The War Memorial, Castle Square
The War Memorial was unveiled on Sunday November 12th. 1922, by the Mayor, Councillor A. H. Richards. Previously, there had been a temporary monument, in the form of a Celtic cross, near the Town Walls at Tanybont. This was erected in time for a procession through the town on the 27th. of September 1919 in honour of around 4,000 Carnarvonshire servicemen.
Following this event, the War Memorial Committee was formed to prepare for a permanent memorial. In February 1922 the site at Tanybont was discarded in favour of Castle Square.
As can be seen from the early photograph of the memorial, the panels were originally made of marble (??), but they were replaced with the present ones probably when the new panel was added after the Second World War.
Please note that the panels proved to be difficult to photograph, and acceptable images took a while to achieve. Because of this the file sizes are rather large and will take some time to download.
PANEL 1
Hugh Angel
William Fern
James Ashton
David Foulkes Norman Barber
Willie N. Flynn MM W. H. Barlow
J. Gallagher Allen Barton (Bros)
Thomas Gilderdale W. D. Barton (Bros)
O. A. Griffith Thomas Bee
Edward Griffith John H. Bracegirdle DCM
T. Griffith (Castle Ditch) Harold O. Bodvel-Roberts MC
T. Griffiths (Late 29 High Street) H. J. Boulter
W. Bryan Griffiths David Bryan-Davies (Bros)
A. G. Gurney William Bryan-Davies (Bros)
George W. Haines E. B. Clarke
Thomas Harris Jack Cox
W. Howard George Cutler (Bros)
D. W. Hughes T. A. Cutler (Bros)
Evan Hughes D. R. Davies
John Hughes Evan Davies
John O. Hughes Thomas Maelor Davies
Robert Hughes (Segontium Rd South) Joseph Deeley
Robert Hughes (25 Garnon Street) Tom Drinkwater
R. J. G. Hughes Henry Edwards
O. P. Hughes Tudor Edwards
W. J. Hughes J. M. Ellis (Bros)
W. Hughes Owen John Ellis (Bros)
H. Humphreys David Ellis
M. A. Ingham W. Carey Ellis
H. Jackson Cecil T. Evans
A. Victor Jones Robert Evans (Bros)
Daniel Jones Eliseus Evans (Bros)
Ebenezer Jones Evan Evans (Bros)
Evan Jones Griffith Evans
Griffith Jones John Robert Evans
Gwilym Rees Jones Percy Samuel Evans
Harry Dugdale L. Jones William Ignatius Farren
Humphrey W. Jones
PANEL 2
Henry Jones
Robert Morgan
John Jones (Spring Place)
William Rees Nanney (Father) John Jones (42 Henwalia)
John H. Nanney (Son) T. O. Jones
George Owen J. Jones (Fron Lodge)
Goronwy Owen John Jones (16 St. Helens Street)
John O. Owen John Jones (Ty Calch, Llanfaglan)(Bros)
John L. Owen Robert Jones (Ty Calch, Llanfaglan)(Bros)
William H. Owen John H. Jones
William H. Owen (Bros) John O. Jones (Peblic Cottage)
Hugh Owen (Bros) John O. Jones (Marcus Street)
Walter Palmar Morys Wynne Jones
Albert E. Parry Owen Jones
Dave Parry Owen R. Jones
David P. Parry MM (Bros) Nath Glyn Jones
William John Parry (Bros) Robert O. Jones (St. Helen's Street)
G. O. Parry Robert Jones (Glandwr)
William Henry Parry Robert D. Jones
Richard Parry Thomas Jones (L. N. LANCS)
Tom Parry Thomas Jones (Eryri Terrace)
T. Kennedy Pepper Thomas Jones (Chapel Street)
T. Lewis Pritchard T. Jasper Jones
Charles Pritchard W. Lloyd Jones
Griffith Pritchard Watkin J. Jones
John Pritchard (Bros) William Jones (Beulah Square)
Robert G. Pritchard (Bros) William Jones (55 Pool Street)
D. S. Pugh (Bros) William Jones (Pool Lane)
E. J. Pugh MM (Bros) William Jones (15 Hendre Street)
Hugh Tregarthen Rees W. H. Jones (Wynne Street)
