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Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [125]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire [35]

Cardigan [32]

Cardigan Wales [18]

Cardigan, West Wales [13]

Cardigan Victoria [8]

Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [7]

Aberystwyth, Cardigan [4]

Cardigan, Wales [4]

Cardigan England [2]

Cardigan, Prince Edward Island [2]

Cardigan, South Wales [2]

Llanwenog, Cardigan [2]

Near Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [2]

St Mary's, Cardigan [2]

Aberayron, Cardigan [1]

Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1]

Aberporth, Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1]

Aberporth, Cardigan, West Wales [1]

Aberstywth, Cardigan [1]

Bettws Evan, Penbryn, Cardigan [1]

Blaenporth, Cardigan [1]

Borth Cardigan, Wales [1]

Cardigan Cynnullmawr Parish [1]

Cardigan New South Wales [1]

Cardigan North Wales [1]

Cardigan South Wales New South Wales [1]

Cardigan WALES [1]

Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, West Wales [1]

Cardigan, Glamorgan [1]

Caron Lower, Cardigan [1]

Devil's Bridge, Cardigan [1]

Gwnws, Cardigan [1]

Haford, Cardigan, Wales [1]

Lampeter, Cardigan [1]

Llanarth, Aberayron, Cardigan [1]

Llanarth, Cardigan [1]

Llanbadarn, Cardigan [1]

Llandygwydd, Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1]

Llandyssil, Cardigan [1]

Llandyssul, Cardigan [1]

Llandysul, Cardigan [1]

Llandysul, Cardigan, Wales [1]

Llanfihangel-Y-Creuddyn, Cardigan [1]

Llechryd, Cardigan [1]

Llechryd, Cardigan, Wales [1]

Lledrod, Cardigan [1]

Mount, Cardigan [1]

Nantcwnlle, Tregaron, Cardigan [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

First Mate [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sailor [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Welsh Guards [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Victory II" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS President III [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Sutley [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

London Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Pembrokeshire Yeomanry [1]

Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1]

Red Cross [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS DEFENCE [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cressy." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [64]

British Army [63]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [52]

D [44]

E [34]

M [26]

W [24]

T [22]

R [14]

B [13]

P [13]

G [12]

L [11]

H [10]

S [9]

O [8]

C [5]

V [5]

F [3]

K [3]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [162]

Merchant Navy [128]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Canada [1]

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People [309] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [125] Cardigan, Cardiganshire [35] Cardigan [32] Cardigan Wales [18] Cardigan, West Wales [13] Cardigan Victoria [8] Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [7] Aberystwyth, Cardigan [4] Cardigan, Wales [4] Cardigan England [2] Cardigan, Prince Edward Island [2] Cardigan, South Wales [2] Llanwenog, Cardigan [2] Near Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [2] St Mary's, Cardigan [2] Aberayron, Cardigan [1] Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1] Aberporth, Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1] Aberporth, Cardigan, West Wales [1] Aberstywth, Cardigan [1] Bettws Evan, Penbryn, Cardigan [1] Blaenporth, Cardigan [1] Borth Cardigan, Wales [1] Cardigan Cynnullmawr Parish [1] Cardigan New South Wales [1] Cardigan North Wales [1] Cardigan South Wales New South Wales [1] Cardigan WALES [1] Cardigan, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, West Wales [1] Cardigan, Glamorgan [1] Caron Lower, Cardigan [1] Devil's Bridge, Cardigan [1] Gwnws, Cardigan [1] Haford, Cardigan, Wales [1] Lampeter, Cardigan [1] Llanarth, Aberayron, Cardigan [1] Llanarth, Cardigan [1] Llanbadarn, Cardigan [1] Llandygwydd, Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1] Llandyssil, Cardigan [1] Llandyssul, Cardigan [1] Llandysul, Cardigan [1] Llandysul, Cardigan, Wales [1] Llanfihangel-Y-Creuddyn, Cardigan [1] Llechryd, Cardigan [1] Llechryd, Cardigan, Wales [1] Lledrod, Cardigan [1] Mount, Cardigan [1] Nantcwnlle, Tregaron, Cardigan [1]

Rank

Private [51] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] First Mate [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Sailor [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Welsh Regiment [14] South Wales Borderers [9] Welsh Guards [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Merchant Navy [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Victory II" [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS President III [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Sutley [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] London Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Pembrokeshire Yeomanry [1] Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) [1] Red Cross [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS DEFENCE [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cressy." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [1]

Service

Royal Navy [64] British Army [63] Australian Imperial Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [52] D [44] E [34] M [26] W [24] T [22] R [14] B [13] P [13] G [12] L [11] H [10] S [9] O [8] C [5] V [5] F [3] K [3] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [162] Merchant Navy [128]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Canada [1]

Eynon George Arthur Bowen

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Evan Arthur Morgan

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3641 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 2624 Guardsman Guards Machine Gun Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas Morris Evans

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 52053 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 52053 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 35482 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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David Richards

Died 1917

British Army 16642 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Arthur Morris

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18043 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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John Owen Davies

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228636

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John Arthur Simms

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 13676 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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George Stewart Berrington Davies

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

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William Henry Jones

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy J51038 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J51038 Ordinary Seaman HMS President III

Royal Navy Palace Z/3699 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Charles Edward Cheverton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2034 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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David George Griffiths

Born 1888

Royal Navy 233097

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John Amos

Born 1879

Royal Navy 297825

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John George Morgan

Born 1878

Royal Navy 345375

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Thomas Jones

Born 1889

Royal Navy 351712

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William Harold Richards

Born 1892

Royal Navy F46697

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Lewis George Evans

Born 1899

Royal Navy K49929

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William Stephens

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS9297

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John Davies

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS114179

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John Dowers

Born 1888

Royal Navy 228858

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Myfanwy Davies

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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