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Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1543]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1445]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [770]

Cardiff [346]

Cardiff Wales [249]

Cardiff, Wales [60]

Cardiff England [56]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [37]

Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [31]

Cardiff, South Wales [26]

Cardiff South Wales [25]

Cardiff New South Wales [24]

Penarth, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [19]

Canton, Cardiff [18]

Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [14]

Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10]

Roath, Cardiff [10]

Splott, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10]

Cardiff, Monmouthshire [9]

Near Cardiff, Glamorgan [9]

Roath Cardiff [8]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [7]

Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Grangetown, Cardiff [6]

Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Cardiff, Glam [5]

Cathays, Cardiff [5]

Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan [5]

Whitchurch, Cardiff [5]

Canton, Cardiff, Wales [4]

Cardiff,Wales [4]

Splott, Cardiff [4]

Whitchurch, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cardiff Glamorgan [3]

East Moors, Cardiff [3]

Near Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Penarth near Cardiff [3]

Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Roath Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Adamsdown, Cardiff [2]

Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Canton Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Cardiff Glamorganshire [2]

Cardiff WALES [2]

Cardiff, Carmarthenshire [2]

Cardiff, Gloucestershire [2]

Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2]

Cogan, Cardiff [2]

Rank

Private [447]

Stoker 1st Class [60]

Second Lieutenant [54]

Corporal [40]

Lance Corporal [39]

Able Seaman [38]

Gunner [34]

Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [32]

Captain [27]

Ordinary Seaman [25]

Sapper [25]

Driver [24]

Guardsman [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Leading Stoker [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Leading Seaman [9]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Rifleman [6]

Sergeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Midshipman [4]

Petty Officer Stoker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Carpenter's Crew [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Engineman [2]

Fireman & Trimmer [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [155]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [81]

South Wales Borderers [68]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [56]

Welsh Guards [52]

Royal Engineers [41]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Naval Reserve [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Labour Corps [19]

London Regiment [19]

Monmouthshire Regiment [18]

HMS LION [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Grenadier Guards [10]

HMS Monmouth [10]

HMS TIGER [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10]

HMS Ajax [9]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

HMS BELLEROPHON [7]

HMS THUNDERER [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [6]

HMS BENBOW [6]

HMS Erin [6]

HMS Indefatigable [6]

HMS VALIANT [6]

HMS Vivid [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

HMS Defence [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1616]

British Army [751]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [741]

Australian Imperial Force [361]

Other Empire Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [436]

H [413]

W [393]

M [390]

C [374]

S [356]

P [309]

D [293]

J [283]

G [263]

T [253]

R [252]

L [231]

E [182]

F [161]

A [111]

O [79]

K [77]

N [71]

V [23]

Y [20]

I [17]

U [5]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3366]

Merchant Navy [1527]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [334]

Turkey [5]

Australia [4]

India [4]

China [3]

France [3]

South Africa [2]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

Cyprus [1]

Germany [1]

Iraq [1]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1543] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1445] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [770] Cardiff [346] Cardiff Wales [249] Cardiff, Wales [60] Cardiff England [56] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [37] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [31] Cardiff, South Wales [26] Cardiff South Wales [25] Cardiff New South Wales [24] Penarth, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [19] Canton, Cardiff [18] Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [14] Cathays, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10] Roath, Cardiff [10] Splott, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [10] Cardiff, Monmouthshire [9] Near Cardiff, Glamorgan [9] Roath Cardiff [8] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [7] Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Grangetown, Cardiff [6] Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Cardiff, Glam [5] Cathays, Cardiff [5] Llandaff, Cardiff, Glamorgan [5] Whitchurch, Cardiff [5] Canton, Cardiff, Wales [4] Cardiff,Wales [4] Splott, Cardiff [4] Whitchurch, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cardiff Glamorgan [3] East Moors, Cardiff [3] Near Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Penarth near Cardiff [3] Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Roath Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Adamsdown, Cardiff [2] Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Canton Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Cardiff Glamorganshire [2] Cardiff WALES [2] Cardiff, Carmarthenshire [2] Cardiff, Gloucestershire [2] Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2] Cogan, Cardiff [2]

