Swansea Family History

Swansea Family History

RABEY, John Alwyn
Rank	Private
Service Number	3909314
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Eastern European Theatre (Ukraine)
Date of Death	24^th May 1943
Age	25
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Odessa 2^nd Christian Cemetery, Ukraine
Reference	Plot 127. Row 7. Grave 7
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RADFORD, Cyril William
Rank	Rifleman
Service Number	13106231
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	13^th June 1942
Age	33
Regiment	Rifle Brigade
Battalion	9^th (1^st Battalion, The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Reference	Column 74
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RAND, Henry Thornton
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	1897559
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	11^th June 1940
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	51 Divisional Postal Section
Cemetery/Memorial	Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France
Reference	Column 27
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RAWLE, Sidney
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	3977338
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Netherlands)
Date of Death	7^th January 1945
Age	21
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	241 Field Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Brussum War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands
Reference	Joint Grave V.218-219
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REDBURN, Joseph Charles
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	860871
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	1^st October 1942
Age	24
Regiment	Royal Artillery
Battalion	9 Heavy Battery
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Peter’s Churchyard, Cockett, Swansea
Reference	Section S.E.B. Grave 96
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REED, Albert Stanley
Rank	Private
Service Number	3966175
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	7^th August 1944
Age	26
Regiment	Army Catering Corps attached Royal Engineers
Battalion	— attached —
Cemetery/Memorial	Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France
Reference	Panel 19. Column 1
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REES, Bernard
Rank	Signalman
Service Number	2328265
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Balkans and Greece Theatre
Date of Death	28^th April 1941
Age	21
Regiment	Royal Corps of Signals
Battalion	3 Line of Communications of Signals
Cemetery/Memorial	Bayeux Memorial, Calvados, France
Reference	Panel 19. Column 1
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REES, Clifford
Rank	Private
Service Number	14416501
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	4^th May 1945
Age	20
Regiment	South Wales Borderers
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany
Reference	2A.F.14
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REES, Desmond Hayes
Rank	Private
Service Number	3969419
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	North African Theatre
Date of Death	23^rd October 1944
Age	29
Regiment	Hampshire Regiment
Battalion	5^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria
Reference	4.J.15
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REES, Edgar Thomas
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	3966112
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	17^th December 1944
Age	28
Regiment	Royal Artillery
Battalion	14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Cemetery/Memorial	Forli War Cemetery, Italy
Reference	I.C.23
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REES, Frederick George
Rank	Signalman
Service Number	2358454
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	West African Theatre
Date of Death	4^th March 1945
Age	37
Regiment	Royal Corps of Signals
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	King Tom Cemetery, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reference	5.A.2
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REES, Idris Reinalt
Rank	Fusilier
Service Number	5955738
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	4^th August 1944
Age	29
Regiment	Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion	6^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Reference	XX.A.6
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REES, John Daniel
Rank	Signalman
Service Number	2589300
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	13^th October 1946
Age	27
Regiment	Royal Corps of Signals
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Coedgwilym Cemetery, Swansea
Reference	Grave 1267
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REES, John Henry
Rank	Private
Service Number	3973245
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	12^th August 1944
Age	32
Regiment	South Lancashire Regiment
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Charles de Percy War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Reference	VIII.A.8
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REES, Leonard Milo
Rank	Fusilier
Service Number	4205138
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Aisa and Far East Theatre
Date of Death	13^th March 1945
Age	24
Regiment	Royal Welch Fusiliers
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar
Reference	25.B.7
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REES, Philip
Rank	Lance Serjeant
Service Number	3957743
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	22^nd February 1945
Age	33
Regiment	Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion	6^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Reference	12.G.21
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REES, Talfryn John
Rank	Lance Serjeant
Service Number	850091
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	4^th July 1944
Age	26
Regiment	Royal Artillery
Battalion	71 Anti-Tank Regiment
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Manvieu War Cemetery, Cheux, Calvados, France
Reference	XIII.D.5
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REES, William Henry
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	2070555
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	13^th July 1943
Age	28
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	235 Field Park Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Cassino Memorial, Italy
Reference	Panel 3
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REES, William Howel Conway
Rank	Captain
Service Number	148981
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	30^th June 1944
Age	25
Regiment	Intelligence Corps
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy
