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1 Town Clerk’s Staff BC/C/48/2/2 Page AGG, Theo Clifford 3 ELLIS, Harold 4 HARROLD, Philip Henry 5 MORRIS, William Henry 6 REES, David Kenvyn 7 ROBERTS, Ralph Groves 8 ROBINS, Edwin Herbert 10 ROBINS, Wilfred Archibald 11 SHEPTON, William Samuel 12 ULLRICH, Frank Sylvester 13 WATKINS, Daniel Lewis 14 WATKINS, Vivian Holmes 15 WOOSEY, Thomas Holmes 16 Appendix Newspaper Cutting 17

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Town Clerk’s Staff BC/C/48/2/2

Page AGG, Theo Clifford 3 ELLIS, Harold 4 HARROLD, Philip Henry 5 MORRIS, William Henry 6 REES, David Kenvyn 7 ROBERTS, Ralph Groves 8 ROBINS, Edwin Herbert 10 ROBINS, Wilfred Archibald 11 SHEPTON, William Samuel 12 ULLRICH, Frank Sylvester 13 WATKINS, Daniel Lewis 14 WATKINS, Vivian Holmes 15 WOOSEY, Thomas Holmes 16 Appendix Newspaper Cutting 17

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Theo Clifford AGG

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Born: 10 July 1899 Cardiff Educated: Lived: 69 Alfred Street, Cardiff Occupation: Married: Dec 1927 – Irene M Gammon Regiment: Rifleman 15th London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) / 12th Rifle Brigade, France Wounded: Gassed: 1 August 1918 Joined: Parents: T H & M Agg, 69 Alfred Street 1901 Census @ 69 Alfred Street, Roath, Cardiff Tom Harold Agg (31) Railway Clerk Mary Ann (31) H Reginald (5) b Cardiff / T Clifford (1) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ 69 Alfred Street, Cardiff Tom Harold Agg (41) Mary Ann (41) Harold Reginald (15) / Theo Clifford (11) Winifred Ada (9) / Ida Mildred (3) Died: Sept 1979 Glamorgan Medal Rolls Index Cards Clifford T Agg Pte 40839 Rifle Brigade British War & Victory Medals Service Medal & Award Rolls Clifford Theo Agg Private 40839 12th Rifle Brigade British War & Victory Medals

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Harold ELLIS

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Born: 6 Jul 1893 Pontypool Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: Regiment: Sgt 5th Welsh / 11th Garrison Battalion, Home Defence Wounded: Invalided out of Service: 14 March 1915 Joined: Parents: 1901 Census @ Donandeg, Radyr, Cardiff David Ellis (53) b Breconshire – Secretary to Company Sarah (43) b Bridgend Elizabeth E (19) b Treherbert Oswald M (14) b Porth David C (12) b Pontypool Thomas L (11) b Pontypool Harold (7) b Pontypool 1911 Census @ Donan Deg, Radyr, Cardiff David Ellis (63) Sarah (53) Oswald Morgan (24) – Electrical Engineer Colliery David Clifford (23) Chartering Clerk – Steam Ship Company Thomas Leslie (21) Medical Student Harold (17) Medical Student [m = 30 years 7 children 5 alive/2 died] Medal Rolls Index Cards Harold Ellis Pte / A. Sgt 3639 Royal Defence Corps Silver War Badge Records Harold Ellis Pte / A. Sgt 3639 Royal Defence Corps SWB No. 475335 Enlisted: 14 Feb 1916 Discharged: 14 March 1918 KR 392 xvi KR Sick No overseas service Age: 27 19b Tavistock Square, London, WC11 – 22 May 1920

