Swansea Family History

Swansea Family History

SAUNDERS, Robert
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	50389
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	9^th April 1918
Age	32
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Doiran Memorial, Greece
Reference	—
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SCAMONS, William
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Pontypridd
Rank	Private
Service Number	54212
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	13^th March 1918
Age	29
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	15^th (Service) Battalion (Carmarthenshire)
Cemetery/Memorial	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
Reference	VII.C.15
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SEARS, Clive R.
Born at	—
Enlisted at	Liverpool
Rank	Private
Service Number	6808
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	16^th August 1915
Age	—
Regiment	King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
Squadron/Battalion	13^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 1D, 8A and 8C
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SHORT, Charles
Born at	Taunton
Enlisted at	Taunton
Rank	Private
Service Number	240624
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	23^rd November 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Somerset Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	1/5^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Cemetery/Memorial	Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine
Reference	B.72
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SHORT, John
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	202595
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	21^st March 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	2/4^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Panel 50 to 51
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SIMS, Robert Charles
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Brecon
Rank	Private
Service Number	7205
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th September 1914
Age	29
Regiment	Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France
Reference	—
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SMITH, David Dickson Burnie
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Pontypridd
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	10551
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Salonika Theatre
Date of Death	28^th June 1916
Age	21
Regiment	Welsh Regiment attached Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	8^th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) attached 1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Basra Memorial, Iraq
Reference	Panel 24
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SMITH, Sydney Albert
Born at	—
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	29886
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	1^st May 1918
Age	19
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Squadron/Battalion	11^th (Service) Battalion (2^nd Gwent)
Cemetery/Memorial	Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea
Reference	I.432
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SMITH, William Oliver
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	TR4/77849
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	17^th June 1918
Age	18
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Caister Old Cemetery, Caister, Norfolk
Reference	E.6.284
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SPECKMAN, Robert French
Born at	Bradford Leigh
Enlisted at	Devizes
Rank	Bandsman
Service Number	4745
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	21^st November 1914
Age	—
Regiment	Wiltshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	French Plot B.10
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STATLER, Raynard
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Lance Serjeant
Service Number	54145
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	13^th July 1917
Age	35
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	18^th (Service) Battalion (2^nd Glamorgan)
Cemetery/Memorial	Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France
Reference	I.C.15
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STEPHENS, John Alfred
Born at	Cardiff
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	6455
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	16^th May 1915
Age	34
Regiment	Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	—
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STEPHENS, William Arthur
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Private
Service Number	29018
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th July 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 7A and 10A
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STEPHENS, William Thomas
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	108407
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	28^th October 1918
Age	29
Regiment	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Squadron/Battalion	43^rd Garrison Artillery
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Peter’s Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea
Reference	SE.52
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STONNILL, Russell Harrison
Born at	Yeovil
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Private
Service Number	11091
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st June 1916
Age	27
Regiment	Royal Berkshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	5^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	I.N.29
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STRAWBRIDGE, Charles Henry
Born at	—
Enlisted at	Shaftesbury
Rank	Private
Service Number	5852
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	22^nd October 1916
Age	19
Regiment	London Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Edith Churchayrd, Baverstock, Wiltshire
Reference	—
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SULLIVAN, Thomas
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Private
Service Number	596
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	9^th September 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Munster Fusiliers
Squadron/Battalion	8^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Reference	Pier and Face 16C
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SURRIDGE, Septimus
Born at	Cardiff
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Private
Service Number	PS/9423
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	16^th July 1916
Age	36
Regiment	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
Squadron/Battalion	13^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Reference	I.J.21
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SUSSEX, Richard John
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	9838
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	23^rd May 1915
Age	26
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 37
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SUTTON, Henry
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Aldershot
Rank	Private
Service Number	14104
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	2^nd April 1917
Age	26
Regiment	Devonshire Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	9^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Bay 4
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SUTTON, Ughtred
Born at	Moss Side, Lancashire
Enlisted at	Port Talbot
Rank	Private
Service Number	7205
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	14^th January 1917
Age	24
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	III.I.8
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SWAFFIELD, Albert Edward
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Swansea
Rank	Private
Service Number	M2/202008
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	2^nd October 1918
Age	40
Regiment	Army Service Corps attached Army Service Corps
Squadron/Battalion	— attached Siege Park Canadian Corps
Cemetery/Memorial	Bourlon Wood Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	I.E.19
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SWAIN, George Albert
Born at	Swansea
Enlisted at	Cardiff
Rank	Private
Service Number	36232
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	30^th August 1918
Age	19
Regiment	Border Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	7^th (Service) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Reference	VI.D.32
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Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Saunders	Robert	Private	50389	Killed in Action	Salonika Theatre	9^th April 1918	32	Welsh Regiment	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Doiran Memorial, Greece
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Scamons	William	Private	54212	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	13^th March 1918	29	Welsh Regiment	15^th (Service) Battalion (Carmarthenshire)
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VII.C.15

