Abergavenny FWW A-E

Abergavenny First World War Surnames A-J

  • Abbott, William Charles. Private 290253 Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Died 20/04/1918 of wounds received on the Western Front. Abergavenny Old Cemetery, Hereford Road.
  • Adams, John Henry. Corporal, S/4857. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Bn. Died 13/10/1915. Quarry Cemetery, Vermelles. Born in Croydon. Married and lived in Abergavenny.
  • Amyes, Basil John, Private 2270. Died 11/05/1915, age 20. Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of William and Mary Amyes, of Honeysuckle Cottage, Govilon.
  • Ashfield, Ralph. Lance Corporal 238048. Died 12/10/1918. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Bn. Awarded Military Medal. Selridge British Cemetery, Montay.
  • Aspey, Gladstone George. Private 2087, 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment.  Died 09/04/1915. Cemetery Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
  • Atkins, Frederick Charles Roberts. (F R C Atkins on memorial) Sapper 124. Died 07/11/1918, age 33. Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps. Douai British Cemetery, Cuincy. Son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Atkins, of The Walnut Tree Inn, Llanddewi Skyrrid, Abergavenny.
  • Bailey, Clifford George. Private, 53762. 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment formerly Private 2502 of the 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 4/11/16, age 19. Contay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme. Born 15th September 1897. Son of George and Evangeline Harriett Bailey of Windsor, Berkshire, formerly of 22 Park Street, Abergavenny.  
  • Bailey/Dailey C or G (inscription unclear).
  • Baker, C.
  • Baker, Reginald Lawrence. Captain, Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Died 12/05/1915, age 37. Poelcapelle British Cemetery. Son of Henry Lawrence Baker, of Abergavenny; husband of Grace Helen Baker, of Derrystone, Chapel Road. Was an Abergavenny solicitor before the war.
  • Baldwin, Albert Edward. Private 53748. Died 17/07/1917, age 21. Welsh Regiment 17th Bn. Buried at Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand. Son of Charles W. and Susan E. Baldwin, of Mount Pleasant, Llanvapley, Abergavenny.
  • Balsdon, Francis John. Private 46020 11th Battalion Welsh Regiment. Died 27/09/1918 of wounds in Salonika aged 38. Buried at Mikra British Cemetry, Kalamaria. Son of John and Jane Balsdon, of Ilfracombe, Devon; husband of Margaret Balsdon, of 16 Flannel Street, Abergavenny.
  • Barnett-Barker, Randle. Brigadier General. Died of wounds 24/03/1918 age 48. General Staff, commanding 99th Infantry Brigade, formerly Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Awarded Distinguished Service Order (1916) and Bar (1917). Albert Communal Cemetery Extension. Son of Major John Barnett Barker; husband of Elinor Gertrude Barnett-Barker, of Pant-y-goitre, Abergavenny. His address was also recorded as Cae Kenfy.
  • Bates, E G H. Lieutenant. Died 23/08/1916 on the Somme. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. Buried at Ovillers Military Cemetery.
  • Bath, John, Private 25821, South Wales Borders. Died 09/04/1918, age 33. Ploegsteert Memorial.Son of John and Margaret Bath. Born in Abertillery.
  • Beach, E B, Private 1265. Died 16/09/1918, age 21. Welsh Guards 1st Bn. Buried at Lagnicourt Hedge Cemetery. Son of Edwin and A. Beach, of Newydd Villa, Llanover, Abergavenny.
  • Bedford, J A C.  Private 49702. Died 03/11/1917, age 19. Welsh Regiment 1st/5th Bn. Buried at Beersheba War Cemetery. Son of George and Catherine Bedford, of Abergavenny.
  • Berrington, Caradoc Trevor Davies. Captain. Died 10/03/1916, age 30. 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multani's) attd. "C" Bty. 86th Bde. Royal Field Artillery. Buried at La Gorgue Communal Cemetery. Son of Trevor Davies Berrington and Ellen Berrington (nee Faithfull), of Holly Bank, Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
  • Berry, Harold Vincent. Private 266870, Welsh Regiment. Died 15/07/1918. Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery Extension. Son of Mr H Berry of 1 St John Street, Abergavenny. 
  • Best, William Joshua. Private 2178 Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Thomas and Margaret Murray McCullum Best of 29, Park Street, Abergavenny. Educated at Hereford Road School.
  • Boswell, William Thomas. Private 3616 Welsh Guards. Died 01/12/1917, aged 30. Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery. Son of George and Elizabeth Boswell of Abergavenny; husband of Cecilia Maud Boswell, of 22, Spring Garden Terrace, Roath, Cardiff.
  • Boughton, R H.
  • Bowcott, Frederick (or Alfred David). Sergeant 57930 Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Bn. Died 30/05/1918 age 22. Soissons Memorial. Son of John and Mary Bowcott of  2 Brecon Road, Abergavenny, formerly of Stonesfield, Monmouth Road, Abergavenny.  Brother of Clifford, below.
  • Bowcott, Clifford Owen. Trooper 66. Australian Light Horse. Died 05/12/1915. Cemetery Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery.
