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Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [10]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Orange New South Wales [5]

Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bellingen New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bolton England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Chester, Cheshire, England [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Harrogate, North Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Abercynon, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1]

Albury, New South Wales [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Anglesey, Wales [1]

Annestown, Waterford [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Bedford Park, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bettws-Y-coed, Caernarvonshire [1]

Bexley England [1]

Bexley New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Bombay [1]

Bridgetown, Barbados [1]

Brighton, East Sussex [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [339]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Lieutenant [60]

Gunner [47]

Captain [42]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [24]

Serjeant [24]

Major [23]

Driver [19]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Temporary Captain [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [6]

Sister [6]

Nurse [5]

Colonel [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Fusilier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Engineer Civilian [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brevet Major /Acting Major [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [77]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Royal Engineers [52]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

Welsh Regiment [22]

British West Indies Regiment [20]

London Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Young Mens Christian Association [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

General List [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [692]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [113]

Australian Imperial Force [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

Royal Navy [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

G [1080]

D [4]

B [2]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1017]

Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Guyana [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

Malaysia [1]

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People [1087] Stories Communities

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Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [10] Melbourne Victoria [7] Orange New South Wales [5] Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bellingen New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Chester, Cheshire, England [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Harrogate, North Yorkshire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Abercynon, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1] Albury, New South Wales [1] Amlwch, Anglesey [1] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1] Anglesey, Wales [1] Annestown, Waterford [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1] Bedford Park, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bettws-Y-coed, Caernarvonshire [1] Bexley England [1] Bexley New South Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Bombay [1] Bridgetown, Barbados [1] Brighton, East Sussex [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [339] Second Lieutenant [61] Lieutenant [60] Gunner [47] Captain [42] Corporal [33] Sapper [24] Serjeant [24] Major [23] Driver [19] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Lance Corporal [12] Temporary Captain [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [6] Sister [6] Nurse [5] Colonel [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Fusilier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Engineer Civilian [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brevet Major /Acting Major [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [77] Royal Field Artillery [67] Royal Engineers [52] Labour Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Army Service Corps [25] Welsh Regiment [22] British West Indies Regiment [20] London Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [14] South Wales Borderers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Young Mens Christian Association [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] General List [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [692] Canadian Expeditionary Force [113] Australian Imperial Force [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] Royal Navy [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

G [1080] D [4] B [2] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1017] Merchant Navy [58]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Guyana [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1] Jersey [1] Malaysia [1]

Edward William Collisson Griffith

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles 10th Battalion

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Llewelyn Wyn Griffith

Born 1890

Died 1977

British Army Captain General Staff

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th (1st London Welsh) Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Charles Croft Griffith

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army 8725 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Robert Gladstone Griffith

Born 1885

Died 1950

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Paul Edward Howell Griffith

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40710 Private Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 4th Reserve Battalion

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Donovan Baldwin Griffith

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 17298 221st Infantry Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Hugh Owen Griffith

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 265870 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion

British Army 2613 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Whitehouse Griffith

Born 1861

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force Honorary/Lieutenant Australian Red Cross Society

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Octavius Sidney Darby-Griffith

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Major Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Griffith

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 110 Private St. Vincent Volunteers

British Army 11152 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Fitz Griffith

Died 1919

British Army 15048 Private British West Indies Regiment 12th Battalion

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F Griffith

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army 26386 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John Gwynne Griffith

Born 1874

Died 1915

Indian Army Major 32nd Lancers; Brigade Major 9th Cavalry Brigade (Home from India on leave at the outbreak of war)

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Ernest James Griffith

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132538

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Edward Eaglesfield Griffith

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283627

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Gerald Griffith

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 3rd battalion attached 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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John Thomas Griffith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229026

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Harry Rathbone Griffith

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Hall Griffith

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps 63rd Training Squadron

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Walter Hugh Price Griffith

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35306

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