Gresford Colliery Disaster - RWF Perished

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According to YDG. 27 serving and former members of the regiment perished at Gresford Colliery in Sept 1934.

So far I've managed to identify 12 men……any others tucked away in your databases anywhere? This info will form a small section in Vol 5 RRRWF.

Thanks in advance.

4RWF
Bdsm F Hampson - HQ
Dmr TR Cornwell - HQ
Fus GA Clutton - HQ
Fus A Davies 70 - HQ
Fus M Davies 48 - A Coy
Fus J Parry 82 - A Coy
Fus RT Stevens - B Coy

Former Members:
Sgt John Rowlands MM - ex
Sgt Joseph Archibald - ex
Sgt RE Tittle - ex
Sgt I Jones - ex
Fus Albert(Harry) Ross - ex

[Baconwallah]

None in mine, Al

John

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Another 7 names. Pictures also available on FB.

WH TRoberts.
William Henry Nichols
Harry Nicholls
John Kelsall
Walter Wineyard
John R Parry
Edward Llewelyn Rogers

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A joint effort between myself and Richard thus far. 17 in the bag 10 to go:

Confirmed RWF(assumed to be Ex)
William Henry Nichols
Harry Nicholls
Walter Wineyard
Edward Llewelyn Rogers

Confirmed Serving with 4RWF(YDG)
Bdsm F Hampson - HQ
Dmr TR Cornwell - HQ
Fus GA Clutton - HQ
Fus A Davies 70 - HQ
Fus M Davies 48 - A Coy
Fus J Parry 82 - A Coy
Fus RT Stevens - B Coy

Confirmed Former Members:
ex Sgt John Rowlands MM
ex Sgt Joseph Archibald
ex Sgt RE Tittle
ex Sgt I Jones
ex Fus Albert(Harry) Ross
ex Fus WH Roberts.

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Needs some help on this one:

"Henry Evan Owens aged 54 of Cunliffe Walk, Garden Village, Wrexham originally from of Bagillt died on 22nd September 1934 in the disaster at Gresford Colliery."

See the poor quality scan of a cert of service below. I've almost convinced myself it says Royal Welsh Fusiliers…..I'm slightly perturbed that it is issued in London District.

[Hywyn]

Al

I can't read it properly but from what I can he is a Royal Defence Corps man number 30617 or similar in 327 or similar PC (Protection Coy). The RDC in its entirity were admined by London area TF. The route to being RDC (bar being enlisted straight in after they were formed) is
TF (National Reserve)
TF Battalion (in this case 4th)
Supernumeray Coy, TF Bn
RDC

Where does the name Henry come from?

Hywyn

edit: I see now that it's the Colliery sheet that gives the Henry bit.

[Hywyn]

I had a dabble at the RDC some time ago. Looking at my notes now I see that I determined that RDC numbers 30553 to 30643 were men from No 1 Supernumerary Coy 5th Bn and that they were 323 Protection Coy. (Don't ask me to explain how I arrived at this!!)On that Cert am I seeing his number as 30617 and the Prot Coy is 323?

I presume the Cunliffe Walk address is a 1934 address. He might previously be from 5th Bn catchment area.

Where's the Cert of Service from?


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Further edit. Doh! I see you already say he is from Bagillt. I'm slipping!

[Hywyn]

His papers are in Service Records under his Supernumerary Coy number of 20066. Address of Chirk Cottage, The Boot, Bagillt.

[Hywyn]

Which Page/Group are they to be found on FB?

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Back of the net! Well done Hywyn, great work. Don't really know much about this mob. So is he or was he RWF. In other words, does he get included on the RWF Death List as an ex member of the regiment? I'm currently not getting great internet (in the van at Carnforth), so Ancestry's a little difficult.