  • Bowden, Herbert James G. Private 49704, Welsh Regiment 2nd Bn. Died 09/11/1917. Tyne Cot Memorial.
  • Bowen, Thomas James. Sapper 50613.  89th Field Company Royal Engineers. Died 30/8/16, age 25. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais. Son of William and Annie Bowen of Abergavenny.
  • Breakwell, Charles. Private 1650, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of George of 42 Tudor Street, Abergavenny.
  • Breakwell, Noah. Private 6072, Welsh Regiment. Died 12/10/1915. Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos. Husband of Mrs J Breakwell, 17 Market Street, Abergavenny. 
  • Brown, Ernest James. Lance Corporal 54903. 10th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 8/4/17, age 30. Buried at Beaurains Road Cemetery, Beaurains, Pas-de-Calais, Son of James and Clara Annie Brown of Herefordshire, husband of Penny Brown of 24 Hill Street, Lodge, Brymbo, Wrexham.
  • Brown, William Charles John/ William Christopher John. Lance Corporal 53737, Welsh Regiment 9th Bn. Died 24/03/1918, age 24. Bancourt British Cemetery. Son of Christopher John and Hannah Brown, of 1, Asylum Cottages, Lower Monk St., Abergavenny.
  • Bruton, James. Private 2000, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/05/1915 aged 25. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of John and Hester Bruton, 44, Tudor Street, Abergavenny. 
  • Burcher, Henry. Private 11350, South Wales Borders. Died 12/09/1916, aged 19. Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'abbe. Son of Mr H Burcher of 12 Byefield Lane, Abergavenny.
  • Busher, Denis John Bryan. Second Lieutenant. Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Bn Died 24/04/1917, age 21. Arras Memorial. Son of Charles Thomas of Rock House, Abergavenny.
  • Carey, Gerald.
  • Carnegy, R L. Major. Died 10/08/1915. Age 48. King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Bn. formerly 9th Gurkha Rifles. Cemetery 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery. Son of Maj. JO Carnegy, of Abergavenny; husband of Margery Carnegy, of The Cleave House, Belstone, Devon.
  • Carpenter, Sidney, Private 3405, Monmouthshire Regiment 1st/3rd Bn. Died 16/07/1916. Aveluywood Cemetery (Lancashire Dump), Mesnil-Martinsart. Of Wilson's Lane, Abergavenny.
  • Carr, Lionel Hubert. Rifleman 650706 London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) "C" Coy. 2nd/21st Bn, Died 31/10/1917 age 26. Beersheba War Cemetery. Son of William Robert and Emma Annie Elizabeth Carr, of Lulworth, Abergavenny.
  • Casey, Frederick. Lance Corporal, 61661, Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/5th Bn. Died 11/12/1918, aged 39.  Niederzwehren Cemetery. Son of Morris and Jane Casey, of Abergavenny.
  • Clark, James Tony (Thomas). (Clarke on memorial) Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment. Died 9/9/16 on the Somme, age 23. Thiepval Memorial, Somme. Son of Thomas and Jane Clark of Llanover.
  • Coley, G. Private 2089. Died 08/05/1915. Age 27. Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Henry Coley, of Yew Tree Cottage, Plough Rd, Abergavenny.
  • Connolly, J C.Possibly one of the following. Connolly, James, Private 16542. Died 04/04/1916. Welsh Regiment 10th Bn. Le Touret Military Cemetery. Born in Abergavenny. Connolly, John, Private 44092. (Surname Connelly in war graves records.) Died 19/09/18. Worcestershire Regiment. Formerly 49741, South Wales Borderers. Laventie Military Cemetery. Son of Margaret Connolly (Connelly), of 10, Byefield Lane, Abergavenny. Lived and enlisted in Abergavenny.
  • Connolly, J L.
  • Connolly, John Patrick. Private 32607, Welsh Regiment. Died 07/07/1916.  Thiepval Memorial.
  • Connolly, Thomas. Motor Ambulance Corps Died 18/9/18.
  • Connolly, W. Private 2622, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 30/08/1915. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery.
  • Cooke, William Trevor. Serjeant 267273, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 30/11/1917, age 22. Cambrai Memorial, Louverval. Son of  James Richard and Alberta Cooke, 8, Regent Street, Abergavenny. 
  • Coombey, Louis. Lance Serjeant 10510, Bedfordshire Regiment . Died 09/08/1916, age 26. Arras Memorial Son of Oliver and Emily Blanche Coombey, of 40, Cross St., Abergavenny. Brother of William, below.
  • Coombey, William Henry. Private 1893 Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Died 11/05/1915. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Oliver and Emily Blanch Coombey of 40 Cross Street, Abergavenny.
  • Cooper, Leonard Gosse. Second Lieutenant, South Wales Borders. Died 09/08/1915. Helles Memoral. Lived at Ambleside, Monmouth Road.
  • Corbett, Albert Edwin. Private 241700, Welsh Regiment  1st/5th Bn. Died 26/03/1917, aged 19. Jerusalem Memorial. Son of James and Sarahann Corbett, of 4, Princes St., Abergavenny.
