Swansea Family History

Swansea Family History

BAKER, William Robert
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Bristol
Rank	Private
Service Number	23424
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	18^th August 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Basra War Cemetery, Iraq
Reference	V.J.12
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BALL, Eli John
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Neath
Rank	Private
Service Number	35425
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	12^th July 1916
Age	44
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	10^th (Service) Battalion (1^st Rhondda)
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 7A and 10A
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BARNETT, Mark
Resident at	Bethnal Green, London
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Rifleman
Service Number	473900
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th May 1917
Age	22
Regiment	London Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1/12^th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers)
Cemetery/Memorial	Tilloy British Cemetery, Tillot-les-Mofflanes, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	I.F.8
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BARNETT, William Henry
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	29252
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	27^th May 1918
Age	34
Regiment	The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Soissons Memorial, Aisne, France
Reference	—
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BARRETT, Joseph William
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	8169
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th May 1915
Age	27
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panels 23 and 24
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BASTIANO, David Dominico
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Neath
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	25671
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	1^st August 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	17^th (Service) Battalion (2^nd North Wales)
Cemetery/Memorial	Bleuet Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	I.B.26
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BATER, William C.
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Neath
Rank	Private
Service Number	23625
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	9^th March 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	13^th (Service) Battalion (1^st North Wales)
Cemetery/Memorial	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Arementieres, Nord, France
Reference	VI.A.38
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BECK, Edwin James
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Brecon
Rank	Private
Service Number	11657
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	At Sea
Date of Death	13^th August 1915
Age	30
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Helles Memorial, Turkey
Reference	Panel 80 and 84, and 219 and 220
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BECK, Frank Percy
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Private
Service Number	398
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	19^th August 1917
Age	27
Regiment	Welsh Guards
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Couin British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	II.C.12
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BEGLEY, Daniel
Resident at	Blaenger, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Pontycymmer, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	18859
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	25^th September 1915
Age	33
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 77 and 78
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BERESFORD, William Hewson
Resident at	Ashton, Birmingham
Enlisted at	Birmingham
Rank	Private
Service Number	424023
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	21^st July 1917
Age	30
Regiment	London Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1/10^th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)
Cemetery/Memorial	Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	III.D.15
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BEVAN, Albert George
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	10309
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	20^st July 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 4A
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BEVAN, John Frederick
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Pontypridd
Rank	Private
Service Number	241871
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	16^th December 1917
Age	22
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1/5^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Kanatara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Reference	E.57
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BEVAN, William Charles
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Neath
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	44508
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	At Sea
Date of Death	28^th October 1916
Age	28
Regiment	Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps
Squadron/Battalion	— attached H.M.H.S. “Geleka”
Cemetery/Memorial	Ste. Maria Cemetery, La Havre, Seine-Maritime, France
Reference	*“Galeka” Memorial*
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BEVAN, William Jenkin
Resident at	College Hill, London
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	P/1434
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	18^th February 1919
Age	41
Regiment	Military Police Corps attached Military Police Corps
Squadron/Battalion	Military Foot Police attached 1^st Army
Cemetery/Memorial	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	LXXII.B.38
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BEVAN, William John Lewis
Resident at	College Hill, London
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Private
Service Number	12897
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	2^nd December 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Omer Souvenir Cemeteruy, Longuenesse, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	III.A.19
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BEYNON, Reginald George
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Aberdare
Rank	Private
Service Number	19783
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	3^rd September 1916
Age	20
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
Reference	XIV.A.3
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BIDDLE, Robert William
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	37747
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	20^th January 1917
Age	44
Regiment	Cheshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	18^th (Labour) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff
Reference	EB.30
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BILL, Kenneth
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Liverpool
Rank	Private
Service Number	302474
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theare (France)
Date of Death	18^th April 1918
Age	24
Regiment	Tank Corps
Squadron/Battalion	11^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Brown’s Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	II.B.18
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BISHOP, Charles Edward
Resident at	Smethwick, Birmingham
Enlisted at	Birmingham
Rank	Private
Service Number	1898
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theare (France)
Date of Death	14^th October 1914
Age	22
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	XV.F.15
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BLACKMORE, William
Resident at	Llanwern, Newport
