Most, but not all, of the battalion went to Tsingtao. These are the exceptions that stayed behind. There was an age limit of 19 to being engaged on "Active Service", hence the Boy soldiers did not deploy to a combat zone.These men who stayed behind were identified by Major Martin Everett and John Dixon, and are mentioned as such in an appendix to Dixon's book about 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.
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Born 1888
British Army 9356 Serjeant South Wales Borderers
British Army 317997 Serjeant Tank Corps
British Army 9356 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1914
British Army 10366 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 10366 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1893
Died 1917
British Army 9651 Private (Acting Serjeant) South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9651 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 9651 Company Quartermaster Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1889
British Army 10519 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 38003 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers
British Army 10519 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1897
British Army 11027 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 11027 Boy South Wales Borderers
British Army 11027 Boy South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1888
British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1892
British Army 82486 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 3902783 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 10195 Private South Wales Borderers
Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army 10789 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1890
Died 1915
British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 10065 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1892
Died 1915
British Army 10628 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1890
British Army 25859 Private Shropshire Light Infantry
British Army 42092 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers
British Army 10076 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1897
British Army 11028 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 3903248 Serjeant South Wales Borderers
British Army 11028 Boy South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1865
British Army 9484 Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 2069 Bandmaster Manchester Regiment
British Army 9484 Bandmaster South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1891
Died 1917
British Army 10532 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 10532 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 10532 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1891
British Army 8737 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 8737 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 8737 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1886
Died 1915
British Army 9527 Bandsman South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 6055 Bandsman Manchester Regiment
British Army 9527 Bandsman South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1875
British Army 5125 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 5125 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1898
British Army 11045 Boy South Wales Borderers
British Army 11045 Corporal South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 11045 Boy South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
Born 1892
British Army 9911 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9911 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers
Born 1888
Died 1916
British Army 11055 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 8205 Somerset Light Infantry
British Army 11055 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion