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Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [7]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [5]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [2]

Haverford West Wales [2]

Haverfordwest [2]

Saltfleet, Lincolnshire [2]

Wallasey, Cheshire [2]

Aberayron, Cardiganshire [1]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Aberystwyth, Wales [1]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Barnlake, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Carmarthenshire [1]

Chadwell Heath, London [1]

Clackmannanshire [1]

Croydon Queensland [1]

Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1]

Dowlias Wales [1]

Egremont, Cheshire [1]

Ehhwale Wales [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Glamorgan [1]

Goodwich, Pembrokeshire [1]

Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [1]

Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1]

Hayscastle, Pembrokeshire [1]

Ladywood, Warwickshire [1]

Liscard, Cheshire [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthen [1]

Rank

Private [262]

Sapper [27]

Gunner [22]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [16]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [14]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Worker [4]

Sister [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Commander; Acting Conductor [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boat Hand [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Burgler [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class Reverend [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paid Corporal 2nd [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [97]

Royal Engineers [41]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Pembroke Yeomanry [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Guards [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East African Mounted Rifles [2]

East African Political Department [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [2]

HMS Devonshire [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [432]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [579]

Contribution

Military Service [556]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Russian Federation [1]

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Place of birth

Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [7] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [5] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Aberdare, Glamorgan [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [2] Haverford West Wales [2] Haverfordwest [2] Saltfleet, Lincolnshire [2] Wallasey, Cheshire [2] Aberayron, Cardiganshire [1] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Aberystwyth, Wales [1] Acton, London [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Barnlake, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Carmarthen [1] Carmarthenshire [1] Chadwell Heath, London [1] Clackmannanshire [1] Croydon Queensland [1] Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1] Dowlias Wales [1] Egremont, Cheshire [1] Ehhwale Wales [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Glamorgan [1] Goodwich, Pembrokeshire [1] Goodwick, Pembrokeshire [1] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1] Hayscastle, Pembrokeshire [1] Ladywood, Warwickshire [1] Liscard, Cheshire [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthen [1]

Rank

Private [262] Sapper [27] Gunner [22] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [16] Corporal [15] Serjeant [15] Driver [14] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Worker [4] Sister [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Commander; Acting Conductor [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boat Hand [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Burgler [1] Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class Reverend [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paid Corporal 2nd [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Commander [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [97] Royal Engineers [41] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] South Wales Borderers [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Pembroke Yeomanry [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Welsh Guards [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East African Mounted Rifles [2] East African Political Department [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Glamorgan Yeomanry [2] HMS Devonshire [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [432] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [579]

Contribution

Military Service [556] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Russian Federation [1]

Frank Shearme Harries

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 4th (Public Schools) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Welsh Regiment 4/5th Battalion

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Howard Lock Harries

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Trooper Glamorgan Yeomanry "D" Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Seth John Harries

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 251 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 320015 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 24th Battalion

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Eric Guy Harries

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers Merioneth and Montgomery Battalion

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James David Thomas Harries

Born 1876

British Army 5181 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 5181 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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David Harries

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121179

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William Harries

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy K35797 Stoker 1st Class HMS Devonshire

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William Menrig Harries

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15872 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15872 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Laurie Saunders Harries

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31458

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William Augustus Harries

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142784

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David Harries

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301550

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Edward Haydn Harries

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army T/362594 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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James Alfred Harries

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275336

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Eric Clements Harries

Born 1894

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Boat Hand Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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Percy James Harries

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216459

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Thomas Harries

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11943 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Harries

Died 1918

British Army 73491 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 91688 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Stanley Harries

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286333

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John Sleigh Harries

Born 1886

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10038

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10038 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Rowland Harries

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217756

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