War Memorial - Cross Oak, Powys, Wales - The men behind the names.

William Davies
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal 37119 abt. 1891 22 June 1916 25 2nd Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Loos Memorial, France Son of David and Elizabeth Ann Davies, of Gilestone Cottage, Talybont-on-Usk, Breconshire.

Wales Census 1901 about William Davies and family Residence: Llanfigan, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
David Davies Elizabeth Ann Davies Alice Ann Davies David Davies William Davies Thomas H. Davies Mary Ann Davies Hanah Davies	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	44 39 14 12 9 6 4 1	abt. 1857 abt. 1862 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1892 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1900	Llanvighanelfachan, Breconshire Cathedine, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire

John Evans
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 20333 abt. 1896, Llanfigan, Breconshire 10 July 1916 20 10th Bn. South Wales Borderers Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Benjamin and Annie Sophia Evans, nee Jones, of 11, Alexandra Terrace, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire.

Wales Census 1901 about Johnny Evans and family Residence: 13, Greenfield Terrace, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Benjamin Evans Ann Sophia Evans Mary Jane Evans Elizabeth Ann Evans Myfanwy Evans Johnny Evans Margery Evans Annie Sophia Evans John Buckley	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	39 31 11 9 7 5 3 2 38	abt. 1862 abt. 1870 abt. 1890 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1899 abt. 1863	Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Aberdare, Glamorganshire Aberdare, Glamorganshire Ireland

William Herring
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 126149 abt. 1897 04 November 1918 21 74th Coy. Machine Gun Corps Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France Son of Richard and Ann Herring, of Talybont-on-Usk, Breconshire.

Wales Census 1901 about William Herring and family Residence: Talybont-on-Usk, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Richard Herring Ann Herring William Herring David Herring	Head Wife Son Son	Married Married Single Single	38 36 3 1	abt. 1863 abt. 1865 abt. 1898 abt. 1900	Gardisley, Herefordshire Trecastle, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire

John Samuel Jones
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private S/6192 abt. 1896 20 May 1917 21 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany Son of Charles and Jennett Jones, of Cross Oak, Talybont, Breconshire.

Wales Census 1901 about John Jones and family Residence: Llanfigan, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Charles Jones Jennett Jones William Jones John Jones Elizabeth Jones Mary Jane Jones	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single	36 32 7 4 3 2	abt. 1865 abt. 1869 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1898 abt. 1899	Llansain Frede, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire Llanfigan, Breconshire

William Pitt (No CWGC record)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 23300 abt. 1877, Brilley, Herefordshire 03 May 1919 42 South Wales Borderers Son of Henry and Esther Pitt, nee Lewis.

Census 1891: William Pitt was a farm servant and worked on the farm of William and Alice Davies at Llanavon, Breconshire, Wales.
He resided at Cross Oak when the war broke out.

Thomas Sidney Richards
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 183826 abt. 1898 14 March 1918 20 237th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue, France Son of John and Sarah Richards, nee Evans, of Penbailey, Llangynidr, Crickhowell, Breconshire.

Wales Census 1901 about Thomas Richards and family Residence: Llanddetty, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Richards Sarah Richards Rees Richards Maggie Richards Edith Richards Sarah Richards Thomas Richards	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	42 41 15 12 10 8 3	abt. 1859 abt. 1860 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1893 abt. 1898	Llangunider, Brecknockshire Merthyr, Glamorganshire Llangunider, Brecknockshire Llanddetty, Brecknockshire Llanddetty, Brecknockshire Llanddetty, Brecknockshire Llanddetty, Brecknockshire

William Voss
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 36060 abt. 1880 01 October 1915 35 1st Bn. Welsh Regiment Loos Memorial, France Son of Walter and Elizabeth Voss, nee Davies of Penpound Cottage, Llandetty.

