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Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [10]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [8]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Narberth, Pembrokeshire [3]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [3]

Barry, Glamorganshire [2]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Birkenhead South Australia [2]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [2]

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [2]

Cornwall England [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Loughor, Glamorganshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Minwere, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2]

Morriston, Glamorgan [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Nuriootpa South Australia [2]

Pembroke [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Tenby, Pembrokeshire [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberkenfig, Glamorganshire [1]

Ashby de la Zouch [1]

Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Auto Texas [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1]

Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Birnieknowe, Auchinleck, Scotland [1]

Blaen Clydach, Glam [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burma [1]

Bury, Lancahsire [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Cadgwith Grade, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [968]

Driver [113]

Gunner [105]

Corporal [73]

Serjeant [70]

Sapper [50]

Carrier [42]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [35]

Captain [32]

Major [22]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [14]

Bombardier [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Headman [7]

Sepoy [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Public Servant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bearer [4]

Commander [4]

Interpreter [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Constable [3]

Labourer [3]

Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [3]

Naik [3]

Private Servant [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Class Dispenser [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Clerk [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Havildar [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Muleteer [2]

Private Serjeant [2]

Servant [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [250]

Royal Field Artillery [128]

Royal Engineers [119]

Army Service Corps [87]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [86]

South Wales Borderers [74]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [47]

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [47]

British West Indies Regiment [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Gold Coast Regiment [40]

Nigeria Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

South African Native Labour Corps [26]

London Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Monmouthshire Regiment [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

King's African Rifles [16]

Pembroke Yeomanry [16]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Indian Defence Force [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Welsh Guards [12]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

West Africa Regiment [10]

Nigerian Motor Transport Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Carnatic Infantry [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment Depot [7]

Service

British Army [1658]

Royal Navy [150]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

J [1776]

S [233]

H [9]

P [7]

B [5]

W [5]

D [4]

G [4]

K [4]

L [4]

N [4]

R [4]

T [4]

C [3]

F [3]

M [3]

E [2]

A [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2020]

Merchant Navy [38]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Panama [1]

Tonga [1]

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Place of birth

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [10] Cardiff, Glamorgan [8] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Aberavon, Glamorgan [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Narberth, Pembrokeshire [3] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [3] Barry, Glamorganshire [2] Belvedere, Kent [2] Birkenhead South Australia [2] Bridgend, Glamorgan [2] Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [2] Cornwall England [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [2] Glamorganshire [2] Loughor, Glamorganshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Minwere, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2] Morriston, Glamorgan [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Nuriootpa South Australia [2] Pembroke [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Tenby, Pembrokeshire [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberkenfig, Glamorganshire [1] Ashby de la Zouch [1] Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Auto Texas [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barry Dock, Glamorganshire [1] Barry, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Birnieknowe, Auchinleck, Scotland [1] Blaen Clydach, Glam [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burma [1] Bury, Lancahsire [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Cadgwith Grade, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [968] Driver [113] Gunner [105] Corporal [73] Serjeant [70] Sapper [50] Carrier [42] Second Lieutenant [40] Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [35] Captain [32] Major [22] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [14] Bombardier [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Headman [7] Sepoy [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Public Servant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bearer [4] Commander [4] Interpreter [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Constable [3] Labourer [3] Machine/Maxim Gun Carrier [3] Naik [3] Private Servant [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Class Dispenser [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Clerk [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Havildar [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Muleteer [2] Private Serjeant [2] Servant [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [250] Royal Field Artillery [128] Royal Engineers [119] Army Service Corps [87] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [86] South Wales Borderers [74] Labour Corps [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [47] Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [47] British West Indies Regiment [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Gold Coast Regiment [40] Nigeria Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [36] South African Native Labour Corps [26] London Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Monmouthshire Regiment [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] King's African Rifles [16] Pembroke Yeomanry [16] Glamorgan Yeomanry [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Indian Defence Force [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Welsh Guards [12] Royal Naval Division [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] West Africa Regiment [10] Nigerian Motor Transport Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Voluntary Aid Detachment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Carnatic Infantry [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment Depot [7]

Service

British Army [1658] Royal Navy [150] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

J [1776] S [233] H [9] P [7] B [5] W [5] D [4] G [4] K [4] L [4] N [4] R [4] T [4] C [3] F [3] M [3] E [2] A [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2020] Merchant Navy [38] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Panama [1] Tonga [1]

George Davies John

Born 1891

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force 624 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Joseph John

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 645 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Benjamin Arthur John

Born 1897

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 1847a Corporal 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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David John

Born 1892

Died 1954

British Army 17978 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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David John

Born 1892

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 1600 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Griffith Brynarfryn John

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 106544 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 106544 Corporal Royal Engineers 187th Special

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Benjamin Davies John, Mid

Born 1888

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2153 Private Australian Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion

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Griffith Hugh Davies John

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3123 Gunner 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade

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William Albert Aka Bertie John

Born 1892

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 763 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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William Lewis John

Born 1891

Died 1932

Australian Imperial Force 3600 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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David John

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 13950 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Nathaniel John

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 355863 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 1219 Private Welsh Horse

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Lennox William Mcclure John

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army PS/3818 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hugh John

Born 1888

British Army 11854 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Ivor John

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4713 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3/7th Battalion

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William John

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 12069 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 55464 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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William John

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 29447 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 29447 Farrier Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 10th Battery

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Ernest John

Born 1899

Other Empire Force 1554 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 11341 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Iorwerth Glyndwr John

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion attached 1st Battalion

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David John

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 5194 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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