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Barry, Glamorganshire [56]

Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [8]

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [7]

Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Barry Dock, Barry, Glamorganshire [2]

Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Barry Island, Glamorganshire [2]

Barry Island, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorganshire [2]

Near Barry, Glamorganshire [2]

Barry , Glamorganshire [1]

Barry Dock,Glamorganshire [1]

Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Porthkerry, Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

St Nicholas, Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

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Private [6]

Deck Hand [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Arabis [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Royal Navy [19]

British Army [11]

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H [11]

B [9]

G [9]

R [9]

S [8]

W [7]

D [6]

J [6]

T [6]

C [4]

A [3]

F [3]

L [3]

M [3]

P [3]

E [2]

K [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

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People [96] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barry, Glamorganshire [56] Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [8] Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [7] Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Barry Dock, Barry, Glamorganshire [2] Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Barry Dock, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Barry Island, Glamorganshire [2] Barry Island, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorganshire [2] Near Barry, Glamorganshire [2] Barry , Glamorganshire [1] Barry Dock,Glamorganshire [1] Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Porthkerry, Barry, Glamorganshire [1] St Nicholas, Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [6] Deck Hand [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Arabis [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Warrior [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Royal Navy [19] British Army [11]

Last name first letter

H [11] B [9] G [9] R [9] S [8] W [7] D [6] J [6] T [6] C [4] A [3] F [3] L [3] M [3] P [3] E [2] K [1] N [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81] Merchant Navy [12]

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United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1]

Sydney Kingston Gore

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy Clark

Died 1915

British Army S/381 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 8 Battalion

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David Horace Dare

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 10804 Private Somerset Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185587

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Edgar William Bushen

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22266

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James William Raines

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7388

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Sidney Alfred Wells

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 15306 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Henry Archibald Harding

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144211

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William John Westcott

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133568

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John Jubilee Roach

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 24735 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 24735 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Leyslaw Howells

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261030

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William Henry Hunt

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253644

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Trevor Skye

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 26269 Private Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 54/18051 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Richard Bernard David Gregory

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27190

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Edward Robert Tether

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52010

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Frederick Charles Bradshaw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240871

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Robert Smythe Stephenson Baden Powell Steddy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163291

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Edgar Passant

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222102

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Stanley John Davies

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236269

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James William Ayers

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238044

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Walter Horace Gates

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269136

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