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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [290]

Aylesbury England [26]

Aylesbury [11]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [10]

Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [6]

Aylesbury, Bucks [4]

Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [4]

Bierton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3]

Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Aylesbury Bucks [2]

Aylesbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Dinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Walton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Wingrave, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

AYLESBURY [1]

Aston Abbotts near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aylesbury Bucks England [1]

Aylesbury End, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aylesbury, Berkshire [1]

Aylesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Bishopstone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Brill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cubbington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ellesborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Great Missenden, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Lower Winchendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Olney, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Stone Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Stone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Weedon, Aylesbury [1]

Weedon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Whitchurch, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Wooton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Able Seaman [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Combardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Serjeant [1]

Special War Worker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

pte [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

1st Buckinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Commander Milford Haven Garrison [1]

Cyclist Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

GOC 184th Brigade, 61st (2nd South Midland) Division TF [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS Hyacinth [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Prince George [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vampire [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Mountain Battery attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Munition Worker [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Territorial Force [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

British Army [46]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [36]

B [34]

S [32]

T [29]

W [28]

P [26]

G [25]

C [23]

E [20]

R [20]

M [15]

J [14]

K [14]

L [14]

D [13]

F [9]

N [8]

O [8]

V [8]

A [5]

I [5]

Y [4]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [1]

China [1]

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Place of birth

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [290] Aylesbury England [26] Aylesbury [11] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [10] Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [6] Aylesbury, Bucks [4] Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [4] Bierton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3] Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Aylesbury Bucks [2] Aylesbury, Oxfordshire [2] Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Dinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Walton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Wingrave, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] AYLESBURY [1] Aston Abbotts near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Aylesbury Bucks England [1] Aylesbury End, Buckinghamshire [1] Aylesbury, Berkshire [1] Aylesbury, Wiltshire [1] Bishopstone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Brill, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Cubbington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Ellesborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Great Missenden, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Grendon Underwood, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Lower Winchendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Olney, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Stone Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Stone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Weedon, Aylesbury [1] Weedon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Whitchurch, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Wooton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [27] Able Seaman [7] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Combardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Second Hand [1] Serjeant [1] Special War Worker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] pte [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Army Service Corps [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS MALAYA [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 1st Buckinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Commander Milford Haven Garrison [1] Cyclist Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] GOC 184th Brigade, 61st (2nd South Midland) Division TF [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS Hyacinth [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Prince George [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vampire [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Mountain Battery attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Munition Worker [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Territorial Force [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] British Army [46] Australian Imperial Force [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [36] B [34] S [32] T [29] W [28] P [26] G [25] C [23] E [20] R [20] M [15] J [14] K [14] L [14] D [13] F [9] N [8] O [8] V [8] A [5] I [5] Y [4]

Contribution

Military Service [376] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [1] China [1]

Lionel William Crouch

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Buckinghamshire Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Territorial Force

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Territorial Force

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John Bernard Evelyn Tombs

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2367 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion

British Army 2367 Lance Corporal The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion attached to 2/10th Battalion

British Army 2367 Corporal The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/9th Battalion attached to 2/10th Battalion

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Albert James Glenister

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3181 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321100 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321100 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Charles Frederick Howlett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 30896 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 41722 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William John Dudley

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 202996 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202996 pte Light Infantry

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Thomas Boyles

Born 1886

Died 1956

British Army G/10219 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/10119 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/10219 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hedley Charles Hazell

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 33926 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Nellie Caudery

Born 1894

Died 1958

British Army 1782 Special War Worker Munition Worker

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Thomas William Todd

Born 1891

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114959

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Harry Wootton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9302 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 9302 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Edward Stratfull

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40602 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Joseph Clarke

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 20715 Private 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 203993 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Lionel Woodford

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army M2/181943 Private Army Service Corps

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William Williamson Eustace

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1804 Trooper Australian Light Horse 10th Light Horse

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Percy John Ingram

Died 1916

British Army 49159 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery F Battery

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Edward Wootton

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/5468 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Duncan Haldane Ostrehan

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur John Nappin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 24695 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 28425 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Alfred Riddiford

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army M2/153891 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy William Avery

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246611 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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