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Pontypridd, Glamorgan [208]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [68]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [40]

Pontypridd [30]

Pontypridd Wales [14]

Pontypridd, Wales [4]

Ystrad, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [4]

Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [3]

Near Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3]

Pontypridd, South Wales [3]

Ynysybwl, Pontypridd [3]

Abercynon, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2]

Near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2]

Pentre, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2]

Pontypridd, Glam [2]

West Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2]

Ystradyfodwg, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2]

Eglwysilan, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Ferndale, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Glyntaff, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Llantrisant, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Llantwit Fardref, Pontypridd [1]

Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Maesycoed, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Pentre,Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1]

Pontypridd England [1]

Pontypridd Glamorganshire [1]

Pontypridd New South Wales [1]

Pontypridd, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Pontypridd, Cornwall [1]

Pontypridd, Gamorganshire, Wales [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Pontypridd, Monmouth [1]

Pontypridd, Monmouthshire [1]

Pontypridd, Penygraig, Glamorganshire [1]

Pontypridd, South Glamorgan [1]

Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1]

Ton Pentre, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Ton y Pandy,Llwynypia,Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1]

Tonypandy, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Trealaw, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Trealaw, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Treforest, Pontypridd [1]

Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Trehebert, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Serjeant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Driver [2]

Signalman [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [28]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Engineers [6]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA [1]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

339th US Infantry Regiment [1]

58 Machine Gun Company [1]

American Expeditionary Force - V Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment Depot [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Natal." [1]

HMS Bayano [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [176]

British Army [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [55]

J [54]

D [40]

M [31]

G [30]

H [30]

L [25]

P [25]

B [22]

T [21]

E [19]

C [18]

R [17]

S [14]

F [9]

A [7]

K [6]

O [3]

N [2]

V [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373]

Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

China [2]

France [2]

Turkey [2]

Canada [1]

Pakistan [1]

United States [1]

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People [431] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [208] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [68] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [40] Pontypridd [30] Pontypridd Wales [14] Pontypridd, Wales [4] Ystrad, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [4] Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [3] Near Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3] Pontypridd, South Wales [3] Ynysybwl, Pontypridd [3] Abercynon, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2] Near Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2] Pentre, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2] Pontypridd, Glam [2] West Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2] Ystradyfodwg, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [2] Eglwysilan, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Ferndale, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Glyntaff, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Hopkinstown, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Llantrisant, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Llantwit Fardref, Pontypridd [1] Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Llanwonno, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Maesycoed, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Pentre,Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1] Pontypridd England [1] Pontypridd Glamorganshire [1] Pontypridd New South Wales [1] Pontypridd, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Pontypridd, Cornwall [1] Pontypridd, Gamorganshire, Wales [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Pontypridd, Monmouth [1] Pontypridd, Monmouthshire [1] Pontypridd, Penygraig, Glamorganshire [1] Pontypridd, South Glamorgan [1] Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1] Ton Pentre, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Ton y Pandy,Llwynypia,Pontypridd,Glamorgan. [1] Tonypandy, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Tonyrefail, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Trealaw, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Trealaw, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Treforest, Pontypridd [1] Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Trehebert, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Rank

Private [89] Corporal [11] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Able Seaman [7] Serjeant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Driver [2] Signalman [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private/Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [28] Welsh Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Engineers [6] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [5] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Welsh Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA [1] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 339th US Infantry Regiment [1] 58 Machine Gun Company [1] American Expeditionary Force - V Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment Depot [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Natal." [1] HMS Bayano [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS LION [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [176] British Army [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [55] J [54] D [40] M [31] G [30] H [30] L [25] P [25] B [22] T [21] E [19] C [18] R [17] S [14] F [9] A [7] K [6] O [3] N [2] V [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373] Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [59] China [2] France [2] Turkey [2] Canada [1] Pakistan [1] United States [1]

Daniel A Mercer

Born 1897

Died 1969

British Army 53308 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 13897 Private 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment

British Army 13897 Private 58 Machine Gun Company 9th Battalion, Welsh Regiment

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John Wayne Morgan

Born 1879

Died 1951

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Cheshire Field Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Glamorgan (Fortress

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Glamorgan (Fortress

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George Cannon

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 26174 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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John Stanley Key Grover

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 8288 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7661 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8288 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1st - 2nd Battalion

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Alfred George Lisle Lavers

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 9849 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Bn

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William Frost Martin

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 203425 Private Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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Thomas Wilding

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army W/2977 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas John Legg

Born 1891

Died 1926

British Army 9626 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Harry Meyrick

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 164795 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edwin Henry Sweetman

Born 1894

Died 1972

Other Empire Force American Expeditionary Force - V Corps 170th Infantry Brigade - 85th Infantry Division

Other Empire Force North Russia Expeditionary Force

Other Empire Force 2052309 Private 339th US Infantry Regiment

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John Lewington Sweetman

Born 1886

Died 1931

British Army 29298 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 29298 Private Welsh Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 71439 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Brockett Grover

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army K/690 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 22nd Battalion

British Army Private

British Army 690 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

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Rees Breacher

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11048 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 36329 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

Royal Navy Wales Z/906 Able Seaman HMS Invincible

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George Henry Gater

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13685 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Tudor Williams

Born 1892

British Army 35299 Private Welsh Regiment 20th Battalion

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Joseph Jones

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army T3/029436 Driver Army Service Corps

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Philip Richards

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14312 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Robert Leyshon Thomas

Born 1896

British Army 236079 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 249th Field Co.

Royal Navy 1025 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Edward Sheen

Born 1870

Died 1914

British Army 16611 Corporal Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert James Bye

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 127176 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 939 Private Welsh Guards

British Army Nottinghamshire and Derby Regiment

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