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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]

William James Pritchard

British Army 63 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF

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Thomas Hughes

Born 1876

British Army 3725 Private South Wales Borderers TF 3/1st Brecknockshire Battalion

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Harold Idris King

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 268161 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 27780 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2367 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Obed Jenkins

Born 1877

Died 1958

British Army 2606 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army 11871 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 4071371 Private Monmouthshire Regiment TF

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Charles James Saunders

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 200476 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 200476 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 2035 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John Harold Morris

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 200521 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 200521 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 2093 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Phillip Aubrey Hill

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Hicken

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 200591 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2182 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

British Army 200591 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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George Beazzer Jones

Born 1873

British Army 200074 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 812 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Fred Hugh John Stephens

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 200512 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 2084 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Rushton Jeremy

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army 200037 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 261 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Gilbert Charles Reynolds

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 200415 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 1943 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Patrick Burke

Born 1869

British Army 463 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

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Thomas Rhys Caradog Jones

Born 1894

British Army 1286 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John William Whitley

British Army 28450 Private South Wales Borderers TF

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Richard Evans

Born 1863

British Army 169 Serjeant South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

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Henry Pembridge

Born 1869

British Army 242 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknockshire Battalion

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Ephraim Havard

Born 1892

British Army 1255 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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William Galliers

British Army 720 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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John Lewis Wood

Born 1893

British Army 1265 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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