Regular 1914-15 Star 1

These men enlisted pre-war in the South Wales Borderers, and served overseas during 1914-15.

Regimental Number First Name Last Name Rank Medal Theatre of War Entry Date Birth Place Date Of Birth Date Of Death Military address on 1911 Census Service record survives SWB recipient Enlist date Date of transfer to Reserve Terms at enlistment QSA
3755 George Benjamin Steward Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 17-Sep-1914 Poplar, London Dec-1864 not known Y N 27-Sep-1879 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
3887 Charles Green Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 1914-15 Star 5C 03-Jul-1915 Bristol, Gloucestershire Jan-1872 not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
3927 Arthur John Humphries Company Sergeant Major 1914-15 Star 1A 13-Feb-1915 Poplar, London Feb-1878 04-Oct-1918 Chatham Y N 13-Feb-1892 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
4214 Thomas Biddiss Company Quarter Master Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Walworth, Southwark, London 1874 not known Brecon N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
4305 Patrick O’Brien Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 01-Apr-1915 Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland 1875 not known Brecon Y Y 18-Jul-1893 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
4319 William Richard Coulson Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 01-Nov-1914 Bow, Poplar, London 1875 not known Brecon 1901 Y Y 20-Jul-1893 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
4603 William Horton Private 1914-15 Star 2B 26-Nov-1915 Worthen, Atcham, Shropshire 1868 29-Aug-1944 Brecon Y Y 08-May-1894 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
4856 Thomas Phillips Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 01-Apr-1915 Abertillery, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire 1876 not known Brecon Y N 16-Jan-1894 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
5045 Frank Herbert Ridgway Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 03-Jul-1915 Chelmsford, Essex 1878 not known Chatham Y N 13-Aug-1895 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
5327 Charles Biggin Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset Jun-1878 1935 Pretoria Y N 19-Aug-1896 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
5947 Charles Laughton Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Blaenavon, Abergavenny, Montgomeryshire Jan-1880 not known Y N 02-Jul-1898 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
5949 Frederick Musty Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 21-Apr-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1883 25-May-1916 Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6021 George Moses Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 09-Sep-1914 Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire Feb-1879 not known Harrismith Y N 22-Sep-1898 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6037 Edwin Charles Capel Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 17-Jul-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1878 not known Y N 08-Nov-1898 08-Nov-1910 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6043 William Henry Rickards Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 06-Dec-1915 Birmingham, Warwickshire 1882 20-Dec-1916 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6074 Sidney Charles Russell Private (Acting Corporal) 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 Hackney, London Jan-1881 not known Y N 10-Jan-1899 10-Jan-1911 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6158 David Legg Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) 1914-15 Star 2B 21-May-1915 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6164 Thomas Welch Welsh Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Swansea, Glamorganshire Feb-1878 not known Y N 15-Jun-1899 14-Jun-1911 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6173 Daniel Hadley Private 1914-15 Star 1A 19-Dec-1914 Islington, London Oct-1880 not known Y N 20-Jun-1899 19-Jun-1911 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6174 Ernest Baker Private 1914-15 Star 1A 11-Jan-1915 Marylebone, London not known 26-Sep-1915 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6175 Peter Crowe Private 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland 1878 not known Brecon N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6176 John Warren Private 1914-15 Star 1A 30-Nov-1914 Leeds, Yorkshire Mar-1874 not known Y Y 22-Jun-1899 21-Jun-1911 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6215 Sidney Smith Private (Acting Lance Corporal) 1914-15 Star 1A 22-Apr-1915 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6242 Thomas William Hatton Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 13-Feb-1915 Twickenham, Brentford, Middlesex 1878 01-Dec-1918 Brecon Y N No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6292 Albert Ernest Walter Thomas Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 St Andrews, Hull, Yorkshire 1882 not known Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6303 John Thomas Dangerfield Private 1914-15 Star 1A 29-Nov-1914 West Bromwich, Staffordshire Jan-1881 1959 Y N 23-Aug-1899 29-Oct-1907 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6326 David Ledger Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Leeds, Yorkshire