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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [29]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [22]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [11]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [10]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [7]

Liverpool [7]

Moree New South Wales [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6]

Anglesey, Wales [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Salford, Lancashire [5]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [4]

Lancashire [4]

Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Carlisle, Cumberland [3]

Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire [3]

Glamorganshire [3]

Holywell, Flintshire [3]

Llangefni, Anglesey [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Amlwch, Anglesey [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Caerwys, Flintshire [2]

Carnarvon [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2]

Flint, Flintshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey [2]

Llanddeusant, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Llangollen, Denbighshire [2]

London England [2]

Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Molong New South Wales [2]

Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2240]

Gunner [205]

Driver [182]

Sapper [162]

Serjeant [151]

Corporal [135]

Lance Corporal [85]

Second Lieutenant [84]

Lieutenant [68]

Captain [44]

Acting Corporal [31]

Bombardier [25]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Major [20]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Rifleman [7]

Worker [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Reverend [4]

Sister [4]

Chaplain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Nurse [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Admiral [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Chaplain 3rd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [533]

Royal Field Artillery [282]

Royal Engineers [267]

Labour Corps [262]

Army Service Corps [207]

Liverpool Regiment [170]

Royal Army Medical Corps [142]

Welsh Regiment [136]

South Wales Borderers [122]

Royal Garrison Artillery [117]

Machine Gun Corps [103]

London Regiment [89]

Manchester Regiment [78]

Cheshire Regiment [77]

South Lancashire Regiment [62]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Monmouthshire Regiment [49]

Worcestershire Regiment [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Defence Corps [28]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Shropshire Light Infantry [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

North Staffordshire Regiment [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [19]

Welsh Guards [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Training Reserve Battalion [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [3373]

Royal Navy [259]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [119]

Australian Imperial Force [116]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [4254]

G [7]

J [5]

K [2]

W [2]

A [1]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4062]

Merchant Navy [187]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [83]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [4272] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [29] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [22] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [11] Wrexham, Denbighshire [10] Sydney New South Wales [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [7] Liverpool [7] Moree New South Wales [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6] Anglesey, Wales [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Salford, Lancashire [5] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [4] Lancashire [4] Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Carlisle, Cumberland [3] Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire [3] Glamorganshire [3] Holywell, Flintshire [3] Llangefni, Anglesey [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Amlwch, Anglesey [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Birmingham [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Caerwys, Flintshire [2] Carnarvon [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2] Flint, Flintshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Holyhead, Anglesey [2] Llanddeusant, Anglesey, Wales [2] Llangollen, Denbighshire [2] London England [2] Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [2] Molong New South Wales [2] Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2240] Gunner [205] Driver [182] Sapper [162] Serjeant [151] Corporal [135] Lance Corporal [85] Second Lieutenant [84] Lieutenant [68] Captain [44] Acting Corporal [31] Bombardier [25] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Major [20] Staff Serjeant [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Acting Bombardier [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Able Seaman [8] Temporary Captain [8] Rifleman [7] Worker [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Reverend [4] Sister [4] Chaplain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Nurse [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Admiral [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Chaplain 3rd Class [2] Drummer [2] Engineer Captain [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [533] Royal Field Artillery [282] Royal Engineers [267] Labour Corps [262] Army Service Corps [207] Liverpool Regiment [170] Royal Army Medical Corps [142] Welsh Regiment [136] South Wales Borderers [122] Royal Garrison Artillery [117] Machine Gun Corps [103] London Regiment [89] Manchester Regiment [78] Cheshire Regiment [77] South Lancashire Regiment [62] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Royal Army Service Corps [52] Royal Fusiliers [51] Monmouthshire Regiment [49] Worcestershire Regiment [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Defence Corps [28] Royal Naval Division [28] Shropshire Light Infantry [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] North Staffordshire Regiment [25] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [23] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Border Regiment [19] Welsh Guards [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Training Reserve Battalion [17] Essex Regiment [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Flying Corps [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Devonshire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [3373] Royal Navy [259] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186] Canadian Expeditionary Force [119] Australian Imperial Force [116] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [4254] G [7] J [5] K [2] W [2] A [1] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4062] Merchant Navy [187] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [83] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Owen G Parry-Jones

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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E J W Parry Pryse

British Army Major Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Adams-Parry

British Army 24125 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Parry More

British Army 4094 Private London Regiment

British Army 281599 Private London Regiment

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Richard John Samuel Parry-Jones

British Army Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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John W Parry More

British Army 10292 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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M D Gambier-Parry

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers/ Staff and Head Quarters

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Michael Denman Gambier-Parry

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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M D Gambier-Parry

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ernest Gambier-Parry

Other Empire Force Commandant, Major Goring Auxiliary Hospital, Oxfordshire.

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V E Parry-Okeden

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Australian Artillery

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J D S Parry-Jones

British Army Chaplain 3rd Class Headquarters Staff

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