Swansea Family History

Swansea Family History

CAINAN, David Walter
Born at	Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Resident at	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	9866
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	14^th March 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 44
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CAMPBELL, James
Born at	Bishop Auckland, Yorkshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	9323
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	8^th May 1915
Age	—
Regiment	King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 12
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CARPENTER, Philip
Born at	Liverpool, Lancashire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	14628
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	14^th July 1916
Age	30
Regiment	Shropshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	7^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 12A and 12D
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CARR, Peter
Born at	Dublin, Ireland
Resident at	—
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	47774
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	15^th September 1916
Age	35
Regiment	Royal Field Artillery
Squadron/Battalion	118^th Battery
Cemetery/Memorial	Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Brandenburg, Germany
Reference	VI.F.1
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CARROLL, Patrick
Born at	Co. Cork, Ireland
Resident at	—
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	13983
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	11^th September 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Reference	Plot 2. Row C. Grave 74
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CARTER, James
Born at	Sheffield, Yorkshire
Resident at	Neath, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	3236
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	29^th July 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	3/6^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Llantwit Cemetery, Neath
Reference	N.11
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CARTWRIGHT, Charles
Born at	Hereford, Herefordshire
Resident at	Hereford, Herefordshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	10870
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	9^th August 1915
Age	21
Regiment	Shropshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 47 and 49
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CASELEY, Henry Francis
Born at	Dawlish, Devon
Resident at	Newton Abbott, Devon
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	14184
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	10^th May 1915
Age	18
Regiment	Devonshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	“A” Company, 2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium
Reference	Panel 3
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CATON, George
Born at	Norwich, Norwich
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	15053
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	1^st July 1916
Age	23
Regiment	Shropshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	II.C.6
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CHAPPLE, Percy Wilfred
Born at	Bridgend, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	17836
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st February 1916
Age	21
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Reference	VI.H.9
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CHARLES, David
Born at	—
Resident at	Neath, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	266187
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	26^th May 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Pernes British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	VI.C.9
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CHARLES, Gwilym
Born at	Clydach-on-Tawe, Glamorgan
Resident at	Clydach-on-Tawe, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	29278
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	22^nd July 1916
Age	21
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	“D” Company, 14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Heilly Station Cemetery, Merciourt-L’Abbe, Somme, France
Reference	II.C.32
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CHARLES, William
Born at	—
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	43241
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	7^th August 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Leicestershire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	11^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Perth Cemetery (China Wall), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	VI.C.2
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CHILD, Stanley Harold
Born at	Portsmouth, Hampshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	20189
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	22^nd April 1917
Age	25
Regiment	Army Cyclist Corps
Squadron/Battalion	53^rd Divisional Cyclist Corps
Cemetery/Memorial	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Reference	F.215
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CHITTOCK, Arthur
Born at	London
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	35186
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	10^th November 1917
Age	—
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 65 and 66
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CLARKE, George
Born at	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scotland
Resident at	Horsham, Sussex
Rank	Private
Service Number	17912
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	22^nd August 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 93 and 94
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CLARKE, George Charles
Born at	Daventry, Northamptonshire
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	1385
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	21^st December 1914
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 23 and 24
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CLARKE, Thomas
Born at	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	14211
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st July 1916
Age	21
Regiment	Devonshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 1C
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CLEE, William Elwyn
Born at	Llanguick, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	1842
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st December 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Guards
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France
Reference	Panel 3
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COFFEY, Frank
Born at	London
Resident at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	266406
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	15^th August 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	8^th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
Cemetery/Memorial	North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq
Reference	XVI.C.2
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COHLEN, David
Born at	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	265697
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	27^th May 1917
Age	29
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	I.D.25
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COLBURN, Charles
Born at	Co. Cork, Ireland
Resident at	—
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	246302
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	29^th April 1918
Age	42
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Squadron/Battalion	9^th Foreway Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	III.A.4
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COLE, Frederick
Born at	Plymouth, Devon
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	67551
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	29^th July 1918
Age	19
Regiment	Cheshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	15^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
Reference	III.G.163
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COLE, George
Born at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	1913
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	9^th May 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 23 and 24
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COLE, Thomas John
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	73244
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st September 1918
Age	19
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Sailly-Saillsel British Cemetery, Somme, France
Reference	IX.B.9
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COLLINS, Harold Edmund
Born at	Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	1577
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	9^th October 1914
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Squadron/Battalion	5^th Field Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Soupir Churchyard, Aisne, France
Reference	B.6
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COLLINS, William Henry