Wales Census 1891 about William Voss and family Residence: Rose Cottage, Llanddetty, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Voss Elizabeth Voss William Voss Maggie Voss	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	45 47 11 24	abt. 1846 abt. 1844 abt. 1880 abt. 1867	Llanddetty, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire

William George Bevan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 267428 abt. 1897, Glousestershire 12 July 1917 20 1st/2nd Bn. Monmouthshire Regiment Bard Corrage Cemetery, Belgium Son of Robert J. and Charlotte Bevan, nee Gegg.

Wales Census 1911 about William G. Bevan and family Postal address: Danydarren, Duffryn, Llangunider Place of enumeration: Llanddetty, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert John Bevan Caroline (?) Bevan William G. Bevan Mary H. Bevan Annie M. Bevan Fredrick T. Bevan E. I. Bevan Robert Edmund Bevan	Head Wife Son Daughter Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	35 35 14 12 9 7 5 8 mo.	abt. 1876 abt. 1876 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1902 abt. 1904 abt. 1906 abt. 1910	Llangynider, Breconshire Bagindon, Gloucestershire Bagindon, Gloucestershire Llangynider, Breconshire Llangynider, Breconshire Llangynider, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire Llanddetty, Breconshire

William Rodrick Maddox
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 93873 abt. 1896 04 November 1918 22 17th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, France Son of Thomas George and Hannah Maddox, nee Morgan.

Wales Census 1901 about Willie Maddox and family Residence: Llanddetty, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Hannah Maddox Mary Maddox Willie Maddox	Head Daughter Son	Widowed Single Single	35 10 5	abt. 1866 abt. 1891 abt. 1896	Llangorse, Breconshire Pontypool, Monmouthshire Talybont on Usk, Breconshire
Thomas George Maddox, the father, died in September 1895.

William Francis Morris
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner W/2198 abt. 1898 27 July 1917 19 "A" Bty. 122nd Bde. Royal Field Artillery Medinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium Son of William and Mary Ann Morris, nee Price, of Farmers' Arms, Bwlch, Breconshire.

Wales Census 1911 about William F. Morris and family Residence: Farmers Arms, Bwlch R. S. O., Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Morris Mary Ann Morris William F. Morris Howell A. Morris Arthur J. Morris Harold P. Morris Henry A. Morris Winifred Morris	Head Wife Son Son Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	36 34 12 11 9 6 3 1	abt. 1875 abt. 1877 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1905 abt. 1908 abt. 1910	Bwlch, Breconshire Bwlch, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire Llansaintffraed, Breconshire

William John Powell
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Guardsman 3012 abt. 1882 17 May 1917 35 1st Bn. Welsh Guards Cantref (St. Mary) Churchyard, Breconshire, Wales, UK Son of William and Jennet Powell, nee Williams, of Trosnant Cottage, Cantref, Breconshire. Remark: Other records place his birth in 1885 and give his date of death as May 12, 1917.

Wills and Administrations, 1917
Powell, William John, of Chapel House, Cantref, Breconshire, died 12 May 1917.
Probate Hereford 25 May to Thomas Powell, Farmer. Effects £135 15s. 9d.

Wales Census 1891 about William J. Powell and family Residence: Crofte, Cantref, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Powell Jennet Powell William J. Powell David Powell Mary A. Powell Thomas Powell William Halder	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Son Servant	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	31 32 6 5 3 1 22	abt. 1860 abt. 1859 abt. 1885 abt. 1886 abt. 1888 abt. 1890 abt. 1869	Cantref, Breconshire Gwenddwr, Breconshire Cantref, Breconshire Llanfrynach, Breconshire Llanfrynach, Breconshire Cantref, Breconshire Radnorshire, Wales

The Powell family grave in the Churchyard of St. Mary, Cantref, Breconshire, Wales:

In
loving memory
of

Jennet
wife of William Powell
(Late of Crofte)
who died March 5, 1922,
aged 65 years.
Also of Lewis Rees, their son,
who died Dec^br 3, 1910,
aged 19 years.
And of their son
Pt^e W^m John Powell,
who died from the effects of gas
poison in the Great War 17 May 1917,
aged 32 years.
Here have we no continuing city but we
seek one to come.
Also of the said
William Powell,
who died 13 April 1945,
aged 88 years.