Jack Rees William Henry Jones (South Penrallt)
Harold Richards Jack Joyce
E. D. Roberts Richard Kelly
Evan R. Roberts John H. Lewis
Henry T. Roberts Henry Moreland
Hugh Roberts Griffith W. Morris
Ifor W. Roberts Robert Lloyd Morris
PANEL 3
Hugh G. Roberts
Bleddyn Williams
G. R. Roberts
Robert Williams (Bros) J. W. Roberts (Newborough Street)
David Williams (Bros) Ifor Wyn Roberts
David Williams (Tan-y-Braich) John Roberts (Sylvan)
Ebenezer Williams John Roberts (Bros)
Hugh Williams William Roberts (Bros)
H. R. Williams (Bros) Robert Roberts (Bros)
J. Llewelyn Williams (Bros) T. Roberts (Mountain Street)
Morris Williams Tom Roberts (Mona Hotel)
Moses P. Williams William Roberts
Owen R. Williams William J. Roberts (34 St. Helen's Street)
Richard Williams Justin Ruane (Bros)
Robert Williams (Ship & Castle Hotel) John Ruane (Bros)
Robert Williams (R. E.) W. A. Smith
Robert H. Williams Harry Sullivan (Bros)
R. O. Williams W. Sullivan (Bros)
Robert J. Williams Patrick Sweeney
Robert Thomas Williams (High St. Post Office) John Taylor
Tudor Williams Emrys Thomas
Tommy Williams George Price Thomas
Thomas David Williams (Tai Coed) Hugh Thomas (26 Hendre Street)
T. D. Williams Hugh Thomas (Henwalia Place)
W. G. Williams Hugh Thomas (Bros)
Thomas John Williams Thomas P. Thomas (Bros)
T. Norman Williams J. Price Thomas
W. Ewart Williams John O. Thomas
W. H. Williams John Thomas
W. H. Williams (Preswylfa) Owen Thomas
William Williams (Dillon Cottage) William Thomas
Griffith White R. N. Thompson (Bros)
Hugh Wilkinson (Bros) Tommy Thompson (Bros)
A. Wilkinson (Bros) George Henry Tomkins
Willie Wilkinson (Bros) Stanley Turner
H. Wright Albert G. Tyler
T. S. Weeks
PANEL 4
Dedwydd Douglas Adlam
Richard Samuel Jones
James Spencer Badger
Thomas Henry Lloyd Jones George Lenord Black
Walter Jones Guy Lloyd Carter
Wilfred Jones Edward John Coatsworth
William Jones Christopher Conroy
Clifford Lambert William Edward Crane
William McCombe William Williams Date
William John Morgan Gwilym Iorweth Davies
Gwilym Owen Morris Thomas Norman Deane
Ellis Owen Owen Edwards
Hugh Evan Emyr Owen David Ellis
Ifan Owen John Richard Ellis
James Oswald Owen John Henry Evans
John Owen Lewis James Evans
Robert Jackson Owen Mathias Evans
Trevor Owen Henry Fern
William John Owen Dennis Wynne Francis
Moses Parry Hywel Griffiths
Miss Olga Patricia Hilton Parry James Bradley Haines
Henry Watkin Pound George Hancock
Richard Pritchard John Henwood
David John Roberts Gwilym Gordon Hughes
Emlyn Roberts Gwilym Lloyd Hughes
Thomas Percy Roberts John Bryan Hughes
Rowland Rowlands John Richard Hughes
Hugh John Thomas Leslie Hughes
Oscar David Gwyn Thomas Owen Griffith Hughes
Robert Breen Turner John Hatton Humphreys
Eric Archigot White Austin Lloyd Jones
Edward Griffith Williams Emrys Ifan Huw Jones
John Glyn Williams Emrys Lloyd Jones
John Samuel Williams Evan Vivian Stanley Jones
Thomas John Williams Gwilym Meirion Jones
Thomas Williams (32 Ffordd Maes Barcer) John Arthur Jones
Thomas Williams (Hendre Farm) Nowie Jones
Victor Charles Patrick Smalley Owain Glyn Jones
Harold Smith Robert Jones
Early photograph of the War Memorial.
Note the different name panels.
Carnarvon County School Cadet Corps.
Instructor Sgt. E. O. Roberts. July 1916.
3/Coy. Welsh Signal Section Leaving Carnarvon For Overseas
Many thanks to T. Meirion Hughes, who provided the information concerning the erection of the War Memorial.