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Philip Henry HARROLD

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Born: 19 Sept 1893 Alcester, Warwickshire Educated: Howard Gardens & Howardian High School Lived: 8 Forrest Road, Canton Occupation: Clerk – City Council Married: JAS 1923 Stratford – Dorothy M Mathews Regiment: Lieut. Royal Gloucester Hussars, Egypt / 3rd Border Regiment, France 2/25th Punjabis (Indian Army), India Wounded: 15 September 1916 Joined: Parents: Gilbert H & Eliza Harrold National School Admission Register & Log Book Philip Henry Harrold b 19 Sept 1893 (F) Gilbert H Harrold 1902 - Howard Gardens & Howardian High School (Boys), Cardiff 1911 Census @ 8 Forrest Road, Canton, Cardiff Gilbert Henry Harrold (40) b Gloucestershire Eliza (47) b Warwickshire Ernest William (21) / Laura May (19) Philip Henry (17) b: 1894 Broom, Warwickshire - Clerk City Council Ethel Marian (14) / Arthur Burford (12) Died: June 1972 Hillingdon, G London Medal Roll Index Cards Philip H Harrold Pte 2124 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry Lieut. Acting Capt. – Indian Army Reserve of Officers ’15 Star 29 Apr 1915 Gallipoli: 22 Jun 1915 British War & Victory Medals Service Medal & Award Rolls Philip H Harrold Pte 2124 Gloucestershire Hussars, Corps of Hussars British War & Victory Medals Canterbury, Cavalry Records Commission: 29 Jan 1916 Philip H Harold Pte 2124 Gloucestershire Hussars, Corps of Hussars 1914-15 Star Embarked: 29 Apr 1915 Commission: 29 Jan 1916 Cavalry Records, Canterbury 1st Sep 1922 Forces War Record P H Harrold 2nd Lieut. 6th Border Regt., 50th Division T407 – Gunshot wound VIII – Gunshot wound of upper extremities. Simple flesh contusion of wound. Admission: 16 Sept 1916 – Western Front Sick Convoy: No 16 Ambulance Team Silver War Badge P H Harrold – British War & Victory Medals

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William Henry MORRIS Born: 1889 Preston, Lancashire Educated: Lived: 125 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff Occupation: Married: 20 July 1912 Cardiff - Elizabeth Jane Hutchings (remarries after W dies) Regiment: Pte Royal Army Service Corps, Salonica / 2nd Lieut. South Wales Borderers, France Joined: Parents: Thomas & Elizabeth Morris

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1891 Census @ 13 River Street (Congress Hall) John T Morris (28) – Salvation Army Officer Elizabeth (26) – Salvation Army Officer Emeline (5) / Ethel B (3) b Bristol / William H (2) / John (4mths) 1901 Census @ 25 Cowley Road, Oxford St Clements, Oxford John T Morris (38) b Gloucester - Supt. Of Insurance Agents Elizabeth (36) b Brighton Emeline H (15) b Chesterfield / William H (12) b Preston John (10) b Nottingham / Thomas H (8) / Elizabeth (7) 1911 Census @ 330 Whitchurch Road, Llandaff, Cardiff William Herbert Francis Morris (44) Mary Jane (46) Wilfred John (21) / Ethel Matilda (18) William Henry (22) nephew b Preston – Law Clerk, Town Clerks Officer Probate: Morris, William Henry of 125 Cathays Terrace Cardiff temporary second-lieutenant south wales borderers died 3 February 1918 in Belgium killed in action. Llandaff: 23 November to Elizabeth Jane Morris widow. Effects: £150 7s 10d Soldiers Died in the Great War William Henry Morris T. 2nd Lieut. 2nd South Wales Borderers KIA: 3 Feb 1918 Burial: Oxford Road Cemetery, Ypres Medal Rolls Index Cards W H Morris Pte L/Cpl A/Sgt SI/4821 RASC 2nd Lieutenant, South Wales Borderers ’15 Star Egypt: 11 Nov 1915 (RASC) British War & Victory Medals KIA Service Medals & Award Rolls William Henry Morris S. Sgt S1/4821 RASC Dis. Applied Commission in S.R. Batt South Wales Borderers 25 Sep 1917 Forces War Records William Henry Morris Lieut. 2nd South Wales Borderers Dob: abt 1889 (29) KIA: 3 Feb 1918 British War & Victory Medals Silver War Badge – 383197 Piece: 3249 Bronnant, Hirwain, S Wales

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David Kenvyn REES Born: 15 Jan 1884 Swansea Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: JFM 1913 Cardiff – Lillie Mildred Thomas Regiment: 2nd Lieut. 5th South Wales Borderers (Pioneers), France Joined: Parents

