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14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
14th (Service) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers was raised at Llandudno on the 2nd of November 1914 by the Welsh National Executive Committee. Later in the month they joined 128th Brigade, 43rd Division at Llandudno, which was renamed 113th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division on the 28th of April 1915. They moved to Winchester for final training in August 1915 and proceeded to France in December 1915. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on The Somme, suffering severe casualties. The Division did not return to major action for more than a 12 months. In 1917 they were in action in the Third Battles of Ypres, in 1918 they were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. Demobilisation began in December 1918 and was complete by June 1919.
16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme
1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets
11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment
3rd Jan 1916 Living in a Lake
10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens
9th February 1916 Call Ups
10th Jul 1916 Heavy Casualties
16th Sep 1917 Quiet 
17th Sep 1917 Reliefs
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Those known to have served with14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Benyon William. Pte. (d.2nd Sep 1917)
- Crawford William. Cpl.
- Davies Thomas Albert. Sgt. (d.18th Sept 1918)
- George David. (d.4th Aug 1917)
- Griffiths Richard Rowland. L/Cpl. (d.31st January 1917)
- Hughes David William . Pte. (d.25th Aug 1918)
- Hughes George Brookes. Pte.
- Hughes Robert John. Cpl (d.18th Sep 1918)
- Jones Llewelyn. Pte. (d.6th July 1916)
- Jones Richard. Pte. (d.23rd August 1918)
- Lewis Edward. Pte. (d.8th Oct 1918)
- Morris Michael. Pte.
- Roberts W Morris. Pte.
- Tellett Thomas. Sgt.
- Weale VC. Henry. Sgt.
- Williams David Edgar. Pte. (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Williams Oscar Owen. Pte.
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Pte. W Morris Roberts 16th Btn. D Company Royal Welsh Fusiliers The Oxfam Shop in Abergavenny were given a book, an Antiphonarium Romanum from The Chapelle D' Armentieres dated 1901. The book is inscribed "Souvenir de la guerre 1914 - 1918, W Morris Roberts, Ty Fry, Llanrug, Caernarvonshire , Private 43821 RWF. This volume was picked up in the trenches, close to the ruins of the above place in March 1918 while holding the line on that sector".
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David George 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.4th Aug 1917) David George served with the South Wales Borderers and Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
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Pte. Michael Morris 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Michael Morris was the son of Henry and Laura Morris of Bryn Awelon, Cwm Y Glo, Llanberis, Caernarfon.
Relatives in Caernarfon still fondly remember.
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Pte. Edward "Sil" Lewis 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.8th Oct 1918) Sil Lewis was my grandmother's cousin. She was brought up with his family after her mother died when she was a baby. She said he was a great practical joker, always smiling, and always particularly kind to her.
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Pte. David William Hughes 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.25th Aug 1918) Visited my grandfathers grave on the 5th Sept 2018 a lifetime wish since I saw his photo aged 11yrs (now lost). David Hughes was 20 yrs old when he was killed and my mother, his daughter, was two. She was to lose her mother following childbirth after my mother so Mam was brought up by her grandfather. My son accompanied me on the trip and I placed a lock of my mothers hair on a cross a symbolic re-union for father and daughter. I wish Mam could have visited when he was alive. It was a cruel war. I was so proud to see so many Welsh flags in Ypres and a memorable ceremony at the Menin Gate. Returning from Mametz Wood there was a farm and a silo was painted white and poppies painted on the side and the Welsh flag at the top. Very moving trip and one day I will return.
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Pte. William "Dump" Benyon 14th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (d.2nd Sep 1917) William Benyon's family nickname was 'Dump'. I can only guess at the reason.
Before enlisting he was a well known local footballer in St. Helens, Lancashire. He played for St. Helens Town.
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Pte. Oscar Owen Williams 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers My maternal grandfather Oscar Williams was a Lewis Gunner in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, he served from Feb 1915 until the end of the war. He was haunted by his vivid recollections of the horror of war and particularly of his experiences at the Battle of Mametz Wood on the 10th of July 1916, serving in Ypres 1917 and the comrades he lost. He returned an embittered young man in his mid 20's.
He returned to his Summerhill, Wrexham family home and to his job as a coal miner. The war was his only visit to mainland Europe, surprisingly he never saw the attraction of crossing the channel again in his lifetime.
His name appears on the Roll of Honour inside Holy Trinity, the parish church of Gwersyllt, Wrexham alongside all those from the local area who served their country with such bravery in 1914-1919.
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Pte. George Brookes Hughes 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers In November 1914 George Hughes joined 14th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers at Llandudno, part of Kitchener's new army. At time of enlistment, George lived at 11 Kings Road, Llandudno. In August 1915 the Battalion moved to Winchester for final training. On the
1st December 1915 they marched from Winchester to Southampton, the majority of officers and men embarking on the SS Empress Queen for "an extremely rough passage during the night, of 6 hours duration" to Le Havre, Normandy. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on the Somme and the Battalion suffered heavy casualties.
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Pte. Llewelyn Jones 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.6th July 1916) Llewelyn Jones was the son of Isaac and Ann J Jones of 4 Greenbank Terrace, Denbigh.
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Sgt. Thomas Albert Davies 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers (d.18th Sept 1918) Thomas was the son of John and Elizabeth Davies, husband of Jennie (née Cartwright) Davies of 12 Hennessey Terrace, Denbigh.
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Cpl. William Crawford 9th Btn. Blackwatch William Crawford served with the 9th Battalion, Blackwatch and 14th Royal Welsh Fusliers
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