South Wales Borderers at Tsingtao 1914

South Wales Borderers at Tsingtao 1914

These men disembarked at Laoshan Bay on 23rd September 1914, and participated in the siege. They are the only British infantry regiment to have this battle honour. They embarked at Sha-tzu-kou Bay on 18 November, headed to Hong Kong, and arrived in Britain in January 1915. Their next destination was the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 1915. There is a very interesting book on the siege by John Dixon, "A Clash of Empires, the South Wales Borderers at Tsingtao, 1914" with many photos from the regimental museum, and a nominal roll of the men who were at the siege of Tsingtao. // I have researched all of these men, a large number of whom have been located on the 1911 Census. This has been researched since 2010, and my data appears on both my website, and I have granted permission for it to also appear on LOTFWW, hence this community.

https://swb1914.uk/index.php/home/

Created by: , Keith1947

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  • Profile picture for Albert Victor Rickward

    Born 1888

    British Army 9151 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for E Thomas

    British Army 10645 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Charles Frederick Knight

    Born 1888

    British Army 236458 Sapper Royal Engineers

    British Army 9224 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9224 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Edward Rothenbaugh

    Born 1889

    British Army 49749 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

    British Army 8326 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 8326 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

  • Profile picture for Arthur George Attwood

    Born 1891

    British Army 10389 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10389 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for John E Smith

    British Army 564043 Private Labour Corps

    British Army 9118 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Henry Poynter

    Born 1891

    British Army 8875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 8875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Bertie Roberts

    Born 1892

    Died 1918

    British Army 10361 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

    British Army 10361 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 401105 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th Battalion

  • Profile picture for Joseph Sidney Fairbrass

    Born 1887

    Died 1916

    British Army 9189 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9189 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9189 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers

  • Profile picture for John Watkin Lewis

    Born 1885

    Died 1920

    British Army 9158 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9158 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9158 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Morgan Hixson

    Born 1892

    Died 1971

    British Army 10608 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

    British Army 33990 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

    British Army 10608 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Owen Williams

    Born 1891

    British Army 10875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10875 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

  • Profile picture for Roderick Loraine Petre

    Born 1887

    Died 1971

    British Army Battalion Major South Wales Borderers

    British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

  • Profile picture for Burnam Kelly

    Born 1890

    Died 1964

    British Army 9138 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9138 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 9138 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

  • Profile picture for Thomas William Stratford

    Born 1880

    Died 1935

    British Army 5555 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 5555 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 5555 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Arthur George Payne

    Died 1914

    British Army 7235 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 7235 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for John James Ward

    Born 1890

    Died 1915

    British Army 10423 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10423 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

    British Army 10423 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

  • Profile picture for Edward Davies

    Born 1891

    British Army 10283 Private South Wales Borderers

    British Army 10283 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

    British Army 10283 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion