Swansea Family History

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		Pentre, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Azmak Cemetery, Sulva, Turkey
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Special Memorial

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)	27^th May 1918	36	The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment	9^th (Service) Battalion
Born 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
Beer	F.	Sapper	113808	Killed in Action	Salonika Theatre	21^st October 1917	37	Royal Engineers	300^th Electrical and Mechanical Company
Born At		Bideford, Devon			Enlisted At	Pontypool, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				North Gate War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				XII.E.13

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		Languikce, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Pontardawe, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 52

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

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		St. John’s, Pembrokeshire			Enlisted At	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Beauval Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				B.9

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		St. James, Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Div.62.II.R.4

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk
Cemetery/Memorial				Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference

Surname	Christian Names	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 At		Aberystwyth, Cardigan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 4 and 5

Surname	Christian Names	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 At					Enlisted At	Penzance, Cornwall
Cemetery/Memorial				Hull Western Cemetery, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				528.50935

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)	20^th September 1917	33	Welsh Regiment	9^th (Service) Battalion
Born 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
Burr	John Charles	Private	54031	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	1^st November 1916		Welsh Regiment	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Born At		Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire			Enlisted At	Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				III.K.12

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