Born at	Aberavon, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	18013
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	12^th April 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L’Avoue, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	III.E.25
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COLLIS, Charles Henry
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	368058
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	11^th April 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Army Medical Corps
Squadron/Battalion	1/3^rd (Welsh) Field Ambulance
Cemetery/Memorial	Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine
Reference	W.86
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COLMAN, Joseph
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	26641
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	29^th March 1917
Age	20
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	4^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Basra Memorial, Iraq
Reference	Panel 16 and 62
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CONDON, John
Born at	Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	7347
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	23^rd August 1914
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Irish Rifles
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France
Reference	—
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CONNORS, Michael
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	14656
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	27^th January 1915
Age	—
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 14 and 15
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CONWAY, William John
Born at	Dorchester, Dorset
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	G/4523
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	28^th September 1915
Age	22
Regiment	Middlesex Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	13^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 99 and 101
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COOKE, Frank
Born at	Penarth, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	700
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	4^th April 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Guards
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Brandhoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	II.A.Z
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COOKE, Gilbert Thomas
Born at	—
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Rifleman
Service Number	7724
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	22^nd September 1916
Age	—
Regiment	London Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1/12^th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers)
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 9C
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COOPER, Horace Percival
Born at	Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	15141
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	16^th May 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 16 and 17
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COTTER, John Washington
Born at	—
Resident at	Gowerton, Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	44814
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	18^th September 1915
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Garrison Artillery
Squadron/Battalion	8^th Trench Mortar Battery
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 1
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COUGHLAN, Percy
Born at	—
Resident at	Gowerton, Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	73056
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	10^th November 1917
Age	21
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Squadron/Battalion	3^rd Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 154 to 159 and 163A
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COWLER, Samuel John
Born at	Ilfracombe, Devon
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	1122
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st May 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Loos, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	III.K.10
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COXON, Harold Victor
Born at	Alton, Hampshire
Resident at	Loughor, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	58593
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	4^th November 1919
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	16^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Englefontaine British Cemetery, Nord, France
Reference	C.25
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COYLE, Michael
Born at	St. Alexandra, Lancashire
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	15314
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	23^rd August 1917
Age	32
Regiment	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Squadron/Battalion	184^th Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	XVIII.D.8
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CRAVEN, Harry
Born at	Stepney, London
Resident at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	7250
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	26^th October 1917
Age	34
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	VIII.I.84
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CREASEY, Leonard
Born at	Notting Hill, London
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Rifleman
Service Number	S/13140
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	18^th October 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 16B and 16C
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CRIDGE, Robert
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	21512
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	26^th September 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 77 and 78
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CRITCHLEY, Sidney
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Private
Service Number	17616
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	2^nd July 1917
Age	23
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Irish House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	B.6
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CROCOMBE, Ernest Tucker
Born at	Loughborough, Leicestershire
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	C/904
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	13^th April 1918
Age	—
Regiment	King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Squadron/Battalion	16^th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads Brigade)
Cemetery/Memorial	Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium
Reference	Panel 8
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CRONAN, James Edward
Born at	Liverpool, Lancashire
Resident at	West Glasgow, Scotland
Rank	Private
Service Number	13/3249
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	13^th October 1918
Age	51
Regiment	Manchester Regiment attached Labour Corps
Squadron/Battalion	13^th (Service) Battalion attached 820^th Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece
Reference	V.G.19
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CROWTHER, Thomas
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	53491
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	23^rd November 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Cheshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	11^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Reference	XII.G.27
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CRUMPTON, Thomas George
Born at	Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Resident at	—
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	1824
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	2^nd October 1915
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 77 and 78
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CULLEY, Bert
Born at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Resident at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	1993
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	11^th January 1916
Age	30
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	6^th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	I.F.27
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CUMMINGS, James
Born at	Co. Tipperary, Ireland
Resident at	Clydach-on-Tawe, Glamorgan
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	91930
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	6^th November 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Squadron/Battalion	181^st Tunnelling Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France
Reference	I.B.1
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CUTCLIFFE, Edward James
Born at	Tenby, Carmarthenshire
Resident at	Tenby, Carmarthenshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	57136
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	5^th October 1918
Age	31
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	2^nd Battalion attached 121^st Brigade H.Q.
Cemetery/Memorial	La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord, France
Reference	VI.A.25
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