Below are remembered the men of the outlying villages around Newcastle Emlyn who gave their lives in the Great War. These villages include Capel Iwan, Cenarth, Cilrhedyn, Drefach, Henllan, Llangeler, Newchurch, Penboyr, Saron & Velindre. The men of the town itself are remembered on the towns web-page.

*Work in Progress*

The Great War- 1914-1918

Name Rank Regiment From
Jones, Samuel Richard Private  Royal Army Medical Corps Aberarad
Williams, Evan James Guardsman Welsh Guards-1st Battalion Aberarth
Dodd, John Henry Private Royal Engineers-68th Labour Corps Aberarth
Lewis, Titus Private Welsh Regiment-9th Battalion Adpar
Jones, James Private  Yorkshire Regiment-13th Battalion Beulah
Thomas, William Owen Private South Wales Borderers-5th Battalion Blaenporth
Thomas, Ivan Arthur Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps-142nd Company Brongest
Davies, William Scurlock Private Machine Gun Corps-37th Company Bronwydd
James, Samuel Private Welsh Guards-2nd Battalion Bryngwyn
Thomas, Tom Private Lancashire Fusiliers-2/5th Battalion Bryngwyn
Evans, Gwynedd Edward Rifleman South African Infantry-2nd Mounted Rifles Cenarth
Jones, James L/Corporal Royal Engineers-350th E & M Company Cenarth
Rees, Lemuel Thomas Private South Wales Borderers-6th Battalion Cenarth
Davies, David Morris Private Cheshire Regiment-13th Battalion Drefach
Evans, Llewellyn Lance Corporal Welsh Horse-1/1st Battalion Drefach
Thomas, William Alfred Rifleman London Regiment-12th Battalion (The Rangers) Drefach
Davies, Rhys Beynon Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps-2 Squadron Henllan
Jones, David Emlyn Private Welsh Regiment-9th Battalion Henllan
Jones, Simon James Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment-2nd Battalion Henllan
Lewis, David Gunner Royal Field Artillery-84th Battery, 11th Brigade Henllan
Lewis, David James Private Welsh Regiment-1/4th Battalion (Carmarthen) Henllan
Lloyd, Martine Kemes Arundel Captain Grenadier Guards-2nd Battalion Henllan
Phillips, Henry Private Devonshire Regiment-1st Battalion Henllan
Williams, Thomas James Private Welsh Regiment-2nd Battalion Henllan
Jones, Evan John Private Royal Field Artillery-C Battery, 75th Brigade Henllan
Williams, John Lewis Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers-10th Battalion Henllan
Jones, John Private  Royal Welsh Fusiliers-9th Battalion Henllan
Davies, David George Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy-H.M.S. Vivid Llandyfriog
Thomas, John Edmund Deck Hand Royal Navy-HM Trawler Euston Llandyfriog
Jones, James Arthur Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers-13th Battalion Llandyfriog
Jones, Samuel Richard Private  Royal Army Medical Corps Llandyfriog
Jones, William Enson Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment-16th Battalion (Cardiff City) Llandyfriog
Rees, Evan Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers-9th Battalion Llanfyrnach
Thomas, Thomas James Corporal Welsh Regiment-24th Battalion Llangeitho
Evans, S Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Llangeler
Jones, Hugh Private Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters)-1st Battalion Llangeler
Jones, John Private  Welsh Regiment-1/4th Battalion (Carmarthen) Llangeler
Jones, Llewellyn Private Welsh Horse-1/1st Battalion Llangeler
Jones, William Private  Welsh Horse-1/1st Battalion Llangeler
Jones, William Private Welsh Guards-1st Battalion Llangeler
Morris, John Thomas Private London Regiment-20th Battalion Llangeler
Perry, William Lance Corporal Duke Of Cornwall’s Light Infantry-1st Battalion Llangeler
Sexton, William Dennis Private Welsh Regiment-15th Battalion (Carmarthen) Llangeler
Thomas, Thomas Private Welsh Regiment-13th Battalion (2nd Rhondda) Llangeler
James, Samuel Private Welsh Regiment-1/6th Battalion (Glamorgan) Llangoedmor
Young, Albert Edward Private Welsh Guards-1st Battalion Llannon
Jones, Evan James Garbett Ordinary Seaman Mercantile Marine-SS Avanti (London) Llechryd
Davies, William David Private Welsh Regiment-9th Battalion Newchurch
Davies, Daniel Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps-74th Company Newchurch
Evans, David Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers-16th Battalion Newchurch
Griffiths, Evan Private  Welsh Regiment-24th Battalion Newchurch
Jeremy, David Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery-49th Siege Battery Newchurch
Jeremy, William Private Welsh Regiment-13th Battalion (2nd Rhondda) Newchurch
Jones, John Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers-10th Battalion Newchurch
Owens, John Private South Wales Borderers-7th Battalion Pantygrwndy fach
Davies, Benjamin Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps-7th Battalion Penboyr
Davies, John Private Welsh Regiment-15th Battalion (Carmarthen) Penboyr
Davies, Thomas Arthur Private South Wales Borderers-2nd Battalion Penboyr
Evans, Edward James Private Machine Gun Corps-43rd Company Penboyr
Owens, Benjamin John Private Manchester Regiment-20th Battalion Penboyr
Thomas, John Rhys Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers-25th Battalion (Welsh Horse) Penboyr
Davies, Thomas Sapper Royal Engineers-35th Airline Section Pentrecourt
Jones, John Private Welsh Regiment-15th Battalion (Carmarthen) Saron
Lewis, William Herbert Lance Corporal Royal Engineers-178th Tunneling Company Saron
Rees, D Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers Saron
Thomas, Daniel Private Rifle Brigade-13th Battalion Saron
Thomas, David James Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment-10th Battalion Talgarreg
Owen, David J Seaman Royal Navy-H.M.S. Victorian Troedyrhiw
Howells, William Private Welsh Regiment-1/4th Battalion (Carmarthen) Velindre
Davies, David John Private West Yorkshire Regiment-2/8th Battalion Velindre
Jones, Harry Owen Lance Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment-2nd Battalion Velindre
Rees, Daniel Evan Private Somerset Light Infantry-1st Battalion Velindre


The grave of 2nd Lieutenant Rhys Beynon Davies of the 2nd Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Rhys was the son of James and Margaret Davies, of Llwyngwern, Henllan, and was killed in action on the 1st May, 1917. He lies in Monchy-Breton Churchyard, France.