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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Liverpool, Lancashire [18]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [15]

London, Middlesex, England [14]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [14]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [13]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Newcastle New South Wales [12]

London England [11]

Swansea, Glamorgan [11]

Bendigo Victoria [10]

Bristol, Somerset [10]

Glamorganshire [10]

Plymouth, Devon [10]

Newport, Monmouthshire [9]

Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [7]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Fitzroy Victoria [6]

Geelong Victoria [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [5]

Dartford, Kent [5]

Faversham, Kent [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Monmouthshire [5]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4]

Carmarthen [4]

Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Kennington, London [4]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Neath, Glamorgan [4]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [4]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [3]

Bristol [3]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [3]

Christchurch, Hampshire [3]

Gisborne Victoria [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Rank

Private [3380]

Gunner [421]

Driver [307]

Corporal [262]

Sapper [242]

Serjeant [227]

Lance Corporal [158]

Second Lieutenant [114]

Lieutenant [95]

Captain [74]

Acting Corporal [64]

Pioneer [60]

Bombardier [42]

Acting Serjeant [39]

Major [22]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Trooper [14]

Rifleman [13]

Worker [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Shoeing Smith [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Lance Bombardier [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Nurse [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Sergeant [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Gunner [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [513]

Royal Field Artillery [488]

Royal Engineers [477]

Labour Corps [417]

Army Service Corps [368]

South Wales Borderers [247]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [241]

Royal Garrison Artillery [226]

Royal Army Medical Corps [192]

London Regiment [156]

Machine Gun Corps [126]

Gloucestershire Regiment [113]

Royal Fusiliers [112]

Monmouthshire Regiment [89]

Liverpool Regiment [87]

Devonshire Regiment [69]

Royal Naval Division [69]

Middlesex Regiment [66]

Worcestershire Regiment [66]

Royal Army Service Corps [65]

Rifle Brigade [61]

Cheshire Regiment [58]

Somerset Light Infantry [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [48]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Royal Defence Corps [39]

Welsh Guards [39]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [37]

The Queen's Regiment [37]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [35]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34]

Essex Regiment [33]

East Surrey Regiment [32]

Wiltshire Regiment [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [31]

Highland Light Infantry [30]

Seaforth Highlanders [30]

Royal Irish Rifles [29]

Dorsetshire Regiment [28]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28]

Royal Flying Corps [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Tank Corps [28]

Service

British Army [5320]

Royal Navy [563]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [383]

Australian Imperial Force [356]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [306]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [90]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [7241]

W [3]

G [2]

M [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6985]

Merchant Navy [199]

Conscientious Objector [27]

Country

United Kingdom [177]

France [2]

Germany [2]

New Zealand [2]

South Africa [2]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Switzerland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [23] Liverpool, Lancashire [18] Bristol, Gloucestershire [15] London, Middlesex, England [14] Portsmouth, Hampshire [14] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [13] Melbourne Victoria [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Newcastle New South Wales [12] London England [11] Swansea, Glamorgan [11] Bendigo Victoria [10] Bristol, Somerset [10] Glamorganshire [10] Plymouth, Devon [10] Newport, Monmouthshire [9] Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7] Cardiff, Glamorgan [7] Devonport, Devon [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Fitzroy Victoria [6] Geelong Victoria [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [5] Dartford, Kent [5] Faversham, Kent [5] London, Middlesex [5] Monmouthshire [5] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4] Carmarthen [4] Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Kennington, London [4] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Neath, Glamorgan [4] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [4] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [3] Bristol [3] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [3] Christchurch, Hampshire [3] Gisborne Victoria [3] Hackney, London [3]

Rank

Private [3380] Gunner [421] Driver [307] Corporal [262] Sapper [242] Serjeant [227] Lance Corporal [158] Second Lieutenant [114] Lieutenant [95] Captain [74] Acting Corporal [64] Pioneer [60] Bombardier [42] Acting Serjeant [39] Major [22] Staff Serjeant [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Company Serjeant Major [14] Trooper [14] Rifleman [13] Worker [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Shoeing Smith [12] Able Seaman [11] Lance Bombardier [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Nurse [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Sergeant [7] Staff Nurse [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Temporary Major [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Gunner [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Nursing Sister [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [513] Royal Field Artillery [488] Royal Engineers [477] Labour Corps [417] Army Service Corps [368] South Wales Borderers [247] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [241] Royal Garrison Artillery [226] Royal Army Medical Corps [192] London Regiment [156] Machine Gun Corps [126] Gloucestershire Regiment [113] Royal Fusiliers [112] Monmouthshire Regiment [89] Liverpool Regiment [87] Devonshire Regiment [69] Royal Naval Division [69] Middlesex Regiment [66] Worcestershire Regiment [66] Royal Army Service Corps [65] Rifle Brigade [61] Cheshire Regiment [58] Somerset Light Infantry [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] King's Royal Rifle Corps [48] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [48] Hampshire Regiment [42] Royal Defence Corps [39] Welsh Guards [39] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [37] The Queen's Regiment [37] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [35] South Lancashire Regiment [35] Durham Light Infantry [34] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [34] Essex Regiment [33] East Surrey Regiment [32] Wiltshire Regiment [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [31] Highland Light Infantry [30] Seaforth Highlanders [30] Royal Irish Rifles [29] Dorsetshire Regiment [28] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28] Royal Flying Corps [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Tank Corps [28]

Service

British Army [5320] Royal Navy [563] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [383] Australian Imperial Force [356] Canadian Expeditionary Force [306] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [90] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [7241] W [3] G [2] M [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6985] Merchant Navy [199] Conscientious Objector [27]

Country

United Kingdom [177] France [2] Germany [2] New Zealand [2] South Africa [2] United States [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Switzerland [1]

William Thomas Jenkins

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 24860 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Fred Jenkins

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 15149 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 4635 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edward Aubrey Jenkins

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy Z/284 Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division

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Walter Edward Jenkins

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 24280 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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George Albert Jenkins

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army L-1289 Private Lancers

British Army 1289 Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers

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Charles Rickeraby Jenkins

Born 1879

Died 1937

British Army 252134 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin David Jenkins

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 31227 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edgar Ernest Jenkins

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Attached Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment Attached Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Cliffe Jenkins

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army PS/2877 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Jenkins

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 6856 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 202553 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas William Jenkins

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy CH/15664 Corporal Royal Naval Division 1st Royal Marine Battalion

Royal Navy CH/15664 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Martha Emily Jenkins

Born 1873

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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Thomas Jenkins

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 11132 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 34167 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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George Henry Jenkins

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 87260 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Edward Jenkins

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2104 Corporal Australian Infantry 34th Battalion

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John Sinclair Jenkins

Born 1886

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209731

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James Jenkins

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307050

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Harry Togomah Jenkins

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2488 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Douglas Lillington Jenkins

Born 1890

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Edward Jenkins

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65328

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