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Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [124]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [122]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [116]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [113]

Pembrokeshire [71]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [69]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [61]

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire [57]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [56]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire [52]

Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales [49]

Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [42]

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [40]

St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, Wales [36]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales [33]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [31]

Narberth, Pembrokeshire [29]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales [26]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [20]

Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales [14]

Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [12]

Carew, Pembrokeshire [11]

Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire [10]

Pembrokeshire, Wales [10]

Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [9]

Milford, Pembrokeshire [9]

St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales [9]

Guilford, Pembrokeshire, Wales [8]

Monkton, Pembrokeshire [8]

Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [7]

Wiston, Pembrokeshire [7]

Amroth, Pembrokeshire [6]

Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales [6]

Newport, Pembrokeshire [6]

Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire [6]

Solva, Pembrokeshire [6]

Llandilo, Pembrokeshire [5]

Narbeth, Pembrokeshire [5]

Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [5]

Penally, Pembrokeshire [5]

Saint Marys, Pembrokeshire [5]

Stackpole, Pembrokeshire [5]

Steynton, Pembrokeshire [5]

Burton, Pembrokeshire [4]

Cosheston, Pembrokeshire [4]

Letterston, Pembrokeshire [4]

Llandilo, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4]

Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire [4]

Manorbier, Pembrokeshire [4]

Mathry, Pembrokeshire [4]

Rank

Private [117]

Captain [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Able Seaman [14]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Gunner [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Deck Hand [9]

Driver [9]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Rifleman [5]

Shipwright 1st Class [5]

Shipwright 2nd Class [5]

Trimmer [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Chief Stoker [3]

Engineman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Midshipman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Shipwright [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

1st Mate [1]

ACT FOR ...? [1]

ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914 [1]

ALIAS Engineman [1]

Acting Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [57]

Royal Naval Reserve [21]

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Labour Corps [9]

Pembroke Yeomanry [8]

London Regiment [7]

Welsh Guards [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Goliath [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS LION [3]

HMS TIGER [3]

HMS Vivid [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS DEFENCE [2]

HMS DUBLIN [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Northampton [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Russell [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

Royal Navy [765]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276]

British Army [193]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Other Empire Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [176]

D [161]

M [142]

W [132]

H [130]

B [111]

R [109]

G [107]

L [107]

P [103]

T [101]

E [99]

S [83]

C [50]

A [27]

O [25]

N [24]

F [17]

V [15]

K [7]

I [6]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1199]

Merchant Navy [489]

Country

United Kingdom [121]

Belgium [1]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [124] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [122] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [116] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [113] Pembrokeshire [71] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales [69] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [61] Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire [57] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [56] Neyland, Pembrokeshire [52] Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales [49] Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [42] Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [40] St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, Wales [36] Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales [33] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [31] Narberth, Pembrokeshire [29] Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales [26] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [20] Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales [14] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [12] Carew, Pembrokeshire [11] Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire [10] Pembrokeshire, Wales [10] Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [9] Milford, Pembrokeshire [9] St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales [9] Guilford, Pembrokeshire, Wales [8] Monkton, Pembrokeshire [8] Cardigan, Pembrokeshire [7] Wiston, Pembrokeshire [7] Amroth, Pembrokeshire [6] Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, Wales [6] Newport, Pembrokeshire [6] Saint Davids, Pembrokeshire [6] Solva, Pembrokeshire [6] Llandilo, Pembrokeshire [5] Narbeth, Pembrokeshire [5] Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [5] Penally, Pembrokeshire [5] Saint Marys, Pembrokeshire [5] Stackpole, Pembrokeshire [5] Steynton, Pembrokeshire [5] Burton, Pembrokeshire [4] Cosheston, Pembrokeshire [4] Letterston, Pembrokeshire [4] Llandilo, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4] Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire [4] Manorbier, Pembrokeshire [4] Mathry, Pembrokeshire [4]

Rank

Private [117] Captain [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Able Seaman [14] Ordinary Seaman [13] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Gunner [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Deck Hand [9] Driver [9] Sapper [9] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Petty Officer [6] Stoker Petty Officer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Leading Seaman [5] Rifleman [5] Shipwright 1st Class [5] Shipwright 2nd Class [5] Trimmer [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Chief Stoker [3] Engineman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Midshipman [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Shipwright [2] Temporary Captain [2] 1st Mate [1] ACT FOR ...? [1] ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914 [1] ALIAS Engineman [1] Acting Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [57] Royal Naval Reserve [21] Royal Engineers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] South Wales Borderers [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Labour Corps [9] Pembroke Yeomanry [8] London Regiment [7] Welsh Guards [5] Army Service Corps [4] HMS Erin [4] HMS Goliath [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS LION [3] HMS TIGER [3] HMS Vivid [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Australian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS DEFENCE [2] HMS DUBLIN [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS NEW ZEALAND [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Northampton [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Russell [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Vivid I [2] HMS Vivid II [2] HMS Warrior [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

Royal Navy [765] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [276] British Army [193] Australian Imperial Force [17] Other Empire Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [176] D [161] M [142] W [132] H [130] B [111] R [109] G [107] L [107] P [103] T [101] E [99] S [83] C [50] A [27] O [25] N [24] F [17] V [15] K [7] I [6] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1199] Merchant Navy [489]

Country

United Kingdom [121] Belgium [1] Egypt [1] India [1] Malaysia [1]

Edwin Poulden Fenton Stamper

Born 1885

Died 1939

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th (Service) Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Eric James Kershaw Buckley

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Dunkirk

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Augustus Charles Owen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/19573 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Herbert Matthew Kingston

Born 1900

Died 1988

British Army 38011 Private Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment

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Frederick George Rosen

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 423 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T470065 Sapper Royal Engineers 530th Durham Reserve Field Company

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John O'shea

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12075 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 1378 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 62075 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Sydney Thomas

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 34089 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Brabyn Evans

Born 1884

Died 1971

British Army Captain

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1812 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Benjamin Davies John, Mid

Born 1888

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2153 Private Australian Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion

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Robert Lewis Francis

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 2335 Acting Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 2335 Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Charles Norton Breckenridge

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 24472 Private Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

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Charles Reginald Gruchy

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 6369 Private London Regiment 3/15th Battalion

British Army 6369 Private London Regiment 1/15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 533170 Private London Regiment 1/15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Frank Gordon Button

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 6495 Private Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army 6495 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 6495 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Henry Morris

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284786

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William Protheroe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296156

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William Davies

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168117

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George Henry Williams

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276610

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John Lewis Williams

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267475

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George Frederick William Roblin

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281296

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Marsena Morris

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30267

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