Walter James Meager
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 6380 08 November 1883, Norwood, Surrey 09 May 1915 31 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium Son of William and Annie Meager, nee Baker. Husband of Frances Ellen Meager, nee Winnals.

Walter James Meager was born in Norwood, Surrey, England on 08 November 1883 and was married to Frances Ellen Winnals in the Church of St. Emmanuel in West Dulwich, Lambeth, Surrey, England on 15 September 1907. Following children of the couple are known: Walter Harry Arthur (1907-1915), Elsie May (b. 1911), and Francis Annie Ivy (b. 1911). The couple resided in Wandsworth and Lambeth before they moved to Llansantffraed in Wales. They emigrated to Australia on 23 April 1912. They were passengers of the ship "Zealandic" and resided at Bankstown, Canterbury, New South Wales in 1913.

England Census 1911 about Walter James Meager and family Residence: 28, Paxton Place, Hamilton Road, West Norwood, Surrey, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter James Meager Frances Ellen Meager Walter Harry Arthur Meager Francis Annie Ivy Meager	Head Wife Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single	28 25 3 2	abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1908 abt. 1911	Norwood, Surrey Ham, Surrey Norwood, Surrey Norwood, Surrey
Remark: Elsie May Meager is listed in the birth registry and can be found in the passenger list but not in the 1911 Census.

Roy James Oldcorn
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Corporal 8997 abt. 1890 23 November 1917 27 8th/9th Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Cambrai Memorial, Louveral, France Son of Arthur and Alice Oldcorn, nee Campbell, of The Green, Northop, Flintshire.

The birth of Roy James Oldcorn was registered in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales during the first quarter of 1891. He worked as a footman and went to Blwch prior to the war.

Wales Census 1911 about Roy Oldcorn and family Residence: Northop, Flintshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Arthur Oldcorn Alice Oldcorn William Oldcorn Roy Oldcorn Kathleen Oldcorn Audrey Oldcorn Majory Oldcorn Mildred Oldcorn Rupert Oldcorn	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Daughter Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	48 47 22 20 13 11 9 7 3	abt. 1863 abt. 1864 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1898 abt. 1900 abt. 1902 abt. 1904 abt. 1908	Mold, Flintshire Cough, Co. Tyrone, Ireland Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire Northop, Flintshire

Ernest Odell (Other records: O'Dell)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 5095 abt. 1889 17 May 1916 27 2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles Arras Memorial, France Son of John W. and Eliza Odell, of 116, Welldon Crescent, Harrow, Middlesex.

Probably:
John Ernest O'Dell was baptised in Emmanuel, Yorkshire, England on 09 October 1890. His parents were John and Eliza O'Dell. He worked at Blwch.

England Census 1901 about Ernest Odell and family Residence: Great Stanmore, Middlesex, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John W. Odell Eliza Odell Florence Odell Frederick P. Odell Helen Odell Ernest Odell Dora Odell	Head Wife Daughter Son Daughter Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	43 44 18 15 14 11 8	abt. 1858 abt. 1857 abt. 1883 abt. 1886 abt. 1887 abt. 1890 abt. 1893	Notting Hill, London Ruislip, Middlesex Pinner, Middlesex Pinner, Middlesex Pinner, Middlesex Stanmore, Middlesex Stanmore, Middlesex

Henry Fenton Garnons-Williams
© AFC102	© soilsister	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant Colonel 9670 17 February 1896, Brecon, Breconshire 10 November 1939 43 Royal Welch Fusiliers Douai Communal Cemetery, France Son of Gerald and Lilian Garnons-Williams, nee Court. Husband of Katherine Garnons-Williams, nee Paddison, of Bridport, Dorsetshire.

