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Place of birth

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [3]

Carmarthenshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Swansea [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Barry Island, Glamorganshire [1]

Bishopholme, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chereton, Glamorgan [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Clarbeston, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Coedfranc, Llansamlet, Glamorgan [1]

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Dungeness, Kent [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Gourock, Renfrewshire [1]

Lamphey, Pembrokeshire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire [1]

Llangennith, Gower [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Maldon Victoria [1]

Merthyr [1]

Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Mumbles, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

New Romney, Kent [1]

Newport, Monmouth, Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Oystermouth West Swansea [1]

Oystermouth, Glamorganshire [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1]

Reynoldstone, Glamorganshire [1]

Rhymney, Wales [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1]

Skewen, Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

South Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stockton New South Wales [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tenby [1]

Thornhill, Ontario [1]

Vaynor, Cefn-Coed, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Gunner [18]

Driver [17]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major General [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Blacksmiths Mate [1]

Colonel Brigadier [1]

Fireman [1]

Fireman & Trimmer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [50]

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Pembroke Yeomanry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Salvation Army [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1/1st South Wales Borderers [1]

151st Punjab Rifles [1]

1st Royal Artillery [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

3rd South Wales Borderers [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th South Wales Borderers [1]

98th Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [248]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [339]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [339] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [3] Carmarthenshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Swansea [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Barry Island, Glamorganshire [1] Bishopholme, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chereton, Glamorgan [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Clarbeston, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Coedfranc, Llansamlet, Glamorgan [1] Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dungeness, Kent [1] Glamorganshire [1] Gourock, Renfrewshire [1] Lamphey, Pembrokeshire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Llangendeirne, Carmarthenshire [1] Llangennith, Gower [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Maldon Victoria [1] Merthyr [1] Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Monmouthshire [1] Mumbles, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] New Romney, Kent [1] Newport, Monmouth, Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Oystermouth West Swansea [1] Oystermouth, Glamorganshire [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1] Reynoldstone, Glamorganshire [1] Rhymney, Wales [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1] Skewen, Neath, Glamorganshire [1] South Hackney, Middlesex [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stockton New South Wales [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tenby [1] Thornhill, Ontario [1] Vaynor, Cefn-Coed, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [149] Gunner [18] Driver [17] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major General [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Blacksmiths Mate [1] Colonel Brigadier [1] Fireman [1] Fireman & Trimmer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Captain [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [50] Royal Engineers [27] Royal Field Artillery [26] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] South Wales Borderers [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Pembroke Yeomanry [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Glamorgan Yeomanry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Salvation Army [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1/1st South Wales Borderers [1] 151st Punjab Rifles [1] 1st Royal Artillery [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 3rd South Wales Borderers [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th South Wales Borderers [1] 98th Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [248] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [339]

Contribution

Military Service [323] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

William Beynon

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4101 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4101 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion Post Office Rifles

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Ian William Arthur Beynon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 245182 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 245182 Acting Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 245182 Private Royal Field Artillery

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Maurice Archibald Beynon

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 68973 Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

British Army 68973 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

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Richard Beynon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 4232 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4232 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371880 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Beynon

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 32926 Private Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 32926 Private Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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Jonathan Beynon

Born 1894

British Army 11263 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11263 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Augustus Beynon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6193 Private London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St. Pancras).

British Army 77456 Private Royal Army Medical Corp

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William Beynon

Died 1918

British Army 1306 Acting Corporal Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 320616 Acting Corporal Welsh Regiment 24th Battalion

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William Mathias Beynon

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 42176 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Charles Beynon

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ivor Charles Beynon

Born 1895

British Army W/878 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Ernest Beynon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104205

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David Beynon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180251

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Frank Warmington Beynon

Born 1885

British Army 800101 Wheeler Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery 4th Staffs Batt

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Thomas Hughes Beynon

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 37187 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25566 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army 32748 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Lewis Beynon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196055

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Benjamin Beynon

Died 1918

British Army 5288 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 307423 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Beynon

Born 1877

Other Empire Force Fireman & Trimmer Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

Other Empire Force 199967 Fireman Mercantile Marine

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William David Beynon

Born 1891

Died 1971

Royal Navy J1420

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Walter James Beynon

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 201889 Leading Seaman H.M.S. India

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