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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]

Sidney Pugh

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1050 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Charles Stanley Bevan

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28564 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th

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Robert Jones

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 6989 (sic) possibly 6999 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corp

British Army 6999 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 200302 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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John Thomas Hulmston

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 24365 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Bn

British Army 24365 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Bn

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John Fisher

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 5643 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Charles Griffith Cotton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 137162 Pioneer Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 48840 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 1/8th London

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Joseph Osbourn Hughes

Born 1896

British Army 112174 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 112174 Corporal Royal Field Artillary 83rd bregade

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Herbert Timberlake

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2004 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 2004 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Thomas Cotton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 27553 Private South Wales Borderers 5th Battalion

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Henry Morley

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 8104 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd/4th Bn.

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Alfred Pugh

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1613 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 49163 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Arthur Smith

Born 1867

British Army 5632 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 267043 Private Labour Corps 639th Home Service Company

British Army 5632 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Sydney Darvell

Born 1874

Died 1944

British Army Captain Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army Captain Denbighshire Hussars, attached Royal Welch Fusiliers

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Percy Pugh Jones

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army C/865 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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John Philip Price

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 6429 Acting Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Other Empire Force Barbados Volunteer Force

British Army 6429 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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David Griffiths

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25301 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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John Brown Savage

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 14697 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Clifford Bradley Pritchard

Born 1900

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141971

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Albert Bird

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 20084 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 23544 Private Royal Defence Corps 325th Protection Coy.

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Robert Owen Jones

Died 1915

British Army 10056 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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