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Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [757]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [203]

Anglesey, Wales [128]

Holyhead, Anglesey [124]

Anglesey [39]

Beaumaris, Anglesey [35]

Amlwch, Anglesey [30]

Llangefni, Anglesey [26]

Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales [22]

Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [17]

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales [15]

Menai Bridge, Anglesey [15]

Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [13]

Cemaes, Anglesey, Wales [11]

Anglesey Wales [10]

Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, Wales [9]

Llanfair, Anglesey [8]

Anglesey, North Wales [6]

Newborough, Anglesey [6]

Anglesey, Anglesey [5]

Gaerwen, Anglesey [5]

Llanerchymedd, Anglesey [5]

Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales [5]

Newborough, Anglesey, Wales [5]

Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Gaerwen, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Llanfechell, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Penrhyn, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Pentraeth, Anglesey [4]

Bangor, Anglesey [3]

Dwyran, Anglesey, Wales [3]

Gwalchmai, Anglesey [3]

Llandegfan, Anglesey [3]

Llaneilian, Anglesey, Wales [3]

Llanfair P G, Anglesey [3]

"Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [2]

Aberffraw, Anglesey [2]

Alnwich, Anglesey [2]

Amlwch Port, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Beaumaris, Anglesey, N Wales [2]

Benllech, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Bodedern, Anglesey [2]

Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Bodorgan, Anglesey [2]

Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Cemaes, Anglesey [2]

Cemmaes, Anglesey [2]

Heneglwys, Anglesey [2]

Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey [2]

Rank

Private [90]

Captain [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Sapper [7]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Stoker [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Steward [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter [1]

Chief Plumber [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Greaser [1]

Lamp Trimmer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Naval Reserve [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

RMS Leinster [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2]

SS Leinster [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

128th Pioneers [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

General List and Royal Flying Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS 'Cumberland' [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Cullist [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290]

British Army [128]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Other Empire Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [315]

W [258]

H [213]

R [173]

P [138]

O [124]

T [98]

E [73]

G [71]

M [62]

L [45]

D [43]

C [30]

B [27]

S [22]

A [16]

F [12]

N [6]

K [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1236]

Military Service [454]

Country

United Kingdom [86]

Ireland [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [757] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [203] Anglesey, Wales [128] Holyhead, Anglesey [124] Anglesey [39] Beaumaris, Anglesey [35] Amlwch, Anglesey [30] Llangefni, Anglesey [26] Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales [22] Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [17] Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales [15] Menai Bridge, Anglesey [15] Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [13] Cemaes, Anglesey, Wales [11] Anglesey Wales [10] Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, Wales [9] Llanfair, Anglesey [8] Anglesey, North Wales [6] Newborough, Anglesey [6] Anglesey, Anglesey [5] Gaerwen, Anglesey [5] Llanerchymedd, Anglesey [5] Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales [5] Newborough, Anglesey, Wales [5] Aberffraw, Anglesey, Wales [4] Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, Wales [4] Gaerwen, Anglesey, Wales [4] Llanfechell, Anglesey, Wales [4] Penrhyn, Anglesey, Wales [4] Pentraeth, Anglesey [4] Bangor, Anglesey [3] Dwyran, Anglesey, Wales [3] Gwalchmai, Anglesey [3] Llandegfan, Anglesey [3] Llaneilian, Anglesey, Wales [3] Llanfair P G, Anglesey [3] "Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [2] Aberffraw, Anglesey [2] Alnwich, Anglesey [2] Amlwch Port, Anglesey, Wales [2] Beaumaris, Anglesey, N Wales [2] Benllech, Anglesey, Wales [2] Bodedern, Anglesey [2] Bodffordd, Anglesey, Wales [2] Bodorgan, Anglesey [2] Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales [2] Cemaes, Anglesey [2] Cemmaes, Anglesey [2] Heneglwys, Anglesey [2] Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey [2]

Rank

Private [90] Captain [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Able Seaman [7] Sapper [7] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Stoker [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Seaman [4] Acting Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Steward [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter [1] Chief Plumber [1] Chief Steward [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Fireman [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Greaser [1] Lamp Trimmer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [66] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Naval Reserve [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Welsh Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Labour Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Cheshire Regiment [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] HMS VALIANT [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Victory [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] RMS Leinster [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2] SS Leinster [2] Welsh Guards [2] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 128th Pioneers [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] General List and Royal Flying Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS 'Cumberland' [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Cullist [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Daffodil (Victory X) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [290] British Army [128] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] Australian Imperial Force [11] Other Empire Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [315] W [258] H [213] R [173] P [138] O [124] T [98] E [73] G [71] M [62] L [45] D [43] C [30] B [27] S [22] A [16] F [12] N [6] K [2] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1236] Military Service [454]

Country

United Kingdom [86] Ireland [1] Turkey [1]

Albert Edward Wilkes

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 16259 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 16259 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Elias Wynne Cemlyn-Jones

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army Second Lieutenant The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th (Carnarvonshire and Anglesey) Battalion

British Army Captain The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Isaac Williams

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 30275 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Richard Lewis

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278249

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Hugh Hughes

Died 1916

British Army 5793 Dragoon Guards

British Army 25042 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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David Owen Williams

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146510

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William Williams

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310013

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Robert Hird

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288239

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George Walter Hughes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165365

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Nathaniel Williams

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 344/V Stoker HMS Dreel Castle

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John Jones

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28428 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Vincent Joseph Michael Green

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy 260 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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John Parry

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219055 Sergeant Royal Air Force Squadron 14

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John Owen

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15614 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Owen Williams

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163556

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David Roberts

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 266459 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Owen Hughes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213517

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Edward Owen Williams

Born 1894

British Army 2044 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39435 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39435 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Robert Thomas

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311298

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Richard Hughes

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1620 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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