Edward Evan Lloyd was born in the June Quarter of 1898, son of Gabriel and Mary Williams of Llantysilio. He was adopted in 1901 by his great grandparents on his mother's side, Robert and Jane Owens of Ty Ucha Cottages Rhewl. In 1911 he was living with his widowed grandmother Anne Evans (formerly Lloyd) and in the war enlisted in the 10^th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

An enlargement taken from the memorial

photograph of Great War soldiers,

taken by local photographer Lettsome.