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Thomas ABRAHAM
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5th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
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Died 1st May 1918
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Richard ADDIS
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Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
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Missing in Dec 1917, P.O.W. in Jan 1918
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Thomas ADDIS
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Dorset Regiment
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Poss Sgt 3/8081, discharged 22-2-1919
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Emlyn ANDREWS
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Merchant Navy
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Mordecai ANDREWS
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Royal Irish Fusiliers
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Wounded in 1915 and 1916, discharged in 1917
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Tom ANDREWS
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Seriously wounded early 1918, discharged Oct 1918
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Llewellyn AUSTIN, D.C.M.
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L/Cpl 282450, 4th Battalion, London Regt, Royal Fusiliers
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D.C.M. awarded 6th Feb 1918...Became a P.O.W. Lived at 1 Station Terrace, Nelson
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Jonathan BAKER
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3rd Wiltshire Regiment
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Lived at 38 Shingrig Road, Nelson
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Percy BARNES
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Private
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Lived at 12 Wern Crescent, Nelson with his parents John Henry and Annie Barnes and his two brothers and four sisters.
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Harry BATES
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Royal Army Service Corps
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Donald BECK
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Private 12457, 6th Battalion, Dorset Regiment
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Discharged Feb 1918 (mil records show Dec 1918)
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Edward John BEDDOE
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Welsh Regiment
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Lived at 8 Station Terrace, Nelson with parents John and Maria Beddoe.
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Edward BEVAN
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Glamorgan Yeomanry
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Missing May-Jun 1918, P.O.W. in Aug 1918. Lived at 15 High Street, nelson with Annie Bevan.
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Morgan BEVAN
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Private
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Wounded 1916. Lived at 6 Heol Fawr, Nelson with Eliza Bevan
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William John BEVAN
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Glamorgan Yeomanry
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Lived at 23 Commercial Street with Hannah Bevan
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Jack BEYNON
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Dorset Regiment
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Poss John Thomas, Pte 3/8644 - discharged 29-6-16
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Harry BICKHAM
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Private
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Francis Henry, A miner living at 15 Shingrig Road, Nelson. Died in 1961.
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John BICKHAM
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Driver, Royal Field Artillery
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Lived at Abernant Cottage, Llanfabon and at 26 Llwyncelyn Terrace, Nelson
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Sidney BICKHAM
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Private
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Sidney Thomas, lived at 15 Shingrig Road, Nelson
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George BISHOP
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Welsh Regiment
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A miner haulier boarding at 24 Wern Crescent, Nelson
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Charles Ernest BLAKE
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Private
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Lived at 11 Commercial Street, Nelson with Edwin and Elizabeth Blake
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Mabel (Louisa Ellen) BLAKE
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Womens Army Auxiliary Corps
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Montague Harold BLAKE
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Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division
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Number 19403, enlisted 17th Feb 1917, B. 4th Nov 1898, died 8th Dec, 1944 in Plymouth of pneumonia. Lived at 75 Shingrig Road Nelosn.
