A number of Old Bedford Modernian's served in the ANZAC, Canadian, Indian and South African Forces during WW1. Headmaster of the day Cecil Kaye is quoted on Speech Day 1905 as saying "... he fancied he saw people present from India, South America and South Africa. They had come to Bedford because in its schools it offered exceptional advantages..."
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Born 1891
Died 1963
Canadian Expeditionary Force 51456 Corporal Princess Patricia's Light Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Princess Patricia's Light Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Force 51456 Major Princess Patricia's Light Infantry
Born 1893
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 5/179a Corporal Army Service Corps British Section
Born 1886
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/1500 Trooper Wellington Mounted Rifles
Born 1894
Died 1982
Canadian Expeditionary Force 10902 Private 4th Battalion
Born 1895
British Army 32909 Acting Corporal Imperial Army
British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps
British Army 32909 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps
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Born 1894
Died 1936
Canadian Expeditionary Force 130177 Private Seaforth Highlanders 72nd Battalion
Born 1898
Australian Imperial Force 256 Private Australian Infantry 39th Battalion
Australian Imperial Force 256 Corporal Australian Infantry 39th Battalion
Born 1894
Died 1977
Canadian Expeditionary Force 129383 Private 4th Canadian Division Machine Gun Corps
Canadian Expeditionary Force 129383 Corporal Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders)
Born 1879
Died 1961
Canadian Expeditionary Force 154163 Sergeant 1st Pioneer Battalion
Born 1878
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 193592
Canadian Expeditionary Force 193592 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion
Born 1885
Died 1970
Australian Imperial Force 1495 Private
Born 1892
Died 1969
Canadian Expeditionary Force 79179 Private 31 Battalion
British Army Second Lieutenant Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Indian Army Lieutenant
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Born 1884
Died 1918
Canadian Expeditionary Force 200169
Canadian Expeditionary Force 200169 Private Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion
Born 1871
Died 1917
Canadian Expeditionary Force 490565
Canadian Expeditionary Force 490565 Private Canadian Labour Corps
Born 1881
Died 1917
British Army 25235 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion
Born 1897
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force 107504 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force
Born 1880
Died 1963
Canadian Expeditionary Force 16456 A/Sergeant Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1932
Canadian Expeditionary Force 107415 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion
Born 1893
Died 1985
Canadian Expeditionary Force 79446 Serjeant Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion
Born 1891
Died 1963
Canadian Expeditionary Force 71588 Corporal Candian Infantry 27th Battalion