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Luton, Bedfordshire [664]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [501]

Bedfordshire [166]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [140]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [120]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [100]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [96]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [65]

Stevington, Bedfordshire [42]

Sandy, Bedfordshire [40]

Woburn, Bedfordshire [35]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Potton, Bedfordshire [30]

Bedfordshire England [28]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [24]

Cranfield, Bedfordshire [24]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [21]

Toddington, Bedfordshire [21]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [20]

Stagsden, Bedfordshire [19]

Wootton, Bedfordshire [19]

Turvey, Bedfordshire [18]

Shefford, Bedfordshire [15]

Flitwick, Bedfordshire [12]

Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12]

Shillington, Bedfordshire [12]

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [11]

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire [11]

Caddington, Bedfordshire [10]

Clophill, Bedfordshire [10]

Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire [10]

Goldington, Bedfordshire [10]

Bromham, Bedfordshire [9]

Eversholt, Bedfordshire [9]

Langford, Bedfordshire [9]

Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire [9]

Biddenham, Bedfordshire [8]

Cardington, Bedfordshire [8]

Carlton, Bedfordshire [8]

Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [8]

Luton, Bedfordshire, England [8]

Westoning, Bedfordshire [8]

Blunham, Bedfordshire [7]

Clifton, Bedfordshire [7]

Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire [7]

Henlow, Bedfordshire [7]

Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire [7]

Stotfold, Bedfordshire [7]

Totternhoe, Bedfordshire [7]

Cotton End, Bedfordshire [6]

Rank

Private [536]

Second Lieutenant [98]

Lieutenant [62]

Lance Corporal [55]

Corporal [54]

Serjeant [47]

Sapper [42]

Captain [36]

Gunner [33]

Driver [26]

Able Seaman [21]

Rifleman [16]

Major [15]

Sergeant [15]

Acting Corporal [13]

Boy 1st Class [12]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Sergeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Signal Boy [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Cadet [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal Mechanic [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Flight Sergeant [2]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [207]

Royal Engineers [89]

London Regiment [46]

Bedford Yeomanry [39]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Air Force [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Essex Regiment [17]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Royal Naval Air Service [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

HMS Vanguard [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1251]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [980]

British Army [832]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [385]

C [305]

S [294]

H [276]

W [244]

P [196]

G [161]

M [157]

D [146]

R [143]

A [128]

F [121]

L [118]

T [118]

J [83]

K [80]

N [58]

E [51]

O [39]

I [25]

Y [11]

U [9]

V [9]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3016]

Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [576]

Canada [6]

India [4]

Belgium [1]

Bermuda [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

Malta [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Luton, Bedfordshire [664] Bedford, Bedfordshire [501] Bedfordshire [166] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [140] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [120] Kempston, Bedfordshire [100] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [96] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [65] Stevington, Bedfordshire [42] Sandy, Bedfordshire [40] Woburn, Bedfordshire [35] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Potton, Bedfordshire [30] Bedfordshire England [28] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [24] Cranfield, Bedfordshire [24] Harrold, Bedfordshire [21] Toddington, Bedfordshire [21] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [20] Stagsden, Bedfordshire [19] Wootton, Bedfordshire [19] Turvey, Bedfordshire [18] Shefford, Bedfordshire [15] Flitwick, Bedfordshire [12] Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire [12] Shillington, Bedfordshire [12] Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [11] Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire [11] Caddington, Bedfordshire [10] Clophill, Bedfordshire [10] Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire [10] Goldington, Bedfordshire [10] Bromham, Bedfordshire [9] Eversholt, Bedfordshire [9] Langford, Bedfordshire [9] Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire [9] Biddenham, Bedfordshire [8] Cardington, Bedfordshire [8] Carlton, Bedfordshire [8] Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [8] Luton, Bedfordshire, England [8] Westoning, Bedfordshire [8] Blunham, Bedfordshire [7] Clifton, Bedfordshire [7] Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire [7] Henlow, Bedfordshire [7] Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire [7] Stotfold, Bedfordshire [7] Totternhoe, Bedfordshire [7] Cotton End, Bedfordshire [6]

Rank

Private [536] Second Lieutenant [98] Lieutenant [62] Lance Corporal [55] Corporal [54] Serjeant [47] Sapper [42] Captain [36] Gunner [33] Driver [26] Able Seaman [21] Rifleman [16] Major [15] Sergeant [15] Acting Corporal [13] Boy 1st Class [12] Air Mechanic 1st Class [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Leading Stoker [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Sergeant [4] Nurse [4] Petty Officer [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic [3] Deck Hand [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Signal Boy [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Cadet [2] Colonel [2] Corporal Mechanic [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Flight Cadet [2] Flight Sergeant [2]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [207] Royal Engineers [89] London Regiment [46] Bedford Yeomanry [39] Royal Field Artillery [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Fusiliers [28] Labour Corps [27] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Air Force [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Essex Regiment [17] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Grenadier Guards [9] Rifle Brigade [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Royal Naval Air Service [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] HMS Vanguard [7] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Honourable Artillery Company [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [4] Gordon Highlanders [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1251] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [980] British Army [832] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [31] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [385] C [305] S [294] H [276] W [244] P [196] G [161] M [157] D [146] R [143] A [128] F [121] L [118] T [118] J [83] K [80] N [58] E [51] O [39] I [25] Y [11] U [9] V [9] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [3016] Merchant Navy [44]

Country

United Kingdom [576] Canada [6] India [4] Belgium [1] Bermuda [1] Egypt [1] France [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1] Malta [1] South Africa [1]

Frank Cooper

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21636

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Frederick Felts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291398

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Sidney Herbert Bowers

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203580

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Frederick Herbert Butler

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39337

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Edward Hayward

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144357

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James William Ellis

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283990

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Charles Thomas Galpin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10591

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Arthur Thomas Cain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98829

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Percy Dellar

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212526

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Denis Dolton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217390

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Frederick William Cousins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4551

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Frederick William Pugh

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197968

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James Bundy

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57726

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Arthur Rooms

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251553

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William Papworth

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60601

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William Jenkins

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166827

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Frank Horne

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305511

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Newlan Thomas Jackson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167864

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John Roach

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196694

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James Squires

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293373

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