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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Benjamin Gwilt
British Army 2nd Btn. Welch Regiment
from:Hampton Loade
Benjamin Gwilt served with the 2nd Battalion, Welch Regiment
Capt. Alan Gwyn-Jones DSO
British Army 1st Btn., C Coy. Cheshire Regiment
Captain Alan Gwyn-Jones was awarded the DSO on the Somme in 1916 for action at the Battle of Guillemont, Falefont Farm.
Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan
British Army Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps
Dame Gwynne-Vaughan made a huge contribution to botany, being a pioneer in the study of fungi genetics. She was named the head of the University of London's Botany Department in 1909 and was brought in to lead the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1917. She found herself at the head of a force that reached nearly 10,000 women across France, from nurses to aircraft technicians, and in 1918, she also became the head of the Women's Air Force.
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