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Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [757]

Holyhead, Anglesey [124]

Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [13]

Gors Llanbedrog, Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Hamfalog Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Holyhead Anglesey [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Holyhead, Island of Anglesey [1]

Llanwchaiarn, Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Near Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Valley Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Sapper [6]

Stoker [5]

Captain [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Steward [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Plumber [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Greaser [1]

Gunner [1]

Lamp Trimmer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

HMS Goliath [2]

Labour Corps [2]

RMS Leinster [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2]

SS Leinster [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Cambrian [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Dreel Castle [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Warrior [1]

Hospital Ship Anglia [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leinster" (Dublin) [1]

Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

RMS "Leinster" [1]

RNVR Mersey - HMS Chester [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1]

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

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Vasco De Gama [1]

Service

Royal Navy [96]

British Army [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

J [142]

W [128]

R [101]

H [99]

P [63]

O [62]

T [46]

G [43]

M [43]

E [29]

L [28]

D [27]

C [22]

B [21]

S [16]

A [15]

F [7]

N [5]

K [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [758]

Military Service [129]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Ireland [1]

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People [902] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [757] Holyhead, Anglesey [124] Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [13] Gors Llanbedrog, Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Hamfalog Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Holyhead Anglesey [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Holyhead, Island of Anglesey [1] Llanwchaiarn, Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Near Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Valley Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Rank

Private [18] Sapper [6] Stoker [5] Captain [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Deck Hand [2] Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Steward [1] Acting Captain [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Plumber [1] Chief Steward [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Fireman [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1] Greaser [1] Gunner [1] Lamp Trimmer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal Engineers [6] HMS Goliath [2] Labour Corps [2] RMS Leinster [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [2] SS Leinster [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Cambrian [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Dreel Castle [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Q5 (Farnborough) [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Warrior [1] Hospital Ship Anglia [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leinster" (Dublin) [1] Merchant Navy (Mercantile Marine) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] RMS "Leinster" [1] RNVR Mersey - HMS Chester [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Vasco De Gama [1]

Service

Royal Navy [96] British Army [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

J [142] W [128] R [101] H [99] P [63] O [62] T [46] G [43] M [43] E [29] L [28] D [27] C [22] B [21] S [16] A [15] F [7] N [5] K [2] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [758] Military Service [129]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Ireland [1]

John Marsh

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207036

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John Jones

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225540

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Richard Owen

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241773

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Robert Lewis

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266568

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Robert Roberts

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282975

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Hugh Williams

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy K35848 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

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Robert Llewelyn Owen

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233317

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Thomas John Taylor

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245130

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Seth Thomas

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5867 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Hugh Williams

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289093

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John William Jones

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165089

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Robert Owen Davies

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181223

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George Cooper Paley Hewitt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140388

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Owen John Jones

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246349

Royal Navy F46349 Air Craftsman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

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William Rees Hughes

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Zaria

British Army 40893 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Reserve Battalion

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Owen Richard Hughes

Born 1889

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Cook RMS Leinster

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Hugh Jones

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 4366A Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4366A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4366A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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David Owen Davies

Born 1893

British Army 2590 Private 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 267557 Private Labour Corps

British Army 245206 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Edward George

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy DA 9406 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9406/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Vasco De Gama

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Robert John Honeybill

Born 1891

Died 1973

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