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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]

John Howells

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8878 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Daniel Thomas Evans

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11227 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 11227 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Charles Evans

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291865

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Rees Llewelyn Price

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260270

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Maurice Webster

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2006608

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Edward Harding Newman

Born 1872

British Army Temporary Colonel and Brigadier General Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Colonel Royal Field Artillery 28th Brigade

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Albert Bramley

Born 1886

British Army 9499 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9499 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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Albert Sawyer

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 196411 Petty Officer HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Cyril Vousden

Born 1893

British Army 10364 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 21308 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Francis Hambleton

Born 1864

British Army 43629 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 43629 Driver Royal Field Artillery Reserve

British Army 43629 Driver Royal Field Artillery Reserve

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Edward Ivor Evans

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10539 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10539 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10539 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frank Richards

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 12742 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Llewelyn Oswald Williams

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2437 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 53984 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Thomas Edward Hodge

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3532 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 290955 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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David William James

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313139

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George Ernest James Aylward

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222886

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George Watkins

Born 1888

British Army 8813 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 8813 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8813 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Harold Harding-Newman

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army Captain Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Major Cambridgeshire Regiment

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A J Dance

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115993

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Samuel Dolloway

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235358

Royal Navy F35358 Royal Naval Air Service

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