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Porthcawl [3]

Cardiff [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Highworth, Wiltshire [2]

Newton, Porthcawl [2]

Aberkenfig, Glamorgan [1]

Barry [1]

Blaina [1]

Bridgend [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bushey Heath Hertfordshire [1]

Cefn Mawr, Denbigh [1]

Coity Higher, Bridgend [1]

Crickhowell [1]

Crickhowell, Brecon [1]

Cwmrheidol, Aberystwyth [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hasfield, Gloucestershire [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Inverness [1]

Lampeter, Cardiganshire [1]

Leamington Spa, Warwichshire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Maesteg [1]

Maesteg, Glamorgan [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Mumbles, Glamorgan [1]

Nantymoel [1]

Neath [1]

Nelson, Glamorgan [1]

Newport [1]

Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Nottage, Porthcawl [1]

Penarth, Glamorganshire,South Wales [1]

Pontycymer [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Pontyrpidd [1]

Porth [1]

Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1]

Portsea Island, Hampshire [1]

Somerset [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Swansea [1]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Tonypandy, Glamorgan [1]

Tottenham [1]

Treherbert [1]

Trelleck, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Acting Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Sargeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjt [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Engineers [5]

South Wales Borderers [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th.Hussars [1]

2nd Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Columbia Regiment [1]

Denbighshire Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Bittern [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment, London Rifle Brigade [1]

London Rifle Brigade [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Pilot [1]

Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [70]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [9]

J [8]

B [7]

C [7]

G [7]

W [6]

E [4]

H [4]

R [4]

M [3]

O [3]

P [3]

D [2]

K [2]

N [2]

S [2]

A [1]

L [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Porthcawl [3] Cardiff [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Highworth, Wiltshire [2] Newton, Porthcawl [2] Aberkenfig, Glamorgan [1] Barry [1] Blaina [1] Bridgend [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bushey Heath Hertfordshire [1] Cefn Mawr, Denbigh [1] Coity Higher, Bridgend [1] Crickhowell [1] Crickhowell, Brecon [1] Cwmrheidol, Aberystwyth [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hasfield, Gloucestershire [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Inverness [1] Lampeter, Cardiganshire [1] Leamington Spa, Warwichshire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Maesteg [1] Maesteg, Glamorgan [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Mumbles, Glamorgan [1] Nantymoel [1] Neath [1] Nelson, Glamorgan [1] Newport [1] Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Nottage, Porthcawl [1] Penarth, Glamorganshire,South Wales [1] Pontycymer [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Pontyrpidd [1] Porth [1] Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1] Portsea Island, Hampshire [1] Somerset [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Swansea [1] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Tonypandy, Glamorgan [1] Tottenham [1] Treherbert [1] Trelleck, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [33] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Captain [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Acting Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Sargeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjt [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Engineers [5] South Wales Borderers [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Glamorgan Yeomanry [2] HMS Goliath [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Welsh [2] Welsh Guards [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th.Hussars [1] 2nd Herefordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Columbia Regiment [1] Denbighshire Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Bittern [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment, London Rifle Brigade [1] London Rifle Brigade [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Pilot [1] Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [70] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [9] J [8] B [7] C [7] G [7] W [6] E [4] H [4] R [4] M [3] O [3] P [3] D [2] K [2] N [2] S [2] A [1] L [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [60] Egypt [1]

Owen John Owen

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 6737 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lewis Leigh

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 156549 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 156549 Private Royal Engineers 254th Tunnelling Company

British Army 20145 Private South Wales Borderers

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John Hughes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army P/3356 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Police Corps

British Army 265047 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Sydney Randell Jenkins

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1607 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army 1607 Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Cyril Thomas

Born 1886

British Army 21531 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 21531 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Eli Phillips

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 265828 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Trevor Benjamin Jones

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

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Thomas Ivor Rees Williams

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 303464 Private London Regiment

British Army 303464 Rifleman London Rifle Brigade 5th City of London Battalion

British Army Rifleman London Rifle Brigade

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David Rhys Thomas

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14479 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Harford Turner

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 62560 Sapper Royal Engineers 124 Field Coy

British Army 62560 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank Hill Gaskell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City)

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Lionel Frank Thomas Mclaughlin

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/2167 Private Gordon Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Edward Brockett Grover

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army K/690 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 22nd Battalion

British Army Private

British Army 690 Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

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Thomas G Owen

British Army 44035 Private Welsh Regiment

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Wilfred James Edwards

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 23176 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Harry Edgar Osborne

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 5th Battalion

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Henry Joseph Walmisley-Dresser

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Rhys Trevor Evans

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh 4th Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 2404 Acting Corporal 2nd Herefordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Reginald Mortimer Nicholls

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Thomas Griffiths

Born 1896

British Army 11471 Corporal Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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