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Newport, Monmouthshire [18]

Merthyr, Glamorganshire [12]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [10]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [8]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [6]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [5]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Tredegar, Monmouthshire [3]

Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Brecon [2]

Bristol [2]

Canton [2]

Cardiff [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Derby [2]

Gelligaer, Glamorgan [2]

Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2]

Newbridge, Monmouthshire [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2]

Rhymney, Monmouthshire [2]

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [2]

30 Upper Grosvenor Street, London [1]

4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1]

5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Ashburnham, Sussex [1]

Atcham, Shropshire [1]

Ballybog, Sneem, County Kerry [1]

Ballymoney [1]

Bangor, Caernarvon [1]

Beddington, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bewdley, Worcs [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishopsworth, Bristol [1]

Blaina, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [659]

Private [551]

Captain [528]

Lieutenant [496]

Major [90]

Serjeant [80]

Corporal [63]

Gunner [42]

Lance Corporal [38]

Lieutenant Colonel [31]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [29]

Captain /Temporary Major [19]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [19]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [19]

Temporary Lieutenant [19]

Temporary Captain [18]

Acting Major [17]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [16]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [15]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [14]

Acting Captain [13]

Driver [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [11]

Bombardier [10]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [10]

2nd Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Captain Acting Major [6]

Captain Major [6]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [6]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Sub Lieutenant [6]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Acting Major [5]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Brevet Major [4]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [334]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [332]

Special Reserve [260]

Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [226]

Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [211]

Royal Field Artillery [112]

Royal Army Medical Corps Special Reserve [76]

Royal Garrison Artillery [65]

Royal Engineers [54]

Special Reserve/ Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Royal Engineers Special Reserve [36]

Special Reserve/ Royal Flying Corps [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

Special Reserve/Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Special Reserve/ Royal Engineers [24]

Special Reserve/Royal Field Artillery [23]

Special Reserve/Royal Flying Corps [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps/Special Reserve [20]

Royal Flying Corps [20]

Special Reserve Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry [20]

Special Reserve/ Royal Field Artillery [20]

Welsh Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers Depot [19]

Royal Horse Artillery [18]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18]

Special Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

Special Reserve Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16]

Royal Air Force [15]

Special Reserve/Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps/ Special Reserve [14]

Royal Flying Corps Special Reserve [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery/Special Reserve [14]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [14]

Special List [14]

Leinster Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire Special Reserve Yeomanry [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Special Reserve/ Army Service Corps [12]

Special Reserve/ Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Staff [11]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Artillery [9]

Special Reserve/ Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Special Reserve/Rifle Brigade [9]

Service

British Army [2574]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Other Empire Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [320]

M [255]

C [250]

H [208]

S [189]

G [185]

W [165]

D [155]

P [125]

R [114]

F [109]

L [89]

A [73]

T [73]

E [60]

J [59]

K [44]

N [41]

O [37]

V [15]

Y [9]

I [7]

U [6]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2581]

Country

United Kingdom [121]

France [15]

Belgium [4]

Turkey [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Iraq [1]

Ireland [1]

