Swansea Family History

Swansea Family History

BAINES, Thomas Osborne
Born at	Westminster, Middlesex
Resident at	East Dulwich, Surrey
Enlisted at	Camberwell, Surrey
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	63591
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	15^th March 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
Reference	VII.C.20
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BANGS, John
Born at	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Resident at	Stopsley, Bedfordshire
Enlisted at	Luton, Bedfordshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	47645
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	27^th May 1917
Age	39
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	II.C.24
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BARDSLEY, Colin
Born at	Stockport, Cheshire
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Stockport, Cheshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	64630
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	13^th May 1918
Age	19
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.2, Somme, France
Reference	II.B.21
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BARRON, Alexander
Born at	Birtley, Durham
Resident at	Gateshead, Durham
Enlisted at	Newcastle-on-Tyne
Rank	Private
Service Number	59348
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	31^st July 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 37
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BATTYE, Harry Peat Cecil
Born at	Didsbury, Lancashire
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Manchester, Lancashire
Rank	Private
Service Number	83344 formerly 76570
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	8^th October 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment formerly Manchester Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Dois-des-Angles British Cemetery, Crevecoeur-sur-L’Escaut, Nord, France
Reference	II.A.10
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BEARD, David John
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	17018
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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BEER, William
Born at	Newton Mill, Devon
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Bideford, Devon
Rank	Private
Service Number	50858
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 to 94
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BELCHER, Charles
Born at	Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Resident at	Gosberton, Lincolnshire
Enlisted at	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	55707
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	1^st September 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Morval British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	A.9
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BELLEW, Ernest
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	29095
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	31^st July 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Poelcapelle British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	XLVI.A.9
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BERESFORD, David George
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	17189
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	22^nd August 1917
Age	18
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	“A” Company, 14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Dozinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	IV.G.18
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BERISFORD, Ernest
Born at	Mottram, Cheshire
Resident at	Wilmslow, Cheshire
Enlisted at	Chester
Rank	Private
Service Number	56489 formerly 90525
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	22^nd August 1918
Age	22
Regiment	Welsh Regiment formerly Glamorgan Yeomanry
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Reference	VI.A.8
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BOLCH, William
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	17040
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	2^nd March 1917
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Mendinghem Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	II.B.6
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BOLT, James
Born at	Exeter, Devon
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Barry, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	40085
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th July 1916
Age	25
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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BOND, William Samuel
Born at	Treforest, Glamorgan
Resident at	Treforest, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	75270
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	4^th November 1918
Age	21
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 7
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BOTT, Charles Reuben
Born at	St. George’s, Shropshire
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Wellington, Shropshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	285188 formerly 4611
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	27^th August 1918
Age	25
Regiment	Welsh Regiment formerly Shropshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea) formerly 3/4^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 7
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BOUCHER, Richard
Born at	Kenfig Hill, Glamorgan
Resident at	Tondu, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	74223
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	8^th October 1918
Age	19
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 7
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BOWDEN, Richard John
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	17171
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	12^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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BOWEN, Daniel Refus
Born at	Pen-y-Graig, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	73716
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	24^th October 1918
Age	20
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	LXVII.L.3
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BOWSHER, Thomas Arthur
Born at	Cilfnydd, Glamorgan
Resident at	Pontypridd, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
Rank	Private
Service Number	37775
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	10^th July 1916
Age	28
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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BRATTON, Frederick
Born at	Wolverhampton
Resident at	Trebanog, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Tonpandy, Glamorgan
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	38244
Cause of Death	Died of Wounds
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	2^nd May 1916
Age	22
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Merville Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Reference	VI.Q.30
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BRITTAIN, Oliver David Charles
Born at	Abertillery, Glamorgan
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Abertillery, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	46491
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	1^st August 1917
Age	37
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	Panel 37
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BRITTEN, Albert
Born at	Bristol
Resident at	Bristol
Enlisted at	Newport, Monmouthshire
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	21966
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	20^th October 1918
Age	29
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France
Reference	I.B.32
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BRITTON, John
Born at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	17828
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	8^th May 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Hedauville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Reference	C.2
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BROOKLYN, Albert James
Born at	Reading, Berkshire
Resident at	Pen-y-graig, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Private
Service Number	73625
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	20^th October 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Montay-Neuvilly Road Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France
Reference	I.B.34
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BROWNING, Godfrey Arthur
Born at	Newport, Monmouthshire
Resident at	—
Enlisted at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	17314
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	17^th November 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	III.K.8
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BROXTON, John
Born at	Shrewsbury
Resident at	Condover, Shropshire
Enlisted at	Shrewsbury
Rank	Private
Service Number	285204 formerly 20733
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	19^th August 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment formerly Shropshire Light Infantry
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Hedauville Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Reference	F.2
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BRYANT, Thomas Arthur
Born at	Beckenham, Kent
Resident at	Annerley, Kent
Enlisted at	Cardiff, Glamorgan
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	56771
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	19^th April 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France
Reference	IV.F.3
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BURGESS, Charles
Born at	Redbourn, Hertfordshire
Resident at	Hungerford, Berkshire
Enlisted at	London
Rank	Private
Service Number	55866
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	27^th August 1918
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
Reference	VII.C.26
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BURR, John Charles
Born at	Hull
Resident at	Swansea, Glamorgan
Enlisted at	Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Rank	Private
Service Number	54031
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	1^st November 1916
Age	—
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Essex Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Reference	III.K.12
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BURROUGHS, Walter
Born at	Horwick, Lancashire
Resident at	Manchester, Lancashire
Enlisted at	Oldham, Lancashire
Rank	Private
Service Number	56493
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	22^nd August 1918
Age	22
Regiment	Welsh Regiment
Squadron/Battalion	14^th (Service) Battalion (Swansea)
Cemetery/Memorial	Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Reference	Panel 7
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