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Bedford England [92]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Bedford, England [6]

Great Bedford England [2]

Ampthill, Bedford England [1]

Bedford ENGLAND [1]

Bedford. Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1]

Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

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London Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Bedford Yeomanry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

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3rd Light Horse Brigade [1]

87 Battalion, CEF [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Navy Air Service [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South African Infantry [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Yeomanry [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [95]

British Army [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Royal Navy [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [18]

B [17]

P [16]

R [12]

W [11]

F [8]

C [7]

G [7]

M [7]

H [6]

T [6]

D [5]

E [4]

A [3]

L [3]

V [2]

K [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford England [92] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Bedford, England [6] Great Bedford England [2] Ampthill, Bedford England [1] Bedford ENGLAND [1] Bedford. Leigh, Lancashire, England. [1] Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [18] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Sub Lieutenant (RN) [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Bedford Yeomanry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 14th Battalion [1] 207 Squadron [1] 20th Battalion [1] 3rd Light Horse Brigade [1] 87 Battalion, CEF [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Navy Air Service [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South African Infantry [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Yeomanry [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [95] British Army [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Royal Navy [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [18] B [17] P [16] R [12] W [11] F [8] C [7] G [7] M [7] H [6] T [6] D [5] E [4] A [3] L [3] V [2] K [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Geoffrey Rose

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy F13954 Royal Navy Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant 207 Squadron

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Noami Bedwell

Born 1895

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Mary Frances Piper

Born 1871

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Charles Edward Fowler

Born 1891

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Robert Frederic Douton

Born 1856

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Winifred Brown

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Baron Rupert Sims Pryer

Born 1901

Died 1960

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Ernest George Farrer

Australian Imperial Force 1503

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Albert Mann

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 4738 Private 20th Battalion

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Francis Noel Palmer

Born 1898

British Army Lance Corporal London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles) OTC

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 9th Battalion

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Cyril Edward Nightingale

Born 1899

Died 1992

British Army 51045 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 55150 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Allan Harry Currington

Australian Imperial Force 353

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George Thomas Wilks

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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William Fane

Born 1898

British Army GS/18788 Private Surrey Yeomanry

British Army D/15717 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Frank William Pearson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant 207 Squadron

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