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Bedford, Bedfordshire [501]

Bedford [328]

Bedford England [92]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12]

Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [8]

Bedford, England [6]

Bedford Bedfordshire [5]

Bedford, Lancashire [5]

Kempston, Bedford [5]

Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4]

Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4]

Leigh Bedford, Lancashire [4]

Bedford, London [3]

Clapham, Bedford [3]

Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bedford Park, London [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Goldington, Bedford [2]

Great Bedford England [2]

Leigh & Bedford, Lancashire [2]

Leigh in Bedford, Lancashire [2]

New Bedford [2]

New Bedford, United States of America [2]

Pavenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Renhold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Riseley, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

2 Bedford Cottages, Hinton Road, Beddington, Surrey [1]

25 Russell Street, Bedford [1]

6 Bedford Street, Bristol [1]

9 John Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex [1]

Ampthill, Bedford England [1]

Aspley Guise Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Barford,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford Bedfordshire. [1]

Bedford ENGLAND [1]

Bedford Hill, Balham, London [1]

Bedford Mills, Ontario [1]

Bedford Park, Chiswick, London [1]

Bedford Park, Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Bedford Park, London, Middlesex [1]

Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1]

Bedford Roxton [1]

Bedford Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [178]

Second Lieutenant [75]

Lieutenant [58]

Corporal [34]

Captain [30]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [25]

Serjeant [24]

Sergeant [13]

Major [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Gunner [8]

Rifleman [7]

Driver [6]

Pioneer [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Nurse [2]

Probationary Flight Officer [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Two [1]

Armourer Crew [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [59]

Bedfordshire Regiment [50]

London Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [17]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Bedford Yeomanry [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

HMS Calliope [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Navy Air Service [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

Royal Navy [403]

British Army [343]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [122]

H [110]

C [104]

S [104]

W [94]

P [80]

G [70]

M [56]

F [52]

D [51]

R [47]

L [45]

A [42]

T [39]

J [26]

K [24]

N [18]

E [17]

O [8]

I [5]

V [4]

Y [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1073]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [284]

Canada [7]

Australia [2]

India [2]

China [1]

Jamaica [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [501] Bedford [328] Bedford England [92] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12] Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [8] Bedford, England [6] Bedford Bedfordshire [5] Bedford, Lancashire [5] Kempston, Bedford [5] Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4] Clapham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [4] Leigh Bedford, Lancashire [4] Bedford, London [3] Clapham, Bedford [3] Harrold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Luton, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bedford Park, London [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bolnhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Goldington, Bedford [2] Great Bedford England [2] Leigh & Bedford, Lancashire [2] Leigh in Bedford, Lancashire [2] New Bedford [2] New Bedford, United States of America [2] Pavenham, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Renhold, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Riseley, Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] 2 Bedford Cottages, Hinton Road, Beddington, Surrey [1] 25 Russell Street, Bedford [1] 6 Bedford Street, Bristol [1] 9 John Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex [1] Ampthill, Bedford England [1] Aspley Guise Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Barford,Bedford,Bedfordshire [1] Bedford Bedfordshire [1] Bedford Bedfordshire. [1] Bedford ENGLAND [1] Bedford Hill, Balham, London [1] Bedford Mills, Ontario [1] Bedford Park, Chiswick, London [1] Bedford Park, Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Bedford Park, London, Middlesex [1] Bedford Park,Chiswick,Middlesex. [1] Bedford Roxton [1] Bedford Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [178] Second Lieutenant [75] Lieutenant [58] Corporal [34] Captain [30] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [25] Serjeant [24] Sergeant [13] Major [10] Able Seaman [8] Gunner [8] Rifleman [7] Driver [6] Pioneer [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Air Mechanic [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Cadet [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Flight Cadet [2] Nurse [2] Probationary Flight Officer [2] Seaman [2] Staff Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Two [1] Armourer Crew [1] Band Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [59] Bedfordshire Regiment [50] London Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [17] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [11] Bedford Yeomanry [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4] Essex Regiment [4] HMS Calliope [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Navy Air Service [4] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Service Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Army Service Corps Transport [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Service

Royal Navy [403] British Army [343] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259] Australian Imperial Force [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [122] H [110] C [104] S [104] W [94] P [80] G [70] M [56] F [52] D [51] R [47] L [45] A [42] T [39] J [26] K [24] N [18] E [17] O [8] I [5] V [4] Y [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1073] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [284] Canada [7] Australia [2] India [2] China [1] Jamaica [1] United States [1]

Ernest William Ball

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43119 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 43821 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 43821 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Kenneth Shelton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 3rd Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 54 Squadron

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Francis John Marriott

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army 1891 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 530283 Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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James George Hart

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army S4/236858 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S4/236858 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Arthur George Flute

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 15133 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Stanley Thomas Jones

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 11833 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 6801 Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 11833 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Horace Bryan

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 700 Corporal East Indian Field Company Royal Engineers

British Army 700 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William Lionel Steward Rolfe

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 71101 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army GS/67633 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 32077 Pte Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Alfred Grant

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army M2/147687 Private Army Service Corps

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Gerald Caldecott Anthony

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 10689 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Percy Alfred Bullett

Born 1883

Died 1945

British Army 171890 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Wrench

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army G/5178 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5178 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Samuel Bewsey

Born 1882

Died 1941

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1499

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1499 SM1 31 Squadron

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Monica Constance Mylne

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment North West Ambulance Station, Lawn Road, Hampstead, London

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Joseph Swindells

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7181 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd. Battalion

British Army 7181 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st. Battalion

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Robert Bennett

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 59263 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Reginald Jaggard

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army B/19497 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert Frank Dracup

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3026 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 3026 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Lionel Talbot Luke Foster

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry attached Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment attd. 1st/5th Battalion

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Frederick Holden

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 582

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