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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]

Albert Edward Chapman

Born 1884

British Army 266 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 225023 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Lubbuck Thompson

Born 1873

Royal Navy 350157 Ship's Corporal

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Richard Thomas Newman

Born 1868

British Army 348 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 348 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Sidney Bernard Shelton

Born 1900

British Army 768740 Private London Regiment 2/28th london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 49063 Private King;s Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

British Army S/444694 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Charles Jackson

Born 1899

Royal Navy J37580 Boy 1st Class HMS VALIANT

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Gilbert Digby Mansel Gwynne-Griffith

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers, attached South Persia Rifles

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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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Thomas Percival Harris

Born 1896

British Army T2624 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 528180 Sapper Royal Engineers 54th Divisional Signal Company

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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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Percy Horrocks

Born 1896

Royal Navy 13746 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION

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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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Reginald Victor Dudley Black

Born 1897

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224964 Air Mechanic Two Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F24964 Air Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Francis John Woodward Belgrove

Born 1890

Royal Navy J52058

Royal Navy M27543 Armourer Crew

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Arthur Vaughan

Born 1891

Royal Navy K8808 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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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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William Collier

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11651

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Frederick Wheeler

Born 1900

Royal Navy J51337

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