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Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [165]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [29]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales [2]

Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Abergavenny Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny, North Monmouthshire [1]

Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Llantillio Perthorley Yr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Mardy, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

General Service Member [1]

General Service Member Ward Orderly [1]

General Service Member Wardmaid [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [31]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [6]

Labour Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers Depot [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

24th Foot [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

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

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS REVENGE [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers TF [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Welsh Cyclist Battalion [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [84]

British Army [53]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [24]

W [21]

M [20]

H [16]

R [15]

B [14]

P [13]

C [11]

A [10]

G [10]

L [10]

T [9]

S [8]

D [6]

E [6]

F [3]

N [3]

O [3]

V [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

France [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [165] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [29] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales [2] Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Abergavenny Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny, North Monmouthshire [1] Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Llantillio Perthorley Yr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Mardy, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [42] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] General Service Member [1] General Service Member Ward Orderly [1] General Service Member Wardmaid [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Vice Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [31] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [6] Labour Corps [4] South Wales Borderers Depot [4] Royal Air Force [3] HMS VALIANT [2] Royal Engineers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 24th Foot [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Sentinel." [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS REVENGE [1] HMS Revenge [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers TF [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Welsh Cyclist Battalion [1] Welsh Guards [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [84] British Army [53] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [24] W [21] M [20] H [16] R [15] B [14] P [13] C [11] A [10] G [10] L [10] T [9] S [8] D [6] E [6] F [3] N [3] O [3] V [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [15] France [1] India [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

William Lewis Goodwin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94227

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George John Burnett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59661

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James Jeremiah Lyons

Born 1888

British Army 345763 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 9815 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9815 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Clifford Owen Bowcott

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 66 Trooper Australian Light Horse

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Frederick Charles Walters

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1781 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Stanton

Born 1884

British Army 7804 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7804 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7804 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur George Clare

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161846

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Henry Burcher

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3/11350 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11350 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edwin Hopkins

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192405

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John Alfred Ernest Holmes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190371

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Fred George Davies

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188405

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Ernest Alfred Morris

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1891

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Edward Thomas Bowen

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403114

British Army 1090 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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James Frederick Smith

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 12866 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 12866 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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George Porter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225950

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William Henry Watkins

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229701

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Bernard Lewis

Died 1916

British Army 12853 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 12853 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Charles Holland

Born 1891

British Army 3/10523 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10523 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Woods

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10354 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Frederick Smith Morgan

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266023

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