© K. Morris 2004
All photographs © K. Morris
The War Memorial, Castle Square
The War Memorial was unveiled on Sunday November 12th. 1922, by the Mayor, Councillor A. H. Richards. Previously, there had been a temporary monument, in the form of a Celtic cross, near the Town Walls at Tanybont. This was erected in time for a procession through the town on the 27th. of September 1919 in honour of around 4,000 Carnarvonshire servicemen.
Following this event, the War Memorial Committee was formed to prepare for a permanent memorial. In February 1922 the site at Tanybont was discarded in favour of Castle Square.
As can be seen from the early photograph of the memorial, the panels were originally made of marble (??), but they were replaced with the present ones probably when the new panel was added after the Second World War.
Please note that the panels proved to be difficult to photograph, and acceptable images took a while to achieve. Because of this the file sizes are rather large and will take some time to download.
PANEL 1
Hugh Angel
William Fern James Ashton
David Foulkes Norman Barber
Willie N. Flynn MM W. H. Barlow
J. Gallagher Allen Barton (Bros)
Thomas Gilderdale W. D. Barton (Bros)
O. A. Griffith Thomas Bee
Edward Griffith John H. Bracegirdle DCM
T. Griffith (Castle Ditch) Harold O. Bodvel-Roberts MC
T. Griffiths (Late 29 High Street) H. J. Boulter
W. Bryan Griffiths David Bryan-Davies (Bros)
A. G. Gurney William Bryan-Davies (Bros)
George W. Haines E. B. Clarke
Thomas Harris Jack Cox
W. Howard George Cutler (Bros)
D. W. Hughes T. A. Cutler (Bros)
Evan Hughes D. R. Davies
John Hughes Evan Davies
John O. Hughes Thomas Maelor Davies
Robert Hughes (Segontium Rd South) Joseph Deeley
Robert Hughes (25 Garnon Street) Tom Drinkwater
R. J. G. Hughes Henry Edwards
O. P. Hughes Tudor Edwards
W. J. Hughes J. M. Ellis (Bros)
W. Hughes Owen John Ellis (Bros)
H. Humphreys David Ellis
M. A. Ingham W. Carey Ellis
H. Jackson Cecil T. Evans
A. Victor Jones Robert Evans (Bros)
Daniel Jones Eliseus Evans (Bros)
Ebenezer Jones Evan Evans (Bros)
Evan Jones Griffith Evans
Griffith Jones John Robert Evans
Gwilym Rees Jones Percy Samuel Evans
Harry Dugdale L. Jones William Ignatius Farren
Humphrey W. Jones
PANEL 2
Henry Jones
Robert Morgan John Jones (Spring Place)
William Rees Nanney (Father) John Jones (42 Henwalia)
John H. Nanney (Son) T. O. Jones
George Owen J. Jones (Fron Lodge)
Goronwy Owen John Jones (16 St. Helens Street)
John O. Owen John Jones (Ty Calch, Llanfaglan)(Bros)
John L. Owen Robert Jones (Ty Calch, Llanfaglan)(Bros)
William H. Owen John H. Jones
William H. Owen (Bros) John O. Jones (Peblic Cottage)
Hugh Owen (Bros) John O. Jones (Marcus Street)
Walter Palmar Morys Wynne Jones
Albert E. Parry Owen Jones
Dave Parry Owen R. Jones
David P. Parry MM (Bros) Nath Glyn Jones
William John Parry (Bros) Robert O. Jones (St. Helen's Street)
G. O. Parry Robert Jones (Glandwr)
William Henry Parry Robert D. Jones
Richard Parry Thomas Jones (L. N. LANCS)
Tom Parry Thomas Jones (Eryri Terrace)
T. Kennedy Pepper Thomas Jones (Chapel Street)
T. Lewis Pritchard T. Jasper Jones
Charles Pritchard W. Lloyd Jones
Griffith Pritchard Watkin J. Jones
John Pritchard (Bros) William Jones (Beulah Square)
Robert G. Pritchard (Bros) William Jones (55 Pool Street)
D. S. Pugh (Bros) William Jones (Pool Lane)
E. J. Pugh MM (Bros) William Jones (15 Hendre Street)