Henry Fenton Garnons-Williams was baptised in Penpont, Breconshire, Wales on 05 April 1896. His marriage to Katherine Paddison was registered in Tiverton, Devonshire, England during the fourth quarter of 1925.

Wills and Administrations, 1940
Williams, Henry Fenton Garnons, of Dettingen House, Blackdown, Hampshire, died 10 November 1939 on war service.
Probate Llandaff 10 June to John Crichton Parry de Winton, solicitor. Effects £1584 4s. 1d.

Wales Census 1901 about Henry F. Williams and family Residence: St. John's Mount, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Gerald Garmon Williams Minnie L. Williams Gerald A. Williams Henry F. Williams Unnamed Williams Anne M. Court Elizabeth A. Cooks Frances A. Davies Rose Price Mary A. Martin Elizabeth Milner Ethel Covell	Head Wife Son Son Son Visitor Nurse (Monthly) Cook Housemaid Housemaid Parlourmaid Housemaid	Married Married Single Single Single Widowed Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 33 8 5 1 mo. 67 37 27 20 19 27 23	abt. 1859 abt. 1868 abt. 1893 abt. 1896 abt. 1901 abt. 1834 abt. 1864 abt. 1874 abt. 1881 abt. 1882 abt. 1874 abt. 1878	Llowes, Radnorshire Dulwich, Surrey Brecon, Breconshire Brecon, Breconshire Brecon, Breconshire Skye, Scotland Croydon, Surrey Llanthew, Breconshire Brecon, Breconshire Penpont, Breconshire Tenbury, Worcestershire Ealing, Middlesex
Gerald Garmon Williams was a land agent.

Ieuan Glynne Morgan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1424536 abt. 1922 13 February 1944 22 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK Son of James Edgar and Margaret Jane Morgan, nee Morris, of Brecon, Brecknockshire. Lost without trace, presumably crashed in the Irish Sea during a night cross-country exercise.

The birth of Ieuan Glynne Morgan was registered in Brecknock, Brecknockshire, Wales during the third quarter of 1922. His probable marriage to Elizabeth G. Philips was registered in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales during the fourth quarter of 1940.

Wills and Administrations, 1946
Morgan, Ieuan Glyn, of Pencelly court farm, Llanfigan, Breconshire, died on or since 13 February 1944 on war service.
Administration Llandaff 01 May to James Edgar Morgan, farmer. Effects £192 19s. 2d.

Gilbert Williams
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Stoker 1st Class D/KX 123621 25 September 1917, Brecon, Breconshire 16 June 1942 24 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Hermione" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK Son of Charles and Ellen Williams, nee Meredith, of Talybont-on-Usk, Brecknockshire.

David Gereth Bowen-Jones
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Ordinary Seaman D/JX 160536 25 October 1922, Barry, Glamorgan 31 March 1941 18 Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Bonaventure" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK Son of the Revd. John Alfred Bowen Jones, B. A., and Gertrude Bowen Jones, nee Snowden, of Llansantffraed Rectory, Brecknockshire.

John Thomas Reginald Morgan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Gunner 968727 abt. 1918 12 June 1942 24 104 (The Essex Yeomanry) Regt. Royal Horse Artillery Alamein Memorial, Egypt Son of Evan and Sarah Morgan, nee Amos, of Scethrog, Brecknockshire.

Joseph Cromwell Smith
© Martin Edwards	Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Leading Aircraftman 1152497 abt. 1914 10 October 1941 27 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Merthyr Tydfil (Cefn) Cemetery, Brecknockshire, Wales Son of Joseph and Margaret Ann Smith, nee Evans, husband of Betty Smith, nee Jones, of Cefn Coed. Collided with Whitley (Either K7252 or K9041) of 9 Air Gunners School in the circuit at Llanwrog.

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