May-1882 not known Y Y 06-Sep-1899 07-Sep-1903 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6339 David Ryan Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Westminster, London 1880 09-May-1915 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6343 Michael Joseph Callaghan Company Quarter Master Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jul-1915 Leeds, Yorkshire 10-Mar-1880 07-Aug-1953 Y N 15-Sep-1899 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6425 Oliver Padgett Private 1914-15 Star 1A 24-Jan-1915 East Bierley, Yorkshire 1876 09-May-1915 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6432 Edward Leonard Watkins Private 1914-15 Star 1A 05-Nov-1915 Stretton Sugwas, Hereford, Herefordshire not known not known Y N 20-Nov-1899 20-Nov-1903 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
6450 Thomas Isaac Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 16-Aug-1915 Ruabon, Wrexham, Denbighshire 1876 19-Aug-1915 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6463 George Brooks Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 10-Sep-1914 Bradford, Yorkshire Mar-1881 not known Y N 02-Jan-1900 No 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6525 William Howcroft Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 07-Jul-1915 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve KQ
6617 Joseph William Perkins Private 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jul-1915 West Bromwich, Staffordshire Feb-1881 not known Y N 01-Mar-1900 29-Feb-1908 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6619 Elisha Pickerill Private (Acting Corporal) 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Daisy Bank, Dudley, Staffordshire Mar-1881 not known Y N 01-Mar-1900 29-Feb-1908 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
6642 Wyndham Read Private 1914-15 Star 1A 18-May-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1881 not known Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
6814 James Marsden Private 1914-15 Star 1A 03-May-1915 Blackburn, Lancashire Jul-1882 not known Y N 07-Aug-1900 08-Aug-1903 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6822 Thomas Carlyle Corporal 1914-15 Star 1A 06-Dec-1915 St Helens, Prescot, Lancashire 1881 not known Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
6839 Job Cross Private 1914-15 Star 1A 23-Nov-1914 Darlaston, Walsall, Staffordshire 1884 01-Jul-1916 Aldershot N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6873 Frederick George Hills Lance Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 Penge, Croydon, Surrey 1883 19-Feb-1916 N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6926 Frank Henry Bourne Private 1914-15 Star 1A 23-Nov-1914 Birmingham, Warwickshire 1882 20-Feb-1916 Brecon N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
6954 Thomas Hewson Private 1914-15 Star 2B 22-Sep-1915 St. Micham’s, Dublin, Ireland 1884 08-Jan-1916 Brecon N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
6976 John James Pearson Private 1914-15 Star 2B 26-Sep-1915 Patricroft, Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire 1883 not known Brecon N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve QSA
7020 John William Fletcher Private 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7042 Frederick Owen Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 17-Jul-1915 Fradswell, Stafford, Staffordshire Jul-1883 not known Y Y 09-Jul-1901 08-Jul-1909 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7053 Thomas Oliver Hopkins Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Ystrad, Tregaron, Glamorganshire Apr-1883 not known Y Y 02-Aug-1901 02-Aug-1909 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7114 Hopkin Hopkins Private 1914-15 Star 1A 21-Apr-1915 not known not known N Y 26-Sep-1901 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7156 John Bailey Lance Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 26-May-1915 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7183 William Griffiths Private 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 Pontypool, Monmouthshire Oct-1882 not known Y Y 31-Dec-1901 01-Jan-1910 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7188 Rees Williams Private 1914-15 Star 1A 17-Feb-1915 Brecon, Brecknockshire Sep-1883 not known RAF N 02-Jan-1902 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7194 Horatio Gask Private 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jul-1915 not known not known N Y 09-Jan-1902 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7220 Frederick Watts Private 1914-15 Star 1A 29-Nov-1914 Southampton, Hampshire 1881 1959 Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7222 Herbert Henry Stone Lance Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire 1885 not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7254 Henry Loveridge Private 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jun-1915 not known not known N Y 08-Apr-1902 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7261 Arthur Selby Private 1914-15 Star 1A 11-Jan-1915 not known not known N Y 21-Dec-1901 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
