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Bedford Modern School - Alumni Serving in the Commonwealth Forces
Bedford Modern School - Alumni Serving in the Commonwealth Forces
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 1893
Died 1918
Australian Imperial Force 952 Trooper Australian Light Horse
More about William Lynn Marks -
Born 1899
Died 1975
Australian Imperial Force 114 Corporal 11th Infantry Battalion "A" Company
Australian Imperial Force 114 Sergeant ANZAC Pay Corps
More about George Wilfred Waldy -
Born 1894
Australian Imperial Force 1802 Sapper 3rd Light Horse Brigade 3rd Signal Troop
More about Herbert Aldan Bates -
Born 1890
Died 1931
Canadian Expeditionary Force 41439
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Field Artillery
More about Wynn Bagnall -
Born 1894
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery
South African Services Transvaal Scottish
South African Services Second Lieutenant Heavy Artillery
More about Herbert Mason Elliott -
Born 1874
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion
More about Bertie Raymond Philbrick -
Born 1895
Canadian Expeditionary Force 20128 Private 10th Battalion
More about William Glasgow Ellis -
Born 1892
Died 1988
Canadian Expeditionary Force 107515 Lance Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion
More about Herbert Lockyer Rogers -
Born 1896
Died 1963
Canadian Expeditionary Force 445348 Lance Corporal 60th Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 23rd Reserve Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force 445348 Pte 55th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
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More about Maurice Hart Rix -
Born 1884
Died 1975
Canadian Expeditionary Force 404926 Sergeant 87 Battalion, CEF
More about Walter John Smith -
Born 1896
Died 1974
Australian Imperial Force 19036 Gunner 7th Field Artillery Brigade
More about Thomas Gerard Abigail -
Born 1897
Died 1919
Canadian Expeditionary Force 102902 Sapper Canadian Engineers
Canadian Expeditionary Force 102902 Sapper 67th Pioneer Battalion
More about Cecil Horace Melcombe -
Born 1890
Died 1916
Australian Imperial Force 4179 Lance Corporal 14th Battalion
More about Sydney Harold Roberts -
Born 1879
British Army 881 Private 2nd Rhodesia Regiment
More about Melville Hooton Brookes -
Born 1883
Canadian Expeditionary Force 76015 Sergeant 29th Battalion D Company
More about Geoffrey Nelson Slaughter -
Born 1890
Died 1982
Australian Imperial Force 2498 Private 1st Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements
Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 53rd Battalion
More about Alan Moysey Adams -
Born 1859
Died 1915
South African Services Lt Col D.A.Q.M.G
South African Services Colonel Assistant Quartermaster General (A.Q.M.G) - Active Citizen Force attd. General Staff
More about George Herbert Farrar