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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]

Thomas Oliver Hopkins

Born 1883

Died 1951

British Army 7053 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Roy Shinton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 73706 Private Welsh Regiment

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Herman Ewart Dicks

Born 1892

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189330

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Jonah Williams

Born 1891

British Army 10263 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 10263 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10263 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Glyn Rhys Morgan, Mid

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ewart Oswald Child Wilcox

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 89953 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Brian Morgan Dunn

Born 1895

Died 1926

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Isaac John Griffiths

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 11639 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 11639 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Archer

Born 1883

British Army 8280 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8280 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Bowen

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 21687 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion

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Wilfred Bull

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/4110 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Arthur Daniel Jones

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189588

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James Plowman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287498

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Rupert Morgan Dunn

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army PS/2611 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Gouring

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136532

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William Henry Humphrey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302739

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Lewis John James

Born 1890

British Army 9714 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 9714 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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David John Davies

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 189187 (RFR PO B1498) Able Seaman HMS Bayano

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Ifor Phillips

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army M/288810 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Levi Thomas

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279636

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