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Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

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Sergeant [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]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

207 Squadron [1]

87 Battalion, CEF [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [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]

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 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 Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Surrey Yeomanry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [2]

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W [9]

P [7]

S [6]

R [3]

M [2]

A [1]

B [1]

E [1]

F [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

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People [32] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [14] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [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] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 207 Squadron [1] 87 Battalion, CEF [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [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] 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 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 Warwickshire Regiment [1] Surrey Yeomanry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

W [9] P [7] S [6] R [3] M [2] A [1] B [1] E [1] F [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1]

Herbert Hooton Mitchell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213945 Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213945 Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps RAF Hendon

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Arthur William G Pales

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers East Anglian RE (T)

British Army M/397793 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Hugh William Peel

Born 1888

British Army 153585 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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James Victor Alexander Simpson

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

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John Perrott Stimson

Born 1890

Died 1978

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant (RN) Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

British Army 1307 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Geoffrey Rose

Born 1897

Died 1982

Royal Navy F13954 Royal Navy Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant 207 Squadron

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Baron Rupert Sims Pryer

Born 1901

Died 1960

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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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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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