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Place of birth

Newport, Monmouthshire [18]

Merthyr, Glamorganshire [12]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [10]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [8]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [6]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [5]

Swansea, Glamorgan [5]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [4]

Tredegar, Monmouthshire [4]

Newbridge, Monmouthshire [3]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3]

Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Brecon [2]

Bristol [2]

Canton [2]

Cardiff [2]

Gelligaer, Glamorgan [2]

Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [2]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Rhymney, Monmouthshire [2]

Roath, Cardiff [2]

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [2]

Swansea [2]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Ballybog, Sneem, County Kerry [1]

Bangor, Caernarvon [1]

Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1]

Bewdley, Worcs [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bishopsworth, Bristol [1]

Blaina, Monmouthshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brynmawr, Brecon [1]

Builth Wells, Brecknockshire [1]

Buith Wells, Brecon [1]

Camarthen [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Canton, Cardiff [1]

Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cefn, Glamorgan [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucs [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [338]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [20]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [7]

Gunner [6]

Captain [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Corporal (acting Serjeant) [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Private (Acting Corporal) [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Stoker [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [334]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [332]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Welsh Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers Depot [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Special Reserve attached South Wales Borderers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [3]

Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) [3]

Special Reserve/ South Wales Borderers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers Special Reserve 3rd Battalion [2]

Training Reserve [2]

17th Works Company Liverpool Regiment [1]

1st Liverpool Regiment [1]

24th Foot [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

53rd South Wales Borderers [1]

9th Battalion South Wales Borderers Special Reserve [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Border Regiment (Special Reserve) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment (Special Reserve) [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Military Provost Staff Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps (Special Reserve) [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery TF [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Northern Reserve Regiment, 4th Battalion [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers Reserve [1]

South Wales Borderers Special Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [352]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [36]

M [34]

W [32]

H [28]

S [25]

P [24]

J [21]

R [20]

G [18]

D [16]

E [16]

C [15]

L [14]

O [13]

F [11]

T [10]

K [7]

A [5]

V [4]

N [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [352]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

France [14]

Belgium [4]

Turkey [2]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

Iraq [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [352] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newport, Monmouthshire [18] Merthyr, Glamorganshire [12] Dowlais, Glamorgan [10] Merthyr, Glamorgan [8] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [6] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [5] Swansea, Glamorgan [5] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [4] Tredegar, Monmouthshire [4] Newbridge, Monmouthshire [3] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3] Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Brecon [2] Bristol [2] Canton [2] Cardiff [2] Gelligaer, Glamorgan [2] Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [2] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Rhymney, Monmouthshire [2] Roath, Cardiff [2] Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [2] Swansea [2] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Abergavenny [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Ballybog, Sneem, County Kerry [1] Bangor, Caernarvon [1] Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1] Bewdley, Worcs [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bishopsworth, Bristol [1] Blaina, Monmouthshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brynmawr, Brecon [1] Builth Wells, Brecknockshire [1] Buith Wells, Brecon [1] Camarthen [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Canton, Cardiff [1] Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cefn, Glamorgan [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucs [1] Chester, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [338] Serjeant [27] Corporal [20] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [7] Gunner [6] Captain [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Corporal (acting Serjeant) [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Private (Acting Corporal) [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [334] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [332] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Welsh Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers Depot [19] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [5] Special Reserve attached South Wales Borderers [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [3] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) [3] Special Reserve/ South Wales Borderers [3] Royal Field Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers Special Reserve 3rd Battalion [2] Training Reserve [2] 17th Works Company Liverpool Regiment [1] 1st Liverpool Regiment [1] 24th Foot [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 53rd South Wales Borderers [1] 9th Battalion South Wales Borderers Special Reserve [1] Border Regiment [1] Border Regiment (Special Reserve) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment (Special Reserve) [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Military Provost Staff Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps (Special Reserve) [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery TF [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Northern Reserve Regiment, 4th Battalion [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers Reserve [1] South Wales Borderers Special Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [352] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

B [36] M [34] W [32] H [28] S [25] P [24] J [21] R [20] G [18] D [16] E [16] C [15] L [14] O [13] F [11] T [10] K [7] A [5] V [4] N [1] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [352]

Country

United Kingdom [45] France [14] Belgium [4] Turkey [2] China [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1] Iraq [1] South Africa [1]

John Hyett

Born 1888

British Army 10239 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10239 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Alfred Williams

Died 1915

British Army 11443 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11443 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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John Breeze

Died 1914

British Army 3/10505 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10505 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Wilde

Born 1898

Died 1959

British Army 11325 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11325 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9170 Private Irish Guards

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Joseph Henry King

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/11354 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11354 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Elliott

Born 1895

British Army 3/11348 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11348 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Stephen Jones

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 11352 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11352 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Edward Power

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 11219 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11219 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Frank Shea

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10331 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10331 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Thomas Lavender

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3/10992 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10992 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas O'keefe

Died 1916

British Army 3/11277 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11277 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Jessie Brinton

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 3/11376 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11376 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Brown

Born 1892

British Army 3/10968 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10968 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Patrick O'neill

Died 1916

British Army 3/11091 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11091 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Anthony Evans

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 3/11242 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11242 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Phillip Edwards

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/11133 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11133 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Kiley

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 11081 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3/11081 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Herbert Tratman

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3/10912 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10912 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas John Price

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/11520 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 36358 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11520 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Morgan Morgans

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 3/10994 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10994 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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