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1891 Census @ 44 Cowbridge Road, St John, Cardiff George Rees (42) b Llantwit Major -Solicitor Minnie (34) b Bridgend Minnie M (13) b Holloway, London George S (10) b Oldham, Lancs David K (7) b Swansea 1901 Census @ 88 Cathedral Road, St John, Cardiff George Rees (53) b Llantwit Major - Solicitor Minnie (45) b Bridgend Selby (20) b Oldham - Merchants Clerk Kenny (17) b Swansea Edith (15) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ The Views, Churchdown, Cheltenham George Rees (63) – Retired Solicitor Minnie (54) Edith Mary (25) [m = 34 years 4 children] @ Died: 4 Nov 1942 (58) Llandaff Probate : Rees, David Kenvyn of Deanwood, Highfields, Llandaff died 4 November 1942 at King Edward VII Hospital Cardiff. Llandaff: 19 May to Lillie Mildred Etheldean Rees Widow. Effects: £9345 16s 5d Medal Rolls Index Cards David Kenvyn Rees 2nd Lieut. 5th South Wales Borderers British War & Victory Medals France 17 Apr 1918 Forces War Records D K Rees Temp. 2nd Lieut. (28 Nov 1917) 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers). South Wales Borderers D K Rees 2nd Lieut. SWB British War & Victory Medals

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Ralph Groves ROBERTS

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Born: Apr 1888 Pentyrch, Glam Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: AMJ 1912 Cardiff – Lydia Phillips Regiment: Sgt 34th (The Welsh) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps, India Joined: Parents: 1901 Census @ School House, Pentyrch Alfred Roberts (42) b Turk Ionian Islands (Spanish Subject) Alice (42) b Cowbridge Geoffrey (17) Clerk, Cardiff Council Ralph (12) b Pentyrch – Scholar Alice (10) b Pentyrch 1911 Census @ Gwaelody Garth School, Taffs Well Alfred Roberts (56) Head Teacher Alice Maud (52) Ralph Groves (23) Committee Clerk, Cardiff City Council Aileen Ley (20) Kathleen Mary (4) Grand daughter Probate: Roberts, Ralph Groves of 9 Horrocks Close, Woodlands Malpas, Newport Monmouthshire died 10 Nov 1960 at Mount Pleasant Hospital, Chepstow Monmouthshire. London 19 Dec to Claude Meesen Solicitor. Effects: £1043 12s 11d. Medal Rolls Index Cards Ralph G Roberts 83806 Pte / Cpl / A. Sgt 28th Company, 34th General Hospital, RAMC British War Medal – issued 29 May 1920 Enlisted: (8 Dec 1915) 17 Apr 1916 Theatre of War: India (Deolali) Date Of Entry: 23 Jun 1916 AR Z: 14 July 1919 [Applied for Victory Medal] Service Medal & Award Rolls Ralph Groves Roberts Pte 83806 RAMC British War Medal Pension Records Ralph Groves Roberts Sgt 83806 RAMC 1919 Discharge Documents b: Pentyrch, Glam (31) Municipal Clerk Disability: Malaria, India 1916 Last attack: 13 May 1919 Enlisted: 8 Dec 1915 Cardiff Hospital: 10 – 29 Dec 1916 Malaria 22 days 20 Mar – 23 Apr 1918 26 days 30 Sept – 16 Oct 1918 Influenza 16 days Malaria Case sheet – Cpl Roberts, Ralph 83806 (2?) Service: 9mths India: 6mths 34th Welsh General Hospital Malaria Case sheet – Roberts, RG 83806 (31) Service: 3 ½ India: 2 11mths 38 Company, RAMC Admitted: 11 May 1919 Discharged: 13May 1919 No parasites found in blood.

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Roberts, Ralph Groves (31) Cpl / A. Sgt 83806, 38 Company, RAMC, Deolali, India b: Pentyrch, Glam Occupation: Municipal Clerk Married: April 1911 Cardiff Child: Alfred Edward Geoffrey b: 3 May 1912 Address: 32 New Station Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff Service: RAMC 3 years 218 days India: 2 years 352 days A.R 8 Dec 1915 – 16 Apr 1916 130 days Home 17 Apr 1916 – 27 May 1916 41 days Enr to India 28 May 1916 – 23 Jun 1916 27 days India 24 June 1916 – 14 May 1919 325 days Enr to UK 15 May 1919 – 15 Jun 1919 32 days Home 16 Jun 1919 – 13 July 1919 28 days AKZ 14 July 1919 Embarked: 17 May 1916 Southampton Disembarked: 28 May 1916 Alexandria Embarked: 14 Jun 1916 Suez Disembarked 24 Jun 1916 Bombay Promoted Cpl – 16 Mar 1918 Deolali

