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Wrexham, Denbighshire [371]

Wrexham [83]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62]

Gresford, Wrexham [19]

Wrexham Wales [16]

Wrexham, Flintshire [12]

Wrexham, Wales [9]

Brymbo, Wrexham, Denbighshire [7]

Wrexham, Derbyshire [7]

Rhos, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6]

Ruabon, Wrexham [6]

Ruabon, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6]

Wrexham, Denbigh [6]

Gwersyllt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [5]

Wrexham England [5]

Wrexham, North Wales [5]

Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire [4]

Cefn Mawr, Wrexham [4]

Chirk, Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Minera, Wrexham [3]

Rhosddu, Wrexham [3]

Bersham, Wrexham [2]

Broughton, Wrexham [2]

Chirk, Wrexham [2]

Gwersyllt, Wrexham [2]

Holt, Wrexham [2]

Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Johnstown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Marchwiel, Wrexham [2]

Marchwiel, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Rhostyllen, Wrexham [2]

Rossett, Wrexham [2]

Wrexham North Wales [2]

Wrexham, Norfolk [2]

25 Yorke Street, Wrexham, [1]

Acton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Allington, Rossett, Wrexham [1]

Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1]

Bangor-Isycoed, Wrexham [1]

Boathouse, Moss, Wrexham [1]

Bradley, Wrexham [1]

Bradley, Wrexham, Wales [1]

Brymbo Wrexham, Wales [1]

Brymbo near Wrexham [1]

Brymbo, Wrexham [1]

Brymbo,Wrexham [1]

Clayd Cottage Llanypwll Wrexham [1]

Coedpoeth near Wrexham [1]

Coedpoeth, Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [154]

Lance Corporal [20]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [10]

Captain [8]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Major [5]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

First Lieutenant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Lieu. [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

C.Q.M.S. [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunnery Sergeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieu. [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [116]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [21]

Denbigh Yeomanry [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Guards [6]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Cheshire Yeomanry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corp [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

14th Durham Infantry [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1]

57th Sqdn. [1]

7th Hariana Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corp [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

Barbados Volunteer Force [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271]

British Army [228]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [154]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [96]

W [74]

P [71]

R [65]

H [56]

E [49]

M [46]

D [43]

B [40]

C [36]

S [31]

G [29]

T [26]

L [23]

A [14]

O [11]

F [10]

N [10]

K [6]

V [3]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [667]

Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [132]

Canada [2]

India [2]

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Place of birth

Wrexham, Denbighshire [371] Wrexham [83] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [62] Gresford, Wrexham [19] Wrexham Wales [16] Wrexham, Flintshire [12] Wrexham, Wales [9] Brymbo, Wrexham, Denbighshire [7] Wrexham, Derbyshire [7] Rhos, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6] Ruabon, Wrexham [6] Ruabon, Wrexham, Denbighshire [6] Wrexham, Denbigh [6] Gwersyllt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [5] Wrexham England [5] Wrexham, North Wales [5] Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire [4] Cefn Mawr, Wrexham [4] Chirk, Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Minera, Wrexham [3] Rhosddu, Wrexham [3] Bersham, Wrexham [2] Broughton, Wrexham [2] Chirk, Wrexham [2] Gwersyllt, Wrexham [2] Holt, Wrexham [2] Holt, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Johnstown, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Marchwiel, Wrexham [2] Marchwiel, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Rhostyllen, Wrexham [2] Rossett, Wrexham [2] Wrexham North Wales [2] Wrexham, Norfolk [2] 25 Yorke Street, Wrexham, [1] Acton, Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Allington, Rossett, Wrexham [1] Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1] Bangor-Isycoed, Wrexham [1] Boathouse, Moss, Wrexham [1] Bradley, Wrexham [1] Bradley, Wrexham, Wales [1] Brymbo Wrexham, Wales [1] Brymbo near Wrexham [1] Brymbo, Wrexham [1] Brymbo,Wrexham [1] Clayd Cottage Llanypwll Wrexham [1] Coedpoeth near Wrexham [1] Coedpoeth, Wrexham [1]

Rank

Private [154] Lance Corporal [20] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [10] Captain [8] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Major [5] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2] First Lieutenant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Lieu. [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] C.Q.M.S. [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Gunnery Sergeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieu. [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [116] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [21] Denbigh Yeomanry [11] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Welsh Guards [6] South Wales Borderers [5] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5] Army Service Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Cheshire Yeomanry [3] Labour Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corp [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 14th Durham Infantry [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1] 57th Sqdn. [1] 7th Hariana Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corp [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corp [1] Barbados Volunteer Force [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271] British Army [228] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [154] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [96] W [74] P [71] R [65] H [56] E [49] M [46] D [43] B [40] C [36] S [31] G [29] T [26] L [23] A [14] O [11] F [10] N [10] K [6] V [3] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [667] Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [132] Canada [2] India [2]

Ernest Richards

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 39686 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 47th Field Ambulance

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John Davies

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 39053 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 39053 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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George Hughes

Died 1916

British Army 19209 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 19209 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Owen Williams

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16305 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Hubert Leslie Barnett

Born 1899

British Army 17 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Thomas William Davies

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6551 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 174 6551 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 6551 Private 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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Thomas Eyton Jones

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 515150

Canadian Expeditionary Force 515150 Driver Canadian Army Service Corps

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Edward Matthews

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army 54075 Private Royal Artillery

British Army Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 23594 Private Royal Defence Corps 31st Protection Company

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Meredith Jones

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 71734 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 20434 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Edward Prince

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army RTS/3654 Shoeing Smith Army Service Corps

British Army TS/3654 Shoeing Smith Army Service Corp 6th Reserve Park Horse Transport

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Andrew Malcolm Martin

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army 23598 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 20139 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 23598 Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Iorwerth Wynne

Born 1896

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177186

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177186 2nd Lieutenant

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Edward E Johnson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 44387 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Allen Williams

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 44309 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Alyn Reginald James

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 551 Lance Corporal Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 58th Squadron

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Richard James Price

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 5935 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot

British Army 5935 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Charles William Roberts

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 8378 Sapper Royal Engineers 1/3rd W.L. Field Coy

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John James Davies

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 36795 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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William Roberts

Died 1918

British Army 24530 Private Military Foot Police

British Army P/7640 Private Military Foot Police

British Army P/7640 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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James Herbert Davies

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 32925 Gunner /Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 32925 Corporal Royal Field Artillery B Battery, 189 Brigade

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