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Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Baguley [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1]

Dawley, Shropshire [1]

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Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

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Llangattock, Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [1]

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

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Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

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Tondu, Glamorgan [1]

Wales [1]

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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]

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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]

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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]

Rees Breacher

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11048 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 36329 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

Royal Navy Wales Z/906 Able Seaman HMS Invincible

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Daniel Evans

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 54254 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 54254 Private Welch Regiment

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Thomas J Williams

Born 1883

British Army 320457 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Charles Armstrong

Born 1890

British Army 36326 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 36326 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 9903 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frank Aubrey

British Army 2419 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 56501 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Richard Otten

Born 1882

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7860 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas W James

British Army 44418 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 44418 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Ernest Millard

British Army 2181 Company Serjeant Major Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 2181 Warrant Officer Class 2 Welsh Regiment Depot

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Sydney John Lloyd

British Army 15392 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 15392 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Edward Drew

British Army 28978 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 28978 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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David Thomas

British Army 17288 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 17288 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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William Thomas

British Army 36201 Private Acting Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 36201 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Arthur W Phillips

British Army 23116 Serjeant Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 23116 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Edward Hughes

British Army 15818 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 15818 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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John R O'hara

British Army 56724 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

British Army 1285 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Alfred Smith

Born 1886

British Army 9648 Drummer South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 9648 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 30087 Private Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Bundy

British Army 3931 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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Thomas M Jenkins

Born 1883

British Army 65112 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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George Alfred Day

British Army 206878 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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George A Evans

Born 1892

British Army 49583 Private Welsh Regiment Depot

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