Reference	II.A.2
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REES, William John
Rank	Lance Corporal
Service Number	7880599
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	6^th June 1940
Age	30
Regiment	Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	1^st Lothians and Border Horse
Cemetery/Memorial	Bailleul Communal Cemetery, Somme, France
Reference	—
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REES, William Thomas
Rank	Private
Service Number	D/38338
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	At Sea
Date of Death	11^th April 1944
Age	29
Regiment	Welch Regiment
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey
Reference	Panel 12. Column 2
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REGAN, Frederick
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	14968836
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	25^th July 1947
Age	20
Regiment	Royal Artillery
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Bethel Welsh Congregational Chapelyard, Sketty, Swansea
Reference	Row 53. Grave 59
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REID, Wilfred Martin Hennessey
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	2693200
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	Between 1^st and 2^nd June 1940
Age	31
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	246 Field Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Dunkirk Memorial, Nord, France
Reference	Column 27
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RENDELL, Walter Charles
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	7924730
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	North African Theatre
Date of Death	8^th April 1943
Age	33
Regiment	Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	51^st (The Leeds Rifles)
Cemetery/Memorial	Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
Reference	17.C.20
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REUBEN, Hyman Soloman
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	1896802
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	10^th May 1941
Age	22
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	3 Line of Communication
Cemetery/Memorial	Scholemoor Jewish Cemetery, Bradford, Yorkshire
Reference	Grave 111
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REVILLE, John
Rank	Private
Service Number	3962073
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	14^th April 1940
Age	23
Regiment	Welch Regiment
Battalion	11^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cwmgelly Cemetery, Swansea
Reference	C.1984
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REYNOLDS, Matthew Henry
Rank	Driver
Service Number	T/14287
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Asia and Far East Theatre
Date of Death	3^rd October 1943
Age	24
Regiment	Royal Army Service Corps attached Royal Artillery
Battalion	— attached —
Cemetery/Memorial	Sai Wan War Cemetery, China
Reference	V.F.9
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RHYS, Girionydd
Rank	Private
Service Number	7374784
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Indian Theatre
Date of Death	2^nd June 1943
Age	23
Regiment	Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion	6 Field Ambulance
Cemetery/Memorial	Delhi War Cemetery, India
Reference	3.G.9
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RICE, Harold
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	2073329
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Egyptian Theatre
Date of Death	6^th November 1942
Age	19
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	9 Field Squadron
Cemetery/Memorial	Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Reference	Column 50
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RICHARDS, Allen
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	2079609
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	26^th December 1944
Age	23
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	244 Field Company
Cemetery/Memorial	Houyet Churchyard, Namur, Belgium
Reference	Row B. Grave 16
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RICHARDS, Charles Leonard
Rank	Private
Service Number	3960636
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	28^th May 1940
Age	24
Regiment	Gloucestershire Regiment
Battalion	5^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
Reference	Row B. Grave 20
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RICHARDS, Donald Vaughan
Rank	Trooper
Service Number	7955237
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	19^th April 1945
Age	22
Regiment	Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	2^nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Cemetery/Memorial	Becklingen War Cemetery, Niedersachsen, Germany
Reference	2.J.3
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RICHARDS, Edward John
Rank	Signalman
Service Number	2336283
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	16^th February 1944
Age	27
Regiment	Royal Corps of Signals
Battalion	78^th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Signal Section
Cemetery/Memorial	Anzio War Cemetery, Italy
Reference	III.G.6
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RICHARDS, Frank
Rank	Private
Service Number	14400240
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	23^rd January 1944
Age	19
Regiment	The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Battalion	2/6^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Minturno War Cemetery, Italy
Reference	VI.G.8
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RICHARDS, Henry George
Rank	Lieutenant
Service Number	156419
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	South African Theatre
Date of Death	22^nd June 1945
Age	26
Regiment	South Wales Borderers attached Royal West Africa Frontier Forces
Battalion	— attached Gold Coast Regiment
Cemetery/Memorial	West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Reference	Military Section. Grave 342
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RICHARDS, Ivor Gwyn
Rank	Private
Service Number	1494315
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	3^rd December 1945
Age	27
Regiment	Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Rochefort-sur-Mer Naval Cemetery, Charente-Maritime, France
Reference	N.E. Plot. Row 7. Grave 2
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RICHARDS, William James
Rank	Driver
Service Number	T/247015
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	20^th July 1945
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Bari War Cemetery, Italy
Reference	XVI.E.8
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RIDEOUT, Arthur
Rank	Private
Service Number	S/260817