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Edwin Herbert ROBINS

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Born: 30 May 1899 Cardiff Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: Sept 1925 Cardiff – Marie L Ullrich Regiment: Private 15th London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) / 8th Gloucester Regiment, Wounded and taken Prisoner of War: 31 May 1918 France Joined: Parents: 1901 Census @ 8 Charles Place, Barry Charles G Robins (29) b Cardiff – Solicitors Clerk Flora J (27) b Liverpool Reginald G C (5) b Cardiff Ernest T (4) b Cardiff Edwin H (1) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ 87 Monthermer Road, Cardiff Charles Gilbert Robins (39) – Law Clerk Flora Jane (37) Reginald Gilbert Charles (15) – Engineering Apprentice – Dry Docks Ernest Thomas (14) – Junior Law Clerk Edwin Herbert (11) – School Flora Mcqueen (9) b Cardiff Died: Dec 1974 (75) Mansfield, Notts. Medal Rolls Index Cards Edwin H Robins Pte 536959 15th London Regt. / 44651 Gloucester Regt. British War & Victory Medals Service Medal & Award Rolls Edwin H Robins Pte 536959 15th London Regt. / 44651 8th Gloucester Regt. British War & Victory Medals Warwick, Gloucestershire 2 Nov 1920 Pension Records Robins, Edwin H Pte 44651 Gloucester Regt. b: 1899 Enlisted: 11 Apr 1917 Wounded & missing POW: 31 May 1918 Invaliding Disability: Gunshot wound (R) chest - 31 May 1918 Discharge: 11 Mar 1919

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Wilfred Archibald ROBINS

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Born: Dec 1887 Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: OND 1909 Cardiff – Ellen Harris Regiment: Cpl 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal Company / Royal Engineers (T.F.), Gallipoli / Salonica / Egypt / Palestine Joined: Parents: Gilbert & Isabella (Hobbs) 1891 Census @ 120 Coburn Street, Cathays, Cardiff Gilbert Robins (40) b Somerset - Mason Isabella (39) b Gloucestershire Charles J (19) b Cardiff – Law Solicitors Clerk A M M (15) b Cardiff Herbert W H (13) b Cardiff – C C Mine ____ Clerk Gertrude A H (12) b Cardiff John A G (10) b Cardiff Clara H (7) b Cardiff Mabel L M (6) b Cardiff Wilfred A E (3) b Cardiff Kate F R (2mths) b Cardiff 1901 Census @ 3 Woodlands Terrace, Llandaff, Cardiff Isabella Robins (49) b Stroud, Gloucestershire J Arthur E (20) b Cardiff – Air Service Post Office Sorting Clerk Wilfred A (13) b Cardiff - ____ Messenger Kate F R (10) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ 5 Keppoch Street, Cardiff Wilfred Archibald Robins (23) b Cardiff – Law Clerk Ellen (23) b Cardiff Doris Mariel b 1911 b Cardiff Died: Mar 1951 (63) Cardiff Probate: Robins, Wilfred Archibald of ‘Ingleby’, 41 St John’s Crescent, Whitchurch Cardiff died 22 March 1951 at the Royal Infirmary, Cardiff. Llandaff: 27 June to Ellen Robins widow. Effects: £7926 2s 3d Medal Roll Index Cards Robins, Wilfred A 2nd Cpl 389 RE* / 452077 RE ’15 Star* Egypt (3): 27 July 1915 British War & Victory Medals Z Reserve: 21 Feb 1919 Service Medal & Award Rolls Wilfred A Robins Cpl 452077 Royal Engineers / RE (T) Cpl 389 British War & Victory Medals Chatham

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William Samuel SHEPTON Born: Jan 1892 Cardiff Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: OND 1934 Pontypridd – Mary L Martin Regiment: Lieut. RGA / RFA, India Joined: Parents:

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1901 Census @ 3 Pack(grove), Cardiff George C Shepton (49) b Bristol – Master Builder Jennie (31) b Lancaster William S (9) b Cardiff Norah (6) b Cardiff 1911 Census 3 Park Grove, Cardiff George Coen Shepton (59) b Bristol – Building Contractor Jean (42) b Lancaster William (18) b Cardiff – Law Student Norah (16) b Cardiff – Scholar Died: Mar 1941 (49) Cardiff Probate: Shepton, William Samuel of 9 Winsor House, Castle Court Westgate Street Cardiff died 6 February 1941 at 192 Cathedral Road, Canton. Llandaff: 1 April to Mary Louise Shepton widow. £40 6s 3d Medal Rolls Index Cards William S Shepton Lieut. Royal Field Artillery British War Medal India: Oct 1916 Service Medal & Award Rolls W S Shepton Lieut. Royal Artillery (RFA) British War Medal 13 June 1922 Service In India

