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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]

Herbert Harold Evans

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 34408

Canadian Expeditionary Force 34408 Staff Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)

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Samuel Reynard

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291445

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Squire Tempest

Born 1895

Died 1920

Royal Navy K17334 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Revenge

Royal Navy K17334 Leading Stoker HMS Revenge

Royal Navy K17334 Stoker 1st class HMS Revenge

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Richard Llewelyn Morris

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136127

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Cecil Faber Aspinall

Born 1878

Died 1959

British Army Major Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Brigadier General Chief General Staff Officer, Gallipoli

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Frank Capper

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402716

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George Jones

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208101

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John Llewellyn Griffiths

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268223

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Leigh Richmond Roose

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army PS/10898 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 10898 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army PS/10898 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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John Capper

Born 1893

Died 1959

British Army 31756 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 31756 Private Cheshire Yeomanry

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Robert Clive Bott

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 218936 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/263028 Sapper Royal Engineers Railways

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Henry Jones

Born 1885

Died 1940

Royal Navy 12533 C.Q.M.S. Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/12533 Colour Sergeant Royal Marines

Royal Navy 12533 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Frederick James Rotchell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J63769

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Pryce Ernest Thomas

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221566

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Charles Ellis

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245303

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Charles Gibson Barclay

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245980

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Cyril Arthur Smythe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246388

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John Herbert Allsopp

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249766

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Robert Maurice Jones

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252561

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Evan Thomas Parry

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261872

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