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	North African Theatre
Date of Death	24^th August 1943
Age	21
Regiment	Royal Army Service Corps
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Bone War Cemetery, Anaba, Algeria
Reference	III.D.4
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ROACH, John Henry Rickard
Rank	Sapper
Service Number	2073279
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	25^th May 1940
Age	28
Regiment	Royal Engineers
Battalion	170 Tunnelling Company
Cemetery/Memorial	St. James’s Cemetery, Dover, Kent
Reference	Row F. Joint Grave 23
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ROACH, Richard Thomas
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	552961
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	27^th June 1944
Age	31
Regiment	Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	23^rd Hussars
Cemetery/Memorial	Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Reference	XXVIII.F.11
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ROBERTS, Brinley Charles
Rank	Trooper
Service Number	14567321
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	11^th January 1945
Age	20
Regiment	Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	2^nd Derbyshire Yeomanry
Cemetery/Memorial	Haversin Churchyard, Serinchamps, Namur, Belgium
Reference	North East Part
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ROBERTS, David Alfred
Rank	Private
Service Number	3971473
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	11^th September 1941
Age	23
Regiment	Welch Regiment
Battalion	2/5^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cwmgelly Cemetery, Swansea
Reference	F.3939
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ROBERTS, Ivor Llewellyn Cross
Rank	Private
Service Number	760073
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Asia and Far East Theatre
Date of Death	13^th February 1942
Age	28
Regiment	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Battalion	“Z” Advanced Ordnance Workshop
Cemetery/Memorial	Singapore Memorial, Singapore
Reference	Column 10
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ROBERTS, John William
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	7883864
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	26^th September 1940
Age	—
Regiment	Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Morriston Cemetery, Morriston, Swansea
Reference	C.477
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ROBERTS (MBE, MC), Thomas Vivian Wayman
Rank	Captain and Quartermaster
Service Number	—
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	4^th July 1940
Age	59
Regiment	Royal Army Ordnance Corps formerly Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Battalion	formerly
Cemetery/Memorial	Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea
Reference	L.405
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ROBERTSON, Donald Alexander
Rank	Serjeant
Service Number	872240
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	26^th February 1944
Age	25
Regiment	Royal Corps of Signals
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Oystermouth Cemetery, Mumbles, Swansea
Reference	O.291
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ROBERTSON, Hugh John Trafford David
Rank	Lieutenant
Service Number	293255
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	11^th July 1944
Age	24
Regiment	Seaforth Highlanders
Battalion	7^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Ryes War Cemetery, Bazenville, Calvados, France
Reference	VI.E.2
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ROBINSON, Donald
Rank	Trooper
Service Number	7941591
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Balkans and Greece Theatre
Date of Death	8^th January 1945
Age	23
Regiment	Royal Armoured Corps
Battalion	H.Q., 1^st Armoured Corps
Cemetery/Memorial	Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece
Reference	19.C.10
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ROGERS, Alfred Clifford
Rank	Private
Service Number	14784563
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	7^th March 1945
Age	30
Regiment	Welch Regiment
Battalion	4^th Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Reference	51.J.8
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ROGERS, Samson
Rank	Private
Service Number	3957922
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Germany)
Date of Death	2^nd October 1945
Age	32
Regiment	Monmouthshire Regiment
Battalion	3^rd Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany
Reference	1A.F.8
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ROGERS, Verdun Ernest
Rank	Corporal
Service Number	3971762
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	14^th May 1944
Age	24
Regiment	King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio, Italy
Reference	XIV.H.3
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ROGERS, Wilfred Alexander
Rank	Gunner
Service Number	11006357
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	At Sea
Date of Death	29^th February 1944
Age	29
Regiment	Royal Artillery
Battalion	4 Maritime Regiment
Cemetery/Memorial	Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth
Reference	Panel 93. Column 2
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ROSSITER, Andrew Patrick
Rank	Private
Service Number	5124931
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Italy)
Date of Death	9^th July 1943
Age	21
Regiment	South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion	2^nd (Airborne) Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Cassino Memorial, Italy
Reference	Panel 8
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ROURKE, Brian
Rank	Private
Service Number	7349880
Cause of Death	Died
Theatre of War	Home (UK)
Date of Death	20^th February 1941
Age	19
Regiment	Royal Army Medical Corps
Battalion	—
Cemetery/Memorial	Morriston Cemetery, Morriston, Swansea
Reference	K.165
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ROWE, William
Rank	Fusilier
Service Number	4192896
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (Belgium)
Date of Death	15^th May 1940
Age	21
Regiment	Royal Welch Fusiliers
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	St. Agartha-Rode Churchyard, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Reference	Grave 3
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ROWLAND, Garfield
Rank	Lance Serjeant
Service Number	2735604
Cause of Death	Killed in Action
Theatre of War	Western European Theatre (France)
Date of Death	12^th August 1944
Age	27
Regiment	Welsh Guards
Battalion	1^st Battalion
Cemetery/Memorial	Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France
Reference	XVI.E.15
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RABEY, John Alwyn