Enlisted at	Newport
Rank	Private
Service Number	2113
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theare (Belgium)
Date of Death	8^th May 1915
Age	32
Regiment	Monmouthshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	“B” Company, 1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 60
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BOND, Ernest
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Burnley
Rank	Private
Service Number	85731
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theare (Belgium)
Date of Death	8^th November 1918
Age	35
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Squadron/Battalion	42^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	La Louviere Town Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium
Reference	A.17
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BONHAM, Frederick
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Preston
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	30075
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theare (Belgium)
Date of Death	19^th July 1917
Age	36
Regiment	Royal Field Artillery
Squadron/Battalion	“B” Battery, 93^rd Brigade
Cemetery/Memorial	Canada Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	I.E.8
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BOSWELL, Nathanial Abraham
Resident at	Haverfordwest
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	58617
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	20^th July 1917
Age	22
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	8^th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
Cemetery/Memorial	North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq
Reference	VI.E.2
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BRANNON, J. H.
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Creswell, Nottinghamshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	241771
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	27^th September 1917
Age	22
Regiment	Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Squadron/Battalion	2/6^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Wieltje Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	A.11
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BREWER, Walter George
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Private
Service Number	18889
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	10^th July 1917
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Army Medical Corps
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Field Ambulance
Cemetery/Memorial	Coxyde Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	I.J.6
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BROOKS, Ernest Walter
Resident at	Cardiff
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	85711
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	29^th October 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Garrison Artillery
Squadron/Battalion	23^rd Siege Battery
Cemetery/Memorial	Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France
Reference	IV.C.26
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BROWN, William Albert Henry
Resident at	Llanelly
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	52687
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	11^th August 1917
Age	27
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	“C” Company, 9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France,
Reference	III.E.240
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BUCKLEY, Alfred James
Resident at	Birmingham
Enlisted at	Birmingham
Rank	Private
Service Number	326003
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	1^st November 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
Squadron/Battalion	1/1^st
Cemetery/Memorial	Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
Reference	B.96
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BUNNEY, Henry Vincent
Resident at	Dudley
Enlisted at	Dudley
Rank	Private
Service Number	764480
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	19^th October 1917
Age	32
Regiment	London Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1/28^th (County of London) Battalion (Artist Rifles)
Cemetery/Memorial	Marcoing British Cemetery, Nord, France
Reference	I.B.11
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BURGESS, Ernest Baron
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Newport
Rank	Private
Service Number	55558
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	10^th October 1917
Age	24
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Hainaut, Belgium
Reference	V.A.3
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BURGESS, John James
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Bristol
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	239614
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	21^st October 1918
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Field Artillery
Squadron/Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Mary Churchyard, Marshfield, Gloucestershire
Reference	—
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BURNS, Frederick John
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Porthcawl
Rank	Private
Service Number	419996
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	20^th September 1917
Age	33
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Zantvoorde British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	IV.C.27
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BURROWS, Albert John
Resident at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Porthcawl
Rank	Private
Service Number	29661
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	11^th April 1918
Age	19
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut. Belgium
Reference	Panel 5
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BURROWS, Ernest Joseph
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	28998
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	23^rd November 1917
Age	36
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	17^th (Service) Battalion (1^st Glamorgan)
Cemetery/Memorial	Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Mannancourt, Somme, France
Reference	III.A.10
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BUTCHERS, Stanley
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Neath
Rank	Private
Service Number	9002
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	7^th September 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Squadron/Battalion	148^th Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France
Reference	II.A.19
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BUTT, James
Resident at	Treforest, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Pontypridd
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	41716
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	18^th October 1918
Age	23
Regiment	Royal Irish Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bandaghem Military Cemetery, Haringhem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	III.B.36
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BAKER, William Robert

BALL, Eli John

BARNETT, Mark

BARNETT, William Henry

BARRETT, Joseph William

BASTIANO, David Dominico

BATER, William C.

BECK, Edwin James

BECK, Frank Percy

BEGLEY, Daniel

BERESFORD, William Hewson

BEVAN, Albert George

BEVAN, John Frederick

BEVAN, William Charles

BEVAN, William Jenkin

BEVAN, William John Lewis

BEYNON, Reginald George

BIDDLE, Robert William

BILL, Kenneth

BISHOP, Charles Edward

BLACKMORE, William

BOND, Ernest

BONHAM, Frederick

BOSWELL, Nathanial Abraham

BRANNON, J. H.

BREWER, Walter George

BROOKS, Ernest Walter

BROWN, William Albert Henry

BUCKLEY, Alfred James

BUNNEY, Henry Vincent

BURGESS, Ernest Baron

BURGESS, John James

BURNS, Frederick John

BURROWS, Albert John

BURROWS, Ernest Joseph

BUTCHERS, Stanley

BUTT, James