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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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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]

William Perry

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 9397 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9397 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9397 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Edwin Charles Capel

Born 1878

British Army 6037 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 28491 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 6037 Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot 1st Battalion

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Andrew Badger

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 6909 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 6909 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6909 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Jones

Born 1882

British Army Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 12249 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 12249 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Alfred Ranford

Born 1884

British Army 7852 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7852 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7852 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Walter Alfred Busst

Born 1883

Died 1974

British Army 7871 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7871 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7871 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Charles Evans

Born 1894

British Army 11035 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11035 Private (Acting Lance Corporal) South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11035 Private (Acting Lance Corporal) South Wales Borderers Depot

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Thomas Kayes

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 6759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Cronin

Born 1880

British Army 6034 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6034 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6034 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Christmas Edmunds

Born 1877

British Army 6105 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6105 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6105 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas John Lewis

Born 1887

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

British Army 13465 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13465 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Thomas Burston

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 13149 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 4530 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 13149 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Francis

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 2474 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 4th (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army 13226 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert Nichol

Born 1891

British Army 11067 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11067 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Judah Saunders

Born 1888

British Army 9088 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9088 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot

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Edgar Lewis Delan

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10827 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10827 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Leonard Laking

Born 1871

Died 1950

British Army 2692 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers

British Army 2692 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Frank May

Born 1891

British Army 11691 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 11691 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Parry

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 7767 South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 7767 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Hugh Rodden

Born 1875

Died 1957

British Army 13250 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13250 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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