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South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914
South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914
This is list of men of the SWB who were Prisoners of War as at Christmas 1914. This was provided by each regiment to Princess Mary, through Sir Ernest Goodhart. The purpose was to pass on to each soldier a Princess Mary Gift Fund 1914 Box. These had already been provided to men on active service in December 1914, and she wanted to extend the gesture, albeit belatedly, to those men captured on or before 25th December 1914. Digitised images of these returns can be viewed at the IWM London research room. 88 men are on the list. In addition, Paul Nixon has identified five others: 11739 Driscoll 10327 James 9155 Kenvin 10628 Perry 9045 Samuels. He has mysteriously discovered a sixth man, 6924 T Johnson.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/princess-mary-gift-fund-1914-box-and-contents
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Born 1888
British Army 9835 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9835 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1889
British Army 9530 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
British Army 9530 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1883
Died 1951
British Army 8113 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 8113 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1894
British Army 3/11113 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 11113 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1879
British Army Welsh Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion
British Army 11739 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 11739 Private South Wales Borderers Depot
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Born 1895
Died 1966
British Army 82478 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 3902776 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 10829 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1887
British Army 9093 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 9093 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa
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Born 1881
British Army 80322 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 6103 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1892
British Army 10309 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 10309 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 10309 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1884
British Army 8587 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1889
British Army 3/11681 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 11681 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)
British Army 11681 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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Born 1880
British Army 6323 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
British Army 6323 Private South Wales Borderers
British Army 6323 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
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Born 1890
British Army 7922 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion
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