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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 Lewis Dickens

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 20904 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Phillip Thomas Griffiths

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS5388 Able Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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Gwilym John Brown

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4694 Able Seaman HMS DUBLIN

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Henry Davies

Born 1889

Royal Navy K358 Leading Stoker HMS BELLEROPHON

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William George Rees

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 316069 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 28722 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Evan Griffiths

Born 1895

British Army 4859 Private Welsh Guards

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David Edwards

Born 1891

British Army 459 Lance-Corporal Welsh Guards

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Florence May Hill

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Elizabeth Ann Woolway

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Charles Green

Born 1897

Royal Navy J38408

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Ernest Harold Newcombe

Born 1890

Royal Navy J49778

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Everett Griffith John

Born 1899

Royal Navy J75750

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William Trevor James

Born 1899

Royal Navy J75753

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Gwilym Rees Williams

Born 1902

Royal Navy J77100

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Joseph Phillips

Born 1899

Royal Navy J84189

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Richard Rowburry

Born 1896

Royal Navy J86716

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Albert Edward Codd

Born 1899

Royal Navy J86686

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William Thomas Harries

Born 1900

Royal Navy J88956

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Thomas Marchant Harries

Born 1885

Royal Navy F23087

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Jenkin Arthur Griffiths

Born 1896

Royal Navy F26046

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