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Wrexham, Denbighshire [371]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62]

Brymbo, Wrexham, Denbighshire [7]

Rhos, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6]

Ruabon, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6]

Gwersyllt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [5]

Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire [4]

Chirk, Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Johnstown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Marchwiel, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Acton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1]

Eyton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Fresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Gwersylt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Hightown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Hope, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Marford, near Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Near Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Southsea Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Southsea, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Wrexham Denbighshire [1]

Wrexham Union Workhouse, Denbighshire [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Wrexham, Denbigh, Denbighshire [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales [1]

Wrexham, Ruabon, Denbighshire [1]

Wrexham,Denbighshire. [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

First Lieutenant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

C.Q.M.S. [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Gunnery Sergeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Plumber's Mate [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Chief General Staff Officer, Gallipoli [1]

Commanding Royal Artillery [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regt [1]

H.M. Submarine E47 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Flirt [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Swiftsure [1]

HMS Victory [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

O.N. [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers [1]

RN Barracks and HMS Carnarvon [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151]

British Army [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [65]

W [55]

P [52]

R [45]

H [34]

E [32]

M [30]

D [27]

C [22]

G [21]

S [21]

B [19]

T [18]

L [16]

A [13]

N [8]

F [5]

O [5]

V [3]

K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Place of birth

Wrexham, Denbighshire [371] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62] Brymbo, Wrexham, Denbighshire [7] Rhos, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6] Ruabon, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6] Gwersyllt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [5] Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire [4] Chirk, Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Johnstown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Marchwiel, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Acton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Coedpoeth, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Eyton House, Wrexham, Denbighshire, N Wales [1] Eyton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Fresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Gwersylt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Hightown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Hope, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Marford, near Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Near Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Southsea Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Southsea, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Wrexham Denbighshire [1] Wrexham Union Workhouse, Denbighshire [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1] Wrexham, Denbigh, Denbighshire [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire, North Wales [1] Wrexham, Ruabon, Denbighshire [1] Wrexham,Denbighshire. [1]

Rank

Private [37] Second Lieutenant [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2] First Lieutenant [2] Guardsman [2] Gunner [2] Lance Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] C.Q.M.S. [1] Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Gunnery Sergeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Plumber's Mate [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Sergeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [3] Welsh Guards [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Chief General Staff Officer, Gallipoli [1] Commanding Royal Artillery [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regt [1] H.M. Submarine E47 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Flirt [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS HAMPSHIRE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Swiftsure [1] HMS Victory [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] O.N. [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers [1] RN Barracks and HMS Carnarvon [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [151] British Army [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [65] W [55] P [52] R [45] H [34] E [32] M [30] D [27] C [22] G [21] S [21] B [19] T [18] L [16] A [13] N [8] F [5] O [5] V [3] K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [430] Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Frank Roberts

Born 1901

Died 1917

Royal Navy J69849 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

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Fred Eyton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7630 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 7630 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph Llewellyn Powell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1038 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 290254 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 290254 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Henry Mitchell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147273

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Frederick Thomas

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223336

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John O Daniels

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army 18326 Lance Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ivor Morgan Lewis

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Goliath

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James Mullard

Born 1900

Died 1976

British Army 75077 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 243051 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles O P Roberts

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4070

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Griffith Owen Wynn

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109805

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Edward Jones

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194559

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Albert Ernest Roberts

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138469

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David William Parry

Born 1877

Died 1921

British Army 1630 Guardsman Welsh Guards

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Ernest Powell

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 16032 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 345599 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Shadrack Corbett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2205 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Trevor Evans

Died 1920

British Army 35825 Private Suffolk Regiment Depot

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Charles Williams

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246016

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Peter George

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247120

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Frederick Alexander Rose

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248248

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Laurence Pugh

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3210 Private Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 39165 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 56222 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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