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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]

George Killham

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 56068 Private Royal Army Medical Corp

British Army 20540 Private Border Regiment

British Army 20540 Corporal Border Regiment 1st Bn

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Daniel Onslow

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 26159 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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William Lloyd Evans

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 637 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 345172 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 637 Trumpeter Denbigh Yeomanry

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Percy Cass

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669065

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669065 Corporal Canadian Infantry 38 Bn (East Ontario Regiment)

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John George Waller

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219287 Private 202 Squadron

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Thomas Boumphrey

Born 1873

British Army 119646 Pioneer Royal Engineers 8th Labour Bn

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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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Ernest Richards

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 39686 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 47th Field Ambulance

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Arthur Henry Weston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 23197 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Ralph James

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 28563 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Thomas Isaac Jones

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 200957 Private Tank Corps 54 Battalion

British Army 38628 Machine Gun Corp

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Edward William Edwards

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 37340 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 37340 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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John Edward Valentine

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 87333 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Bn.

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Thomas Matthias

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/5865 Private Acting Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/5865 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Alfred Jones

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 7219 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Bn.

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Henry Gittins

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 12567 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edmund Rowatt

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15578 Private Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15578 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 15578 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Battalion

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Benjamin John Wilson

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 57518 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Joseph Formstone

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 60782 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th

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Robert Williams

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6574 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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