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5 Wind St, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Bargoed, Glamorgan [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Burnley [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cardigan, West Wales [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare. [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Eversholt, Bedfordshire [1]

Fant, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Farnworth, Nr Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Fivehead, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

High Ham, Somerset [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [1]

Llandudno, Conway [1]

Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manselton, Glamorgan [1]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1]

Middlesboro' [1]

Myddfai, Llandovery, South Wales [1]

Nelson, Glamorgan [1]

Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1]

Pembroke [1]

Ross, Herefordshire [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Smethcote, Shropshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Sydenham [1]

Taff Wells [1]

Toddington, Bedfordshire [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Turton, Bolton Lancashire [1]

Waterfoot, Lancashire [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Wimbledon [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) and Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private, [1]

Pte [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temp 2nd Lt [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Welch Regiment [49]

Welsh Regiment [38]

Royal Welch Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Welch Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

13th Welch Regiment [1]

15th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers [1]

26 Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers [1]

2nd Welch Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

RAF [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Welch [1]

Royal Welch Fusiliers, attached HQ Staff, 38th Division [1]

Royal Welch Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Tank Regiment [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

The Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers [1]

The Welch Regiment (Territorial Force) [1]

Welch [1]

Welch regiment [1]

Welsh Horse Yeomanry, Territorial Force [1]

Welsh Regiment Depot [1]

Welsh [Welch] Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

D [9]

W [9]

B [6]

G [6]

H [6]

C [5]

F [4]

S [4]

T [4]

M [3]

L [2]

N [2]

P [2]

A [1]

E [1]

J [1]

K [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

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People [68] Stories Communities

Place of birth

5 Wind St, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Bargoed, Glamorgan [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Burnley [1] Cape Town [1] Cardigan, West Wales [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare. [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Eversholt, Bedfordshire [1] Fant, Maidstone, Kent [1] Farnworth, Nr Bolton, Lancashire [1] Fivehead, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Gelligaer, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] High Ham, Somerset [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, N Wales [1] Llandudno, Conway [1] Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manselton, Glamorgan [1] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1] Middlesboro' [1] Myddfai, Llandovery, South Wales [1] Nelson, Glamorgan [1] Newton, Porthcawl, Glamorgan [1] Pembroke [1] Ross, Herefordshire [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Smethcote, Shropshire [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Sydenham [1] Taff Wells [1] Toddington, Bedfordshire [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Turton, Bolton Lancashire [1] Waterfoot, Lancashire [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1] Wimbledon [1]

Rank

Private [57] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) and Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Private, [1] Pte [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Temp 2nd Lt [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Welch Regiment [49] Welsh Regiment [38] Royal Welch Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Welch Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve [2] 13th Welch Regiment [1] 15th (Service) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers [1] 26 Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers [1] 2nd Welch Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] RAF [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Welch [1] Royal Welch Fusiliers, attached HQ Staff, 38th Division [1] Royal Welch Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] Tank Regiment [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] The Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers [1] The Welch Regiment (Territorial Force) [1] Welch [1] Welch regiment [1] Welsh Horse Yeomanry, Territorial Force [1] Welsh Regiment Depot [1] Welsh [Welch] Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

D [9] W [9] B [6] G [6] H [6] C [5] F [4] S [4] T [4] M [3] L [2] N [2] P [2] A [1] E [1] J [1] K [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Joseph Scaife

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 60450 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 93149 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 93149 Private Royal Welch Fusiliers

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Robert Victor Davies

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1466 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

British Army 56806 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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George Harry Anderson

British Army Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 26 Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers

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John Flynn

Born 1894

British Army 3/10896 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10896 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)

British Army 3950697 Private The Welch Regiment (Territorial Force) 6th (Glamorgan Battalion

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Frederick John Turl

Born 1888

Died 1967

British Army 48280 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Royal Defence Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 2952 Private Suffolk Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Henry R Davies

British Army 5649 London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 761055 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Hall

British Army 27930 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 78942 Private Welch Regiment

British Army GS/112467 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Hall

British Army 27930 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 78942 Private Welch Regiment

British Army GS/112467 Private Royal Fusiliers

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