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Wrexham [29]

Gresford, Wrexham [19]

Ruabon, Wrexham [6]

Cefn Mawr, Wrexham [4]

Gresford [4]

Chester [3]

Hull [3]

Liverpool [3]

Oswestry, Shropshire [3]

Rhosddu, Wrexham [3]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Bethnal Green [2]

Chirk, Wrexham [2]

Clipston, Northamptonshire [2]

Gwersyllt [2]

Gwersyllt, Wrexham [2]

Manchester [2]

Marchwiel, Wrexham [2]

Minera, Wrexham [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Rhostyllen, Wrexham [2]

Rossett, Wrexham [2]

Ruabon [2]

Ruthin [2]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Allington, Rossett, Wrexham [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1]

Bangor on Dee, Flintshire [1]

Barwell, Leicestershire [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bersham, Wrexham [1]

Blakesley, Northamptonshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Botley, Hants [1]

Bradley, Wrexham [1]

Brighton [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughton, Denbighshire [1]

Broughton, Wrexham [1]

Brymbo, Wrexham [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Coedpoeth [1]

Coedpoeth, Wrexham [1]

Cork [1]

Cuddington, Cheshire [1]

Denbigh [1]

Denbigh, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [173]

Lance Corporal [20]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [9]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Driver [4]

Major [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Lieu. [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (L/C) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieu. [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Retired Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Leiutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [113]

Denbigh Yeomanry [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Reserve [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

17th Lancers [2]

Army Service Corp [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corp [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corp [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corp [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

(Illegible on Record) [1]

14th Durham Infantry [1]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1]

5th Cyclist Bn [1]

Service

British Army [222]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [27]

J [26]

R [19]

B [16]

P [16]

C [14]

E [14]

H [13]

M [13]

D [11]

G [11]

L [11]

T [10]

S [7]

F [6]

O [6]

K [5]

A [3]

N [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [225]

Country

United Kingdom [181]

India [4]

Canada [3]

Austria [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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People [232] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wrexham [29] Gresford, Wrexham [19] Ruabon, Wrexham [6] Cefn Mawr, Wrexham [4] Gresford [4] Chester [3] Hull [3] Liverpool [3] Oswestry, Shropshire [3] Rhosddu, Wrexham [3] Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Bethnal Green [2] Chirk, Wrexham [2] Clipston, Northamptonshire [2] Gwersyllt [2] Gwersyllt, Wrexham [2] Manchester [2] Marchwiel, Wrexham [2] Minera, Wrexham [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Rhostyllen, Wrexham [2] Rossett, Wrexham [2] Ruabon [2] Ruthin [2] Aldershot, Hants [1] Allington, Rossett, Wrexham [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bangor Isycoed, Wrexham [1] Bangor on Dee, Flintshire [1] Barwell, Leicestershire [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, London [1] Bersham, Wrexham [1] Blakesley, Northamptonshire [1] Bolton [1] Botley, Hants [1] Bradley, Wrexham [1] Brighton [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughton, Denbighshire [1] Broughton, Wrexham [1] Brymbo, Wrexham [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Coedpoeth [1] Coedpoeth, Wrexham [1] Cork [1] Cuddington, Cheshire [1] Denbigh [1] Denbigh, Denbighshire [1]

Rank

Private [173] Lance Corporal [20] Corporal [15] Serjeant [12] Captain [9] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Driver [4] Major [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Lieu. [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (L/C) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieu. [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Retired Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Leiutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [113] Denbigh Yeomanry [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [7] Army Service Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Reserve [3] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 17th Lancers [2] Army Service Corp [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corp [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corp [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corp [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Guards [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (Illegible on Record) [1] 14th Durham Infantry [1] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1] 5th Cyclist Bn [1]

Service

British Army [222] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [27] J [26] R [19] B [16] P [16] C [14] E [14] H [13] M [13] D [11] G [11] L [11] T [10] S [7] F [6] O [6] K [5] A [3] N [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [225]

Country

United Kingdom [181] India [4] Canada [3] Austria [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Joseph Collins Taylor

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1496 Private Rhodesia Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edwin Thomas Williams

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 6737 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 10406 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202027 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Edward Speed

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9982 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph Chambers

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1496 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick G Jones

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19055 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Thomas John Tuck

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1496 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Meshack Peters

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 15109 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 15109 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Frank Whiteman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 10644 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202234 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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William Victor Trevor Rooper

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Captain Denbighshire Yeomanry Attached Royal Flying Corps

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Ralph Bonfoy Rooper

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army Driver French Red Cross

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Frederick George

Died 1916

British Army 9699 Private Army Cyclist Corps (10th Divisional Cyclist Coy)

British Army 20310 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 13th Bn.

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John Roberts

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 267654 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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