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sears	Clive R.	Private	6808	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	16^th August 1915		King’s (Liverpool Regiment)	13^th (Service) Battalion
Born At					Enlisted At	Liverpool, Lancashire
Cemetery/Memorial				Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Pier and Face 1D, 8A and 8C

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Short	Charles	Private	240624	Killed in Action	Egyptian Theatre	23^rd November 1917		Somerset Light Infantry	1/5^th Battalion, Territorial Force
Born At		Taunton, Devon			Enlisted At	Taunton, Devon
Cemetery/Memorial				Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				B.72

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Short	John	Lance Corporal	202595	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	21^st March 1918		Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry	2/4^th Battalion
Born At		Danygraig, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 50 to 51

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sims	Robert Charles	Private	7205	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	10^th September 1914	29	Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Brecknock, Breconshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Le Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-et-Marne, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Smith	David Dickson Burnie	Lance Corporal	10551	Killed in Action	Salonika Theatre	28^th June 1916	21	Welsh Regiment	8^th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)
								Formerly	Formerly
								Welsh Regiment	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Basra Memorial, Iraq
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 24

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Smith	Sydney Albert	Private	29886	Died	Home (UK)	1^st May 1918	19	South Wales Borderers	11^th (Service) Battalion (2^nd Gwent)
Born At					Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Danygraig Cemetery, St. Thomas, Swansea, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.432

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Smith	William Oliver	Private	TR4/77849	Died	Home (UK)	17^th June 1918	18	Welsh Regiment	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Caister Old Cemetery, Caister, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				E.6.284

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Speckman	Robert French	Bandsman	4745	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	21^st November 1914		Wiltshire Regiment	1^st Battalion
Born At		Bradford Leigh, Wiltshire			Enlisted At	Devizes, Wiltshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				French Plot B.10

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Statler	Raynard	Lance Serjeant	54145	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	13^th July 1917	35	Welsh Regiment	18^th (Service) Battalion (2^nd Glamorgan)
Born At		Manselton, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.C.15

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Stephens	John Alfred	Corporal	6455	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	16^th May 1915	34	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	1^st Battalion
Born At		Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Stephens	William Arthur	Private	29018	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	10^th July 1916		Welsh Regiment	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Born At		Landore, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, 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
Stephens	William Thomas	Private	108407	Died	Home (UK)	28^th October 1918	29	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)	43^rd Garrison Artillery
Born At		Hafod, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Peter Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				SE.52

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Stonnill	Russell Harrison	Private	11091	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	1^st June 1916	27	Royal Berkshire Regiment	5^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Yevoil, Somerset			Enlisted At	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.N.29

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Strawbridge	Charles Henry	Private	5852	Died	Home (UK)	22^nd October 1916	19	London Regiment	14^th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
Born At					Enlisted At	Shaftesbury, Dorset
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Edith Churchyard, Baverstock, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sullivan	Thomas	Private	596	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	9^th September 1916		Royal Munster Fusiliers	8^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Greenhill, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Pier and Face 16C

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Surridge	Septimus	Private	PS/9423	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	16^th July 1916	36	Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)	13^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Cardiff, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.J.21

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sussex	Richard John	Private	9838	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	23^rd May 1915	26	Welsh Regiment	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Menin Gate Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 37

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sutton	Henry	Private	14104	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	2^nd April 1917	26		Devonshire Regiment
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Aldershot, Hampshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Bay 4

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Sutton	Ughtred	Private	7205	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	14^th January 1917	24	Welsh Regiment	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Born At		Moss Side, Lancashire			Enlisted At	Port Talbot, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				III.I.8

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Swaffield	Albert Edward	Private	M2/202008	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	2^nd October 1918	40	Army Service Corps
								Formerly	Formerly
								Army Service Corps	Siege Park Canadian Corps
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bourlon Wood Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.E.19

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Swain	George Arthur	Private	36232	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	30^th August 1918	19	Border Regiment	7^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				VI.D.32