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Brecon [5]

Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [2]

Hay, Brecknockshire [2]

Hay, Hereford [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Brecon, Wales [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Brynmawr, Brecknockshire [1]

Brynmawr, Montgomeryshire [1]

Builth, Brecon [1]

Buith Wells, Brecknockshire, Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Clyro, Radnorshire [1]

Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Gilwern, Monmouth [1]

Govilon, Wales [1]

Hay, Breconshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Hirwaun, Glamorgan [1]

Leominster, Herefordshire [1]

Llanafanfawr, Buith, Brecknockshire, Wales [1]

Llanddew, Brecon [1]

Llanfae, Brecon [1]

Llanfihangel, Brecon [1]

Llangasty Taly Llyn Brecon [1]

Llangattock, Breconshire [1]

Llanybyther, Carmarthen [1]

Llyswen, Brecon [1]

Lower Sydenham, Kent [1]

Marden, Herefordshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorganshire [1]

Mold, Flint, Wales [1]

Nantyglo, Monmouthshire [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [180]

Lieutenant [41]

Serjeant [40]

Captain [28]

Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Second Drummer [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Superintendent [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers TF [270]

South Wales Borderers [137]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [11]

Indian Army [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers Depot [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps Indian Army [2]

1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1]

2/56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

2nd Rajput Light Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment TF [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Supply and Transport Corps [1]

Indian Army Transport Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps Western Command [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mahratta Light Infantry [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment TF [1]

Provisional Battalion [1]

Punjabis [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery TF [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

South Wales Borderers 219th Territoral Force Depot [1]

South Wales Borderers TF India [1]

South Wales Borderers attached Indian Army [1]

Staff Corps [1]

Service

British Army [275]

Indian Army [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

W [31]

J [29]

P [22]

C [21]

D [21]

E [17]

H [17]

M [17]

B [16]

L [15]

G [14]

T [13]

R [12]

S [12]

A [7]

F [3]

K [3]

I [2]

N [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Yemen [7]

China [2]

India [2]

Turkey [2]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [275] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brecon [5] Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [2] Hay, Brecknockshire [2] Hay, Hereford [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1] Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Brecon, Wales [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Brynmawr, Brecknockshire [1] Brynmawr, Montgomeryshire [1] Builth, Brecon [1] Buith Wells, Brecknockshire, Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Clyro, Radnorshire [1] Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Gilwern, Monmouth [1] Govilon, Wales [1] Hay, Breconshire [1] Hereford [1] Herefordshire [1] Hirwaun, Glamorgan [1] Leominster, Herefordshire [1] Llanafanfawr, Buith, Brecknockshire, Wales [1] Llanddew, Brecon [1] Llanfae, Brecon [1] Llanfihangel, Brecon [1] Llangasty Taly Llyn Brecon [1] Llangattock, Breconshire [1] Llanybyther, Carmarthen [1] Llyswen, Brecon [1] Lower Sydenham, Kent [1] Marden, Herefordshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorganshire [1] Mold, Flint, Wales [1] Nantyglo, Monmouthshire [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Radyr, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [180] Lieutenant [41] Serjeant [40] Captain [28] Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [16] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Second Drummer [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Superintendent [1] Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers TF [270] South Wales Borderers [137] Devonshire Regiment [19] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [11] Indian Army [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Wales Borderers Depot [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps Indian Army [2] 1st Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1] 2/56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 2nd Rajput Light Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment TF [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached Supply and Transport Corps [1] Indian Army Transport Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps Western Command [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mahratta Light Infantry [1] Monmouthshire Regiment TF [1] Provisional Battalion [1] Punjabis [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery TF [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] South Wales Borderers 219th Territoral Force Depot [1] South Wales Borderers TF India [1] South Wales Borderers attached Indian Army [1] Staff Corps [1]

Service

British Army [275] Indian Army [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

W [31] J [29] P [22] C [21] D [21] E [17] H [17] M [17] B [16] L [15] G [14] T [13] R [12] S [12] A [7] F [3] K [3] I [2] N [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Yemen [7] China [2] India [2] Turkey [2] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

George Walters

Born 1894

British Army 200068 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 708 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John Thomas Price

Died 1918

British Army 200590 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2181 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Oswald Charles Davies

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 200589 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2180 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Charles Williams

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 201740 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 2073 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Patrick George Kennedy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 200612 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2220 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Frank Ronald Skan

Died 1915

British Army 200697 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2334 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John Yandle Edwards

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 200255 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 1664 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Henry Harris

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 200515 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2087 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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William Morgan

Died 1915

British Army 200409 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 1930 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Ernest Dunn

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 200536 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2109 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Albert Appleyard

Died 1918

British Army 200511 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2083 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Alexander Lowe

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 10th (Service) Battalion

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Frederick Eric Bule

Born 1875

Died 1946

British Army 2014 Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

British Army 200461 Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

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John Edwards

Born 1869

British Army 200025 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF

British Army 163 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF

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Edward Ernest Karn

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2329 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Frank William Tyler

Born 1890

British Army 200008 Corporal South Wales Borderers TF

British Army 43 Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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James Ridgway Hudson

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 200002 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

British Army 10 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Llewellyn Walbyoff

Born 1882

Died 1965

British Army 1248 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John Jones

Born 1872

British Army 97 Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Moses Moses

British Army 8 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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