Swansea Family History
Swansea Family History 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Baker

William Robert

Private

23424

Killed in Action

Salonika Theatre

18th August 

1916

 

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

1st Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Bristol, Gloucestershire

Cemetery/Memorial

Basra War Cemetery, Iraq

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 37

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Ball

Eli John

Private

35425

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

12th July

1916  

44

Welsh Regiment

10th (Service) Battalion (1st Rhondda)

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Neath, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Pier and Face 7A and 10A

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Barnett

Mark

Rifleman

473900

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

10th May 

1917

22

London Regiment

1/12th (County of London Battalion (The Rangers)

Resident At

 Bethnal Green, London

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflanes, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.F.8

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Barnett

William Henry

Lance Corporal

29252

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

27th May 

1918

34

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

9th (Service) Battalion

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Barrett

Joseph William

Private

8169

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

10th May 

1915

27

Welsh Regiment

2nd Battalion

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Le Toruet Memorial, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panels 23 and 24

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bastiano

David Dominico

Corporal

25671

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

1st August 

1917

 

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

17th (Service) Battalion (2nd North Wales)

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Neath, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bleuet Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.B.26

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bater

William C.

Private

23625

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

9th March 

1918

 

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

13th (Service) Battalion (1st North Wales)

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Neath, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Arementieres, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.A.38

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Beck

Edwin James

Private

11657

Died

At Sea

13th August 

1915

30

South Wales Borderers

2nd Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Brecon, Breconshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Helles Memorial, Turkey

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 80 and 84, and 219 and 220

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Beck

Frank Percy

Private

398

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

19th August 

1917

27

Welsh Guards

1st Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Couin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.C.12

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Begley

Daniel

Private

18859

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

25th September 

1915

33

Welsh Regiment

9th (Service) Battalion

Resident At

Blaenger, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Pontycymmer, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 77 and 78

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Beresford

William Hewson

Private

424023

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

21st July  

1917

30

London Regiment

1/10th (County of London Battalion (Hackney)

Resident At

Ashton, Birmingham, Staffordshire

Enlisted At

Birmingham, Staffordshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.D.15

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bevan

Albert George

Corporal

10309

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

20th July  

1918

 

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

2nd Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Pier and Face 4A

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bevan

John Frederick

Private

241871

Killed in Action

Egyptian Theatre

16th December 

1917

22

Welsh Regiment

1/5th Battalion,

Territorial Force

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Pontypridd, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Kanatara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

E.57

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bevan

William Charles

Private

44508

Died

At Sea

28th October 

1916

28

Royal Army Medical Corps

 

Attached

Attached

Royal Army Medical Corps

H.M.H.S. “Geleka

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Neath, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ste. Maria Cemetery, La Havre, Seine-Maritime, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Galeka” Memorial

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bevan

William Jenkin

Lance Corporal

P/1434

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

18th February 

1919

41

Military Police Corps

Military Foot Police

Attached

Attached

Military Police Corps

1st Army

Resident At

College Hill, London

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

LXXII.B.38

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bevan

William John Lewis

Private

12897

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

2nd December 

1915

 

Welsh Regiment

9th (Service) Battalion

Resident At

College Hill, London

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.A.19

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Beynon

Reginald George

Private

19783

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

3rd September 

1916

20

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Aberdare, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XIV.A.3

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Biddle

Robert William

Corporal

37747

Died

Home (UK)

20th January

1917

44

Cheshire Regiment

18th (Labour) Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

EB.30

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bill

Kenneth

Private

302474

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

18th April

1918

24

Tank Corps

11th Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Liverpool, Lancashire

Cemetery/Memorial

Brown’s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.B.18

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bishop

Charles Edward

Private

1898

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

14th October 

1914

22

Royal Warwickshire Regiment

1st Battalion

Resident At

Smethwick, Birmingham, Staffordshire

Enlisted At

Birmingham, Staffordshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

XV.F.15

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Blackmore

William

Private

2113

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

8th May 

1915

32

Monmouthshire Regiment

“B” Company,

1st Battalion

Resident At

Llanwern, Newport, Monmouthshire

Enlisted At

Newport, Monmouthshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Menin Gate Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 60

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bond

Ernest

Private

85731

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

8th November 

1918

35

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

42nd Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Burnley, Yorkshire

Cemetery/Memorial

La Louviere Town Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

A.17

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bonham

Frederick

Corporal

30075

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

19th July  

1917

36

Royal Field Artillery

“B” Battery,

93rd Brigade

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Preston, Lancashire

Cemetery/Memorial

Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.E.8

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Boswell

Nathanial Abraham

Private

58617

Killed in Action

Salonika Theatre

20th July  

1917

22

Welsh Regiment

8th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)

Resident At

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

VI.E.2

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Brannon

J. H.

Private

241771

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

27th September 

1917

22

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

2/6th Battalion,

Territorial Force

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Creswell, Nottinghamshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Wieltje Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

A.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Brewer

Walter George

Private

18889

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

10th July  

1917

30

Royal Army Medical Corps

1st Field Ambulance

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Coxyde Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.J.6

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Brooks

Ernest Walter

Gunner

85711

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

29th October 

1916

 

Royal Garrison Artillery

23rd Siege Battery

Resident At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

London

Cemetery/Memorial

Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.C.26

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Brown

William Henry Albert

Private

52687

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

11th August 

1917

27

Welsh Regiment

“C” Company,

9th (Service) Battalion

Resident At

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.E.240

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Buckley

Alfred James

Private

326003

Killed in Action

Egyptian Theatre

1st November 

1918

 

Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)

1/1st

Resident At

Birmingham, Staffordshire

Enlisted At

Birmingham, Staffordshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

B.96

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Bunney

Henry Vincent

Private

764480

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

20th February 

1918

32

London Regiment

1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist Rifles)

Resident At

Dudley, Worcestershire

Enlisted At

Dudley, Worcestershire

Cemetery/Memorial

Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.B.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Burgess

Ernest Baron

Private

55558

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

10th October 

1917

24

Welsh Regiment

2nd Battalion

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Newport, Monmouthshire

Cemetery/Memorial

Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

I.B.11

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Burgess

John James

Gunner

239614

Died

Home (UK)

21st October 

1918

30

Royal Field Artillery

 

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Bristol, Gloucestershire

Cemetery/Memorial

St. Mary Churchyard, Marshfield, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

 

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Burns

Frederick John

Private

41996

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

20th September 

1917

33

Welsh Regiment

9th (Service) Battalion

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Porthcawl, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Zantvoorde British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

IV.C.27

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Burrows

Albert John

Private

29661

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

11th April

1918

19

South Wales Borderers

2nd Battalion

Resident At

Swansea, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Porthcawl, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Panel 5

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Burrows

Ernest Joseph

Private

28998

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

23rd November 

1917

36

Welsh Regiment

17th (Service) Battalion (1st Glamorgan)

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Cardiff, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Mannancourt, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.A.10

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Butchers

Stanley

Private

9002

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (France)

7th September 

1916

 

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

148th Company

Resident At

 

Enlisted At

Neath, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

II.A.19

 

 

Surname

Christian

Names

Rank

Service Number

Cause of Death

Theatre of War

Date of Death

Age

Regiment

Battalion

Butt

James

Lance Corporal

41716

Killed in Action

Western European Theatre (Belgium)

18th October 

1918

23

Royal Irish Fusiliers

1st Battalion

Resident At

Treforest, Glamorgan

Enlisted At

Pontypridd, Glamorgan

Cemetery/Memorial

Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Haringhem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cemetery/Memorial Reference

III.B.36

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