  • Crockett, Edward (or Edwin) Henry. Private 41263. Died 23/11/1917. Labour Corps attached to 12th Battalion South Wales Borderers formerly Private 41263 of the Welsh Regiment Commemorated at Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
  • Crook G H.
  • Dailey, C.
  • Davies, Alfred. Private 2569, Monmouthshire Regiment, 3rd Bn. Died11/05/1915, age 24. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Elijah and Julia Davies, of 10, Lion St., Abergavenny.
  • Davies, Arthur. Private, South Wales Borderers.
  • Davies, Dion P. Second Lieutenant, Jamaican War Contingent. .
  • Davies, Edwin Trevor. Private 24861. 7th Battalion Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Died 23/2/17, age 20. Buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, Somme. Son of Edwin and Mary Davies of Bryn Caen, Abergavenny
  • Davies Ernest Edward. Corporal. Monmouthshire Regiment (according to contemporary press reporting). Lived at 16 Mill Street.
  • Davies, George James. Sergeant 53774. 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment. Died 14/4/18, age 32. Tyne Cot Memorial. Awarded Military Medal, according to contemporary press reporting. Son of George and Amelia Davies, of 59 Mill Street.
  • Davies, J.
  • Davies, P.
  • Davies, Stanley Edward. Private 3719, Devonshire Regiment. Died 27/02/1917, aged 21. Ipswich Old Cemetery. Son of George and Amelia Davies, of 59, Mill St., Abergavenny.
  • Davies, William. Private 43639. Royal Defence Corps. Died 30/4/18 at home. Buried at Christchurch Cemetery, Newport.
  • Davies, William Edward. Private 2078. Died 11/05/1915. Age 27. Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of George and Anne Davis, of Myrtle Cottage, Penpergwm, Abergavenny.
  • Day, Harold. Flight Sub Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service. Awarded Distinguished Service Cross. Died 5/2/18, age 20. Buried at St. Mary’s ADS Cemetery, Haisnesp, Pas-de-Calais. Son of William John, hay and corn merchant, and Elizabeth Day of Wernddu, Abergavenny.
  • Day, Stanley Aubry. Private 2803, Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 29/12/1915 aged 19. Ferme-Olivier Cemetery. Son of Edward and Florence Kate Day, of Woking, Surrey.
  • Day, William Hayward. Serjeant,290786 Monmouthshire Regiment, 1st Bn. Died 03/10/1918, aged 30. Bellicourt British Cemetery. Husband of Kate Dorothy Day, of 34, Park St., Abergavenny.
  • Diamond, W Edward. Gunner, Welsh Regiment (according to contemporary press reporting). Of Commercial Street.
  • Didcote, F.  Corporal 290110(1130) Monmouthshire Regiment, 3rd Bn. Died 05/03/1919, age 30. Abergavenny New Cemetery. Son of William and Rose Didcote, of Abergavenny.
  • Dodd, Charles. Private 504 (possibly 604). Australian Infantry, A.I.F, 13th Bn. Died 04/05/1915. Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.
  • Dyer, Frank. Corporal 5/2602, 1st/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment). Died 23/8/15 Buried at Artillery Wood Cemetery, Ieper (Ypres). Of 7 Regent Street, Abergavenny. Relative of Harry, below. Worked in the London & North Western Railway’s locomotive department before the war.
  • Dyer, Harry. Warrant Officer First Class/Sergeant Major WR/252553, Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers. Died of influenza on 8/3/19. Buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais. Husband of Caroline Ellen Dyer of Silverdene, London Street, Newport. Also associated with 7 Regent Street, Abergavenny.
  • Eastup, W J. Private 320785. Died 02/10/1918, age 26. Welsh Regiment 24th Bn. Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Son of William and Rebecca Eastup, of Govilon.
  • Evans, Arthur H C (or G). Private, Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Bn (according to contemporary press reporting).
  • Evans, Arthur Godfrey. Private 2021. Died 08/05/1915. Age 19. Monmouthshire Regiment "A" Coy. 3rd Bn. Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Son of Thomas Morgan Evans, and Eliza Evans, of Far House Farm, Bettws, Abergavenny. Member of the OTC at King's College, Taunton.
  • Evans, Benjamin. Private 1348. Died 27/09/1915. Age 25. Welsh Guards 1st Bn. Commemorated at Loos Memorial. Son of David and Annie Evans, of Byrgwm Mawr, Goytre, Abergavenny. Employed on the Llanover Estate.
  • Evans, C G.
  • Evans, Coris Glyn. Private 57815. 24th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died 29/9/18. Buried at Pont-D’Achelles Military Cemetery.
  • Evans, G T. Possibly Gus Trevor Evans, served in Mesopotamia.
  • Evans, John H. Lived at 68 Merthyr Road, Abergavenny (according to contemporary press reporting). Possibly: Lance Corporal, L/8988. The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 6th Bn. Died 03/07/1916. Age 27. Ovillers Military Cemetery. Son of William Henry Evans, of 30, Church Lane, Charlton, London. Born at Guildford.
  • Evans, Percy. Private 1815. 3rd Bn Monmouthshire Regiment. Died 11/5/15. Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Lived at Penpergwm, Abergavenny.