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Newport, Monmouthshire [11]

Birmingham [9]

Bristol [7]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [6]

Tredegar, Monmouthshire [5]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [4]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [3]

Brecon [3]

Lambeth [3]

Swansea [3]

Abergavenny [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hereford [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool [2]

Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire [2]

London [2]

Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [2]

Manchester [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Newport, Monmouth [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Welchpool, Montgomeryshire [2]

ABERCARN, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Abingdon [1]

Alberbury, Shropshire [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Baltinglass, County Wicklow [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethesda, Carnarvon [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brecon, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1056]

Serjeant [80]

Corporal [75]

Lance Corporal [67]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Gunner [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Drummer [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Boy [3]

Private (Acting Lance Corporal) [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal (Acting Lance Serjeant) [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Private (Acting Corporal) [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bandsman (Acting Lance Corporal) [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chum [1]

Corporal Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers Depot [976]

South Wales Borderers [343]

Depot South Wales Borderers [97]

South Wales Borderers 234th Territorial Force Depot [23]

South Wales Borderers 235th Territorial Force Depot [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [18]

Labour Corps [17]

234th Territorial Force Depot South Wales Borderers [15]

Welsh Regiment [12]

South Wales Borderers Territorial Force [11]

South Wales Borderers depot [8]

Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers Depot Territorial Force [5]

235th Territorial Force Depot South Wales Borderers [4]

Depot late South Wales Borderers [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment Depot [4]

South Wales Borderers Territorial Force Depot [4]

234th Territorial Force Depot [3]

235th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Depot Late South Wales Borderers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment Depot South Wales Borderers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers 219th Territorial Force Depot [3]

South Wales Borderers TF [3]

232nd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

234th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

235th Territorial Force Depot [2]

23rd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Depot Monmouthshire Regiment South Wales Borderers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers 219th Territoral Force Depot [2]

Welsh Regiment Depot [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1 Infantry Base Depot Le Havre Permanent Base health classification [1]

11th Division Infantry Base Depot [1]

12th South Wales Borderers Depot [1]

1st South Wales Borderers Depot [1]

219th Depot South Wales Borderers [1]

219th Territorial Force Depot [1]

Service

British Army [1251]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Royal Navy [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [127]

W [110]

H [90]

M [89]

S [86]

P [85]

J [76]

D [71]

T [71]

G [70]

C [67]

L [65]

R [65]

E [55]

F [33]

A [23]

O [21]

K [19]

N [14]

I [5]

V [5]

Y [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242]

Country

United Kingdom [96]

France [30]

South Africa [11]

Belgium [9]

Turkey [6]

China [4]

Germany [3]

Pakistan [3]

Hong Kong [1]

India [1]

Iraq [1]

Switzerland [1]

United States [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [1251] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newport, Monmouthshire [11] Birmingham [9] Bristol [7] Merthyr, Glamorgan [6] Tredegar, Monmouthshire [5] Dowlais, Glamorgan [4] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [3] Brecon [3] Lambeth [3] Swansea [3] Abergavenny [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff [2] Fulham, London [2] Hereford [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Liverpool [2] Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire [2] London [2] Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [2] Manchester [2] Marylebone, London [2] Newport, Monmouth [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Welchpool, Montgomeryshire [2] ABERCARN, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Abingdon [1] Alberbury, Shropshire [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Baltinglass, County Wicklow [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethesda, Carnarvon [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Bolton [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brecon, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1056] Serjeant [80] Corporal [75] Lance Corporal [67] Company Serjeant Major [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Gunner [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Drummer [5] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Boy [3] Private (Acting Lance Corporal) [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal (Acting Lance Serjeant) [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Private (Acting Corporal) [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bandsman (Acting Lance Corporal) [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chum [1] Corporal Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers Depot [976] South Wales Borderers [343] Depot South Wales Borderers [97] South Wales Borderers 234th Territorial Force Depot [23] South Wales Borderers 235th Territorial Force Depot [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [18] Labour Corps [17] 234th Territorial Force Depot South Wales Borderers [15] Welsh Regiment [12] South Wales Borderers Territorial Force [11] South Wales Borderers depot [8] Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers Depot Territorial Force [5] 235th Territorial Force Depot South Wales Borderers [4] Depot late South Wales Borderers [4] Monmouthshire Regiment Depot [4] South Wales Borderers Territorial Force Depot [4] 234th Territorial Force Depot [3] 235th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Depot Late South Wales Borderers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment Depot South Wales Borderers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Wales Borderers 219th Territorial Force Depot [3] South Wales Borderers TF [3] 232nd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2] 234th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2] 235th Territorial Force Depot [2] 23rd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Army Service Corps [2] Depot Monmouthshire Regiment South Wales Borderers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers 219th Territoral Force Depot [2] Welsh Regiment Depot [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1 Infantry Base Depot Le Havre Permanent Base health classification [1] 11th Division Infantry Base Depot [1] 12th South Wales Borderers Depot [1] 1st South Wales Borderers Depot [1] 219th Depot South Wales Borderers [1] 219th Territorial Force Depot [1]

Service

British Army [1251] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Royal Navy [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [127] W [110] H [90] M [89] S [86] P [85] J [76] D [71] T [71] G [70] C [67] L [65] R [65] E [55] F [33] A [23] O [21] K [19] N [14] I [5] V [5] Y [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242]

Country

United Kingdom [96] France [30] South Africa [11] Belgium [9] Turkey [6] China [4] Germany [3] Pakistan [3] Hong Kong [1] India [1] Iraq [1] Switzerland [1] United States [1] Yemen [1]

Charles H Gough

British Army 2660 Private 234th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2660 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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Evan J Davies

British Army 230043 Private 235th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 230043 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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William Evans

British Army 2217111 Private 235th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2217111 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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George Harris

British Army 227865 Acting Corporal 232nd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 227865 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

British Army 15567 Acting Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment

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Benjamin Thomas Williams

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain Gurkha Rifles Depot

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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William Clarke

British Army 229986 Private 232nd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment South Wales Borderers Territorial Forc

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Griffith Griffiths

British Army 229286 Private 23rd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 229286 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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Albert William Bowles

British Army 2540 Private 234th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2540 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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Charles H Bond

British Army 2653 Private 234th Territorial Forces Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2653 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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Bramwell Harris

British Army 291399 Private 234th Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment South Wales Borderers Territorial Forc

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Enoch John Davies

British Army 2652 Private 23rd Territorial Force Depot Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2652 Private South Wales Borderers Territorial Force

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