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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]

Harold King

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 200564 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 7468 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st/4th

British Army 200564 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Alfred Holmes

Born 1881

Died 1947

British Army 6754 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 6754 South Wales Borderers

British Army 6754 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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John Stanley Clarke

Born 1896

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99044 Air Mechanic 1st Class 57th Sqdn.

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Maurice Oliver

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11703 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Frank Hulley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 21774 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 35164 Private Border Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Davies

Born 1881

British Army 270131 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Archibald Samuel Hamilton

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieu. Derbyshire Regiment

Indian Army Captain

Indian Army Lieu.

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John George Roberts

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 159553 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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David Emrys Powell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal welsh Fusiliers 14th (Service) Battalion

British Army 3117 Private Officer Training Corps

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John Proffitt

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 6111 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Cornish

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10919 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 10919 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Edward Evans

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 44114 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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James Frederick Condrey

Born 1883

Died 1952

British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8280 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 8280 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Ewart Hughes

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 10408 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202029 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Henry Edwards

Born 1878

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29062

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29062 Private Canadian Infantry

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Philip Johnson

Died 1918

British Army DM2/165182 Private Army Service Corps 728th M.T. Coy.

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Thomas Philip Davies

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8172 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd/4th Bn.

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John Williams

Died 1917

British Army 24788 Boy Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Martin Sweeney

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 5671 Sapper Royal Engineers Royal Anglesey

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John William Wootton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 21122 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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