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Bronington, Flintshire [2]

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire [2]

65 Grosvenor Street, London [1]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Bickenhall, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Blaen-Porth [1]

Brynhyfryd, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Crickhowell [1]

Denbighshire [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Ely, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gwersyllt, Denbigh [1]

Hay, Brecknockshire [1]

Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hirnant, Montgomeryshire [1]

Hungerford [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llandudno, Conway [1]

Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanfair juxta Harlech, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Llanfairfechan, Wales [1]

Llangwm Wales [1]

Llangyniew, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanlleonfel [1]

Llanllyfni, Carn [1]

Llantrisant, Glamorgan [1]

Llanwonno, Glamorgan [1]

Loppington, Shropshire [1]

Needham Market [1]

New South Wales [1]

Newtown Montgomeryshire [1]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1]

Old Cleeve, Somerset [1]

Overton, Flintshire [1]

Perthshire [1]

Rhos, Denbigh [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire [1]

Wales [1]

Waunlwyd, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Wells, Somerset [1]

Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Ystalyfera, Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [705]

Serjeant [101]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Corporal [59]

Lieutenant [58]

Lance Corporal [45]

Captain [32]

Sapper [27]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [14]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Major [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Private Acting Corporal [7]

Trooper [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Captain and Staff Lieutenant [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Unit

Welsh Horse [864]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [584]

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Engineers [81]

Welsh Horse Yeomanry [36]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Army Service Corps [30]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Welsh Regiment [21]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [12]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Corps of Hussars [10]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

King Edward's Horse [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

1/1st Welsh Horse [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Military Foot Police [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

1st Welsh Horse [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Lancers [5]

Military Mounted Police [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Horse Guards [5]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Corps of Dragoons [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Welsh Guards [4]

Imperial Camel Corps [3]

King Edwards Horse [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

3/1st Welsh Horse [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Indian Army [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Natal Light Horse [2]

Service

British Army [981]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [103]

J [87]

B [77]

P [76]

H [66]

M [64]

D [63]

R [62]

C [60]

S [52]

G [47]

L [44]

E [39]

T [38]

F [22]

O [19]

A [18]

K [14]

N [10]

I [7]

V [6]

U [3]

Q [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [976]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bronington, Flintshire [2] Slimbridge, Gloucestershire [2] 65 Grosvenor Street, London [1] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Bickenhall, Taunton, Somerset [1] Birkenhead [1] Blaen-Porth [1] Brynhyfryd, Machynlleth, Montgomeryshire [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Crickhowell [1] Denbighshire [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Ely, Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Fulham, London [1] Gwersyllt, Denbigh [1] Hay, Brecknockshire [1] Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire [1] Hirnant, Montgomeryshire [1] Hungerford [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llandudno, Conway [1] Llanfair Caereinion, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanfair juxta Harlech, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Llanfairfechan, Wales [1] Llangwm Wales [1] Llangyniew, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanlleonfel [1] Llanllyfni, Carn [1] Llantrisant, Glamorgan [1] Llanwonno, Glamorgan [1] Loppington, Shropshire [1] Needham Market [1] New South Wales [1] Newtown Montgomeryshire [1] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1] Old Cleeve, Somerset [1] Overton, Flintshire [1] Perthshire [1] Rhos, Denbigh [1] Strood, Kent [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Trefeglwys, Montgomeryshire [1] Wales [1] Waunlwyd, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Wells, Somerset [1] Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [1] Ystalyfera, Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [705] Serjeant [101] Second Lieutenant [67] Corporal [59] Lieutenant [58] Lance Corporal [45] Captain [32] Sapper [27] Private Acting Lance Corporal [14] Lance Serjeant [13] Major [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Private Acting Corporal [7] Trooper [7] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Captain and Staff Lieutenant [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1]

Unit

Welsh Horse [864] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [584] Labour Corps [88] Royal Engineers [81] Welsh Horse Yeomanry [36] Machine Gun Corps [33] Army Service Corps [30] South Wales Borderers [23] Welsh Regiment [21] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [12] Royal Horse Artillery [11] Corps of Hussars [10] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] King Edward's Horse [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] 1/1st Welsh Horse [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Military Foot Police [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] 1st Welsh Horse [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Lancers [5] Military Mounted Police [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Horse Guards [5] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Corps of Dragoons [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Welsh Guards [4] Imperial Camel Corps [3] King Edwards Horse [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] 3/1st Welsh Horse [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Company of Dragoons [2] Household Battalion [2] Indian Army [2] King's African Rifles [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Natal Light Horse [2]

Service

British Army [981] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [103] J [87] B [77] P [76] H [66] M [64] D [63] R [62] C [60] S [52] G [47] L [44] E [39] T [38] F [22] O [19] A [18] K [14] N [10] I [7] V [6] U [3] Q [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [976]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1]

William Henry Dopson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 766 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355769 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Isaac Edward Herbert

Born 1883

Died 1946

British Army 9 Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant Welsh Horse

British Army 355518 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Owen Rhydderch Jones

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 833 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355778 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Private Denbighshire Hussars

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Robert Read

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 355546 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 78 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355546 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Jenkin Lloyd

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1433 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 54392 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Nathaniel John

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 355863 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 25th Battalion

British Army 1219 Private Welsh Horse

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Erasmus Ellis Roberts

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Horse

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George John Thomas Andrews

Born 1881

Died 1955

British Army 470954 Private Labour Corps

British Army 58874 Private Welsh Horse

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Oswald Morgan Williams

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 75387 Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion (Cardiff City)

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Robert Gregory Roberts

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Horse

Australian Imperial Force 238 3rd Australian Field Engineers Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Squadron

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John Collins

Born 1877

Died 1951

British Army 340 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355652 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Morgan Jones, Msm

Died 1918

British Army 1333 Serjeant Welsh Horse

British Army 355919 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Oswald Alfred Watson

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 1689 Private Welsh Horse 2/1st Battalion

British Army G/17549 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army G/24855 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Morris Jones

Born 1896

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Horse

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Captain Indian Army

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John Ferrant Davies

Died 1916

British Army G/41728 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 1824 Private Welsh Horse

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William Henry Harris

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 71 Lance Corporal Welsh Horse

British Army 71 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355543 Lance Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 25th Battalion

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Joseph Henry

Died 1915

British Army 306 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 306 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 306 Private Welsh Horse Yeomanry

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Thomas Burnett

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 135 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 355570 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Ingram

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1478 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 56818 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Alfred Rowe

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 14019 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 242541 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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