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Olive (Eve Beene) BLAKE
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Womens Army Auxiliary Corps
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Thomas BLAKE
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Royal Army Service Corps
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William George BLAKE
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Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Divn
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Number 17016. H.M.S. ‘Emperor of India’. Lived at 75, Shingrig Road, Nelson
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Leonard BOLTON
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Gunner 259986, Royal Field Artillery
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lived at 11 Shingrig Road, Nelson. Born 1898. Previously worked at Penallta (Powell Duffryn) Colliery
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Ernest BONN(E)Y
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Private
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Brother to below. Lived at 10 Beechfield Terrace, Nelson and at 132 Shingrig Road in 1918
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James Henry BONN(E)Y
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Welsh Regiment
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Lived at 10 Beechfield Terrace, Nelson - brother to above
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Richard BRACE
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10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Died 10th July 1916
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George BRADLEY
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King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Poss Rfn 8717. Lived with sister at 14 Dynevor Terrace, Nelson
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Edward BREEZE
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Pte 30451, Welsh Regiment
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Lived at 12 Thomas Street, Nelson
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John BREEZE
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Lived at 2 Beechfield Terrace, Nelson
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Henry BROWN
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Dorset Regiment
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Died 7th July 1916
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Samuel BUNDY
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1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
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Died 24 Sept 1917
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John (Jack) BURLEY
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Royal Field Artillery
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Wounded in 1916 and 1918. Lived at 10 The Square with his wife Annie Margaret
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Joseph CARTER
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2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Died 12th Oct 1915
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Willie CHANT
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Bantams, Welsh Regiment
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Poss Cpl 28487, Wounded in 1917
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Henry Charles CHESTER
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Pte 100171, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Formerly Pte 17785, East Surrey Regt. Lived at Tai’r Heol, Llanfabon road, Nelson
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Albert CLARKE
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Private
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Lived at ‘Brynfa’, Llanfabon Road, Nelson
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Ernest T COLE
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S.S. Bankfields, Mercantile Marine
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Ship sunk by German mine in the Atlantic in 1914
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William COLES
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Rhondda Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Lived at Tai Fforest with wife Martha
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Arthur COLLIER
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Cheshire Regiment
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Lived at Tai’r Heol, Nelson. Married to Lily.
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Thomas Henry COLLINS
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Royal Army Service Corps
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Lived at 49 Heol Fawr, Nelson
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Edward Alfred COLWILL
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Private
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Lived at Penwain Cottage, LLanfabon Road, Nelson
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William COOK
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Royal Army Service Corps
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Died April 1916 while in training
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Thomas Victor COOKE
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Private 316471, Royal Tank Corps
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lived at 13 Wern Crescent, Nelson
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Albert Edward COOKSLEY
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WR343997, Royal Engineers
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Boarding at “Amana”, Hollybush Road, Nelson
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William (Athline) CROCKETT
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Royal Naval Division
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lived at Commercial Street, Nelson
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Oscar DARBY
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13th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Died 10th July 1916
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Benjamin DATE
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Royal Engineers, Poss Sapper 200463
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The three DATE men are all sons of James and Mary Date of Gwynfryn, Shingrig Road, Nelson (1911). There were three other known children, Richard, Sarah and Gwilym. In 1901 they lived at 39 Shingrig Road, Nelson.
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Edward DATE
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Fusilier 241801, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Wounded Sept 1918
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(Gwilym) Trevor DATE
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Fusilier 18408, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Discharged in Sept 1915 for munitions work. Trevor was also assigned the following: Pte 44574, South Wales Borderers; TR/4/24854, T.R. Battalion; 443504, Labour Corps and 357566, Royal Engineers
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Harry DAUNTON
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Royal Engineers
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Son of John and Emily Daunton. 1901 lived at 6 High Street, Nelson but family moved to 14 Thomas Street by 1911. Henry James Daunton was a quarryman now in lodgings at 33 Heol Fawr, Nelson.
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Arthur DAVIES
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Poss 30977, 3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Seriously wounded in 1915 - lost an eye
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Charles Herbert DAVIES
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Transferred to Royal Field Artillery. Lived at 13 Donald Street, Nelson
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E J Davies
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Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
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[From a news article dated 1918]. An Edward John Davies lived at 71 Heol Fawr, Nelson in 1918. bear in mind the below who was killed in 1916.
