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Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43]

Roath, Cardiff [10]

Roath Cardiff [8]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [7]

Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Roath Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2]

22 Maud Street, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

29 Platinum Street (now Anderson Place), Roath, Cardiff, Wales [1]

Roath Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Roath, Cardiff, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Lt. Sergeant [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

SM1 Technical [1]

Sergeant Major 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer, Class 1 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1st R, Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Gymnastic Staff Corps [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

RAF [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Welsh Regiment and Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Royal Navy [22]

British Army [18]

Last name first letter

M [9]

C [8]

H [7]

P [7]

J [6]

L [6]

S [6]

W [6]

T [5]

B [4]

D [4]

F [4]

R [4]

G [2]

K [2]

O [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [82]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

India [1]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [43] Roath, Cardiff [10] Roath Cardiff [8] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [7] Roath Park, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Roath Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cardiff, Roath, Glamorganshire [2] 22 Maud Street, Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] 29 Platinum Street (now Anderson Place), Roath, Cardiff, Wales [1] Roath Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Roath, Cardiff, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [13] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Lt. Sergeant [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] SM1 Technical [1] Sergeant Major 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer, Class 1 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [3] Welsh Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1st R, Welsh Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Gymnastic Staff Corps [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS LION [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] RAF [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS New Zealand [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Welsh Regiment and Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Royal Navy [22] British Army [18]

Last name first letter

M [9] C [8] H [7] P [7] J [6] L [6] S [6] W [6] T [5] B [4] D [4] F [4] R [4] G [2] K [2] O [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [82]

Country

United Kingdom [10] India [1]

Walter Noel Preston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232423

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William Ewart Johnson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252032

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Reginald J Thomas

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Z1340 Private Rifle Brigade

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George Frederick Charles Woods

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240285

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Charles Robert Tinklin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 20225 Grenadier Guards

British Army 342 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Ralph England Hawkins

Born 1900

Died 1926

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84631 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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James Walsh

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139152

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George Henry Skrines

Born 1893

Royal Navy J65583

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William Arthur Henry Wheeler

Born 1898

Royal Navy F14800

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John Thomas

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207212

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John Fowler

Born 1898

Royal Navy F14269

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Albert Morgan Johnson

Born 1885

Royal Navy F28228

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Joseph Robert Williams

Born 1897

Royal Navy K30770

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Arthur Charles Cokeley

Born 1899

Royal Navy F40526

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Albert John Myers

Born 1894

British Army 853 Private Welsh Guards

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Hector Male

Born 1888

Royal Navy K23420 Stoker 1st Class HMS THUNDERER

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Albert Victor James

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142066

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Harold Joseph Owen-Conway

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284510

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Arthur James Samuel Hadley Perkins

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115597

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George Groves Gale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164774

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