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
Born 1888
British Army 9151 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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
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
Born 1891
British Army 10389 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 10389 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 564043 Private Labour Corps
British Army 9118 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1891
British Army 8875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 8875 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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
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
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
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
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
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Born 1887
Died 1971
British Army Battalion Major South Wales Borderers
British Army Captain South Wales Borderers
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
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
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Died 1914
British Army 7235 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 7235 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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
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
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