The aim of this section is to remember the men and women of the County of Ceredigion, in West Wales, who gave their lives during both World War 1 and World War 2.
This site is mostly geared up toward men who fought in the Great War, due to the tremendous amount of research material available, but the men of World War II are not forgotten, being also remembered on this website, and more information will be added as it becomes available. These men are harder to research, as their Service Records are not yet available to the general public, so this will be an ongoing project.
The site will be built up as time and research allows, and as much information as is available will be written on each man, along with any available photos of the men, their graves or the cemeteries that are they lie in. As well as showing biographies of the fallen who are commemorated on each War Memorials, details will also be added about any and men who are not listed on them, but who have ties to that Town or Village, and they will be highlighted as such. The information that will be available on the website may well be just a fraction of what is available, as information comes from many sources; namely the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Soldier’s Died, newspaper archives, etc. I am always grateful for any information or photos that anyone can send in of any of the men on their local War Memorials, as it can be used to build up the biographies of the fallen. Also, please feel free to contact me if you have any enquiries about anyone on the site, as I may well have more information than is possible to add to the site.
To give some idea of the loss of life in both World Wars, over 16 million people were killed in the Great War. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme alone (on 1 July 1916) over 60,000 casualties were incurred by the British and Allied forces (Made up of around 19,000 dead, and the remainder wounded or missing).
During the Second World War, the number of people killed throughout the world was estimated at over 55 million. This stupefying figure includes the mass German slaughters of millions of Russian people and the near extinction of the Jewish Race in Europe.
Estimated Casualty Figures For The County
Over 1,100 men from the old County of Cardiganshire fell during the Great War of 1914-1918, and over 500 men and women fell during World War Two. These heroes are commemorated on War Memorials which are scattered all over the county, ranging from names on parents graves, single plaques in Chapels and Churches to Cenotaphs, such as the ones at Cardigan, Lampeter and Aberystwyth. Research is currently on-going to build this website, and so any additional information is most welcome.
To see details of each war memorial, simply click the relevant link below:
- Aberaeron War Memorial
- Aberaeron Secondary School War Memorial
- Aberarth War Memorial
- Aberbanc War Memorial
- Aberbanc (Capel y Drindod) War Memorial
- Aberporth War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Alexandra Road School) Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Bethel Chapel) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth County School War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Eglwys y Santes Fair) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth Football Club War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Holy Trinity Church) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Morfa Chapel) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth Police Station War Memorial
- Aberystwyth Post Office War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Shiloh Chapel) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Skinner Street School) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (St David’s Church) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (St Michaels Church) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (St Paul’s Chapel) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth (Tabernacl Chapel) War Memorial
- Aberystwyth University War Memorial
- Aberystwyth WW1 War Memorial
- Aberystwyth WW2 War Memorial
- Bangor Teifi War Memorial
- Bettws Bledrws War Memorial
- Betws Lleucu War Memorial
- Beulah War Memorial
- Blaenpennal War Memorial
- Borth (Capel Siloh) Memorial
- Borth (Gerlan Methodist Church) Memorial
- Borth (Soar Chapel) Memorial
- Borth (St. Matthew’s Church) War Memorial
- Borth War Memorial
- Bow Street (Capel Noddfa) Memorial
- Bow Street (Capel-y-Garn) Memorial
- Bow Street (Rhydypennau) Memorial
- Bronant War Memorial
- Bryngwyn Chapel War Memorial
- Capel Bangor (Goginan) War Memorial
- Capel Dewi War Memorial
- Capel Seion War Memorial
- Cardigan (Bethania Chapel) War Memorial
- Cardigan Secondary School War Memorial
- Cardigan WW1 War Memorial
- Cardigan WW2 War Memorial
- Cardigan Bay Wellington X MF698 Crash
- Cellan War Memorial
- Cilcennin War Memorial
- Ciliau Aeron War Memorial
- Cribyn War Memorial
- Cwmrheidol War Memorial
- Cwmtydu War Memorial
- Cwmystwyth War Memorial
- Devil’s Bridge War Memorial
- Drefach War Memorial
- Eglwysfach War Memorial
- Felinfach War Memorial
- Gartheli War Memorial
- Goginan (Jezreel Chapel) Memorial
- Goginan School War Memorial
- Henfynw War Memorial
- Henllan (Eglwys Dewi Sant) Memorial
- Lampeter (St David’s College) Memorial
- Lampeter War Memorial
- Llanafan War Memorial
- Llanarth War Memorial
- Llanbadarn Fawr War Memorial
- Llanddeiniol War Memorial
- Llanddewi Brefi War Memorial
- Llandre War Memorial
- Llandyfriog (12th Divisional Train) Memorial
- Llandyfriog (Bryngwenith Chapel) Memorial
- Llandyfriog War Memorial
- Llandygwydd School War Memorial
- Llandygwydd War Memorial
- Llandyssul (Capel y Graig) War Memorial
- Llandyssul County School Memorial
- Llandyssul (Pren Gwyn Chapel) Memorial
- Llandyssul War Memorial
- Llanfair Clydogau War Memorial
- Llanfair Orllwyn War Memorial
- Llanfarian War Memorial
- Llanfihangel y Creuddyn (A Thankful Village?)
- Llangeitho (Penuwch Chapel) Memorial
- Llangeitho War Memorial
- Llangoedmor War Memorial
- Llangorwen War Memorial
- Llangrannog War Memorial
- Llangwyryfon War Memorial
- Llangybi War Memorial
- Llangynfelyn War Memorial
- Llangynfelyn School War Memorial
- Llangynllo (Bwlchygroes Chapel ) Memorial
- Llangynllo (Coedybryn School) Memorial
- Llangynllo War Memorial
- Llanilar War Memorial
- Llanina War Memorial
- Llanon War Memorial
- Llanrhystud War Memorial
- Llansantffraid War Memorial
- Llanwenog School War Memorial
- Llanwenog War Memorial
- Llanwnen War Memorial
- Llechryd Council School War Memorial
- Llwyncelyn War Memorial
- Nantcwnlle War Memorial
- Nebo Chapel War Memorial
- Neuadd Cross War Memorial
- New Cross War Memorial
- New Quay War Memorial
- Pennant (Bethania Methodist Chapel) Memorial
- Pennant Calvinistic Methodist Chapel Memorial
- Pennant (Pontsaeson Methodist Chapel) Memorial
- Pennant (St. Padarn’s) Church War Memorial
- Penparcau War Memorial
- Penrhiwllan (Gwernllwyn Chapel) War Memorial
- Penrhiwllan War Memorial
- Penrhyncoch War Memorial
- Ponterwyd Chapel War Memorial
- Ponterwyd and Ystumtuen War Memorial
- Ponthirwaun Chapel War Memorial
- Pontrhydfendigaid War Memorial
- Pontsian War Memorials
- Rhydowen (Rhydlewis) Chapel War Memorial
- Sarnau (Glynarthen School) War Memorial
- Sarnau War Memorial
- Silian War Memorial
- Swyddffynon War Memorial
- Talgarreg War Memorial
- Talybont War Memorial
- Trefeurig War Memorial
- Trefilan War Memorial
- Tregaron War Memorial
- Troedyraur War Memorial
- Ysbyty Cynfyn (St. John’s Church) War Memorial
- Ysbyty Ystwyth War Memorial
- Ystrad Aeron War Memorial
- Ystrad Meurig War Memorial
- Ystumtuen (Ebenezer Chapel) War Memorial