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Ballarat Victoria [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [3]

Neath, Glamorgan [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Swansea [3]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [2]

Bridgnorth England [2]

Lydney [2]

Pembroke [2]

Penshurst Victoria [2]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Stockton, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2]

Yandoit Victoria [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Ammonford, Carmarthenshire [1]

Ashelworth near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Berkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashre [1]

Bosheston, Pembrokeshire [1]

Brecon [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Briton Ferry, Glam [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1]

Brymammen, Carmarthenshire [1]

Brynamman, Carmarthenshire [1]

Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cardiganshire [1]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [1]

Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1]

Colweyn Bay, Denbighshire [1]

Cumganack, Glamorgan [1]

Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1]

Donnington Wood, Shropshire [1]

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Eton Queensland [1]

Ferndale, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [732]

Gunner [82]

Driver [60]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [47]

Serjeant [38]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [19]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman ( Res Attdt.) [1]

Able Seaman ( Res. Attdt.) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Corpor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Bombardier [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Major [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [172]

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Labour Corps [81]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [81]

Royal Engineers [80]

South Wales Borderers [70]

Army Service Corps [57]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Monmouthshire Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [30]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Herefordshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1052]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1251]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1232]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Ballarat Victoria [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [3] Neath, Glamorgan [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Swansea [3] Aberdare, Glamorgan [2] Bridgnorth England [2] Lydney [2] Pembroke [2] Penshurst Victoria [2] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Stockton, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2] Yandoit Victoria [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Ammonford, Carmarthenshire [1] Ashelworth near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Berkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn, Lancashre [1] Bosheston, Pembrokeshire [1] Brecon [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Briton Ferry, Glam [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1] Brymammen, Carmarthenshire [1] Brynamman, Carmarthenshire [1] Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cardiganshire [1] Church Stretton, Shropshire [1] Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1] Colweyn Bay, Denbighshire [1] Cumganack, Glamorgan [1] Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1] Donnington Wood, Shropshire [1] Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Eton Queensland [1] Ferndale, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [732] Gunner [82] Driver [60] Corporal [51] Sapper [47] Serjeant [38] Second Lieutenant [32] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [19] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Worker [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman ( Res Attdt.) [1] Able Seaman ( Res. Attdt.) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Boy [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Corpor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Bombardier [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Major [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [172] Royal Field Artillery [87] Labour Corps [81] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [81] Royal Engineers [80] South Wales Borderers [70] Army Service Corps [57] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Monmouthshire Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [30] Cheshire Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Worcestershire Regiment [22] London Regiment [19] Royal Naval Division [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Devonshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Herefordshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Service

British Army [1052] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [1251] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1232] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

William John Howells

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army STK/2098 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Hugh Howells

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 6220 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant General List and Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Howells

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 5712 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Evan W Howells

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138042 Corporal

British Army 22362 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Charles Howells

Born 1883

Royal Navy M9675 Able Seaman ( Res. Attdt.) HMS Thalia

Royal Navy M9675 Able Seaman ( Res Attdt.)

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Henry Howells

Born 1881

British Army 240348 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 5752 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 33416 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Edward Howells

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2386

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David John Howells

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234979

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Thomas Evan Howells

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41819

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Vivian Howells

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402368

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Edward Howells

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194150

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Jestyn Raymond Howells

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14407

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Fred Howells

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 13042 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Howells

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8878 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Howells

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 20526 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas William Howells

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121410 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 228207 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121410 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Evan John Howells

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181355

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Joseph Howells

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 1578 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army 1578 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 1578 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd/5th Battalion

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William Howells

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86838

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Arthur James Howells

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56416

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