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Swansea, Glamorgan [26]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [13]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [13]

Brisbane Queensland [12]

Neath, Glamorgan [9]

Newport, Monmouthshire [8]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [6]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [5]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [4]

Carmarthenshire [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [4]

South Melbourne Victoria [4]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [3]

Christchurch [3]

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Loughor, Glamorgan [3]

New Quay, Cardiganshire, Wales [3]

Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [2]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]

Exeter South Australia [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Llantrisant, Glamorgan [2]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2]

Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1808]

Gunner [262]

Driver [196]

Serjeant [152]

Corporal [142]

Sapper [136]

Second Lieutenant [98]

Lieutenant [85]

Lance Corporal [73]

Captain [50]

Pioneer [33]

Acting Corporal [32]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Bombardier [22]

Major [14]

Staff Nurse [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Guardsman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Nurse [6]

Rifleman [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Worker [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Reverend [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Chaplain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [536]

Royal Field Artillery [283]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [267]

Royal Engineers [255]

South Wales Borderers [208]

Army Service Corps [193]

Labour Corps [183]

Royal Army Medical Corps [160]

Royal Garrison Artillery [152]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Naval Division [64]

Monmouthshire Regiment [61]

London Regiment [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Fusiliers [41]

Cheshire Regiment [40]

Gloucestershire Regiment [37]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

Welsh Guards [36]

South Lancashire Regiment [33]

Army Ordnance Corps [29]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [29]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Defence Corps [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Rifle Brigade [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Shropshire Light Infantry [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Pembroke Yeomanry [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Horse Artillery [15]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Border Regiment [14]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [14]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Royal Air Force [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Army Cyclist Corps [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [3026]

Royal Navy [336]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [193]

Australian Imperial Force [134]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [88]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

R [3925]

L [4]

S [4]

D [3]

G [3]

B [1]

C [1]

M [1]

Q [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3783]

Merchant Navy [114]

Conscientious Objector [25]

Country

United Kingdom [135]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Swansea, Glamorgan [26] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [13] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [13] Brisbane Queensland [12] Neath, Glamorgan [9] Newport, Monmouthshire [8] Cardiff, Glamorgan [6] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Swansea, Glamorganshire [5] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [4] Carmarthenshire [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [4] South Melbourne Victoria [4] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [3] Christchurch [3] Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Loughor, Glamorgan [3] New Quay, Cardiganshire, Wales [3] Aberporth, Cardiganshire, Wales [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgend, Glamorgan [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire [2] Clitheroe, Lancashire [2] Exeter South Australia [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Glamorganshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Llantrisant, Glamorgan [2] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2] Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1808] Gunner [262] Driver [196] Serjeant [152] Corporal [142] Sapper [136] Second Lieutenant [98] Lieutenant [85] Lance Corporal [73] Captain [50] Pioneer [33] Acting Corporal [32] Acting Serjeant [29] Bombardier [22] Major [14] Staff Nurse [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Guardsman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Nurse [6] Rifleman [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Worker [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Reverend [4] Trooper [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Chaplain [3] Deck Hand [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2] Colonel [2]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [536] Royal Field Artillery [283] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [267] Royal Engineers [255] South Wales Borderers [208] Army Service Corps [193] Labour Corps [183] Royal Army Medical Corps [160] Royal Garrison Artillery [152] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Naval Division [64] Monmouthshire Regiment [61] London Regiment [55] Royal Army Service Corps [42] Royal Fusiliers [41] Cheshire Regiment [40] Gloucestershire Regiment [37] Liverpool Regiment [37] Welsh Guards [36] South Lancashire Regiment [33] Army Ordnance Corps [29] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [29] Devonshire Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Defence Corps [26] Somerset Light Infantry [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Rifle Brigade [22] Tank Corps [22] Shropshire Light Infantry [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Pembroke Yeomanry [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Royal Horse Artillery [15] Voluntary Aid Detachment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Border Regiment [14] Glamorgan Yeomanry [14] Hampshire Regiment [14] Royal Air Force [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Army Cyclist Corps [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [3026] Royal Navy [336] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [193] Australian Imperial Force [134] Canadian Expeditionary Force [88] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [7]

Last name first letter

R [3925] L [4] S [4] D [3] G [3] B [1] C [1] M [1] Q [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3783] Merchant Navy [114] Conscientious Objector [25]

Country

United Kingdom [135] Canada [2]

Laurence Sinclair Rees

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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Evan Leslie Rees

Born 1893

Died 1930

Australian Imperial Force corporal

Australian Imperial Force 889 Private 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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John Rawlings Rees

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain (Medical Officer) Royal Army Medical Corps

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John James Rees

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army CMT/373 Private Army Service Corps

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John Cyril Rees

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 430 Corporal Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Daniel Spencer Rees

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 290692 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army G/28005 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Norman Moynan Rees

Born 1897

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force 2238 Private 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2238 Lance Corporal 49th Battalion

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David William Rees

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 28089 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Daniel Evan Rees

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 315504 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 28724 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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John Rees

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 204750 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Herbert Rees

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 20147 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Stanley Rees

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 7182 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7182 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 7182 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Tom Rees

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Arthur Rees

Born 1878

Died 1941

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ivor Rees

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 20002 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 20002 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 20002 Private South Wales Borderers

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Daniel Oscar Rees

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 9150 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235072 Private Yorkshire Regiment Alexandra

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Benjamin Rees

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10986 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Edmund Rees

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1760 Private Australian Infantry 20th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1760 Private Australian Infantry 20th Battalion [2nd Reinforcements]

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Emlyn Morgan Rees

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 146064 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2486 Sapper South Wales Borderers

British Army Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers 7th (Brecknocks) Battalion

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William Rees

Born 1883

British Army 33813 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 13019 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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