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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]

William Pritchard

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 69263 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Richard Owen

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408854

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Charles Evans

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134761 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 48962 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Bulkeley

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 86207 Company Serjeant Major Welch Regiment

British Army 2278 Sergeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 86207 Company Serjeant Major Welsh Regiment 51st Battalion

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Hugh Hughes

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 13110 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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George Henry Mcilroy

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army G/83962 Staff Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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William Henry Parry

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 58764 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 58764 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2/7th Battalion

British Army 68020 Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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John Henry Luxton

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy Mersey 4/35 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 4/35 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy 4/35 Able Seaman RNVR Mersey - HMS Chester

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Edward Williams

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 28342 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Williams

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 59744 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Thomas Williams

Died 1918

British Army 25907 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 139973 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Griffith Roberts

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 69694 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Owen Roberts

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 61123 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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William Roberts

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 37194 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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William Hawkins

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 18106 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 131685 Private Labour Corps

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David Baker

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 213359 Yeoman of Signals HMS Defence

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John Jones

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy U 1768 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1768/U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark

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Percy Philip Phillips

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237257

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David Hepher Roberts

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221621

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Thomas Jones

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 5107 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 11957 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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