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Berkhamsted School
Berkhamsted School
Berkhamsted School was founded in 1541. Many old boys from the school served in WW1. The school grew to 500 pupils in 1916. In Nov 1914 the school magazine published the names and their units of 360 Old Boys already then serving. The names and regiments of over 100 Old Boys was published in "OTC in the Great War" listing men who had enlisted after the war but before a date which appears to be April 1st, 1915. 230 names are inscribed on the ten panels of the school war memorial. Names are arranged by the year of death: 1914 (4); 1915 (46); 1916 (67); 1917 (55); 1918 (53); 1919 (4); 1920 (1). From using other lists of Old Boys, such as census records, I have already found war deaths not recorded on the memorial. This community also lists the names of over 130 men mentioned in despatches plus almost 100 who were awarded the Military Cross, including two VCs. Many of these different groupings have individual communities
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Born 1893
Died 1915
British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment
British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment
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Born 1892
Died 1916
British Army 2551 Private London Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion
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British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Leinster Regiment
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Born 1895
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers
British Army Lieutenant/Adjutant Royal Engineers
British Army Captain Royal Engineers
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Born 1890
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers
British Army Captain South Wales Borderers
British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain 2nd South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion
More about Gerald Watkins Brett Wileman -
Born 1890
British Army Temporary Captain Royal Fusiliers
British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Fusiliers
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Born 1894
British Army M2/121848 Private Army Service Corps
British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders
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Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion
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British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers
British Army Captain South Wales Borderers
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Prince Of Wales's Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion attached 8th Battalion
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Born 1888
British Army Captain London Regiment
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Born 1898
Died 1918
British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment
More about Geoffrey Bowen Yonge -
Born 1898
Died 1919
British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment
More about Gerald Harper Sprunt -
Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion
More about Alexander Dalzell Sprunt -
Born 1891
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment
British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment
More about Vincent Campbell Sewell -
Born 1898
Died 1917
British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Flying Corps 48 Squadron
More about Joseph Walter David Needham -
Born 1895
Died 1957
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry
More about James Maxwell Fawcett Thomason -
Born 1887
Died 1918
British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers
British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers
British Army Captain General List attached Northumberland Fusiliers attached 9th Battalion
More about Victor Hubert Thornton -
Born 1888
British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery
British Army Major Royal Field Artillery
More about Stanley Day Timson -
Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment
British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion
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