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Cardiff, Glamorgan [34]

Swansea, Glamorgan [13]

London [11]

Newport, Monmouthshire [10]

Cardiff [7]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [5]

Birmingham [3]

Bristol [3]

Carmarthen [3]

Carmarthenshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [3]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [3]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brecon [2]

Cardigan [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kerry, Montgomeryshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Llanarth, Cardiganshire [2]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2]

Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Morriston, Glamorgan [2]

Neath, Glamorgan [2]

Pembroke [2]

Porth, Glamorgan [2]

Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Shrewsbury [2]

St Clears, Carmarthenshire [2]

Swansea [2]

Thorverton, Devon [2]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffs [2]

Wrexham [2]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [2]

Aberaman [1]

Abercarn, Mon [1]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Abercrave [1]

Aberdare [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouth [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Aberlady,Haddingtonshire,East Lothian,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [3770]

Guardsman [313]

Serjeant [192]

Corporal [191]

Second Lieutenant [181]

Lance Corporal [175]

Lieutenant [104]

Trooper [86]

Captain [69]

Lance Serjeant [50]

Sapper [26]

Major [18]

Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Lance-Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Drummer [12]

Driver [11]

Gunner [9]

Musician [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [5]

Lance Sergeant [5]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Sergeant [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal of Horse [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Boy [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

D/Serjeant [2]

Driver Serjeant [2]

Unit

Welsh Guards [4614]

Grenadier Guards [134]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [124]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [118]

Household Battalion [111]

Welsh Regiment [80]

Royal Engineers [78]

Dragoon Guards [53]

Labour Corps [46]

Coldstream Guards [28]

Scots Guards [26]

South Wales Borderers [20]

Guards Machine Gun Battalion [19]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

6th Dragoon Guards [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Monmouthshire Regiment [10]

1st Welsh Guards [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Corps of Dragoons [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Life Guards [5]

Machine Gun Guards [5]

Royal Horse Guards [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Guards/ Staff [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [4799]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Royal Navy [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [454]

H [398]

J [393]

B [369]

D [315]

M [310]

P [304]

R [302]

T [274]

C [273]

S [265]

E [249]

L [222]

G [198]

F [113]

A [98]

O [68]

N [58]

K [54]

Y [28]

V [26]

I [12]

U [10]

Q [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4777]

Country

United Kingdom [279]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Cardiff, Glamorgan [34] Swansea, Glamorgan [13] London [11] Newport, Monmouthshire [10] Cardiff [7] Aberdare, Glamorgan [5] Birmingham [3] Bristol [3] Carmarthen [3] Carmarthenshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [3] Merthyr, Glamorgan [3] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brecon [2] Cardigan [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Kensington, London [2] Kerry, Montgomeryshire [2] Liverpool [2] Llanarth, Cardiganshire [2] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2] Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Morriston, Glamorgan [2] Neath, Glamorgan [2] Pembroke [2] Porth, Glamorgan [2] Roath, Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Shrewsbury [2] St Clears, Carmarthenshire [2] Swansea [2] Thorverton, Devon [2] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffs [2] Wrexham [2] Wrexham, Denbighshire [2] Aberaman [1] Abercarn, Mon [1] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Abercrave [1] Aberdare [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberffrwd, Cardigan [1] Abergavenny [1] Abergavenny, Monmouth [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Aberlady,Haddingtonshire,East Lothian,Scotland. [1]

Rank

Private [3770] Guardsman [313] Serjeant [192] Corporal [191] Second Lieutenant [181] Lance Corporal [175] Lieutenant [104] Trooper [86] Captain [69] Lance Serjeant [50] Sapper [26] Major [18] Lieutenant Colonel [16] Company Serjeant Major [13] Lance-Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Drummer [12] Driver [11] Gunner [9] Musician [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [5] Lance Sergeant [5] Private Acting Lance Corporal [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Sergeant [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [4] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Colonel [3] Corporal of Horse [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Boy [2] Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] D/Serjeant [2] Driver Serjeant [2]

Unit

Welsh Guards [4614] Grenadier Guards [134] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [124] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [118] Household Battalion [111] Welsh Regiment [80] Royal Engineers [78] Dragoon Guards [53] Labour Corps [46] Coldstream Guards [28] Scots Guards [26] South Wales Borderers [20] Guards Machine Gun Battalion [19] London Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Army Service Corps [16] 6th Dragoon Guards [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] Monmouthshire Regiment [10] 1st Welsh Guards [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Corps of Dragoons [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Life Guards [5] Machine Gun Guards [5] Royal Horse Guards [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Welsh Guards/ Staff [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [4799] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Royal Navy [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [454] H [398] J [393] B [369] D [315] M [310] P [304] R [302] T [274] C [273] S [265] E [249] L [222] G [198] F [113] A [98] O [68] N [58] K [54] Y [28] V [26] I [12] U [10] Q [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4777]

Country

United Kingdom [279] Egypt [1] France [1]

Ernest Lewis Reeves

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1279 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Jones Thomas

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1333 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Edward P Evans

Died 1917

British Army 3704 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Joseph Leonard Carter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1023 Private Welsh Guards

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Albert George Howe

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 360 Private Welsh Guards

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Benjamin Francis

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2685 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Ethelbert Henry B Marsh

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 783 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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John Davies

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 2570 Private Welsh Guards

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Trevor Davies

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 4946 Guardsman Welsh Guards

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Charles Palfrey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1407 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William John Thomas

Born 1895

British Army 915 Private Welsh Guards 2nd (Reserve) Battalion

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Rees Lewis

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 961 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Thomas Jones

Died 1916

British Army 1756 Private Welsh Guards

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William William Owen

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 3134 Private Welsh Guards

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Arthur Percy Palmer

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Captain Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Albert Hollyman

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 103 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Ernest Albert Hillman

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 7983 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 683 Private Welsh Guards

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Frank Lewis Thornhill Barlow

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Lieutenant Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Guards Machine Gun Regiment 5th Battalion

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Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Cameron Highlanders 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Welsh Regiment 6th (Glamorgan) Battalion (Territorial)

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James Norse George

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3357 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 4328 Trooper Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 4328 Private Welsh Guards

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