWGC :: Casualty Details

not sure if that helps any !

 

From: UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

Name: Robert Roberts
Given Initials: R H
Rank: Driver
Death Date: 1 May 1941
Number: 149691
Birth Place: Chester
Residence: Flintshire
Branch at Enlistment: Other Corps
Theatre of War: Middle East
Regiment at Death: Royal Army Service Corps
Branch at Death: Other Corps

 

many thanks for your help.
i thought i`d have a problem with the jones and davies as its such a common name !

there are 2 entries on the cwgc for r s mallett
CWGC :: Casualty Details
and
CWGC :: Casualty Details

not sure if that helps any !

Sketch, I can't find any Mallett with a connection to Flintshire or surrounding counties in the databases I am looking in. Mind you I am not looking in Navy or Air Force, I don't have access to those, which is probably why I can't find him, or some of the others.

Mark

 

thanks mark...
i`m assuming that r.s. mallet is one of those above (both navy) . question is which one...

i`m going to try the newspaper archives in mold library next.

probably the best bet,

 

Hopefully, you've got these 23 WW2 Casualties from Buckley, Flintshire (thanks to Geoff's Search Engine)....

1. DYMENT H D/JX 335826 HMS PRESIDENT III 06/09/1942 ROYAL NAVY
2. EARL RG 967463 259 SQDN 06/05/1943 ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
3. EDWARDS H D/JX 347623 HM SUBMARINE STONEHENGE 20/03/1944 ROYAL NAVY
4. GRIFFITHS H 14387075 64 THE QUEEN'S OWN ROYAL GLASGOW YEOMANRY ANTI TANK REGT 23/06/1944 ROYAL ARTILLERY
5. HILL T T/10673247 - 27/10/1944 ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
6. HUGHES BH C/JX 303425 HMS TRACKER 15/04/1944 ROYAL NAVY
7. HUGHES R 14374211 2/4TH BN 05/12/1944 KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
8. 2736088 Guardsman Herbert HUMPHREYS, 1 Welsh Guards: 25/07/1944
9. JONES RG 3780496 13TH BN 14/08/1942 THE KING'S REGIMENT (LIVERPOOL)
10. JONES E 14567237 7TH BN 22/09/1944 ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS
11. JONES W 974068 512 AMES 18/09/1944 ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE
12. LEWIS WJ 996813 457 LT BTY 10/03/1943 ROYAL ARTILLERY
13. MCALLISTER N - SS CERAMIC SOUTHAMPTON 07/12/1942 MERCHANT NAVY
14. PARRY J 1468724 76 ANTI TANK REGT 09/03/1942 ROYAL ARTILLERY
15. PARRY L 11420712 - 12/02/1945 PIONEER CORPS
16. PRICE K PLY/X 104025 NO 41 RM COMMANDO 11/07/1943 ROYAL MARINES
17. ROBERTS E 4202106 1ST BN 28/10/1942 GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
18. ROBERTS RJ 4199315 2ND BN 21/04/1945 ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS
19. SHONE F 4202134 2ND BN 13/01/1945 WELCH REGIMENT
20. SNAPE JA 5050862 1ST BN 19/11/1944 WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
21. WILLIAMS KE C/JX 253629 HMS PRESIDENT III 11/09/1941 ROYAL NAVY
22. WILLIAMS D T/14702060 305 GEN TRANSPORT COY 06/12/1944 ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
23. WILLIAMS W 14572456 52ND L DIV SIGS 26/04/1945 ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
24. but only 2 so far for WW1...
25. JONES S 240572 1ST/5TH BN 10/08/1915 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS
26. TOMLINSON W 356037 25TH MONTGOMERYSHIRE AND WELSH HORSE YEOMANRY BN 30/11/1917 ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS

...just in case any of them had been "overlooked"....

 

Have you tried the local Press, Parish Records or Probatr records ?

 

Hello Sketch

just a thought
if there is a local church ,have a look inside you will possible find the casualties on a plaque.Full names could be given.
A Church Near You | Find Church of England Church Locations, Services and Events

regards
Clive

 

Found two listed for Mallett
MALLETT , RONALD STROUD Radio Officer 26/09/1942 Unknown British Overseas Airways Corporation United Kingdom Panel 288. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
38 MALLETT , RONALD SPENCER Flying Officer 158594 28/06/1944 Unknown Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve United Kingdom Plot KK. Grave 99. EINDHOVEN (WOENSEL) GENERAL CEMETERY

 

Hi I'm back again,


I have found the following:
Name:MALLETT, Ronald S
Registration District: Ffestiniog
County: Merionethshire
Year of Registration: 1916
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name:Stroud
Volume No:11B
Page No:636

and thought I had the answer and then I couldn't confirm an age with any of the death records I have access to. However I did find the following on Ronald Spencer Mallet:


PERSONALIA

Name:
Mallett, Ronald Spencer
Date of birth:
Unknown
Nationality:
British


BIOGRAPHY:
Service number: 158594, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.






DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 141 Squadron
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944
Action:
Citation:
"This officer has completed a very large number of sorties and his record is worthy of the greatest praise. He is an extremely efficient and determined member of aircraft crew and has assisted in the destruction of 2 enemy aircraft at night."
Details:
Published in The London Gazette dated 9th June 1944.







OORLOGSKRUIS 1940/CROIX DE GUERRE 1940
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 141 Squadron





From World War 2 Awards.com - MALLETT, Ronald Spencer

DFC Citation can also be found at Viewing Page 2755 of Issue 36555

Also he got his commission to Pilot officer in 1943. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36248/supplements/5028/page.pdf

Don't know if that will help any more.

Mark

 

i would of thought that if he won these medals, they would be mentioned after his name on the memorial (as others are).
so that seems to point to it being the other r.mallet that was serving in the b.o.a.c.

 

Mother's Maiden Name:Stroud

MALLETT , RONALD STROUD Radio Officer 26/09/1942 Unknown British Overseas Airways Corporation United Kingdom Panel 288. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Mother's Maiden Name:Stroud

MALLETT , RONALD STROUD Radio Officer 26/09/1942 Unknown British Overseas Airways Corporation United Kingdom Panel 288. RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Now why didn't I think of that!

Well done!

I shall work some more on the other people if you are still looking.

Mark

 

cheers mark

this is the page i`m working on at the moment.
ww2 Roll Of Honour - BUCKLEY AT WAR

those not highlighted have not yet been found.