St. Martin's War Memorial

The small border village of St. Martin's (Welsh: Llanfarthin) lies in the county of Shropshire in England but had strong connections with the county of Denbighshire across the border in Wales.

The ancient parish of St. Martin's was made up of the townships of Ifton, Wiggington, Bronygarth and Weston Rhyn. Each of these townships bordered Wales, with the River Ceiriog and the River Dee forming the border. However, in 1870 the townships of Weston Rhyn and Bronygarth were formed into the new parish of Weston Rhyn.

The church at St. Martin's is dedicated to St Martin of Tours and the parish was part of the Welsh Diocese of St Asaph until 1922 when it was transferred to the English Diocese of Lichfield.

The area was, for centuries, under the influence of nearby Chirk Castle and, later, the Trevor family of Brynkinallt (Welsh: Bryncunallt) in Chirk.

The two 'local' regiments were the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

1939-45
Sources:
 * St Martin's War Memorial
 * Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 * 1901 Census