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Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Anglesey, Wales [3]

Manchester England [3]

Wallasey, Cheshire [3]

Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales [2]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Buckley, Flintshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hereford England [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey [2]

Hoylake, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Llangollen, Denbighshire [2]

Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1]

Aberystwyth South Wales [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Anglesea Wales [1]

Anglesey [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Bangalore [1]

Bangor [1]

Barmouth, Merionethshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackwood, Monmouthshire [1]

Bramford England [1]

Brickley, Flintshire [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [813]

Gunner [90]

Driver [84]

Sapper [66]

Serjeant [55]

Corporal [47]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Worker [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Mister [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [193]

Royal Engineers [121]

Labour Corps [96]

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Welsh Regiment [88]

Army Service Corps [86]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

Liverpool Regiment [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

South Wales Borderers [44]

Cheshire Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20]

Monmouthshire Regiment [19]

Shropshire Light Infantry [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Tank Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Welsh Guards [12]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1221]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

R [1555]

B [1]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1477]

Merchant Navy [70]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Australia [1]

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People [1558] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [17] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Anglesey, Wales [3] Manchester England [3] Wallasey, Cheshire [3] Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales [2] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Buckley, Flintshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hereford England [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Holyhead, Anglesey [2] Hoylake, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Llangollen, Denbighshire [2] Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Aberdovey, Merionethshire [1] Aberystwyth South Wales [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Anglesea Wales [1] Anglesey [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Bangalore [1] Bangor [1] Barmouth, Merionethshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackwood, Monmouthshire [1] Bramford England [1] Brickley, Flintshire [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [813] Gunner [90] Driver [84] Sapper [66] Serjeant [55] Corporal [47] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [20] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Worker [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Mister [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [193] Royal Engineers [121] Labour Corps [96] Royal Field Artillery [93] Welsh Regiment [88] Army Service Corps [86] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] Liverpool Regiment [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] South Wales Borderers [44] Cheshire Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20] Monmouthshire Regiment [19] Shropshire Light Infantry [19] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Tank Corps [13] London Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Welsh Guards [12] Devonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1221] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Australian Imperial Force [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

R [1555] B [1] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1477] Merchant Navy [70] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Australia [1]

Reginald Edward Rowlands

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/1479

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Donald Gordon Rowlands

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2529

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William Eric Rowlands

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69636

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Walter Edward Rowlands

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 58054

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Ernest Roy Rowlands

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 72714

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W. J. Rowlands

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F Rowlands

British Army Mister Telegram Department

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John Rowlands

British Army 4244 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Brigade (TF)

British Army 4244 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Brigade (TF)

British Army 4244 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Brigade (TF)

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Christopher Macauley Sylk-Rowlands

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S Tartar

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E Rowlands

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James Rowlands

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H. Rowlands

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A. Rowlands

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Kitty Rowlands

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Richard Hughes-Rowlands

Born 1892

Royal Navy J792

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Thomas John Rees

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army 56393 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Millicent Mary Rowlands (nee Burke)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Millicent Mary Burke (mrs Rowlands)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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