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Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Baguley [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1]

Dawley, Shropshire [1]

Debenham [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Glasgow [1]

Llangattock, Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [1]

Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Milborne Port, Somerset [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1]

Newport, Monmouth [1]

Penygraig, Tre'r ddol, Llancynfelyn, Cardiganshire [1]

Pontadarwe,Glamorgan [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Swansea [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Temple, Bristol [1]

Tondu, Glamorgan [1]

Wales [1]

Rank

Private [904]

Lance Corporal [47]

Corporal [40]

Serjeant [36]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Captain [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

28839 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Major Adjutant [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment Depot [879]

Depot Welsh Regiment [109]

Welsh Regiment [37]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Welsh Regiment Territorial Force Depot [15]

South Wales Borderers Depot [11]

Depot late Welsh Regiment [9]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Depot Late Welsh Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot [3]

Royal Welsh Regiment Depot [3]

The Welsh Regiment Depot [3]

Depot [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Welsh Depot Regiment [2]

1 Infantry Base Depot Le Havre Permanent Base health classification [1]

2nd South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Border Regiment (Special Reserve) [1]

Depot Essex Regiment [1]

Depot Formerly Welsh Regiment [1]

Depot South Wales Borderers [1]

Depot Welsh Regiment [1]

Depot Welsh Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Depot formerly Welsh Regiment [1]

Divisional Base Depot [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Infantry Base Depot [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Depot [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Garrison Depot Company [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Kent Regiment Depot [1]

Royal Welsh Surrey Regiment Depot [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

South Wales Borderers depot [1]

Territorial Force Depot [1]

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

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Depot [1]

The Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [1061]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [102]

B [93]

J [81]

D [74]

H [70]

C [68]

S [68]

M [67]

T [66]

P [58]

R [58]

E [53]

G [52]

L [48]

F [24]

K [24]

O [20]

A [16]

N [8]

I [4]

Q [2]

U [2]

V [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1061]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

France [2]

South Africa [2]

Belgium [1]

Hong Kong [1]

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Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Baguley [1] Cardiff [1] Chelsea London [1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1] Dawley, Shropshire [1] Debenham [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Glasgow [1] Llangattock, Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [1] Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Milborne Port, Somerset [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1] Newport, Monmouth [1] Penygraig, Tre'r ddol, Llancynfelyn, Cardiganshire [1] Pontadarwe,Glamorgan [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Swansea [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Temple, Bristol [1] Tondu, Glamorgan [1] Wales [1]

Rank

Private [904] Lance Corporal [47] Corporal [40] Serjeant [36] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Captain [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] 28839 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Major Adjutant [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment Depot [879] Depot Welsh Regiment [109] Welsh Regiment [37] South Wales Borderers [15] Welsh Regiment Territorial Force Depot [15] South Wales Borderers Depot [11] Depot late Welsh Regiment [9] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Regiment [4] Depot Late Welsh Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot [3] Royal Welsh Regiment Depot [3] The Welsh Regiment Depot [3] Depot [2] Royal Engineers [2] Welsh Depot Regiment [2] 1 Infantry Base Depot Le Havre Permanent Base health classification [1] 2nd South Wales Borderers [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Border Regiment (Special Reserve) [1] Depot Essex Regiment [1] Depot Formerly Welsh Regiment [1] Depot South Wales Borderers [1] Depot Welsh Regiment [1] Depot Welsh Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Depot formerly Welsh Regiment [1] Divisional Base Depot [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] HMS Invincible [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Infantry Base Depot [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Depot [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Garrison Depot Company [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Kent Regiment Depot [1] Royal Welsh Surrey Regiment Depot [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] South Wales Borderers depot [1] Territorial Force Depot [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Depot [1] The Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [1061] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [102] B [93] J [81] D [74] H [70] C [68] S [68] M [67] T [66] P [58] R [58] E [53] G [52] L [48] F [24] K [24] O [20] A [16] N [8] I [4] Q [2] U [2] V [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1061]

Country

United Kingdom [11] France [2] South Africa [2] Belgium [1] Hong Kong [1]

Lewis Davies

Born 1895

British Army 23842 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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John Parry

British Army 47517 Private Welsh Regimet Depot

British Army TR/4/24807 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Bertram John

Born 1876

British Army 5082 Serjeant South Wales Borderers depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 15331 Company Serjeant Major Welsh Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 15331 Warrant Officer Class 2 Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Davies

British Army 25220 Private Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 25220 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Arthur Scott

British Army 31913 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 31913 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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George Sparkes

British Army 15943 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 15943 Private Depot Welsh Regiment

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Leroy Smith

British Army 23428 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 23428 Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

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George William Harvey

British Army 37180 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 37180 Private Depot Welsh Regiment

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David E Thomas

British Army 24246 Staff Serjeant Welsh Regiment

British Army 24246 Private Depot Welsh Regiment

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Harry Thomas

British Army 2313 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 57232 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Denis Flynn

British Army 11779 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 11779 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Thomas Trott

British Army 23687 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 23687 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 23687 Staff Serjeant Depot

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Phillip Thomas

Born 1875

British Army 4766 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 374003 Private Labour Corps

British Army 14997 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Edward Crout

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 245024 Sapper Royal Engineers Garrison Depot Company

British Army 1981 Private Welsh Regiment 6th Battalion

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Isaac Griffiths

Born 1865

British Army 2202 Quarter Master Serjeant Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 2398 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion

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Sidney John Broadstock

Born 1887

Died 1966

British Army 243009 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army Private Welsh Regiment (Territorial Force) 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 15135 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Harry Morgan

British Army 11154 Private Depot Welsh Regiment

British Army 5970 Private Welsh Guards

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Charles Boston

British Army 53520 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Enock Davies

British Army 40261 Private Depot Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Chaplin

British Army 22791 Lance Corporal Depot Welsh Regiment

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