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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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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]

Ernest Charles Furneaux

Born 1888

Died 1929

British Army 71 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 79108 Private Royal Engineers

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Edgar Jewell

Born 1894

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22349

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Arthur Thomas Searle Dickinson

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Lieutenant Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

Indian Army Lieutenant 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)

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John Charles Kinglake

Born 1894

British Army 015097 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Stanley Thomas Evans

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6279 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202575 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 6279. 202575 Private 2/4th

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Richard Watson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2896 Private Welsh Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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David Harris

Died 1916

British Army 11101 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

British Army 11101 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David James Demery

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy 18986 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/18986 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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James Reed

Born 1888

British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9803 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Bishop Llewellyn Henry Gwynne

Born 1863

Died 1957

British Army Temporary Chaplain Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Deputy Chaplain-General

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Frederick Robbins

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3703 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3703S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Charles Henry Stanford

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 9084 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Dyson Bransby 'brock' Williams

Born 1877

Died 1922

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment

British Army Temporary Major Welsh Regiment

British Army Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Devoy

Born 1875

British Army 266415 Private Labour Corps

British Army 5250 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Herbert Thomas

Died 1916

British Army 7073 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

British Army 7073 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Pridmore

Born 1891

British Army 10488 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 10488 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10488 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Richard Mitchell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 92452 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Gordon Jones

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17272 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Swansea Pals (14th Battalion)

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Ernest L Bond

Died 1918

British Army 85731 Private Machine Gun Corps 42nd Battalion

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Clifford Vincent Lewis

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 10938 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 31752 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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