Rank

Private [447] Stoker 1st Class [60] Second Lieutenant [54] Corporal [40] Lance Corporal [39] Able Seaman [38] Gunner [34] Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [32] Captain [27] Ordinary Seaman [25] Sapper [25] Driver [24] Guardsman [13] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Leading Stoker [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Deck Hand [9] Leading Seaman [9] Lance Serjeant [7] Major [7] Acting Corporal [6] Boy 2nd Class [6] Rifleman [6] Sergeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Midshipman [4] Petty Officer Stoker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Carpenter's Crew [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Petty Officer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Engineman [2] Fireman & Trimmer [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [155] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [81] South Wales Borderers [68] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [56] Welsh Guards [52] Royal Engineers [41] Royal Field Artillery [41] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Naval Reserve [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Labour Corps [19] London Regiment [19] Monmouthshire Regiment [18] HMS LION [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Devonshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Grenadier Guards [10] HMS Monmouth [10] HMS TIGER [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10] HMS Ajax [9] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] HMS BELLEROPHON [7] HMS THUNDERER [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Glamorgan Yeomanry [6] HMS BENBOW [6] HMS Erin [6] HMS Indefatigable [6] HMS VALIANT [6] HMS Vivid [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] HMS Defence [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1616] British Army [751] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [741] Australian Imperial Force [361] Other Empire Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [436] H [413] W [393] M [390] C [374] S [356] P [309] D [293] J [283] G [263] T [253] R [252] L [231] E [182] F [161] A [111] O [79] K [77] N [71] V [23] Y [20] I [17] U [5] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3366] Merchant Navy [1527] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [334] Turkey [5] Australia [4] India [4] China [3] France [3] South Africa [2] Belgium [1] Canada [1] Cyprus [1] Germany [1] Iraq [1] Ireland [1] Singapore [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

John Emlyn James

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army 2366 Lance Corporal Herefordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Herefordshire 1st Battalion

British Army 2366 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Frederick John Holbrook

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 30649 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 30649 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army Royal Engineers

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Alfonso Rawlings Denham

Born 1879

Died 1936

British Army M/341659 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Hill Gaskell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City)

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George Chapel Willicott

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98275 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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George Ashford Bessant

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2438 Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army G/25684 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment 11th Bn

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John Henry Fry

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 204335 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 5896 Monmouthshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 285531 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Norman Davies

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 6139 Private London Regiment 15th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 24650 Essex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 6139 Private London Regiment Attached 2nd/20th Battlion London Regiment

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Horace J Ellocott

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 2552 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army Tank Corps

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William Bryant

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army 290274 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 237083 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Llewellyn Crighton Davies

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

British Army 6971 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 54th Training Depot Station

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Eustace Tanfield Vachell

Born 1893

Died 1981

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Welsh Divisional Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Royal Monmouthshire

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Walter Elliott Dickson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army B/19927 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Cuthbert Henry Kerswill

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 2nd Class HMS Boscawen III

Royal Navy 235202 Boy 1st Class HMSs Boscawen III, Sutlej, Vivid I, Nile, Diana

Royal Navy 235202 Ordinary Seaman HMS Diana

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Allen John Davenport

Born 1898

Died 1991

British Army T/292943 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T292943 Driver Royal Army Service Corps H.T.

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Victor J Callus

Born 1887

Died 1963

British Army 1124 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1124 Sergeant Major 1st Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1124 Royal Flying Corps

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Ivor Francis Card

Born 1891

Died 1955

British Army M/285366 Private Royal Army Service Corps 905 Motor Transport Company

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Alfred Moss

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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John Melean

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 302500 Tank Corps

British Army 39634 Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army T2/12239 Private Army Service Corps

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George John James Cartwright

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 392 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/392/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Battalion

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