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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]

Thomas Llewellyn Rees

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 315631 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edward Humphrey Rees

Born 1877

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5416 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Arthur Rees

Born 1873

British Army 3430 Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 3430 Serjeant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 5295 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Rees

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268495

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George Francis Rees

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102830

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William John Rees

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79046

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David John Rees

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63887

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Goronwy Owain Rees

Born 1893

Died 1976

British Army 117 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 4371 Trooper Welsh Guards

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Ivor Alban Rees

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204244

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Taliesin Rees

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3/3512 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3/3512 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Gomer Rees

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131354

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Morgan William Rees

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289613

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Tom Rees

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169680

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John Hugh Rees

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76652

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Evan R Rees

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 29116 Private South Wales Borderers

Other Empire Force 29116 Private South Wales Borderers

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Idris Rees

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123778

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Joseph William Rees

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195573

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Henry John Rees

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85029

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William Frederic Handcock Rees

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50213

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George Willoughby Rees

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167743

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