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Porthcawl [4]

Porthcawl, Glamorgan [3]

Cowbridge, Glamorgan [2]

Nottage, Porthcawl [2]

Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire [1]

Beach House, Williams Place, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackhills, Thirsk Road, Northallerton,Yorkshire. [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Cooksville, Ontario [1]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Dykehead, Lanarkshire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Hamilton,Ontario [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hasfield, Gloucestershire [1]

Hawkesbury Upton [1]

Latrobe Tasmania [1]

London, England [1]

Maesteg, Glamorgan [1]

Maesteg, Glamorgan Wales. [1]

Mevagissey, Cornwall [1]

Nantymoel [1]

Neath [1]

Nelson, Glamorgan [1]

Newcastle, Bridgend [1]

Penarth, Glamorgan [1]

Penygroes, Near Llanelli [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Polperro, Cornwall [1]

Pontycymer [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Porth [1]

Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Porthcawl, Wales [1]

Prescot, Lancashire [1]

Somerset [1]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Trealaw,Glamorgan [1]

Treharris, Glamorgan [1]

Treherbert, Glamorgan [1]

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Chief Petty Officer [3]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able. Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy [1]

C.S.M. [1]

CPL [1]

CPO [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sargent Major. [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Sargeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjt [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Mate [1]

OS [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [3]

H.M.S. Challenger [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

103rd Calgary Rifles Militia [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

5th Cameron Highlanders [1]

87 Battalion C.E.F. [1]

American Army [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Australian Infrantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

C E F [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry, Sakatchewan Regiment. [1]

Canadian Infantry. [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H M S Exmouth [1]

H.M.S. "Challenger." [1]

H.M.S.Challenger [1]

HMS Bittern [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

London Regiment [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]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

R.M.L.I. Ply H.M.S. Challenger [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [39]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [15]

L [6]

P [6]

B [5]

C [5]

D [5]

T [4]

R [3]

S [3]

W [3]

G [2]

J [2]

M [2]

A [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Canada [3]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Porthcawl [4] Porthcawl, Glamorgan [3] Cowbridge, Glamorgan [2] Nottage, Porthcawl [2] Ainderby Steeple, Yorkshire [1] Beach House, Williams Place, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1] Birmingham [1] Blackhills, Thirsk Road, Northallerton,Yorkshire. [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Cooksville, Ontario [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Dykehead, Lanarkshire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Hamilton,Ontario [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hasfield, Gloucestershire [1] Hawkesbury Upton [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] London, England [1] Maesteg, Glamorgan [1] Maesteg, Glamorgan Wales. [1] Mevagissey, Cornwall [1] Nantymoel [1] Neath [1] Nelson, Glamorgan [1] Newcastle, Bridgend [1] Penarth, Glamorgan [1] Penygroes, Near Llanelli [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Polperro, Cornwall [1] Pontycymer [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Porth [1] Porthcawl, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Porthcawl, Wales [1] Prescot, Lancashire [1] Somerset [1] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Trealaw,Glamorgan [1] Treharris, Glamorgan [1] Treherbert, Glamorgan [1] Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Chief Petty Officer [3] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Stoker [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able. Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy [1] C.S.M. [1] CPL [1] CPO [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Sargent Major. [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Sargeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjt [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Mate [1] OS [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [3] H.M.S. Challenger [3] HMS Goliath [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Merchant Navy [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Guards [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 103rd Calgary Rifles Militia [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 5th Cameron Highlanders [1] 87 Battalion C.E.F. [1] American Army [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Australian Infrantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] C E F [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry, Sakatchewan Regiment. [1] Canadian Infantry. [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H M S Exmouth [1] H.M.S. "Challenger." [1] H.M.S.Challenger [1] HMS Bittern [1] HMS Impregnable [1] London Regiment [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] Mercantile Marine [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] R.M.L.I. Ply H.M.S. Challenger [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [39] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [15] L [6] P [6] B [5] C [5] D [5] T [4] R [3] S [3] W [3] G [2] J [2] M [2] A [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [51] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Canada [3] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Samuel John Lewis

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 38831 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 38831 Private Yorkshire Regiment. 2nd Battalion

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Frank Trott

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1245 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1245 Lance Serjt Welsh Guards

British Army 1245 Lance Sargeant Welsh Guards 2nd Battalion

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Harold Upham

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 204189 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1/5 Battalion

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George Wilfred Hager

Born 1880

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 474131

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private C E F 44 Battalion C E F

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Allen Erastus Hager

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86656

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86656 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 18th Battery

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Albert Herbert Williams

Australian Imperial Force 1429

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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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John Campbell

Died 1916

British Army S/17990 Private 5th Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/17990 Private Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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Juan Manuel Aldana

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment. 12th Battalion.

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Ernest Davis

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2365 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 39630 Private South Wales Borderers. 2Nd Battalion

British Army 39630 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Edward Dunster

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army CPL

British Army 1339 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 1339 Private Welsh Regiment

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Samuel Hunkin

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy 3238/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS "Challenger"

Royal Navy A3238 Able Seaman H.M.S. Challenger

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Emrys Cadivor Richards

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 132699 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel James Hayward

Born 1877

British Army 29521 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 29521 Lieutenant and Quarter Master Royal Engineers

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Arthur Courtis

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy C 2875 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2875/C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Challenger."

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Curwen Margam Lewis

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Grenadier Guards

South African Services 4924 Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 3rd Regt

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Robert Thomas John

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 150100 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 150100 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport.

British Army 150100 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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William Dowdeswell

Born 1872

Died 1930

British Army Major Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment

British Army Colonel Welch Regiment 5th Battalion

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Walter Stinchcombe

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 8957 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Sidney Abraham Hayward

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 20893 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 20893 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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