7323 Alfred Henry Ellis Private 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 Bow, Poplar, London 1882 02-Dec-1917 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7342 Thomas Henry Marsh Private (Acting Corporal) 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 not known 14-Apr-1917 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7346 George Albert Stone Private 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1882 not known Brecon N Y 25-Jul-1902 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7364 William Alfred Kent Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Bexleyheath, Dartford, Kent not known 06-Apr-1916 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7398 Harry John Holmes alias Bennett Private 1914-15 Star 1 09-Feb-1915 Camden Town, St Pancras, London 27-Sep-1883 17-Nov-1931 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7421 Ernest Culley Private 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jun-1915 Nottingham 1881 08-Aug-1915 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7821 Richard Bennett Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 26-May-1915 Hoxton, Shoreditch, London 1886 not known Chatham N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7828 Timothy Roberts Private 1914-15 Star 1A 11-Jan-1915 Chirbury, Clun, Shropshire Jun-1884 not known AIF N 04-Dec-1902 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7862 Frank Langton Private 1914-15 Star 1A 18-May-1915 Ravensthorpe, Brixworth, Northamptonshire Jul-1882 not known Y N 22-Jan-1903 03-Apr-1906 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
7910 John Frederick Sibbald Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 20-May-1915 Portsmouth, Hampshire 1887 1951 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8003 Joseph Bridge Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Latchingdon, Maldon, Essex Apr-1883 09-Aug-1915 Chatham Y N 17-Mar-1903 No 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8014 Christmas Morgan Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Dec-1915 Gwaellodygaarth, Cardiff, Glamorganshire 1884 19-Feb-1916 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8015 Sydney Stewart Ware Private 1914-15 Star 2B 29-Jul-1915 Bristol, Gloucestershire 1884 13-Aug-1915 N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8035 George Smith Private 1914-15 Star 1A 11-Jan-1915 Birmingham, Warwickshire Jan-1884 not known Y N 03-Apr-1903 31-Mar-1906 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8120 Horace Wakefield Company Quarter Master Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 London 16-Mar-1883 not known N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8146 James Hart Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Battersea, London 1885 not known Chatham N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8198 Aaron Letton Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Brecon, Brecknockshire 1885 10-Nov-1917 Chatham N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8276 John Owen Griffiths Private 1914-15 Star 2B 28-Jun-1915 Landore, Swansea, Glamorganshire Oct-1881 not known Chatham Y N 09-Sep-1903 12-Nov-1911 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8301 William Spencer Corporal 1914-15 Star 1A 16-Dec-1915 Birmingham, Warwickshire Apr-1878 not known Y Y 23-Feb-1913 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8454 Frederick Charles Field Private 1914-15 Star 2B 01-Sep-1915 Kennington, Lambeth, London 1881 not known N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8519 William Meyrick Private 1914-15 Star 2B 26-Jul-1915 not known not known N Y 24-Aug-1904 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8520 Patrick Driscoll Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1887 not known Chatham N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8535 Frederick Bennett Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Hoxton, Shoreditch, London 1886 09-Aug-1915 Chatham N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8571 Arthur Lewis Jones Private 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 not known not known N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8572 John Stanley Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 4 05-Nov-1914 Shipley, North Bierley, Yorkshire 1877 not known Brecon N N 3 years then 9 with the Reserve N
8637 John Charles Russell Company Sergeant Major 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Nov-1915 Sawley, Clitheroe, Lancashire 1884 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8661 John Bennett Private 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 Newport, Monmouthshire 1887 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8676 Norman Thompson Private 1914-15 Star 1A 11-Jan-1915 Sydney, Australia 1886 not known Pretoria N Y 11-Feb-1905 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8677 Walter Augustus Scott Company Quarter Master Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Wandsworth, London 1887 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8760 Patrick McCormack Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 London 1886 not known Pretoria N Y 01-May-1905 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8794 James Daniel Hawker Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 21-Jul-1915 St James, Dublin 05-Dec-1889 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8840 William James Wright Private 1914-15 Star 1A 09-Feb-1915 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon 16-Jul-1884 1928 Harrismith N Y 28-Jul-1905 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8930 Charles Edward Lawer Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 1888 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8934 Henry George Rand Private 1914-15 Star 2B 16-Aug-1915 Pentonville, Holborn, London 1888 01-Jul-1916 Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