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Edward John DAVIES
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16th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Wounded March 1916, Died in 7th July 1916
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Ernest Victor DAVIES
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Bantams, Welsh Regiment
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Lived at 31 Llwyncelyn Terrace, Nelson in 1918
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Evan DAVIES
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Cardiff City Battalion
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Lived at 15 Llwyncelyn Terrace, Nelson
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George L DAVIES
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Welsh Regiment
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Wounded in 1916. Poss living at 13 Commercial St in 1911
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Gwilym DAVIES
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Private 1439, Welsh Horse, later Private 56807, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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A blacksmith living at 52 Shingrig Road, Nelson with parents David and Sarah, and brother Idris
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Owen DAVIES
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National Reserve
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Lived at Penywain Cottages, Nelson in 1918
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Thomas DAVIES
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South Wales Borderers
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Discharged July 1918
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William Benjamin DAVIES
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South Wales Borderers
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Died 15th Nov 1920
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Wyndham DAVIES
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Royal Field Artillery
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Lived at 3 Wern Crescent, Nelson in 1918
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Jack DAY
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Pte 21019, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, later Pte 576600, Labour Coy
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Wounded in 1916. Brother to Cyril. Lived at 37 Springfield Terrace, Nelson
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Cyril DAY
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Private 20880, 2nd Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Wounded five times, had a finger amputated (On 20th September 1917, Cyril suffered shrapnel would to the right hand which resulted in the amputation of the index finger. He was awarded a gratuity of £105 in December 1919 for the injury)
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Harry DAY
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Royal Garrison Artillery
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Henry Harris was shown as stepbrother to Jack and Cyril, whose father was called Henry.
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Arthur Henry DOBBS
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10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Died 12th July 1916
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C DOUBLE
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Royal Army Service Corps
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Fred DURBIN
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Drvr 82336, Royal Engineers
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Arrived in France 3rd Dec 1915. Lived at 66 Heol Fawr with his wife Elizabeth Ann.
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J EDMUNDS
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10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Lewis EDMUNDS
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10th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Died 8th Jan 1916
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William EDMUNDS
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3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Exchanged as a P.O.W. in 1918, Discharged Oct 1918
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William EDMUNDS
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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a William Edmunds was liveing at 89 Heol Fawr and another at 44 Wern Crescent, Nelson in 1918
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Abraham EDWARDS
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1st Battalion, Dorset Regiment
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Died 1st July 1916
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Arnold Perrott EDWARDS
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Bombardier 4403 Royal Field Artillery, later Sgt 722474 R.F.A. (T.F.)
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licensee of the Railway Inn, Nelson, discharged 14th Dec 1918
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Clifford James EDWARDS
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Lance Corporal
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E EDWARDS
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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James EDWARDS
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Private
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Lived at 5 Lower Row which could be now known as Warren Terrace, Trelewis
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Joseph EDWARDS
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A/Sgt 790, Welsh Horse, later 428564, Labour Corps
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Lived at 110 Shingrig Road, Nelson
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Lewis EDWARDS
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Poss Pte 38115, Welsh Regiment, disch 27-6-17 - Wounds
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Severely wounded in 1916
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Thomas EDWARDS
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3rd Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Wounded in Jan 1915, Died 24th May 1915
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Thomas EDWARDS
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5th Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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1918, there are three Thomas Edwards’ living in Nelson
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Thomas Llewellyn EDWARDS
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2/AM 6887, Royal Flying Corps
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Discharged 13-11-16 - sickness
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William EDWARDS
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Sgt. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Wounded twice in 1914. Died in hospital at Nasirabad, India on 12th October 1927, aged 41yrs. Commemorated on a family headstone at Llanfabon Cemetery.
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W Emlyn EDWARDS
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Royal Army Service Corps
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Died 8th June 1919
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David EVANS
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Royal Army Service Corps
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A David Evans lived at 8 Llwyncelyn Terrace, Nelson
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David EVANS
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Welsh Regiment
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Was a P.O.W, returned home in Dec 1918
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Daniel EVANS
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1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment
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Wounded twice in 1915. Lived at 19, Llwyncelyn Terrace, Nelson
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Martin EVANS
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Royal Field Artillery
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Discharged in 1918. Lived at 15 Wern Crescent, Nelson
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Morgan EVANS
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Royal Field Artillery
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Percy (James) EVANS
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Training Company, R.A.S.C.
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Wounded in Nov 1918. Lived at 112 Shingrig Road, Nelson
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Thomas EVANS
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Private
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Wallace John EVANS
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Royal Engineers
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Died 22nd May 1922
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Walter EVANS
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Private
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Lived at 57 Heol Fawr, Nelson
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Frank EVERY
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Wiltshire Regiment
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Lived at 80, Shingrig Road, Nelson
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Thomas James EXON
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Royal Garrison Artillery
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Died 7th May 1918
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