RADFORD, Cyril William

RAND, Henry Thornton

RAWLE, Sidney

REDBURN, Joseph Charles

REED, Albert Stanley

REES, Bernard

REES, Clifford

REES, Desmond Hayes

REES, Edgar Thomas

REES, Frederick George

REES, Idris Reinalt

REES, John Daniel

REES, John Henry

REES, Leonard Milo

REES, Philip

REES, Talfryn John

REES, William Henry

REES, William Howel Conway

REES, William John

REES, William Thomas

REGAN, Frederick

REID, Wilfred Martin Hennessey

RENDELL, Walter Charles

REUBEN, Hyman Soloman

REVILLE, John

REYNOLDS, Matthew Henry

RHYS, Girionydd

RICE, Harold

RICHARDS, Allen

RICHARDS, Charles Leonard

RICHARDS, Donald Vaughan

RICHARDS, Edward John

RICHARDS, Frank

RICHARDS, Henry George

RICHARDS, Ivor Gwyn

RICHARDS, William James

RIDEOUT, Arthur

ROACH, John Henry Rickard

ROACH, Richard Thomas

ROBERTS, Brinley Charles

ROBERTS, David Alfred

ROBERTS, Ivor Llewellyn Cross

ROBERTS, John William

ROBERTS (MBE, MC), Thomas Vivian Wayman

ROBERTSON, Donald Alexander

ROBERTSON, Hugh John Trafford David

ROBINSON, Donald

ROGERS, Alfred Clifford

ROGERS, Samson

ROGERS, Verdun Ernest

ROGERS, Wilfred Alexander

ROSSITER, Andrew Patrick

ROURKE, Brian

ROWE, William

ROWLAND, Garfield