8983 Henry George Copping Lance Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 Finchley, Barnet, Middlesex 30-Sep-1886 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9013 Thomas William Perry Private 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 Tottenham, Edmonton, Middlesex Dec-1885 04-Nov-1918 Chatham Y N 05-Jan-1906 No 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9055 Henry David Green Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Sunbury, Staines, Middlesex 1888 15-Sep-1918 Pretoria N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9171 Edward James Louch Corporal (Acting Sergeant) 1914-15 Star 2B 07-Aug-1915 Wandsworth, London 1888 not known Pretoria N Y 07-May-1906 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9181 Frederick Vincent Kearns Company Sergeant Major 1914-15 Star 1A 24-Jul-1915 Islington, London 1888 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9183 Ernest Cox Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 Hampstead, London 1888 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9187 William John Woodman Private 1914-15 Star 1A 23-Nov-1914 St. Lukes, Islington, London Jun-1888 21-Dec-1914 Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9201 William John Bryant Acting Company Sergeant Major 1914-15 Star 1A 13-Feb-1915 Mynyddislwyn, Newport, Monmouthshire 28-Apr-1888 not known Pretoria N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9204 George Harry Rutland Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 23-Aug-1915 Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 1883 not known Pretoria N Y 07-Jun-1906 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9221 Charles Edward William Parish Colour Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 19-Jul-1915 Holloway, Islington, London 23-May-1887 1965 Brecon N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9259 Harold Bolton Eaton Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jul-1915 Clapton, Hackney, London Dec-1887 not known Y N 03-Jul-1906 05-Mar-1913 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9295 William Batt Private 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jan-1915 West Ham, Essex 1888 not known Pretoria N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9313 James Francis Mileham Private 1914-15 Star 2B 28-Jun-1915 Southwark, London 1885 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9344 Frederick Augustus Barnes Private 1914-15 Star 2B 09-Jul-1915 Camberwell, London 1889 not known Chatham N N 9 years then 3 with the Reserve N
9611 William Henry Jones Private 1914-15 Star 2B 17-Mar-1915 Swansea, Glamorganshire 1888 not known Pretoria RAF N 26-Aug-1907 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
9625 Frederick John Jones Lance Corporal 1914-15 Star 1A 01-Oct-1915 Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire not known not known Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
9748 James Anderson Sergeant 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jul-1915 Buckingham 1893 09-Mar-1919 Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
9902 George Frederick Sidwell Corporal 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 Hounslow, Brentford, Middlesex 09-Feb-1884 1943 Pretoria Y N 10-Jul-1908 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10031 Victor Stephen Wood Private 1914-15 Star 1A 10-Dec-1914 not known not known N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10128 William Aries Private 1914-15 Star 2B 21-Jul-1915 Fringford, Bicester, Oxfordshire 1886 22-Aug-1915 Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10133 William People Private 1914-15 Star 2B 25-Apr-1915 St Pancras, London 08-Mar-1889 1950 Pretoria N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10200 James Stewart Scott Private 1914-15 Star 2B 15-Jun-1915 Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex Nov-1886 not known Chatham Y Y 10-Nov-1908 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10287 Charles Douglas Morgan Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 04-Jan-1915 Brecon, Brecknockshire 1892 not known Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10615 William S Morgan Sergeant 1914-15 Star 1A 26-Jul-1915 Buttington, Forden, Montgomeryshire 1892 not known Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10621 Joseph William Hassall Private 1914-15 Star 2B 31-Jul-1915 Aldershot, Farnham, Hampshire 1897 29-Jun-1915 Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
10626 Douglas Wilson Harris Private 1914-15 Star 2B 31-May-1915 Kennington, Lambeth, London 10-Feb-1897 not known Chatham N N 7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
  Arthur William Hooper Captain 1914-15 Star 2B 14-Jul-1915 Hereford 1887 not known Chatham N N   7 years then 5 with the Reserve N
  Hugh Marr Captain 1914-15 Star ? ? Mumps, Oldham, Lancashire 1879 1928 Chatham N N   7 years then 5 with the Reserve Y
  Alan Ralph Peel Captain 1914-15 Star 5C 10-Sep-1914 Llandilofawr, Carmarthenshire 07-Jul-1886 17-Nov-1914 Harrismith N N     N
  Hopkin Morgan Thomas Lieutenant 1914-15 Star 2B 01-Oct-1915 Treherbert, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire 1877 not known Brecon N N   7 years then 5 with the Reserve N