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Flint, Flintshire [58]

Flint [38]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [26]

Flint, Wales [5]

Flint Wales [4]

Holywell, Flint. [3]

Buckley, Flint, Flintshire [2]

Caerwys, Flint [2]

Dyserth, Flint [2]

Northop, Flint [2]

Rhyl, Flint [2]

Bagillt, Flint [1]

Berthengarn, Flint, England [1]

Bodfari, Flint [1]

Buckley, Flint [1]

CONNAH'S QUAY, Flint [1]

Flint , Wales [1]

Flint Mountain, Flint, Flintshire [1]

Flint near Looe, Cornwall [1]

Flint, Flintshire, North Wales [1]

Flint, North Wales [1]

Flint,Flintshire,Wales [1]

Flint. [1]

Halghton, Flint, Shropshire [1]

Hanmer, Flint [1]

Hawarden, Flint [1]

Hawarden, Flint, Flintshire [1]

Holyweel, Flint [1]

Holywell, Flint [1]

Holywell, Flint, Flintshire [1]

Holywell, Flint, Wales [1]

Llanasa, Flint [1]

Mold Flint [1]

Mold, Flint, Wales [1]

Mostyn, Flint [1]

Penbedw, Nannerch, Flint [1]

Pentre Flint, Flintshire [1]

Penyfordd, Flint [1]

Prestatyn, Flint [1]

Rhesycae, Flint [1]

Rhuddlan, Flint [1]

Shotton, Flint, Flintshire [1]

St Daniels, Hawarden Flint [1]

Whitford, Flint [1]

Ysceifiog, Flint [1]

Rank

Private [36]

Fusilier [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

Welsh Guards [6]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Recruit [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Regiment of Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

South Wales Borderers TF [1]

The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69]

British Army [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [19]

H [19]

J [18]

W [16]

D [15]

E [14]

G [11]

M [11]

C [9]

R [7]

S [7]

O [6]

T [6]

A [5]

L [5]

P [5]

F [3]

K [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150]

Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Flint, Flintshire [58] Flint [38] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [26] Flint, Wales [5] Flint Wales [4] Holywell, Flint. [3] Buckley, Flint, Flintshire [2] Caerwys, Flint [2] Dyserth, Flint [2] Northop, Flint [2] Rhyl, Flint [2] Bagillt, Flint [1] Berthengarn, Flint, England [1] Bodfari, Flint [1] Buckley, Flint [1] CONNAH'S QUAY, Flint [1] Flint , Wales [1] Flint Mountain, Flint, Flintshire [1] Flint near Looe, Cornwall [1] Flint, Flintshire, North Wales [1] Flint, North Wales [1] Flint,Flintshire,Wales [1] Flint. [1] Halghton, Flint, Shropshire [1] Hanmer, Flint [1] Hawarden, Flint [1] Hawarden, Flint, Flintshire [1] Holyweel, Flint [1] Holywell, Flint [1] Holywell, Flint, Flintshire [1] Holywell, Flint, Wales [1] Llanasa, Flint [1] Mold Flint [1] Mold, Flint, Wales [1] Mostyn, Flint [1] Penbedw, Nannerch, Flint [1] Pentre Flint, Flintshire [1] Penyfordd, Flint [1] Prestatyn, Flint [1] Rhesycae, Flint [1] Rhuddlan, Flint [1] Shotton, Flint, Flintshire [1] St Daniels, Hawarden Flint [1] Whitford, Flint [1] Ysceifiog, Flint [1]

Rank

Private [36] Fusilier [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] Welsh Guards [6] Cheshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Recruit [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Regiment of Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] South Wales Borderers TF [1] The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [69] British Army [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [19] H [19] J [18] W [16] D [15] E [14] G [11] M [11] C [9] R [7] S [7] O [6] T [6] A [5] L [5] P [5] F [3] K [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [150] Merchant Navy [26]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

William Bennett

Born 1893

Died 1950

British Army 25674 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 12584 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Samuel Davies

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army 6236 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Hilditch

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 15116 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 15116 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army 15116 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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William Williams

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 240798 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army 2519 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion

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Thomas Charles Roberts

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 5926 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Bellis

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 25526 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 25526 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 25526 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frank Brown

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2227 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 240643 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th (Flintshire) Battalion

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Benjamin Bevan

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1282 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 675368 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Hewitt

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1377 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Archibald Gunther

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 714 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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William Davies

Died 1915

British Army 349 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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William Roberts

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 31871 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Conway

Died 1915

British Army 713 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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William Arthur Evans

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy M749 Boy

Royal Navy M749 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Recruit

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William Morris Williams

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3583 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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John Thomas Evans

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 017031 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 32597 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George William Jones

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 38470 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Thomas Griffiths

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 12117 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Daniel O'keefe

Born 1883

Died 1920

Royal Navy 305268 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Vivid

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Robert Ellis Johnson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1208 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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