Swansea Family History

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Ball	George Edwin	Private	518	Killed in Action	Gallipoli Theatre	7^th August 1915	35	Royal Munster Fusiliers	“C” Company, 7^th (Service) Battalion
Born		Pentre, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Azmak Cemetery
Locality					Sulva
Country					Turkey
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					Special Memorial

Surname	Christian Name	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)	27^th May 1918	36	The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	9^th (Service) Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Soissons Memorial
Locality					Aisne
Country					France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Beer	F.	Sapper	113808	Killed in Action	Salonika Theatre	21^st October 1917	37	Royal Engineers	300^th Electrical and Mechanical Company
Born		Bideford, Devon			Enlisted At		Pontypool, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					North Gate War Cemetery
Locality					Baghdad
Country					Iraq
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					XII.E.13

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Bennett	Francis Charles	Private	148098	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	14^th March 1916	26	South Wales Borderers	5^th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
Born		Languikce, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Pontardawe, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Loos Memorial
Locality					Pas de Calais
Country					France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					Panel 52

Surname	Christian Name	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	16^th December 1917	22	Welsh Regiment	1/5^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Kanatara War Memorial Cemetery
Locality
Country					Egypt
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Bowen-Pillifant	William	Corporal	41621	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	24^th June 1916	32	Royal Garrison Artillery
								Attached	Attached
								Royal Garrison Artillery	Fourth Trench Mortar School
Born		St. John’s, Pembrokeshire			Enlisted At		Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Beauval Communal Cemetery
Locality					Somme
Country					France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					B.9

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Boys	Eben	Private	37604	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	6^th November 1918	22	Welsh Regiment	2^nd Battalion
Born		St. James, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Cemetery/Memorial					Ste. Marie Cemetery
Locality					Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
Country					France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					Div.62.II.R.4

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Britton	Charles	Private	M2/035275	Died	At Sea	8^th January 1918	22	Army Service Corps	260^th Mechanical Transport Company
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk
Cemetery/Memorial					Hollybrook Memorial
Locality					Southampton
Country					United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Brown	John	Private	43625	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	27^th September 1918	22	Bedfordshire Regiment	4^th (Extra Reserve) Battalion
Born		Aberystwyth, Cardigan			Enlisted At		Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Vis-en-Artois Memorial
Locality					Pas de Calais
Country					France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					Panel 4 and 5

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Burnes	Martin	Sapper	15725	Died	Home (UK)	26^th October 1916	25	Royal Engineers	Inland Water Transport
Born					Enlisted At		Penzance, Cornwall
Cemetery/Memorial					Hull Western Cemetery
Locality					Hull, Yorkshire
Country					United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					528.50935

Surname	Christian Name	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)	20^th September 1917	33	Welsh Regiment	9^th (Service) Battalion
Born		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At		Porthcawl, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial					Zantvoorde British Cemetery
Locality					West-Vlaanderen
Country					Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					IV.C.27

Surname	Christian Name	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Burr	John Charles	Private	54031	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	1^st November 1916		Welsh Regiment	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Born		Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire			Enlisted At		Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Cemetery/Memorial					Essex Farm Cemetery
Locality					West-Vlaanderen
Country					Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference					III.K.12

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