Porthcawl and
 The Great War
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    • August - December 1914
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  Lance Sgt Frank Trott                  Gunner Cyril J Williams                 Private Ernest (Jack) Williams                    2nd Lt William J Williams
NAME



Captain
Scale
George Devereux




Private
Smart
Edwin James





Lance Corporal
Stradling
Edwin Percival






Sergeant
Thomas
 Cyril Oliver Alexander



Private
Thomas
David 
Rhys





Private
Thomas
Rees





Private
Thomas 
Trevor Arnold



Sapper

T.H.Thomas?


Lance Sergeant
Trott
Frank




Sapper
Turner
Thomas 
Harford




Private
Upham
Harold



Private
Wilkins
Edward Burnell




Private
Williams
Ernest John
(Jack)




Private
Williams 
Caradoc





Gunner
Williams 
Cyril jones




Sergeant
Williams
Robert





Rifleman
Williams Thomas Ivor  Rees





2nd Lieutenant
Williams
William James 


DATE OF DEATH


20/07/1916





4/12/1917







6/12/1917








9/08/1921





27/08/1916








24/07/1916







21/08/1916








11/11/1918






15/03/1917






25/03/1918





8/06/1917






19/04/1918







27/08/1918







20/11/1918






21/03/1918







1/07/1916







19/09/1917






AGE



27





33







19








25





24








41







29








31






26






20





27






24







24







33






23







19







21





REGIMENT



Royal Welsh Fusiliers
“C” Coy
10th Bn


Highland light infantry
16th Bn
Service No
350229




Welsh Regiment
2nd Bn
Service No
45985





15th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers            service no 21531


South Lancashire Regiment
2nd Bn
Service No
14479




Glamorgan Yeomanry
2nd/1st
Service No
2790



Royal Welsh Fusiliers
15th Bn
Service No
21520




Welsh Guards
2nd Bn
Service No
1245



Royal Engineers
124th Field Coy
Service No
62560




Lancashire Fusiliers
1st/5th Bn
Service No 204189



Australian Infantry A.I.F
44th Bn
Service No 
979


Welsh regiment
“C”Coy 10th Bn
Attd 38th Bn Machine Gun Corps
(Infantry)
Service No 56680



Durham Light Infantry
1st/6th Bn
Service No
91749



Royal Field Artillery
“B” Bty.
293rd Bde
Service No 60614




Royal Field Artillery
“B” Bty.293rd Bde
Service No
606075




5th City of London Battalion,
London Rifle Brigade
Service No
303464


Royal Welsh Fusiliers
16th Bn







GRAVE



Thiepval Memorial
The Somme
France
Pier and Face 4 A


Mendinghem
Military Cemetery
West Vlaanderen
Belgium
Grave Reference
VI.AA.56


Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Pas De Calais
France
Grave Reference
VIII.A .13


Newton Nottage
(St John The Baptist)
Churchyard


Thiepval Memorial
The Somme
France
Pier and face 7 A and 7B




Newton Nottage
(St John The Baptist)
Churchyard





Essex Farm Cemetery
West Vlaanderen
Belgium
Grave Reference
III.E.3



Newton Nottage
(St John The Baptist)
Churchyard




Essex Farm Cemetery West Vlaanderen
Belgium
Grave Reference
III.L.11


Arras Memorial
Pas De Calais
Panel Reference
 Bay 5


Kandahar Farm Cemetery
West Vlaanderen
Belgium
Grave Reference
Special Memorial

Senlis Communal Cemetery Extension
The Somme
France
Grave Reference
I.A.9

Rethel French National Cemetery
Ardennes
France
Grave Reference
1851


Ste Marie Cemetery
Le Harve
Seine Maritime
Grave Reference
Div.62.II.O.3

Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery
Cambrai
Pas De Calais
France
Grave Reference
D.8

Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery  St Omer          Military Cemetery Pays de Calais       Plot IV P40

Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension
Nord
France
Grave Reference 
II.F.1
2

















PORTHCAWL ADDRESS



"The Poplars",
 New Road,Porthcawl.




21,Queens Avenue,Porthcawl.






"Cycle Shop"
The Garage,
Station Hill,
 Porthcawl.





"Bowrington"
Wells Street,
Porthcawl



"New House,"
Fenton Place,
Porthcawl






"Bryngollen,"
Queens Avenue,
Porthcawl.





"South Villa,"
Victoria Avenue,
Porthcawl






"The Police Station,"
John Street,
Porthcawl




3,Vintin Terrace,
Porthcawl.





10,Vintin Terrace,
Porthcawl.




"Ivydene"
Nottage,
Porthcawl




12,Philadelphia Road,
Porthcawl.






? Nottage,
Porthcawl






2,Hutchwns Terrace,
Porthcawl.





"Poplar House,"
Newton,
Porthcawl.





"Plastirion,"
The Esplanade,
Porthcawl.





"Yeoville,"
Esplanade Avenue ,
Porthcawl.





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