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Cardiff, Glamorgan [6]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3]

Swansea, Glamorgan [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cardiff England [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [2]

Pembrokeshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Abercrave [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Barry England [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Brynnamon, Carmarthenshire [1]

Burton, Pembrokeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cathays, Cardiff [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1]

Cwm Avon, Monmouthshire [1]

Cwmavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Dolgelley Wales [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [533]

Driver [54]

Gunner [52]

Corporal [51]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [22]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [17]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [109]

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Royal Engineers [61]

Labour Corps [60]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [57]

Army Service Corps [50]

South Wales Borderers [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Monmouthshire Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

London Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Welsh Guards [13]

Rifle Brigade [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [8]

Royal Irish Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Herefordshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Training Reserve Battalion [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Dorset Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment Depot [5]

West India Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [851]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1037]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1006]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Germany [1]

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Cardiff, Glamorgan [6] Ballarat Victoria [3] Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3] Swansea, Glamorgan [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cardiff England [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Gloucester [2] Gloucestershire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [2] Pembrokeshire [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Abercrave [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barry Dock, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Barry England [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brockley, Kent [1] Brynnamon, Carmarthenshire [1] Burton, Pembrokeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cathays, Cardiff [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1] Cwm Avon, Monmouthshire [1] Cwmavon, Monmouthshire [1] Dolgelley Wales [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [533] Driver [54] Gunner [52] Corporal [51] Serjeant [39] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [22] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [17] Bombardier [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Transport Corporal [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Major [1] Colonel [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [109] Royal Field Artillery [74] Royal Engineers [61] Labour Corps [60] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [57] Army Service Corps [50] South Wales Borderers [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Monmouthshire Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [19] London Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Welsh Guards [13] Rifle Brigade [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Glamorgan Yeomanry [8] Royal Irish Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Tank Corps [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Herefordshire Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Training Reserve Battalion [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Dorset Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment Depot [5] West India Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [851] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1037] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1006] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Germany [1]

Benjamin Llewellyn

Born 1885

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Brian Llewellyn

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 3rd Corps School

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Percy F Llewellyn

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1266 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1266 Private (Acting Serjeant) Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 147259 Serjeant Royal Engineers 4th Special Company

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Samuel Llewellyn

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 741112 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 741112 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William David Llewellyn

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 371963 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Llewellyn

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 1293 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Gwynedd Violet Llewellyn

Born 1899

Died 1918

Other Empire Force VAD Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 126 (Somerset) Detachment attached No. 2 Hospital

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Israel Llewellyn

Born 1893

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 7237 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9632 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Ambey, Or Amby Llewellyn

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 6364 Private West India Regiment

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George Llewellyn

Born 1878

British Army 28332 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 54951 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 359723 Private Royal Engineers

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Richard Llewellyn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82160

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William Alfred Peter Llewellyn

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 1950 Private London Regiment

British Army 1950 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1950 Corporal London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Edward Alfred Robert Llewellyn

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army Captain Herefordshire Regiment

British Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps 5th London Field Ambulance

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Peter Llewellyn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130106

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Francis George Llewellyn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46199

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William Shermer Llewellyn

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 10752 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert Charles Llewellyn

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 6362 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6362 Private West India Regiment

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Richard Llewellyn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194714

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Henry Llewellyn

Born 1876

British Army 11711 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 4687 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 11711 Serjeant South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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John Henry Llewellyn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284557

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