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Aberdare, Glamorgan [139]

Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales [3]

Near Aberdare, Glamorgan [3]

Aberdare Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1]

Cwmaman, Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Trecynon, Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

West Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

aberdare glamorgan wales [1]

Rank

Private [36]

Able Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Sapper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Welsh Guards [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Australian War Worker [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Temeraire." [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NARBOROUGH [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officers' Training Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers Depot [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [103]

British Army [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [25]

E [13]

W [13]

H [11]

B [10]

D [10]

P [10]

G [9]

C [8]

L [8]

M [8]

R [7]

T [7]

S [4]

F [3]

K [2]

N [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdare, Glamorgan [139] Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales [3] Near Aberdare, Glamorgan [3] Aberdare Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [1] Cwmaman, Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Trecynon, Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] West Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] aberdare glamorgan wales [1]

Rank

Private [36] Able Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Sapper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [7] Welsh Guards [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Australian War Worker [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Temeraire." [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NARBOROUGH [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Warrior [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officers' Training Corps [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Defence [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers Depot [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

Royal Navy [103] British Army [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [25] E [13] W [13] H [11] B [10] D [10] P [10] G [9] C [8] L [8] M [8] R [7] T [7] S [4] F [3] K [2] N [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [143]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

John Samuel Jones

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17770 Private King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) 8th Battalion

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Morgan Evans

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 43026 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Enner Tharney Tremellen

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment

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Charles Bunting

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 19472 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edwin Hodges

Born 1871

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165215 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Benjamin Jones

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 117555 Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Walters

Born 1880

Died 1921

British Army 37621 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edward Henry Batchelar

Born 1862

Died 1946

Other Empire Force Young Mens Christian Association

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Richard George

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army 52630 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 510260 Private Labour Corps

British Army 98359 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Davies

Born 1884

Died 1926

Canadian Expeditionary Force 532263 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Amos Thomas

Born 1875

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 869 Worker Australian War Worker

British Army 24373 Private Welsh Regiment

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William John Williams

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy K16148

Royal Navy K/16148 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Temeraire."

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David Evans

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 10631 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Gwilym Saunders Jones

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army DM2/134883 Private Army Service Corps

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William Jones

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 3/8212 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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David William James

Died 1916

British Army 25235 Private Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

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Taliesin Griffiths

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army DM2/135068 Private Army Service Corps

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J Emlyn Jones

Died 1916

British Army 2431 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edgar Phillips

Born 1893

British Army 10603 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10603 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Lewis

Born 1892

British Army 10604 Private South Wales Borderers

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