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Frank Sylvester ULLRICH Born: abt 1892 (25) Cardiff Educated: Lived: Cardiff Occupation: Married: Margaret Louisa Regiment: Sgt 53rd (Welsh) Divisional Signal Company, Gallipoli / 75th Divisional Signal Company, Egypt / Royal Engineers (T.F.), Palestine Killed in Action: 14 November 1917 Egypt Joined: Parents: Sylvester & Margaret Louisa Ullrich, 6 Ryder Street, Cardiff

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1911 Census @ 6 Ryder Street, Cardiff Sylvester Ullrich (52) b Baden – Clerk, Coal Exporter Frank Sylvester (18) b Cardiff – Clerk, Corporation Edward Hill (16) b Cardiff – Scholar Percival alexander (13) b Cardiff – Scholar Maria Louise (11) b Cardiff – Scholar [m = ? 5 children / 4 alive /1 died] @ Old Market Street, Usk Margaret Louisa Ullrich (47) b Llanbaddoc, Monmouthshire Margaret L Rees (75) mother Probate: Ullrich, Frank Sylvester of 6 Ryder Street, Cardiff died 14 November 1917 in Egypt. Administration: Llandaff 2 June to Margaret Louisa Ullrich widow. Effects: £90 12s 4d. Former Grant D R Llandaff Dec 1918. Soldiers Died in the Great War Frank Sylvester Ullrich Cpl 452188 75th Division, Signal Company, Royal Engineers Enlisted: Cardiff KIA: 14 Nov 1917 Egypt Medal Rolls Index Cards Frank S Ullrich Sapper 538 / A/Sgt 452188 Royal Engineers ’15 Star Egypt 27 July 1915 British War & Victory Medals KIA 14 Nov 1917 Service Medal & Award Rolls FS Ullrich Sapper 538 Royal Engineers (T) 1914-15 Star Disembarkation: 27 July 1915 KIA: 14 Nov 1917 Frank S Ullrich Cpl / A. Sgt 452188 R E (T) 538 British War & Victory Medals R E Records Office, Chatham Forces War Records Frank Sylvester Ullrich Cpl 452188 75th Divisional Signal Company, Royal Engineers Took part in the landings at Suvia Bay, Aug 1915

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Daniel WATKINS Born: 29 Aug 1880 Cardiff Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: 16 Dec 1900 Cardiff – Mabel Ellen Stone [Daniel Lewis Watkins] Regiment: Sgt Welsh Horse / 15th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, France Joined: Parents: Benjamin Watkins & Sarah Ann Davies

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1891 Census @ Mathias Court, Millicent Street, St Mary, Cardiff Beny Watkins (40) b Usk – Labourer Sarah Ann (47) b Merthyr William (13) b Cardiff Mary Ann (11) b Cardiff Daniel (9) b Cardiff 1901 Census @ 59 Clarmac Embankment, St Mary, Cardiff Daniel Watkins (21) b Cardiff – Solicitors Clerk Mabel E (20) b Cardiff Daniel E (6) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ 17 Adelaide Street, Bute docks, Cardiff Daniel Watkins (32) b Cardiff – Solicitors Clerk, Town Clerk’s Dept., Cardiff Corp. Mabel Ellen (29) b Cardiff Daniel E B (10) b Cardiff Charles Edward (6) b Cardiff [m = 11 years 2 children] Died: 13 May 1955 (75) Cardiff Medal Roll Index Cards Daniel L Watkins Sgt 467 Welsh Horse / 56794 Royal Welsh Fusiliers British War & Victory Medals Service Medal & Award Rolls Daniel Lewis Watkins Sgt 56794 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers / Sgt 467 Welsh Horse Yeomanry Att: GDSC & 38th Div. M G B British War & Victory Medals Shrewsbury 23 April 1921

