Amlwch War Memorial Hall

AMLWCH WAR MEMORIAL HALL - Taken by Nick_2 14 Apr 2013

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AMLWCH WAR MEMORIAL HALL - Taken by Nick_2 14 Apr 2013

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Amlwch War Memorial Hall: entrance hall - Taken by Nick_2 28 Sep 2013

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Amlwch War Memorial Hall: Memorial Board - Taken by Nick_2 28 Sep 2013

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Amlwch War Memorial Hall: Memorial Board - Taken by Nick_2 28 Sep 2013

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Amlwch War Memorial Hall: Redundant Churches Plaques - Taken by Nick_2 28 Sep 2013

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Reference WMO/137136

Address:

Market Street

Amlwch

Anglesey

Wales

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: Internal

Setting: Inside a building - public/private

Description: Hall

Materials:

Stone Marble
Timber Oak

Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)

About the memorial: On the corner of Market Street and a side lane. A single storey building with central double door and window either side. Above the door is a later slate plaque with the words War Memorial Erected by the R.B.L. Women's Section, Amlwch and District 1998.In the front entrance within the hall, facing the door, is a large wooden frame, surmounted by a wreath of laurels and garlands, beneath which is a large white marble plaque, with commemoration in Welsh, remembering the dead of WW1, divided into two segments, the left hand part listing the names of 42 men, in alphabetical order, who died on land, and the right hand part similarly listing 19 who died at sea. No ranks, units, places of residence, dates or ages are listed. Beneath is a similar plaque, but without division, listing the names of 40 men who died in WW2. There are two other memorials on the left hand side wall, removed from two redundant churches (or chapels) in Amlwch, but the original identities are not known. The names on these memorials are also included on the main memorial board.

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Of the WW1 names, the following men are also commemorated on the Llangefni Grammar School war memorial: J. Richard Owen (John R. Owen); William Roberts (one of whom is also commemorated on one of the adjacent plaques, and on a family gravestone in Amlwch cemetery); Wiliam Ifor Williams (who is also commemorated on a family gravestone in Amlwch cemetery); George R. Evans (who is also commemorated on a family gravestone in Amlwch cemetery); and John Hughes (who is also commemorated on one of the adjacent plaques, and lies buried in Amlwch cemetery).   
The following are also commemorated on family gravestones in Amlwch cemetery: (WW1) John Evans (who is also commemorated on one of the adjoining plaques); Robert Williams (who is also commemorated on one of the adjoining plaques); Thomas Jones; Owen Pritchard; and (WW2) Thomas Edwin Williamson. 
The following are additionally buried in Amlwch cemetery: (WW1) O. Price Jones; David Roberts; (WW2) William Edwards; William Hugh Hughes; John Rothwell Hughes; David Owens; Evan Roberts; and Richard Roberts.

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1914 ------ Y RHYFEL MAWR --------- 1918 ADEILADWYD Y NEUADD HON GAN DRIGOLION AMLWCH AR CLYCH ER COF AM Y RHAI A FU FARW DROS RYDDID CYFIAWNDER A GWAREIDDIAD _________________ EIN GWRONIAID .......................... (WW2) HEFYD YN YR RHYFEL 1939-1945 On the two additional plaques; both read: ER SERCHOG GOF AM Y RHAI A GWYMPODD YN Y RHYFEL MAWR 1914-1918. (Names) The left hand plaque additionally reads: 'A MINNAU FEL GLASWELLTYN A WYWAIS.' And HEFYD YN YR AIL RYFEL MAWR 1939-1945 (Name) EU HENWAU'N PERAROGLI SYDD AU HUN, MOR DAWEL YW.

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(WW1) COLLWYD AR Y TIR. R VICTOR DAVIES. JAMES DAVIES. GEORGE R EVANS. JOHN J EVANS. JOHN EVANS. JOHN FRANCIS. H FAULKNER. JOHN E HUGHES. JOHN RICE HUGHES. JOHN HUGHES. JOHN JONES. JOHN JONES. JOHN JONES. JOHN A JONES. O PRICE JONES. RICHIE JONES. OWEN JONES. RICHARD LEWIS JONES. ROBERT JONES. ROWLIE JONES. TOM JONES. WILLIAM JOHN JONES. WILLIAM LEWIS. TOM NIXON. DAVID G OWEN. J RICHARD OWEN. THOMAS OWEN. T LEWIS PRICHARD. DAVID ROBERTS. ELIAS ROBERTS. TOM P ROBERTS. EVAN ROBERTS. HUGH ROBERTS. JAMES O ROBERTS. TOM ROBERTS. WILLIE ROBERTS. WILLIAM ROBERTS. WILLIAM ROBERTS. ROBERT THOMAS. OWEN WILLIAMS. ROBERT WILLIAMS. WILLIAM IVOR WILLIAMS. COLLWYD AR Y MOR. ELIAS JONES. OWEN JONES. RICHARD JONES. THOMAS JONES. HARRY NEWMAN. EVAN OWEN. JOHN OWEN. DAVID OWEN. HUGH OWEN. JOHN LEWIS OWEN. EDWARD OWEN. OWEN PRITCHARD. TOM PRITCHARD. WILLIAM PRITCHARD. WILLIE ROBERTS. HENRY THOMAS. HUGHIE THOMAS. GRIFF WILLIAMS. OWEN WILLIAMS. (WW2) OWEN CHARD. WILLIAM JOHN EDWARDS. WILLIAM EDWARDS. JOHN EVANS. RICHARD EVANS. ROBERT GRIFFITHS. ALFRED HENDER. HUGH HUGHES. WILLIAM HUGH HUGHES. JOHN ROTHWELL HUGHES. HUGH HUGHES. THOMAS OWEN JONES. RICHARD JONES. JOHN ALLEN JONES. HARRY JONES. HUGH JONES. HUGH GLYN JONES. THOMAS OWEN JONES. FRANK JONES. JOSEPH STANLEY JONES. ALBERT MACADAM. ROBERT MICHAEL. DAVID OWEN. OWEN PRITCHARD. DAVID PRITCHARD. DAVID LEWIS ROBERTS. RICHARD ROBERTS. WILLIAM ROBERTS. HUGH ROBERTS. HYWEL ROBERTS. ERIC RICHARDS. OWEN ROWLAND ROBERTS. WILLIAM ROLAND ROBERTS. THOMAS EDWIN WILLIAMSON. RICHARD WILLIAMS. JOHN WILLIAMS. THOMAS WILLIAMS. RICHARD WILLIAMS. (Additional memorial plaques) (Left hand) (WW1) WILLIAM LEWIS, PENRHYD, FFRAINC, 1916., ELIAS ROBERTS, PEN LON, FFRAINC, MEDI 20. 1917., JOHN EVANS, MINFFORDD, FFRAINC, EBRILL 22. 1918., OWEN JONES, REFAIL, GER YNYS MANAW, MAI 5. 1918., JOHN HUGHES, TANYBRYN, TURNBERRY ALBAN, TACH. 25. 1918. (WW2) HUGH JONES, 2 TANYBRYN ROAD. YH THAILAND AWST 16. 1943. (Right hand) (WW1) THOMAS JONES, 3, PARYS LODGE SQ. AMLWCH, JOHN JONES, HYFRYDLE, WILLIAM ROBERTS, PARYS LODGE SQ, ELIAS ROBERTS, PELNON, PARYS, HUGH ROBERTS, PENTREFELIN, ROBERT WILLIAMS, CARREG FISOL, J. R. WILLIAMS, GYNT O DY CAPEL SALEM,

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