Remembrance Sunday 2023

Wreaths were laid during a service at the memorial in Llanddewi Brefi Cemetery this morning.

These are the names of those who sacrificed their lives for our country in the two world wars:

  • Private David B. Jones, Graigddu; 2nd Welsh Fusiliers. Lost in Dardanelles, April 1915  – Aged 25.
  • Lance Corporal Morgan D. Price, Grey House; Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Loos. September 25, 1915 – Aged  39.
  • Corporal Thomas John Davies, Tymawr; 15th Welsh Regiment, Mametz Wood. July 10, 1916. – Aged 25.
  • Captain David Jones, Wern; 10th Welsh Regiment, Mametz Wood. July 12, 1916 –Aged 23.
  • Corporal  John Pates, Coedygof; South Lancashire Regiment, Mametz Wood. July15,  1916 – Aged 26.
  • Private William Daniel Williams, Bryndewi; South Wales Borderers, Mametz Wood. July 25, 1916. – Aged 24.
  • Private David Lloyd, Esgairgarn; 15th Cheshire Regiment, Guillemont. August 20, 1917. – Aged 26.
  • Private Evan Davies, Rhoslwyn; Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, St Quentin. March 21, 1918 – Aged 22.
  • Sergeant John Morgan Davies, Brynteify; Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Bouzincourt. April 22, 1918 – Aged 22.
  • Sapper Daniel Evan Evans, Maesyfelin; Royal Engineers, Etaples. October 12, 1918 — Aged 29.
  • Private Zaccheus Williams, Brynambor; 2nd 19th Battalion London Regiment, died in Egypt. October 12, 1918. Aged 32.
  • Private John H. Lloyd,  Rhysgog; Labour Corps. Died in Wrexham Hospital. November 26, 1918 – Aged 36.
  • Signalman Albert Ernest William Taplin, Clothhall Fach; Royal Navy, Liverpool Hospital. Christmas 1940 –  Aged 21.
  • Gunner David Thomas Jones, Waunclawdd; Royal Artillery, Crete. June 2, 1941 – Aged 25.
  • Marine George Randolph Jones, Hillside; Royal Marines Tobruk. September 14, 1942. – Aged 28.
  • Lance Corporal John William Jones, Rockhouse; Queen’s Royal Regiment, Italy. November 24, 1942 – Aged 28.
  • Lance Sergeant Thomas Jones, Wern; East Surrey Regiment, Tunisia. April 13, 1943. – Aged 24.

Cofadail i’n cyfoedion – iaith hiraeth
Erys byth yn ffyddlon;
Dolen serch – ardal yn sôn
Am aberth mawr ei meibion.

“Ni heneiddiant hwy, fel ni a adawyd,
Ni ddwg oed iddynt ludded, na’r blynyddoedd gollfarn mwy.
Pan êl yr haul i lawr, ac ar wawr y bore,
ni a’u cofiwn hwy,
ni a’u cofiwn hwy.”

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them,
We will remember them”

Mae'r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn: Cymraeg