Swansea Family History

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rees	David James	Private	46138	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	23^rd May 1917	19	Welsh Regiment	16^th (Service) Battalion (Cardiff City)
Born At		Trescoed, Breconshire			Enlisted At	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Plot 3. Row D. Grave 5

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rees	Edward	Lance Corporal	6098	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Belgium)	9^th November 1917	36	Welsh Regiment	2^nd Battalion
Born At		Ystalyfera, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 93 and 94

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rees	John Edgar	Lance Corporal	R/15812	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	1^st July 1916	41	King’s Royal Rifle Corps	2^nd Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	London
Cemetery/Memorial				Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Bay 7

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rees	Thomas Henry Eaton	Serjeant	16172	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	22^nd April 1918	29	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	“B” Company, 13^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 36 and 37

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rees	Trevor William	Rifleman	591829	Killed in Action	Egyptian Theatre	23^rd December 1917		London Regiment	2/18^th (County of London) Battalion (Royal Irish Rifles)
Born At		Mold, Flintshire			Enlisted At	Chelsea, London
Cemetery/Memorial				Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				T.35

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Richards	Frank Edgar	Private	64047	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	25^th August 1918		Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)	7^th (Extra Reserve) Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Panel 3

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Richards	Frederick John	Pioneer	WR/159904	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	21^st October 1918	25	Royal Engineers	No.5 Transport Stores Company
Born At					Enlisted At	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Cemetery/Memorial				St. Severe Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				S.II.R.7

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Richards	William Mathias	Pioneer	130559	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	6^th April 1917	36	Royal Engineers	“F” Special Company
Born At		Mathyr, Pembrokeshire			Enlisted At	In the Field, France
Cemetery/Memorial				Zouave Valley Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				II.D.17

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Richardson	John	Private	28303	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	8^th October 1918	26	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	6^th (Service) Battalion
Born At					Enlisted At	Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy, Aisne, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				III.E.3

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Richardson	Thomas	Private	3/3476	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	23^rd April 1916		Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry	1^st Battalion
Born At		St. Peters, Plymouth, Devon			Enlisted At	Bodmin, Cornwall
Cemetery/Memorial				Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.B.5

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Roberts	David Albert	Rifleman	S/2853	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	5^th September 1916		Rifle Brigade (The Prince of Consort’s Own)	11^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Nantyglo, Monmouthshire			Enlisted At	Swansea, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Plot 2. Row C. Grave 8

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Robinson	George William	Lance Corporal	96255	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	23^rd April 1917		Royal Engineers	22^nd Field Company
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
Cemetery/Memorial				Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				Pier and Face 8A and 8D

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Robinson	Henry	Private	11196	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (France)	2^nd December 1914	22	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	1^st Battalion
Born At		Swansea, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Wrexham, Denbighshire
Cemetery/Memorial				Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.B.28A

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Service Number	Cause of Death	Theatre of War	Date of Death	Age	Regiment	Battalion
Rosser	Evan John	Lance Corporal	46245	Killed in Action	Western European Theatre (Italy)	13^th August 1918	25	South Wales Borderers	8^th (Service) Battalion
Born At		Neath, Glamorgan			Enlisted At	Neath, Glamorgan
Cemetery/Memorial				Arquata Scrivia Communal Cemetery Extension, Italy
Cemetery/Memorial Reference				I.B.8

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