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Ivor R Evans, West Wales
With regard to photo 12., and the comments so far. I beg to differ I think this photo was taken at Hightown Barracks, Wrexham, either 1939 or 1940. The person 4th from right in the second rank from the front appears to be my father, Signalman R.T. (Bob) Evans. The person in picture appears to be quite tall and somewhat round shouldered as my father was. Also, this person is wearing round famed glasses as my father did. He was born Sept 1918 in Prescot, Lancs, joined the Royal Corps of Signals and was attached to the East Lancs Regiment. This unit was part of the B.E.F. which went to France in 1939 and came out at Dunkirque in 1940. I believe that the unit was stationed at Wrexham, either before leaving for France or on their return. I have, somewhere, the Roll of Honour of the Regiment which I will find to see if it can help clarify this.
Mon Sep 24 09:36:03 2007
Michael Jones,from London.
Photo No:12 preparing for war, and photo, No 13; Mr Harrold Tudor Jones on the left of that photo the youngest of the two with either is Dad, or my uncle, aged 16; joined The army very young to be with his family. Photo No 12@13 was taken 1916 just before the 38th (Welch) Div, the 1st Royal Welch Fusiliers, went to Russia, Mametz Woods late: 1916. The Army was sometimes called Loyd George's Welsh Army recruitments. The regiment had a very famous person attached to the Div. a (Lt Siegfried Sasson) Poet and a officer of the best quality, sometimes called (Mad Jack) the reasons will speak for itself if you read up on him. Dad won the M.M. with a white ribbon attached Campaigns in Russia, then on to the Somme. He also was in a special unit which he told me about when he came over the ridge to the Somme. Perhaps the unit he was in was not too known. But anyone that has any knowledge of the unit. They used Flashing, Angels, over the Somme to frighten the Belgains a very frightening factor just before the Battle began on that fatal morning of the battle. If there is any more information that I can give to you about my Dad and Uncle, please write.
Tue Jul 25 07:59:09 2006
M. J. Jones
Re photo No 12. Second from the left in the top rank is my father the rest in that top rank are related to one another. My father, a Harold Tudor Jones, was 16 when he joined the army to be with his family in the 1914/1918 war, joining in 1916 then going to Mametz Wood in Russia where it is said by him that he won the Military Medal by notifying a block house H.Q. that there was going to be a Barrage attack on the wood at Mametz so that they all could leave the post. Dad was a runner at the time.
Thu Jul 13 17:20:31 2006
Andrew McElroy
Does anyone know where soldiers enlisted for WW1 in Wrexham and if it is possible to obtain copies of the enrolment records?
Thu Jun 1 16:49:54 2006
Gerwyn LLoyd from Wrexham
Pic 12
I'm positive this is the Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog Home Guard contingent. Some of the faces seem very familiar - my grandparents had a photo, I last saw it about 40 odd years ago.
Front row 1st left - William Lloyd my grandfather.
Second row 1st left - Morris Jones Cwm y Geifr
Chap with the baton - Charles Jones, next to him left Roland Roberts.
Front row 3rd from left looks like Robert Lloyd Cefn y maes Bach, Rhydycroesau - he is my father in law.
Thu Oct 6 12:50:57 2005
Davies from Gateshead
My grandfather was from Wrexham can anybody tell me where the lads from Wrexham joined up for the artillery in the great war?
Tue Sep 27 19:42:37 2005
Prof.John Mcallber
i am a history professor and I have seen this picture before, My grand father is actually in this picture. He is the one right of the woman holding the plant.
Mon May 2 01:42:38 2005
Debbie Davies, Aberystwyth
Hello. I am a third year undergraduate at Aberystwyth University and am researching women in North Wales 1900-1920. The above info is fab and if anybody can help me further that would be fantastic.
Sat Jan 22 02:21:59 2005
David Rowe - Mold Civic Society
In our our community archive we have letters from the Munitions Factory sent to Mrs Helena Philips of Y Rhual, Mold, as she was heavily involved with the Girls Friendly Society and Red Cross.
The GFS were involved with the moral and general welfare of the girls working in the factory. The Archive can be viewed at Mold town centre library (upstairs) on the last Saturday of each month (excluding December) between 09.30-11.30am. Any donations towards the archive relating to Mold and District will also be most welcome.
Mon Dec 6 12:49:23 2004
Vic Tyler-Jones, Llai Local History Society
Photograph 12 is probably a home guard unit. Date - about 1944
Sat Dec 4 07:11:34 2004
Roy from Nantwich
I found the photo of the munitions factory most interesting. I worked in a munitions factory in Cheshire in the 1980s and it looked pretty much the same as the photo!!!! :-)
Thu Nov 4 15:30:30 2004
Mark Edwards from Mold
A photo seemed to me to resemble the old ammunition factory at Rhydymwyn, near Mold. I remember seeing some photos a fair while ago and they where of Rhydymwyn ammunitions factory. Hope that's of some help.
Mon Oct 18 19:16:41 2004
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