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Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1543]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [770]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [37]

Penarth, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [19]

Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [14]

Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10]

Splott, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10]

Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Whitchurch, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4]

Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Near Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Canton Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Cardiff Glamorganshire [2]

Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2]

East Moors, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

5, Dorset Street,Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberavon, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Bridgend, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales [1]

Cardiff,Glamorganshire,Wales [1]

Dinas Powis, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ely, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ferndale, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

George Town, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Leckwith, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Llanbradach, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Llandough, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Neath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Pengam, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Peterston, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Pontcanna, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Pontypridd, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Porthcawl, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Roath Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

St Lythans, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

St Nicholas, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

West Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ystrad, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ystradyfodwg, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sapper [3]

Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Trimmer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major/Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier Caporal [1]

Caporal [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Civilian Chemist [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Engineman [1]

Fireman & Trimmer [1]

Flight Sergeant [1]

Interpreter [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

O.S. [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [22]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS Monmouth [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

19e Escadron du Train des Équipages Militaires [interpreters] [1]

23e bataillon de chasseurs alpins [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Armée française [1]

Attached 29th Indian Brigade M.E.F. - 4th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Attached 3rd Lahore Division B.E.F. - 4th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Black Watch Royal Highlanders [1]

Borderers [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Explosives Loading Company, Faversham [1]

Ghurka Rifles [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [722]

Royal Navy [161]

British Army [103]

Other Empire Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [214]

H [200]

M [195]

W [194]

C [181]

S [181]

J [157]

P [156]

D [148]

T [137]

R [129]

G [127]

L [110]

E [92]

F [86]

A [53]

N [40]

O [37]

K [36]

V [12]

Y [10]

I [9]

U [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1526]

Military Service [940]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Turkey [3]

Australia [1]

China [1]

France [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1543] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [770] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [37] Penarth, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [19] Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [14] Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10] Splott, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10] Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Whitchurch, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4] Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Near Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Canton Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Cardiff Glamorganshire [2] Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2] East Moors, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] 5, Dorset Street,Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Aberavon, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Bridgend, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff Glamorganshire Wales [1] Cardiff,Glamorganshire,Wales [1] Dinas Powis, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ely, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ferndale, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] George Town, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Leckwith, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Llanbradach, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Llandough, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Neath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Pengam, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Peterston, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Pontcanna, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Pontypridd, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Porthcawl, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Roath Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] St Lythans, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] St Nicholas, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] West Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ystrad, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ystradyfodwg, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [70] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Stoker 1st Class [8] Able Seaman [6] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sapper [3] Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Trimmer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major/Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier Caporal [1] Caporal [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Civilian Chemist [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Donkeyman [1] Engineman [1] Fireman & Trimmer [1] Flight Sergeant [1] Interpreter [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] O.S. [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [22] South Wales Borderers [14] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Army Service Corps [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Engineers [4] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Border Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS LION [2] HMS Monmouth [2] HMS TIGER [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2] Welsh Guards [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 19e Escadron du Train des Équipages Militaires [interpreters] [1] 23e bataillon de chasseurs alpins [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Armée française [1] Attached 29th Indian Brigade M.E.F. - 4th Gurkha Rifles [1] Attached 3rd Lahore Division B.E.F. - 4th Gurkha Rifles [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Black Watch Royal Highlanders [1] Borderers [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] Explosives Loading Company, Faversham [1] Ghurka Rifles [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BENBOW [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [722] Royal Navy [161] British Army [103] Other Empire Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [214] H [200] M [195] W [194] C [181] S [181] J [157] P [156] D [148] T [137] R [129] G [127] L [110] E [92] F [86] A [53] N [40] O [37] K [36] V [12] Y [10] I [9] U [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [1526] Military Service [940]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Turkey [3] Australia [1] China [1] France [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Owen Lewis Nurton

Born 1890

British Army 25534 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 640405 Corporal Labour Corps

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Kenneth Gwyn Thomas

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 22083 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41670 Private South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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Leonard Tregaskis

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 23196 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 16 Battalion

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Frederick Jukes

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army PS/2849 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Fred Deere

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army 31827 Private Welsh Regiment

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David Gower Tregelles

Born 1899

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321947

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Herbert John Atherton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 51987 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 51987 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 6762 Private Lancers 9th

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Alfred Walter Bibbings

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104997

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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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Walter Richards

Born 1898

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Robert Ellis

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7932 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Henry Nurton

Born 1882

Died 1948

Royal Navy 205922

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William Hugh Gamlen

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319017

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Patrick Cummins

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 4686/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

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John Aubrey Owen

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Morgan Tugwell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 55795 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Andrew Mccarthy

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 21571 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Edward Howells

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2386

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John Alfred Townsend

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278276

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John Wallace Williams

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228763

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