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Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [165]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [29]

Abergavenny [19]

Abergavenny Wales [9]

Abergavenny England [6]

Abergavenny, Monmouth [4]

Abergavenny, Wales [3]

Abergavenny, Glamorgan [2]

Abergavenny, Mon [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales [2]

Llanfoist, Abergavenny [2]

Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Abergavenny Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny North Wales [1]

Abergavenny, Isle Of Man [1]

Abergavenny, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny, North Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny. [1]

Abersychan, Abergavenny, Monmouth [1]

Llanbadarn Fawr, Abergavenny, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny [1]

Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Llantillio Perthorley Yr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Mardy, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Monouth, Abergavenny [1]

St Mary's, Abergavenny [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Gunner [2]

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]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [35]

Monmouthshire Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers Depot [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

24th Foot [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

3rd battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Ordance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire 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]

Irish Guards [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Officers Cadet Battalion [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

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

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [31]

M [28]

W [25]

P [21]

H [19]

B [16]

R [16]

T [13]

C [12]

G [12]

L [12]

D [11]

A [10]

S [10]

E [7]

F [6]

N [3]

O [3]

V [3]

K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

France [1]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [260] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [165] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [29] Abergavenny [19] Abergavenny Wales [9] Abergavenny England [6] Abergavenny, Monmouth [4] Abergavenny, Wales [3] Abergavenny, Glamorgan [2] Abergavenny, Mon [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales [2] Llanfoist, Abergavenny [2] Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Abergavenny Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny North Wales [1] Abergavenny, Isle Of Man [1] Abergavenny, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny, North Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny. [1] Abersychan, Abergavenny, Monmouth [1] Llanbadarn Fawr, Abergavenny, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny [1] Llantilio Pertholey, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Llantillio Perthorley Yr Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Mardy, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Monouth, Abergavenny [1] St Mary's, Abergavenny [1]

Rank

Private [65] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Gunner [2] 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] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Vice Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [35] Monmouthshire Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] South Wales Borderers Depot [6] Royal Engineers [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [3] Welsh Guards [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS VALIANT [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 24th Foot [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 3rd battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Ordance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire 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] Irish Guards [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Officers Cadet Battalion [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers Attached Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [31] M [28] W [25] P [21] H [19] B [16] R [16] T [13] C [12] G [12] L [12] D [11] A [10] S [10] E [7] F [6] N [3] O [3] V [3] K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [28] France [1] India [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Austin William Tomkins

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 60195 Private Welsh Regiment

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Richard Thomas Mann

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1435 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 1st/3rd Battalion

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Kenelm Cuthbert Vaughan

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Officers Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Edgar Charles Hooper

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6513 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Wilfred James Cole

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 7736 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7736 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Higgs

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 15056 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 227789 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 3481 Private 3rd battalion Monmouthshire Regiment

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Henry Madden

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army 9340 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/9340 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9340 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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William Arthur Allen Evans

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army 1095 Private Essex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army

British Army 96417 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Arthur Price

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7924 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 7924 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles William Ponsford Lewis

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3106 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 53824 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Price

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 8477 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8477 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Parker

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 48349 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Jeremiah Madden

Born 1883

British Army 7843 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7843 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7843 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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John Spencer Davies Berrington

Born 1878

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

British Army Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 6 Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Major Royal Air Force

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George Aaron Johnson

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9881 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9881 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Godfrey Charles Tomkins

Born 1889

Died 1933

British Army 9488 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9488 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Mary Elizabeth Lewis

Born 1899

Died 1923

British Army L966 General Service Member Ward Orderly Voluntary Aid Detachment No 72 General Hospital, Trouville, France

British Army L966 General Service Member Voluntary Aid Detachment Monmouth Res.

British Army L966 General Service Member Wardmaid Voluntary Aid Detachment No 1 Australian Military Hospital, Rouen, France

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George Thomas Jordan

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2104 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Allan Morgan

Died 1916

British Army 26234 Private Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

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Charles Daniel Webb

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S2380 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 10th Battalion

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