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Name and Titles: Sir Rhys ap Thomas KG
Born: 1449, Carmarthenshire
Died: 1525.
Buried: Greyfriars, Carmarthen, later moved at the Dissolution to St Peterโs Church, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.
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