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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]

Edward John Taylor

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1385 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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James Windsor Lewis

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Guards

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Edwin John Guppy

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 701 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Morris Williams

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3583 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Robert Wynne Roberts

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3254 Private Welsh Guards

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Hugh Pugh Jones

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army 3081 Private Welsh Guards

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Frederick Charles Wilmott

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 4563 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Clarence Bottcher

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 280 Guardsman Welsh Guards

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Stanley Allen

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1158 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1158 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William James Church

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army 13 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Welsh Guards

British Army 13 Colour Serjeant Welsh Guards

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Stanley John Pinkham

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 495 Corporal Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 495 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards

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Henry Stephen Stokes

Born 1886

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

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John Broom

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1869 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1869 Corporal Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Richard Gerard Wellesley Williams-Bulkeley.

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

British Army Major Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Philip Granville James Fitzalan-Howard

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Guards

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Keith Graham Menzies

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army Second Lieutenant Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

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Leonard Nowell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 120 Private To Welsh Guards

British Army 15067 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 120 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Hume Buckley Roderick

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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David John Cossey

Born 1879

Died 1943

British Army 104747 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 104747 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army Welsh Regiment

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Richard Ernest Langabeer

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 21969 Grenadier Guards

British Army 524 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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