Isle of Man [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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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] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Tredegar, Monmouthshire [3] Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Brecon [2] Bristol [2] Canton [2] Cardiff [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Derby [2] Gelligaer, Glamorgan [2] Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [2] Marylebone, London [2] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [2] Newbridge, Monmouthshire [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [2] Rhymney, Monmouthshire [2] Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [2] 30 Upper Grosvenor Street, London [1] 4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1] 5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Abergavenny [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Ashburnham, Sussex [1] Atcham, Shropshire [1] Ballybog, Sneem, County Kerry [1] Ballymoney [1] Bangor, Caernarvon [1] Beddington, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bewdley, Worcs [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishopsworth, Bristol [1] Blaina, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [659] Private [551] Captain [528] Lieutenant [496] Major [90] Serjeant [80] Corporal [63] Gunner [42] Lance Corporal [38] Lieutenant Colonel [31] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [29] Captain /Temporary Major [19] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [19] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [19] Temporary Lieutenant [19] Temporary Captain [18] Acting Major [17] Lieutenant Acting Captain [16] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [15] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [14] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [14] Acting Captain [13] Driver [13] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [11] Bombardier [10] Temporary Second Lieutenant [10] 2nd Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [6] Captain Acting Major [6] Captain Major [6] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [6] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [6] Sub Lieutenant [6] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Acting Major [5] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Brevet Major [4] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [334] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [332] Special Reserve [260] Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [226] Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve [211] Royal Field Artillery [112] Royal Army Medical Corps Special Reserve [76] Royal Garrison Artillery [65] Royal Engineers [54] Special Reserve/ Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Royal Engineers Special Reserve [36] Special Reserve/ Royal Flying Corps [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] Special Reserve/Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Special Reserve/ Royal Engineers [24] Special Reserve/Royal Field Artillery [23] Special Reserve/Royal Flying Corps [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps/Special Reserve [20] Royal Flying Corps [20] Special Reserve Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry [20] Special Reserve/ Royal Field Artillery [20] Welsh Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers Depot [19] Royal Horse Artillery [18] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [18] Special Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] Special Reserve Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16] Royal Air Force [15] Special Reserve/Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps/ Special Reserve [14] Royal Flying Corps Special Reserve [14] Royal Garrison Artillery/Special Reserve [14] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [14] Special List [14] Leinster Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire Special Reserve Yeomanry [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Special Reserve/ Army Service Corps [12] Special Reserve/ Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Staff [11] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Artillery [9] Special Reserve/ Army Veterinary Corps [9] Special Reserve/Rifle Brigade [9]

Service

British Army [2574] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Other Empire Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [320] M [255] C [250] H [208] S [189] G [185] W [165] D [155] P [125] R [114] F [109] L [89] A [73] T [73] E [60] J [59] K [44] N [41] O [37] V [15] Y [9] I [7] U [6] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2581]

Country

United Kingdom [121] France [15] Belgium [4] Turkey [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1] India [1] Iraq [1] Ireland [1] Isle of Man [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Edward Dwyer

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6686 East Surrey Regiment Special Reserve 4 Battalion

British Army Acting Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army L/10523 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Frank Sheward

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 13502 Private Middlesex Regiment Special Reserve 6th Battalion

British Army L/13502 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army L/13502 Private Middlesex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Edward Boynton Pedder

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars Special Reserve

British Army 2/Lieut. 18th (Queen Mary's Own Royal) Hussars

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Francis Jamieson Copland

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army L/4448 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve

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Charles James Spratt

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army 15109 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 494884 Labour Corps

British Army 15109 sergeant Royal Field Artillery

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Melville Johnstone

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Special Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Special Reserve

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Herbert Wilcoxon

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 10243 Private Special Reserve

British Army 12098 Private The Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8 (Service) Battalion

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Arthur James Sammons

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 6770 Bedfordshire Regiment (Special Reserve)

British Army 76804 and later 1010814 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas George Frederick Cochrane

Born 1883

British Army Captain Special Reserve/Royal Highlanders

British Army Major

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Walter Smith

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army 3/8001 Private Bedfordshire Regiment (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Thomas Charles Richardson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Major Special Reserve/Royal Engineers

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Richard Christopher Brooke

Born 1888

Died 1981

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards Special Reserve

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Sidney Goss Mullock

Died 1917

British Army Captain Special Reserve

British Army Captain 13th Essex Regiment

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Cecil Nathan Sidney Woolf

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army

British Army Lieutenant 20th Hussars (Special Reserve)

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Charles Keith Kipling Prosser

Born 1897

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve

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Kenneth Douglas Lorne Maclaine, Laird Of Lochbuie

Born 1880

Died 1935

British Army Temporary Major/ Captain Middlesex Regiment/ Hussars/Special Reserve

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Frederick Guy Hill

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Major Special Reserve

British Army temp Lt Colonel Royal Engineers

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Lancelot Neville Aveling

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Special Reserve

British Army

British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

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Oswald Felix Baerlein

Born 1893

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps Special Reserve

British Army Captain Army Service Corps Special Reserve

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Arthur Frederick Alfred Ranford

Born 1864

Died 1944

British Army 3/10199 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

British Army 3/10199 Sergeant, Quarter Master Sergeant Suffolk Regiment Special Reserve

British Army 3189 Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Lance Sergeant, Sergeant Suffolk Regiment

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