Hugh Tregarthen Rees W. H. Jones (Wynne Street)
Jack Rees William Henry Jones (South Penrallt)
Harold Richards Jack Joyce
E. D. Roberts Richard Kelly
Evan R. Roberts John H. Lewis
Henry T. Roberts Henry Moreland
Hugh Roberts Griffith W. Morris
Ifor W. Roberts Robert Lloyd Morris
PANEL 3
Hugh G. Roberts
Bleddyn Williams G. R. Roberts
Robert Williams (Bros) J. W. Roberts (Newborough Street)
David Williams (Bros) Ifor Wyn Roberts
David Williams (Tan-y-Braich) John Roberts (Sylvan)
Ebenezer Williams John Roberts (Bros)
Hugh Williams William Roberts (Bros)
H. R. Williams (Bros) Robert Roberts (Bros)
J. Llewelyn Williams (Bros) T. Roberts (Mountain Street)
Morris Williams Tom Roberts (Mona Hotel)
Moses P. Williams William Roberts
Owen R. Williams William J. Roberts (34 St. Helen's Street)
Richard Williams Justin Ruane (Bros)
Robert Williams (Ship & Castle Hotel) John Ruane (Bros)
Robert Williams (R. E.) W. A. Smith
Robert H. Williams Harry Sullivan (Bros)
R. O. Williams W. Sullivan (Bros)
Robert J. Williams Patrick Sweeney
Robert Thomas Williams (High St. Post Office) John Taylor
Tudor Williams Emrys Thomas
Tommy Williams George Price Thomas
Thomas David Williams (Tai Coed) Hugh Thomas (26 Hendre Street)
T. D. Williams Hugh Thomas (Henwalia Place)
W. G. Williams Hugh Thomas (Bros)
Thomas John Williams Thomas P. Thomas (Bros)
T. Norman Williams J. Price Thomas
W. Ewart Williams John O. Thomas
W. H. Williams John Thomas
W. H. Williams (Preswylfa) Owen Thomas
William Williams (Dillon Cottage) William Thomas
Griffith White R. N. Thompson (Bros)
Hugh Wilkinson (Bros) Tommy Thompson (Bros)
A. Wilkinson (Bros) George Henry Tomkins
Willie Wilkinson (Bros) Stanley Turner
H. Wright Albert G. Tyler
T. S. Weeks
PANEL 4
Dedwydd Douglas Adlam
Richard Samuel Jones James Spencer Badger
Thomas Henry Lloyd Jones George Lenord Black
Walter Jones Guy Lloyd Carter
Wilfred Jones Edward John Coatsworth
William Jones Christopher Conroy
Clifford Lambert William Edward Crane
William McCombe William Williams Date
William John Morgan Gwilym Iorweth Davies
Gwilym Owen Morris Thomas Norman Deane
Ellis Owen Owen Edwards
Hugh Evan Emyr Owen David Ellis
Ifan Owen John Richard Ellis
James Oswald Owen John Henry Evans
John Owen Lewis James Evans
Robert Jackson Owen Mathias Evans
Trevor Owen Henry Fern
William John Owen Dennis Wynne Francis
Moses Parry Hywel Griffiths
Miss Olga Patricia Hilton Parry James Bradley Haines
Henry Watkin Pound George Hancock
Richard Pritchard John Henwood
David John Roberts Gwilym Gordon Hughes
Emlyn Roberts Gwilym Lloyd Hughes
Thomas Percy Roberts John Bryan Hughes
Rowland Rowlands John Richard Hughes
Hugh John Thomas Leslie Hughes
Oscar David Gwyn Thomas Owen Griffith Hughes
Robert Breen Turner John Hatton Humphreys
Eric Archigot White Austin Lloyd Jones
Edward Griffith Williams Emrys Ifan Huw Jones
John Glyn Williams Emrys Lloyd Jones
John Samuel Williams Evan Vivian Stanley Jones
Thomas John Williams Gwilym Meirion Jones
Thomas Williams (32 Ffordd Maes Barcer) John Arthur Jones
Thomas Williams (Hendre Farm) Nowie Jones
Victor Charles Patrick Smalley Owain Glyn Jones
Harold Smith Robert Jones
Early photograph of the War Memorial.
Note the different name panels.
Carnarvon County School Cadet Corps.
Instructor Sgt. E. O. Roberts. July 1916.
3/Coy. Welsh Signal Section Leaving Carnarvon For Overseas