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Llanfechain (WWI)

At the entrance to the churchyard in Llanfechain stands a lychgate war memorial. It honours the fallen of both World Wars.

For many years the family of the original benefactor had maintained the lychgate. To avoid the possibility of the memorial becoming neglected when the family connection ceased, it was decided to set up a charitable fund to maintain the lychgate in future years. War Memorials Trust gave a special one-off grant of £200 towards this project.

The lychgate was created in 1919 to honour those who died in World War I. Later the names of World War II fallen were added.

The inscription on the memorial reads:

To the Glory of God
in Memory of the Great 
War 1914 to 1918 and as a
thankoffering for peace,
this lych gate was erected
by E. A. Bonnor-Maurice of
Bodynfoel and as a memorial
that many from this Parish
went at the call of duty
to fight for freedom for
their King and for their
Country. Many of whom met
a Hero's death in Foreign
Lands.

Hunent Mewn Hedd.

The names recorded are:

1914 - 1918
Oswald Evan Bennion
Richard Allen Evans
David Hughes
John H. Humphreys
Price LLewellyn Jones
THomas Edward Oliver
Allan Price
William James Shropshire
Frederick Watkins
Robert William Williams

1939 - 1945
Reginald Hillman
Herbert Hughes
Pryce Morris
Oliver Ormrod Openshaw

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM1512
UK National Inventory of War Memorials:

A copy of 'The story of fourteen Llanfechain sons' booklet is held by UKNIWM.  This booklet gives biographical information about the men commemorated on the Llanfechain war memorial lychgate.

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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