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Neath, Glamorgan [207]

Near Neath, Glamorgan [3]

Aberavon, Neath, Glamorgan [2]

Neath Abbey, Glamorgan [2]

Neath, Glamorgan, Wales [2]

Abergwynfi, Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Briton Ferry near Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Bryna, Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Coedfranc, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Gln neath, Glamorgan [1]

Glyn Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Llantwit Lower, Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Llantwit, Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Melymerythan Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Neath West Glamorgan Wales [1]

Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan [1]

Seven Sisters near Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Skewen near Neath, Glamorgan [1]

West Neath, Glamorgan [1]

neath west glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd. Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Driver [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private (Acting Corporal) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [14]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Royal Engineers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

London Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

HMS Benbow [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service Corps [1]

South African Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

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

Training Reserve [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [178]

British Army [52]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [30]

D [25]

R [25]

H [21]

B [16]

T [15]

E [14]

W [14]

M [11]

P [11]

G [10]

S [10]

L [9]

C [7]

F [4]

A [3]

N [3]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [219]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Neath, Glamorgan [207] Near Neath, Glamorgan [3] Aberavon, Neath, Glamorgan [2] Neath Abbey, Glamorgan [2] Neath, Glamorgan, Wales [2] Abergwynfi, Neath, Glamorgan [1] Briton Ferry near Neath, Glamorgan [1] Bryna, Neath, Glamorgan [1] Coedfranc, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Gln neath, Glamorgan [1] Glyn Neath, Glamorgan [1] Llantwit Lower, Neath, Glamorgan [1] Llantwit, Neath, Glamorgan [1] Melymerythan Neath, Glamorgan [1] Neath West Glamorgan Wales [1] Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan [1] Seven Sisters near Neath, Glamorgan [1] Skewen near Neath, Glamorgan [1] West Neath, Glamorgan [1] neath west glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [41] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd. Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Driver [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private (Acting Corporal) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [14] South Wales Borderers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Royal Engineers [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] London Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Welsh Guards [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] HMS Benbow [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid II [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Service Corps [1] South African Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [178] British Army [52] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [30] D [25] R [25] H [21] B [16] T [15] E [14] W [14] M [11] P [11] G [10] S [10] L [9] C [7] F [4] A [3] N [3] I [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [219]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Joseph Gwyn James

Born 1890

Died 1916

South African Services 8079 Private South African Infantry 4th Battalion

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Arthur Stanley Dayson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2229 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 320871 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 24th Battalion

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Benjamin Rees

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10986 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Walter Morgan

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 14746 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 2403 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

British Army 14746 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Ivor Chilcott

Born 1903

Died 1973

British Army 15519 Private South Wales Borderers

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Evan Thomas

Born 1881

British Army 486159 Private Labour Corps

British Army 16212 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Thomas

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 290612 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas David Evans

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46863 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 46863 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John Henry Pullen

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J25459 Able Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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William John Rogers

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 35359 Welsh Regiment 20th Battalion

British Army TR4/12173 Corporal Training Reserve 60th Battalion

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Herbert Charles Collins

Born 1897

Royal Navy J25469

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Edgar William Roberts

Born 1898

Royal Navy J29759

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George Ivor Tucker

Born 1894

Royal Navy J38661

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Glaslyn Evans

Born 1896

Royal Navy J45863

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David Phillips

Born 1896

Royal Navy J45853

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Percival George Lake

Born 1900

Royal Navy J48740

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Albert Edward Ewins

Born 1896

Royal Navy J50831

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Francis John Sedgebeer

Born 1897

Royal Navy J52872

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Sidney Walter Croydon

Born 1899

Royal Navy J72014

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Reginald Glyn Thomas

Born 1899

Royal Navy J71290

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