World War Two – "Wrexham History"

HMS Repulse – interview with survivors Jan 1942

This upload features unique and never broadcast in the UK, footage of a short interview with HMS Repulse survivors whom had escaped from Singapore in early 1942. My late father, Ted Matthews, is one of [more]

Private Douglas ALDERSON 1919 – 1944 – RWF

DOUGLAS D ALDERSON 1919 – 1944 ELIZABETH JONES DIED 1934 AGED 73 GEORGE JONES DIED 1939 AGED 77 Douglas Alderson was the second son of Thomas Alderson and Minnie Jones who had married on 21 [more]

RAF bomber crash, Bwlchgwyn. 1943

During the Second World War, an RAF bomber crashed onto the hillside between Bwlchgwyn and Rhydtalog, killing all eight men on board. See below for their details.If you are at Bwlchgwyn war memorial, the crash [more] [more]

War Casualties at Wrexham Cemetery

World War One BAGNALL, Thomas BOAK, George CLIEVE, James Francis COURTNEY, F CUEL, Alfred DAVIES, John DAVIES, Thomas Philip DAVIES-BIRD, Albert DAWSON, H. Harold DUNN, Robert Henry William EDWARDS, H EVANS, E FINDLAY, George GALLAGHER, [more] [more]