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Bedford, Bedfordshire [501]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12]

Bedford Bedfordshire [5]

Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4]

Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4]

Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Pavenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Renhold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Riseley, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Aspley Guise Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Barford,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire. [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire. [1]

Bedford, bedfordshire [1]

Biddenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Biggleswade, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Blunham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Campton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Cranfield, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Dunstable Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Kempton Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Milton Ernest, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Northill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Queens Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Saint Pauls, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Sandy, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Shillington, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

St Pauls Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

St Pauls, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

St Peter's, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Stotfold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Thurleigh,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1]

Turvey, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Second Lieutenant [52]

Lieutenant [38]

Corporal [19]

Captain [15]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sergeant [8]

Gunner [5]

Pioneer [5]

Driver [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Nurse [2]

Probationary Flight Officer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic Two [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Master Gunner 1st Class [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [31]

London Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [9]

Bedford Yeomanry [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Navy Air Service [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

10th Battalion [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

16th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1]

1st Irish Guards [1]

1st Pioneer Battalion [1]

207 Squadron [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [246]

Royal Navy [179]

British Army [176]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

W [63]

H [56]

S [56]

B [55]

C [55]

P [46]

G [36]

M [35]

L [28]

A [24]

F [23]

R [23]

D [22]

T [21]

K [18]

J [16]

N [10]

E [7]

O [6]

I [4]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [572]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [165]

Canada [5]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Bedford, Bedfordshire [501] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12] Bedford Bedfordshire [5] Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4] Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4] Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Pavenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Renhold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Riseley, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Aspley Guise Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Barford,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1] Bedford Bedfordshire [1] Bedford Bedfordshire. [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire. [1] Bedford, bedfordshire [1] Biddenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Biggleswade, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bletsoe, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Blunham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Campton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Cranfield, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Dunstable Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Kempston Hardwick, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Kempton Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Milton Ernest, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Northill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Queens Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Saint Pauls, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Sandy, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Shillington, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] St Pauls Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] St Pauls, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] St Peter's, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Stotfold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Thurleigh,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1] Turvey, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90] Second Lieutenant [52] Lieutenant [38] Corporal [19] Captain [15] Serjeant [14] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [9] Sergeant [8] Gunner [5] Pioneer [5] Driver [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Cadet [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Flight Cadet [2] Nurse [2] Probationary Flight Officer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic Two [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Writer [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Lieutenant Colonel [1] Master Gunner 1st Class [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Officer Cadet [1] Paymaster Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [31] London Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [9] Bedford Yeomanry [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Labour Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Navy Air Service [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 10th Battalion [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 16th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1] 1st Irish Guards [1] 1st Pioneer Battalion [1] 207 Squadron [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [246] Royal Navy [179] British Army [176] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

W [63] H [56] S [56] B [55] C [55] P [46] G [36] M [35] L [28] A [24] F [23] R [23] D [22] T [21] K [18] J [16] N [10] E [7] O [6] I [4] Q [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [572] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [165] Canada [5] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Edward George Thorpe

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army 54076 Master Gunner 1st Class Royal Garrison Artillery Tower of London

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Percy Turner Sutton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 283 Siege Battery

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Maurice James Miskin

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Tank Corps

British Army Major Tank Corps 1st Battalion

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William George Gibbs

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army L/5181 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/5181 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Serjeant Cavalry 17th Lancers

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William Henry Haines

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114951

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Edwin James Fells Harrison

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194674

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William Edgar Fisher

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3931

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Frederick John Markham

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304442

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Harry Gordon Allen

Born 1883

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Leonard Paul Pacey

Born 1888

Died 1978

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Serjeant Royal Engineers East Anglian Divisional Signal Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers East Anglian Divisional Signal Company

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Ernest Alfred Hague

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Dorothy May Horrell

Born 1888

Died 1921

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment King George Military Hospital

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 72 General Hospital France

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Queen Alexandra Military Hospital Milbank

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Kenneth Douglas Allan

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Home Counties Divisional Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers attd 6th Div. Sig. Coy.

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Claude Henry Hills

Born 1897

Died 1987

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry Attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army 494 Private Officer Training Corps Royal Fusiliers

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Hubert Leslie Palmer, M.b.e.

Born 1897

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert Fox

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127830

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Harry Brooks

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260527

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George Arthur Mallows

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283515

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Alfred Sidney Saunders

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78781

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Arthur Edward Pruden

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28604

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