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Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [173]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62]

Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales [14]

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales [11]

Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales [10]

Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales [8]

Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [8]

Denbighshire, Wales [6]

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales [6]

Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales [3]

Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales [3]

Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales [2]

Denbighshire Wales [2]

Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales [2]

Llay, Denbighshire, Wales [2]

Rhosymedre, Denbighshire, Wales [2]

Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales [2]

Bettws, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Brymbs, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Coedpoeth, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Colwyn, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1]

Gresford Wrexam Denbighshire Wales [1]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Johnstown, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Mappleton, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Southsea, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Towyn, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

First Lieutenant [2]

Gunner [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

C.Q.M.S. [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commandant [1]

Driver [1]

Gunnery Sergeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Acting Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

52nd Sikhs [1]

52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

King’s Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1]

Motor Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Royal welsh Fusiliers [1]

S.S. Amakura [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

The South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [31]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [43]

H [36]

P [35]

C [26]

M [23]

R [22]

N [17]

W [16]

L [15]

S [15]

A [13]

T [13]

D [11]

E [11]

K [10]

B [9]

O [8]

F [5]

G [5]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [297]

Military Service [36]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Copenhagen, Denbighshire, Wales [173] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62] Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales [14] Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales [11] Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales [10] Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales [8] Holt, Denbighshire, Wales [8] Denbighshire, Wales [6] Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales [6] Gresford, Denbighshire, Wales [3] Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales [3] Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales [2] Denbighshire Wales [2] Llanrwst, Denbighshire, Wales [2] Llay, Denbighshire, Wales [2] Rhosymedre, Denbighshire, Wales [2] Rossett, Denbighshire, Wales [2] Bettws, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Brymbo, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Brymbs, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Coedpoeth, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Colwyn, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Cyffylliog, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1] Gresford Wrexam Denbighshire Wales [1] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Johnstown, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Mappleton, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Southsea, Denbighshire, Wales [1] St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Towyn, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales [1]

Rank

Private [14] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] First Lieutenant [2] Gunner [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] C.Q.M.S. [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commandant [1] Driver [1] Gunnery Sergeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Acting Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal Engineers [5] Cheshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 52nd Sikhs [1] 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] King’s Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1] Motor Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Royal welsh Fusiliers [1] S.S. Amakura [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] The South Lancashire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [31] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [43] H [36] P [35] C [26] M [23] R [22] N [17] W [16] L [15] S [15] A [13] T [13] D [11] E [11] K [10] B [9] O [8] F [5] G [5]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [297] Military Service [36]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Gibraltar [1] India [1] United States [1]

William Jones

Died 1918

British Army 135639 Private Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 57441 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Henry Davies

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 137481 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 137481 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 51508 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Henry Huxley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 19297 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 19297 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph Huxley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 12922 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edward Williams Jones

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 016852 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 59271 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Caledfryn Williams

Australian Imperial Force 1020

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Hugh Rogers

Australian Imperial Force 3428

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John Ellis Jones

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1261 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

British Army 230820 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Cuhelyn Morris

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 581 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Royal Flying Corps

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John Morris

Born 1893

British Army 242834 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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Robert Tilston

Born 1896

Died 1990

British Army 31541 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 456921 Private Labour Corps

British Army 31541 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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George Archibald Warren

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 200893 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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David Charles Lewis

Born 1900

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Sydney William Hudson

Born 1890

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John Inigo Jones

Born 1880

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William Morrow

Born 1880

Royal Navy 359378

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Samuel Chadwick

Born 1888

Died 1967

British Army 1946 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700916 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Bernard Woodfine

Born 1886

Died 1961

British Army 30734 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 501352 Private Labour Corps

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Harold Vivian Rogers

Born 1887

Royal Navy Temporary Acting Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Daffodil

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James Rothwell

Born 1893

Died 1955

British Army 38804 Gunner Motor Machine Gun Corps

British Army 38784 Gunner Motor Machine Gun Corps

British Army 310553 Gunner Royal Engineers

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