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Swansea, Glamorgan [1048]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [508]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [471]

Swansea [155]

Swansea Wales [95]

Swansea Tasmania [64]

Swansea England [28]

Swansea, Wales [19]

Swansea, South Wales [17]

Near Swansea, Glamorgan [12]

Swansea New South Wales [11]

Swansea South Wales New South Wales [9]

Morriston, Swansea, Glamorgan [8]

Morriston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [8]

Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales [8]

St Thomas, Swansea, Glamorganshire [6]

Landore, Swansea, Glamorganshire [5]

Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorganshire [5]

Swansea Glamorgan [5]

Swansea, Carmarthenshire [5]

Brynmill, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4]

Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Gowerton, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4]

Llansamlet, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4]

Morriston, Swansea [4]

Oystermouth, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4]

Cockett, Swansea, Glamorganshire [3]

Swansea, Glam [3]

Clase, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Clydach, Swansea [2]

Clydach, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Gowerton, Swansea [2]

Landore, Swansea [2]

Mumbles, Swansea [2]

Plasmarl, Swansea [2]

Plasmarl, Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Saint Johns Swansea [2]

Saint Mary's Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Sketty, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

St. Thomas, Swansea [2]

Swansea Glamorganshire WALES [2]

Swansea Tas Tasmania [2]

Swansea, Dorset [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales [2]

Swansea, Monmouthshire [2]

West Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

All Saints' Vicarage, Swansea, Wales [1]

Bishopston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Bonymaen Swansea [1]

Brymmell, Swansea [1]

Rank

Private [298]

Lance Corporal [30]

Stoker [27]

Corporal [25]

Stoker 1st Class [25]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Able Seaman [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [18]

Driver [17]

Captain [15]

Gunner [14]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Guardsman [10]

Rifleman [7]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Deck Hand [6]

Pioneer [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Sergeant [5]

Trimmer [5]

Engineman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Engineer [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Superintendent [1]

Bishop [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [131]

South Wales Borderers [58]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Naval Reserve [31]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [23]

Welsh Guards [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10]

HMS TIGER [9]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [5]

HMS Vivid I [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

HMS THUNDERER [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Indefatigable [3]

HMS LION [3]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

HMS Active [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1130]

British Army [442]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [351]

Australian Imperial Force [213]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [210]

J [207]

M [199]

W [198]

B [192]

H [189]

L [173]

R [163]

T [160]

S [149]

P [143]

E [136]

C [134]

G [133]

A [70]

F [68]

O [32]

K [30]

N [25]

Q [11]

I [9]

V [6]

Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2044]

Merchant Navy [505]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [228]

France [5]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Swansea, Glamorgan [1048] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [508] Swansea, Glamorganshire [471] Swansea [155] Swansea Wales [95] Swansea Tasmania [64] Swansea England [28] Swansea, Wales [19] Swansea, South Wales [17] Near Swansea, Glamorgan [12] Swansea New South Wales [11] Swansea South Wales New South Wales [9] Morriston, Swansea, Glamorgan [8] Morriston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [8] Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales [8] St Thomas, Swansea, Glamorganshire [6] Landore, Swansea, Glamorganshire [5] Llangyfelach, Swansea, Glamorganshire [5] Swansea Glamorgan [5] Swansea, Carmarthenshire [5] Brynmill, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4] Cockett, Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Gowerton, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4] Llansamlet, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4] Morriston, Swansea [4] Oystermouth, Swansea, Glamorganshire [4] Cockett, Swansea, Glamorganshire [3] Swansea, Glam [3] Clase, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Clydach, Swansea [2] Clydach, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Gowerton, Swansea [2] Landore, Swansea [2] Mumbles, Swansea [2] Plasmarl, Swansea [2] Plasmarl, Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Saint Johns Swansea [2] Saint Mary's Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Sketty, Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] St. Thomas, Swansea [2] Swansea Glamorganshire WALES [2] Swansea Tas Tasmania [2] Swansea, Dorset [2] Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales [2] Swansea, Monmouthshire [2] West Swansea, Glamorgan [2] All Saints' Vicarage, Swansea, Wales [1] Bishopston, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Bonymaen Swansea [1] Brymmell, Swansea [1]

Rank

Private [298] Lance Corporal [30] Stoker [27] Corporal [25] Stoker 1st Class [25] Second Lieutenant [23] Able Seaman [21] Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [20] Sapper [18] Driver [17] Captain [15] Gunner [14] Ordinary Seaman [13] Guardsman [10] Rifleman [7] Boy 1st Class [6] Boy 2nd Class [6] Deck Hand [6] Pioneer [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Sergeant [5] Trimmer [5] Engineman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Major [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Engineer [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Superintendent [1] Bishop [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [131] South Wales Borderers [58] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Naval Reserve [31] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [23] Welsh Guards [21] Devonshire Regiment [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [10] HMS TIGER [9] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [9] Grenadier Guards [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Glamorgan Yeomanry [5] HMS Vivid I [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] HMS THUNDERER [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Indefatigable [3] HMS LION [3] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Chaplain's Department [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] HMS Active [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Vivid [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1130] British Army [442] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [351] Australian Imperial Force [213] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

D [210] J [207] M [199] W [198] B [192] H [189] L [173] R [163] T [160] S [149] P [143] E [136] C [134] G [133] A [70] F [68] O [32] K [30] N [25] Q [11] I [9] V [6] Y [6]

Contribution

Military Service [2044] Merchant Navy [505] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [228] France [5] India [1] South Africa [1] Yemen [1]

Brinley William George Ford

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army 34280 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army WR/287747 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 5866 Private Welsh Regiment

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Phillip Bromfield Luxton

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 22289 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Lovering

Born 1895

Died 1949

British Army 17196 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 17196 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion (Swansea Pals)

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William Beynon

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4101 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4101 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion Post Office Rifles

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Robert Dennis

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 17772 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion (Swansea Pals)

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Bertram Hewitt Jenkins

Born 1885

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3161 Lance Corporal 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Thomas William Dunn

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 1165 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1163 Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Ahearne

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy U 1292 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1292U Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Robert John Miskelly

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army R/19281 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 20th Btn

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Richard Otten

Born 1882

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick George Herepath

Born 1896

Died 1978

Royal Navy J50780 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy J50780 Able Seaman

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Adolphus Henry Date

Born 1888

Died 1962

British Army 170468 Private Labour Corps ex Welsh Regiment

British Army Private Welsh Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army Private Welsh Regiment 22 Battalion

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Francis George Williams

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army T4/173338 Driver Army Service Corps 11th Div. Train, Mechanical Transport

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Thomas Sidney Parker

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army 15209 Private Scots Guards

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Charles Harold Evelyn Head

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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William H Williams

Born 1883

Died 1954

British Army 13781 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Sydney Randell Jenkins

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1607 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army 1607 Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Philip John Mckevitt

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General Staff Seconded from Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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David John Thomas

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15068 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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William George Gregg

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 1592 Private Welsh Guards

British Army

British Army 1592 Private Welsh Guards

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