NEWMAN, George Thomas - Private 18342
8th Battalion, Welsh Regiment

Born in Tredegar in 1896, enlisted at Cardiff, lived in Brithdir.
Killed in action on 8th August 1915 at Gallipoli.
Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli.

Son of Fred and Mary Newman, 29a, Station Terrace, Brithdir.
Brother to E Jane, Mabel, Fred, Florrie, Doris, Mary, Harry and James; Nephew to Henry Newman.

NICHOLLS, John Thomas (known as Jack) - Private 2156
3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Born in Abergavenny, enlisted in Abergavenny
Killed in action on 5th May 1915 - France & Flanders.
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

(Family name shown as Nickolls on Commonwealth Wargraves Commision site)

Son of Thomas and Emily Nickolls, Trednes Farm, Abergavenny.

NORRIS, George Stanley - Private 118089
Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadians.

Killed in action on 20th November 1918 - France & Flanders.
Commemorated at Vimy Memorial, France.

Son of George and Mary Jane Norris, 5, Park Row, Tredegar.
Brother to Annie, Fausta, Ada, Mary Jane, Gladys, Violet, Florrance May and Andrew Norris
1901 census shows that George lived at 40 Commercial Road, Tredegar and his father was a grocer.

NORRIS, John - Corporal 16943
6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers.

Born in Waterford, Ireland, enlisted at Tredegar and lived at Clonmel, Ireland.
Died of wounds on 18th January 1917 - France & Flanders.
Buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Son of Thomas Norris, Sillaheen, Ballymacarheny, Tipperary.

OLDHAM, James - not yet traced

ONIONS, Wilfred - Second Lieutenant
3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Born in 1899 and lived in Tredegar. Was an assistant school master.
Killed in action on 25th May 1915 - France & Flanders.
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

Son of Alfred and Sarah Onions, Melrose, Tredegar.
Brother to Hettie Ann, Douglas Alfred and Tom Arthur Onions.

Tom Onions served as Midshipman on the “H.M.S. Patia”

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OWEN, Alexander Prosser - Lance Corporal 20854
10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers.

Born in Tredegar, enlisted at Newport and lived in Risca, Monmouthshire.
Killed in action on 10th October 1916 - France & Flanders.
Buried at Essex Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

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OWEN(S), David John - Sergeant 204801
1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry).
Formerly 290037, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Born in Bedwellty, enlisted at Sirhowy and lived in Tredegar.
Killed in action on 16th April 1918 - France & Flanders.
Commemorated at Loos Memorial, France.

Son of Thomas and Mary Owens, 21 Pond Row, Ebbw Vale, husband to Margaret Owens, 73, Queen Street, Tredegar.

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OWEN, Rees - Private 1144
3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Born at sea in 1890 and birth registered at Cardiff, enlisted at Sirhowy lived in Markham.
Killed in action on 2nd May 1915 - France & Flanders
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

Boarded with the Evans family at 165, Mount Pleasant, Tredegar.

OWEN, Thomas - Private 228
3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment.

Born in Bedwellty, enlisted at Sirhowy and lived in Georgetown, Tredegar.
Killed in action on 2nd May 1915 - France & Flanders.
Commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium.

Husband of Sarah Owen, 18 Buller Terrace, Georgetown, Tredegar.