Bangor is y Coed War Memorial

The village of Bangor is y Coed is a village in the ancient district of Maelor, on the banks of the River Dee. The ancoent parish covered both counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire but is now part of the county borough of Wrexham.

The War Memorial is a circular column of Woolton red sandstone crowned with a figure representing mourning and set in a semi-circular stone bend. It was designed by the Liverpool sculptor, Herbert Tyson Smith and was dedicated on Sunday 24 May 1925.

Inside the church are further personal memorial plaques:
 * Placed by the Rev. R. J. B. and Mrs. Paterson Morgan (former Rector) in grateful remembrance of the 23 Bangor men who fell in the War.
 * From Mr. Oliver Ormrod of Pickhill Hall, to the memory of three of his sons, a great loss, Lt. Col. Lionel James Ormrod, 12 Royal Lancers; Captain Oliver Hugh Hugh Ormrod, R.F.A. and R.F.C.; and Captain Lawrence Moreland Ormrod, M.C., Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
 * To the memory of Roger Mansell William Fenwick, the younger son of Mrs. Fenwick, Plas Fron and the late Captain Fenwick, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
 * To the memory of Major Guy Winwood Gostage, the husband of Mrs. Costage, Gerwyn Hall.
 * To the memory of Major Frank Stuart Lloyd, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the fifth son of Mr Frank Lloyd of Eton House.

Sources:
 * Bangor is y Coed War Memorial
 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 * WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
 * 1901 Census