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Vivian Holmes WATKINS

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Born: Jul 1889 Pontypool Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: Sept 1948 Pontypool - Price Regiment: Capt. 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment (T.F.), France Wounded: 16 January 1915 Died of Wounds: 20 February 1915 Joined: Parents: Thomas & Fanny Watkins, The Wern, Pontypool 1891 Census @ Castle Parade House, Twyn Square, Usk Thomas Watkins (43) b Raglan - Solicitor Frances (39) b Llanwan Grace Holmes (11) b Llanarth Gladys Holmes (9) b Usk Wyndham G Holmes (7) b Usk Hubert Holmes (5) b Usk Colin Holmes (3) b Usk Vivian Holmes (1) b Usk Horace Holmes (2½ mths) 1901 Census @ Wern House, Old Furnace Thomas Watkins (53) Solicitor Frances Maria (49) Thos. Percival H (23) b Usk - Solicitor Grace H (21) b Usk Wyndham E H (17) b Usk Colin H (13) b Usk Vivian H (11) b Usk Horace H (10) b Usk Eric H (4) b Usk 1911 Census @ The Wern, Pontypool Thomas Watkins (63) - Solicitor Fanny Maria (59) Grace (31) Gladys (29) Wyndham Evelyn (27) Civil Engineers Hubert (25) Solicitor Vivian (21) Solicitors Articled Clerk Horace (20) Student [m – 34 years 10 Children] Soldiers Died in the Great War Vivian Holmes Watkins Capt. 2nd Monmouthshire Regt. Died of Wounds: 20 Feb 1815 France Register of Soldier’s Effects Watkins, V H Capt. Monmouthshire Regt. DoWs (kia): 20 Feb 1915 £68 17s 6d to father Thomas Watkins Esq Medal Roll Index Cards Vivian H Watkins Capt. 2nd (TF) Monmouthshire Regt. ’14 Star France: Oct/Nov 1914 DoWs: 20 Feb 1915 British War & Victory Medals Service Medal & Award Rolls V H Watkins Capt. 2nd Monmouthshire 1914-15 Star Disembarked: 7 Nov 1914 British War & Victory Medals KIA: 20 Feb 1915 War Office: 26 July 1918

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Forces War Records Vivian Holmes Watkins Capt. 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regt. Dob: abt 1890 (25) KIA: 20 Feb 1915 – 2nd Battle of Ypres 1914-15 Star. British War & Victory Medals His brother – Lieut. Horace H Watkins also fell Soldiers Died in the Great War Horace Holmes Watkins 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers Killed in Action: 21 Oct 1914 France Register of Soldier’s Effects Watkins, H H 2nd Lieut. South Wales Borderers (Spec. Res) KIA: 21 Oct 1914 £77 11s 0d to father Mr Thomas Watkins Medal Roll Index Cards Horace H Watkins 2nd Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers ’14 Star France: Sep 1914 Joined Batt.: 9 Oct 1914 British War & Victory Medals KIA: 21 Oct 1914 Medal Roll Index Cards Hubert Holmes Watkins Capt. Monmouthshire Regt. British War & Victory Medals France: 11 Mar 1918 Eric Holmes Watkins Lieut. Royal Field Artillery / 2nd Lieut. Royal Artillery British War & Victory Medals Salonika: 6 Feb 1917 Mervyn Holmes Watkins Lieut. Royal Field Artillery (TF) British War & Victory Medals Salonika: 7 Feb 1917

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Thomas Holmes WOOSEY Born: Apr 1881 Cardiff Educated: Lived: Occupation: Married: Apr 1913 Cardiff – Mabel Shearman Regiment: Lieut. 1st South Wales Borderers, France Joined: Parents:

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1901 Census @ Park View, Penhill Road, Canton John Woosey (60) b Ormskirk, Lancs. – Superintendent of Health Dept. Cardiff Emma (65) b Manchester Amy M (30) b Hinckley, Leicestershire Lillie T (24) b Cardiff Emma H (22) b Cardiff Thomas H (20) b Cardiff – Articled Clerk (legal) Minnie G (18) b Cardiff 1911 Census @ 2 Avenue, Whitchurch, Glamorgan John Woosey (70) b Ormskirk – Coal Merchant Emma (65) b Manchester Lily (35) b Cardiff Thomas Holmes (29) b Cardiff – Solicitor, Municipal England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons M embership Register Thomas Holmes Woosey (40) b 1881 Coal Exporter Initiation date: 21 Sept 1921 Cardiff Exchange Lodge London, England, Electoral Registers 1927 & 1929 Thomas H & Mabel Woosey Lived: 3 Mayfield Avenue, Kenton 1932 Lived: 22 Wycombe Gardens, Golders Green 1934 Lived: 22 Trebovir Road, S W 5 (Kensington) Died: Dec 1946 Uxbridge, Middlesex Probate: Woosey, Thomas Holmes of 168 Cromwell Road, Kensington London died 9 Dec 1946 at St Bernard’s Hospital Norwood Southall, Middlesex. London: 19 April to Mabel Woosey widow. Effects: £1176 19s 4d Forces War Records T H Woosey Lieut. (Temp) Seniority Date: 1 Feb 1916 1st & 2nd South Wales Borderers

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Appendix