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10th (1st Gwent) Battalion, South Wales Borderers
10th (1st Gwent) Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised at Brecon in October 1914 by the Welsh National Executive Committee. After inital training close to home they moved by end to Colwyn Bay and joined 130th Brigade, 43rd Division, which was renamed 115th Brigade, 38th (Welsh) Division on the 29th of April 1915. They moved to Hursley Park near Winchester in July 1915 but then to Hazeley Down for final training. They proceeded to France, landing at Le Havre on the 4th of December 1915. In July 1916 they were in action at Mametz Wood on The Somme, suffering severe casualties. The Division did not return to major action for more than a 12 months. In 1917 they were in action in the Third Battles of Ypres, in 1918 they were in action on The Somme, in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy Demobilisation began in December 1918 and was complete by June 1919
10th Feb 1916 Albert Medal
8th Jun 1916 Instruction
9th Jun 1916 In the Trenches
10th Jun 1916 In the Trenches 
10th Jun 1916 On the March
7th Jul 1916 Attack Made
4th Nov 1918 Attack Made
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Those known to have served with10th (1st Gwent) Battalion, South Wales Borderers during the Great War 1914-1918. - Bray Thomas Garland. L/Cpl.
- Evans Arthur John. Capt. (d.2nd July 1916)
- Evans Military Medal Horatio Ellis. Pte. (d.17th Sep 1918)
- Featherstone George Richard. Pte. (d.18th Aug 1917)
- Hill Albert. Pte. (d.17th January 1919)
- Hollingsworth Frank. Pte. (d.9th Aug 1917 )
- Jones Arthur Reginald. Pte. (d.8th October 1918)
- Jones David. Pte (d.10th Jul 1916)
- Matthews MiD. Cornelius. CSM.
- Noble Herbert Gibbon. Pte. (d.18 September 1918)
- Osbourne Edwin. Cpl.
- Powell William John. Pte. (d.29th August 1918)
- Rigby Thomas H.B.. Pte. (d.22nd Nov 1917)
- Roberts Thomas W.. Pte. (d.10th November 1917)
- Smith William Edwards. Pte.
- Wheeler Bertram. Pte. (d.3rd March 1916)
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Cpl. Edwin Osbourne 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers Edwin Osbourne sailed to France with his battalion from Southampton on 3rd of December 1915, on board the Empress Queen.
He landed at Le Havre in France and fought at Mametz Wood and the 3rd battle for Ypres.
He fought through the war and was demobbed at Oswestry on 13th of January 1919 on reserve.
He died in 1969.
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Pte. Albert Hill 10th (1st Gwent) Battalion South Wales Borderers (d.17th January 1919) Albert Hill is buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension on the Somme. According to the war graves commission his age when he died was 20, but his birth records show that he was still in his teens when he died, so he appears to have lied about his age to enlist, as so many did.
Although he died after the end of the war he perished on active service and so never returned home after Armistice Day and rests in a military cemetery.
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CSM. Cornelius Matthews MiD. 10th (1st Gwent) Battalion South Wales Borderers Cornelius Matthews joined the 5th South Wales Borderers on 20th of August 1914. He was discharged three weeks later due to a toe injury incurred two years earlier in a mining accident.
He joined 10th South Wales Borderers on the 12th of November 1914, was promoted to Corporal in February and went to France early in 1915. He was promoted to Lance Sergeant in April and Sergeant in July 1915, he was promoted to CSM in July 1917. He fought at Mametz Wood, was injured and returned to UK. Then he went to Mesopotamia with the 10th Battalion and contracted Malaria. He was Mentioned in Dispatches on the 21st of February 1919 and demobilised in March 1919.
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Pte. William John Powell 10th (1st Gwent) Battalion South Wales Borderers (d.29th August 1918) William John Powell was born in Brecon in 1888 and lived on the family farm with his widowed mother Ann and younger brother Morgan. After 1911, he moved to Ebbw Vale, where he enlisted.
In 1916, he is reported to have had "a miraculous escape" from death when he was hit by a piece of shrapnel which was stopped by a small pocket Bible he was carrying. Both Bible and shrapnel were sent home where they were said to have created much interest among family and friends.
In August 1918, he was killed during the great final advance and was buried at Morval.
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Pte. Horatio Ellis Evans Military Medal 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.17th Sep 1918) Horatio Evans was injured at Mammetz Woods and sent home to convalesce at Whitchurch Hospital in Wales where he received the military medal for bravery, then sent back to Salonika where he was killed in the Battle of Dorrian.
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Pte. Thomas W. Roberts 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.10th November 1917) Tom Roberts died in France.
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Pte. Arthur Reginald Jones 10th Battalion South Wales Borderers (d.8th October 1918) Arthur Jones served with the 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
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Pte. Frank Hollingsworth 1st Btn. Monmouth Regiment (d.9th Aug 1917 ) Frank Hollingsworth is a 4th cousin 2 times removed who I came across researching my late father's family history.
Frank was born 3rd April 1897 in Owen Street, Tipton, Staffordshire.
Baptized 23rd May 1897 at Saint Matthew's Church in Tipton.
He never met his father Frank who died towards the end of 1896.
His mother Marion Amelia nee Tomkys died just before his 8th birthday.
He was counted in the 1911 census with his aunt, Maud Crowther, also born in Tipton, uncle John Crowther, a grocer's manager and cousins Edgar 11 & Dennis 4 at 38, Stafford Road, Oakengates, Shropshire.
Frank, a grocer's assistant enlisted on the 10th December 1915, aged 18 years 8 months and was posted to army reserve. Next of kin is given as his aunt Maud Crowther, at the address above in Shropshire.
At his regular army medical on the 18th of April 1916 at Shrewsbury his height is given as 5' 1 1/4", weight 105 lbs, Chest 32 1/2" (2 1/2" expansion), physical development fair, 2 vaccination marks on left arm from infancy).
He was mobilized on 13th October 1916, joining the British Expeditionary force the next day, and embarked from Southampton 10th June 1917, disembarking at Rouen 11th June 1917.
On the 30th June 1917 he was transferred to the 1st (T.F.) Monmouth Regiment & posted to the 10th South Wales Borderers.
On the 7th of July 1917 he joined the battalion in the field.
On 9th August 1917 age 20 Frank died of his wounds.
He is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Westvleteren - Poperinge, Belgium.
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Pte. Thomas H.B. Rigby 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.22nd Nov 1917) Thomas H.B. Rigby was executed for desertion 22/11/1917 age 21 and buried in Cite BonJean, Armentieres, France.
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Capt. Arthur John Evans 10th Btn. South Wales Borderers (d.2nd July 1916) Capt. Arthur John Evans of Cambrian House, Clydach Vale, son of James and Jane Evans died on the 2nd of July 1916. The unit had returned from the trenches and were resting. The captains and officers taking refuge together the house took a direct hit and he was killed instantly. His funeral and that of two others is described in great detail in the unit's war diary at Kew. It clearly shows the high regard with which he was held and the upset at his death is clearly evident! He is burried at Varannes in France. I am longing to find a picture of Arthur if anybody can help
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