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Cumberland [2]

Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumberland [2]

Ystradgynlais [2]

Ystradgynlais, Brecon [2]

Ballarat East, Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bootle, Cumberland [1]

Casterton, Carnforth [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cwmgiedd [1]

Distington, Cumberland [1]

Gilcrux, Maryport, Cumberland [1]

Goodwick, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1]

Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Lincoln [1]

Llanelly [1]

Llanwarne, Herefordshire [1]

Malew, Isle of Man [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Poplar, Millwall, London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Seascale, Cumberland [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1]

St. Thomas, Swansea [1]

Swansea [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Union Street, Wigton, Cumberland [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Whitehaven [1]

Ystalyfera [1]

Ystradgynlais, Breconshire [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sgt [3]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance-Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Pte [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Tunneller's Mate [1]

reduced to ranks for inefficiency [1]

remustered tunneller [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [26]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers TF [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Lancashire Regiment [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Inf Lab Coy, Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Charles Astie." [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scots Guards [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [90]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

A [10]

M [10]

J [9]

W [9]

C [8]

H [7]

P [7]

D [6]

T [6]

E [3]

F [3]

G [3]

L [3]

R [3]

S [3]

B [2]

K [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Yemen [1]

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People [95] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cumberland [2] Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumberland [2] Ystradgynlais [2] Ystradgynlais, Brecon [2] Ballarat East, Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bootle, Cumberland [1] Casterton, Carnforth [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cwmgiedd [1] Distington, Cumberland [1] Gilcrux, Maryport, Cumberland [1] Goodwick, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1] Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Lincoln [1] Llanelly [1] Llanwarne, Herefordshire [1] Malew, Isle of Man [1] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Poplar, Millwall, London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Seascale, Cumberland [1] Shoreditch, London [1] St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1] St. Thomas, Swansea [1] Swansea [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Union Street, Wigton, Cumberland [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Whitehaven [1] Ystalyfera [1] Ystradgynlais, Breconshire [1]

Rank

Private [74] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Sgt [3] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance-Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Pte [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Tunneller's Mate [1] reduced to ranks for inefficiency [1] remustered tunneller [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [26] Welsh Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers TF [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Glamorgan Yeomanry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Lancashire Regiment [1] Army Reserve [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Inf Lab Coy, Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Charles Astie." [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scots Guards [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Welsh Guards [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [90] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

A [10] M [10] J [9] W [9] C [8] H [7] P [7] D [6] T [6] E [3] F [3] G [3] L [3] R [3] S [3] B [2] K [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Yemen [1]

Samuel Andrewartha

Born 1879

Died 1939

British Army 46234 Private Labour Corps

British Army 70829 Private Liverpool Regiment Inf Lab Coy

British Army Army Reserve

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John Sparks

Born 1869

Died 1932

British Army 119694 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 294217 Private Labour Corps

British Army 294217 Private Labour Corps

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Clement Mossop

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1194 Private Border Regiment

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William John Hindhaugh

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 16/1641 Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 91194 Private Durham Light Infantry 22nd Battalion

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David Evans

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 37705 Private Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Sidney Parker

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army 15209 Private Scots Guards

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Horace Cecil Andrewartha

Born 1894

Died 1937

British Army MS/531 Private Army Service Corps

British Army MS/531 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army Sgt

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William Thomas Clifford

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7975 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 7975 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Sydney Neale Marsden

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 14618 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 14618 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 14618 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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William Andrewartha

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 21744 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 21744 Private Border Regiment

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Loftus Andrewartha

Born 1884

Died 1930

British Army 2589 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 200529 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas H Pitman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 57583 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Edward Andrewartha

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 2403 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Walter Evans

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 8112 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 398112 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Matthew Powell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 6649 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 6649 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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Edwin John Parker

Born 1896

Died 1982

Royal Navy K14457

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Matthew Hudson Mossop

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15/1027 Lance Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1027 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

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Emlyn Morgan Rees

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 146064 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2486 Sapper South Wales Borderers

British Army Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers 7th (Brecknocks) Battalion

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Daniel John Austin

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 17570 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 18065 Private South Wales Borderers 5th, Service

British Army 17570 Private Welsh Regiment 14th battalion

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Lewis Holt

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17809 Private Welsh Regiment

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