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Brecon [75]

Brecon, Breconshire [65]

Brecon, Breconshire, Wales [22]

Brecon Wales [16]

Brecon, Brecknockshire [9]

Brecon, Wales [7]

Brynmawr, Brecon [7]

Crickhowell, Brecon [4]

Hay, Brecon [4]

Talgarth, Brecon [4]

Beaufort, Brecon [2]

Brecon South Wales New South Wales [2]

Brecon, South Wales [2]

Builth, Brecon [2]

Crickhowell, Brecon, Breconshire [2]

Vaynor, Brecon [2]

Ystradgynlais, Brecon [2]

Boughrood, Hay-on-Wye, Brecon [1]

Brecon Hill [1]

Brecon Powys Wales [1]

Brecon Tasmania [1]

Brecon, Brecknock [1]

Brecon, Brecknockshire, South Wales [1]

Brecon, Breknockshire [1]

Brecon, Brenockshire, South Wales [1]

Brecon, Monmouthshire [1]

Builth Wells, Brecon, Breconshire [1]

Buith Wells, Brecon [1]

Cantref, Brecon [1]

Cefn Coed, Brecon [1]

Clydach, Brecon [1]

Cray, Brecon [1]

Crickhowell Brecon, Brecknockshire [1]

Crickhowell, Brecon, Brecknock [1]

Crickhowell, Brecon, Brecknock, Wales [1]

Cwmtwrch, Brecon [1]

Hirwain, Brecon [1]

Llanddew, Brecon [1]

Llanekky Hill, Brynmawr, Brecon [1]

Llanfae, Brecon [1]

Llanfihangel, Brecon [1]

Llangasty Taly Llyn Brecon [1]

Llangattock, Beaufort, Brecon [1]

Llangattock, Brecon [1]

Llangorse, Brecon, Breconshire [1]

Llangyndis, Brecon [1]

Llangynidr, Crickhowell, Brecon [1]

Llyswen, Brecon [1]

Llywel, Brecon [1]

Rhydybriw, Brecon [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [8]

Captain [6]

Major [5]

Guardsman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

AC2 Rigger Aero [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Commander RN [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Drummer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter-Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Foreman [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Colonel and Brigadier General [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [59]

South Wales Borderers TF [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [5]

South Wales Borderers Depot [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Welsh Guards [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

15th Hussars [1]

18th (King Edward VII's Own) Cavalry [1]

1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers [1]

3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force) [1]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1]

No 2 Commando [1]

No 7 Commando [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Reserve of Officers late Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Royal Navy [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [42]

P [30]

H [24]

M [24]

D [22]

J [22]

E [17]

B [16]

C [13]

L [11]

T [10]

G [7]

R [7]

K [5]

F [4]

O [4]

S [4]

N [3]

A [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

India [3]

China [2]

South Africa [2]

Turkey [2]

Yemen [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Pakistan [1]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brecon [75] Brecon, Breconshire [65] Brecon, Breconshire, Wales [22] Brecon Wales [16] Brecon, Brecknockshire [9] Brecon, Wales [7] Brynmawr, Brecon [7] Crickhowell, Brecon [4] Hay, Brecon [4] Talgarth, Brecon [4] Beaufort, Brecon [2] Brecon South Wales New South Wales [2] Brecon, South Wales [2] Builth, Brecon [2] Crickhowell, Brecon, Breconshire [2] Vaynor, Brecon [2] Ystradgynlais, Brecon [2] Boughrood, Hay-on-Wye, Brecon [1] Brecon Hill [1] Brecon Powys Wales [1] Brecon Tasmania [1] Brecon, Brecknock [1] Brecon, Brecknockshire, South Wales [1] Brecon, Breknockshire [1] Brecon, Brenockshire, South Wales [1] Brecon, Monmouthshire [1] Builth Wells, Brecon, Breconshire [1] Buith Wells, Brecon [1] Cantref, Brecon [1] Cefn Coed, Brecon [1] Clydach, Brecon [1] Cray, Brecon [1] Crickhowell Brecon, Brecknockshire [1] Crickhowell, Brecon, Brecknock [1] Crickhowell, Brecon, Brecknock, Wales [1] Cwmtwrch, Brecon [1] Hirwain, Brecon [1] Llanddew, Brecon [1] Llanekky Hill, Brynmawr, Brecon [1] Llanfae, Brecon [1] Llanfihangel, Brecon [1] Llangasty Taly Llyn Brecon [1] Llangattock, Beaufort, Brecon [1] Llangattock, Brecon [1] Llangorse, Brecon, Breconshire [1] Llangyndis, Brecon [1] Llangynidr, Crickhowell, Brecon [1] Llyswen, Brecon [1] Llywel, Brecon [1] Rhydybriw, Brecon [1]

Rank

Private [77] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [8] Captain [6] Major [5] Guardsman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] AC2 Rigger Aero [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Commander RN [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Drummer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter-Master Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Foreman [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Colonel and Brigadier General [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [59] South Wales Borderers TF [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Welsh Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [5] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [5] South Wales Borderers Depot [5] Royal Air Force [4] Welsh Guards [4] Labour Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 15th Hussars [1] 18th (King Edward VII's Own) Cavalry [1] 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers [1] 3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force) [1] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1] No 2 Commando [1] No 7 Commando [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Reserve of Officers late Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

British Army [109] Royal Navy [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [42] P [30] H [24] M [24] D [22] J [22] E [17] B [16] C [13] L [11] T [10] G [7] R [7] K [5] F [4] O [4] S [4] N [3] A [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [238] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [34] India [3] China [2] South Africa [2] Turkey [2] Yemen [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Pakistan [1]

William Thomas

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 28133 Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Albert Webster

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 35010 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Michael Fury

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10358 Private South Wales Borderers

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Charles Douglas Morgan

Born 1893

British Army 10287 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Rees Williams

Born 1883

British Army 62279 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 7188 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103719 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Hugh Griffith Coke Fowler

Born 1882

Died 1947

British Army Major South Wales Borderers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South Wales Borderers

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Francis Alfred Ismay Musk

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9747 Private Coldstream Guards

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Percy Thomas Bate

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 75834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 44th Battalion

British Army 75834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Hardy Keefe

Born 1891

British Army 8777 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 82235 Company Quarter Master Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 8777 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Pritchard

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 18783 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Thomas Hodson

Born 1886

British Army 8621 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 8621 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8621 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Fred Evans

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 15534 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 267451 Private Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force) 2nd Battalion

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James Keefe

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 10278 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10278 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10278 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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William Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J19493 Able Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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William James Hodges

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 14706 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 2258 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army 14706 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Edwin Poole

Born 1879

British Army M2/221611 Private Army Service Corps

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Austin Martin

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 14897 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3635 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 14897 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Pritchard

Died 1915

British Army 11097 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11097 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Lewis Davies

Born 1875

Died 1939

British Army 9905 Serjeant Foreman South Wales Borderers

British Army 9905 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9905 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Morgan John Walters

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5141 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 268118 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 27822 Private South Wales Borderers

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