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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]

Edward Archibald

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 11469 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 11469 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 11469 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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Jones

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 200325 Lance Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 7050 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 200325 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Reserve Battalion

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Edward Parker Matthews

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 29363 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Charles Oliver

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 48035 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 27th Siege Battery

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William Harold Thomas

Born 1894

Royal Navy K21622 Stoker 1st Class Various

Royal Navy K21622 Stoker 2nd Class RN Barracks and HMS Carnarvon

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Thomas Devaney

Born 1877

Died 1963

British Army 43873 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Frank Clutton

Died 1918

British Army 17290 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 17290 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Samuel Roberts

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4228 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 266660 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army 266660 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Robert Ridge

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 7262 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 200455 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion attd. 24th London Battalion

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Albert Bertie Palmer

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 301835 Corporal Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Daniel Onslow

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 26159 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Thomas Albert Dobbins

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 8463 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 201070 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Stanley Charles Summerhayes

Born 1899

British Army 24541 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army TR13/1383 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 24541 private Gloucestershire Regt 11 Bn (Reserve) & 10 Bn BEF

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William Lloyd Evans

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 637 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 345172 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 637 Trumpeter Denbigh Yeomanry

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Thomas Boumphrey

Born 1873

British Army 119646 Pioneer Royal Engineers 8th Labour Bn

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Alfred James Wallace

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 39448 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 49631 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Sydney Tilley Wilks

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 518 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 345100 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frank Pickering

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 8469 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 52090 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Richard Arnold Seymour-Jones

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army First Lieutenant The South Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion, TF

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Thomas Edwards

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army T4/037340 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 29653 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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