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Place of birth

Olney, Bucks [87]

Stone, Bucks [19]

Beaconsfield, Bucks [16]

High Wycombe, Bucks [12]

Bucks England [11]

Oakley, Bucks [10]

Bishopstone, Bucks [9]

Buckland Common, Bucks [8]

Buckland, Bucks [8]

Amersham, Bucks [7]

Chesham, Bucks [6]

Cholesbury, Bucks [5]

Clifton Reynes, Bucks [5]

Emberton, Bucks [5]

Weston Underwood, Bucks [5]

Aylesbury, Bucks [4]

High Wycombe,Bucks [4]

Newport Pagnell, Bucks [4]

Newton Blossomville, Bucks [4]

Wendover, Bucks [4]

Bucks Mills, Devon [3]

Filgrave, Bucks [3]

Haddenham, Bucks [3]

Hardmead, Bucks [3]

Marsworth, Bucks [3]

Northall, Edlesborough, Bucks [3]

Slough, Bucks [3]

Wolverton, Bucks [3]

Wooburn, Bucks [3]

Aston Clinton, Bucks [2]

Astwood, Bucks [2]

Aylesbury Bucks [2]

Brill, Bucks [2]

Dinton, Bucks [2]

Fenny Stratford, Bucks. [2]

Pitstone, Bucks [2]

Slough Bucks [2]

St Leonards, Bucks [2]

St Margaret's, Parish of Ivinghoe, Bucks [2]

Stoke Goldington, Bucks [2]

Stony Stratford, Bucks [2]

Tingewick, Bucks [2]

Warrington, Olney, Bucks [2]

Weston Turville, Bucks [2]

Aylesbury Bucks England [1]

Boarstall, Bucks [1]

Bucks [1]

Burnham Bucks England [1]

Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks [1]

Chalfont St.Peter,Amersham,Bucks. [1]

Rank

Private [254]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [17]

Gunner [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Captain [4]

Guardsman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

private [2]

A/Corporal Saddler [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Provisional Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Sergeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

acting lance sergeant [1]

pte [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [78]

Army Service Corps [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [14]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [338]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [61]

B [59]

C [50]

D [22]

P [20]

S [20]

F [19]

W [19]

A [16]

E [16]

R [15]

M [13]

J [12]

G [9]

O [9]

T [8]

L [6]

K [4]

N [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Country

United Kingdom [266]

India [3]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [383] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Olney, Bucks [87] Stone, Bucks [19] Beaconsfield, Bucks [16] High Wycombe, Bucks [12] Bucks England [11] Oakley, Bucks [10] Bishopstone, Bucks [9] Buckland Common, Bucks [8] Buckland, Bucks [8] Amersham, Bucks [7] Chesham, Bucks [6] Cholesbury, Bucks [5] Clifton Reynes, Bucks [5] Emberton, Bucks [5] Weston Underwood, Bucks [5] Aylesbury, Bucks [4] High Wycombe,Bucks [4] Newport Pagnell, Bucks [4] Newton Blossomville, Bucks [4] Wendover, Bucks [4] Bucks Mills, Devon [3] Filgrave, Bucks [3] Haddenham, Bucks [3] Hardmead, Bucks [3] Marsworth, Bucks [3] Northall, Edlesborough, Bucks [3] Slough, Bucks [3] Wolverton, Bucks [3] Wooburn, Bucks [3] Aston Clinton, Bucks [2] Astwood, Bucks [2] Aylesbury Bucks [2] Brill, Bucks [2] Dinton, Bucks [2] Fenny Stratford, Bucks. [2] Pitstone, Bucks [2] Slough Bucks [2] St Leonards, Bucks [2] St Margaret's, Parish of Ivinghoe, Bucks [2] Stoke Goldington, Bucks [2] Stony Stratford, Bucks [2] Tingewick, Bucks [2] Warrington, Olney, Bucks [2] Weston Turville, Bucks [2] Aylesbury Bucks England [1] Boarstall, Bucks [1] Bucks [1] Burnham Bucks England [1] Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks [1] Chalfont St.Peter,Amersham,Bucks. [1]

Rank

Private [254] Corporal [20] Serjeant [17] Gunner [15] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Driver [12] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [5] Captain [4] Guardsman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] private [2] A/Corporal Saddler [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Provisional Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Sergeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] acting lance sergeant [1] pte [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [78] Army Service Corps [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Labour Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [16] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [14] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [338] Australian Imperial Force [18] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [61] B [59] C [50] D [22] P [20] S [20] F [19] W [19] A [16] E [16] R [15] M [13] J [12] G [9] O [9] T [8] L [6] K [4] N [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [378]

Country

United Kingdom [266] India [3] Canada [2] Australia [1] Turkey [1]

William Talbot

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 298744 Private Labour Corps

British Army 9221 and 298744 Private Army Service Corps and labour corps

British Army 298744 private Labour Corps

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Frederick Everett Hurn

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army 10365 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Stephen James Oakins

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army 30751 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 72110 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

British Army 55509 Private Royal Fusilliers Depot Labour Company

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Edgar Sear

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 20496 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 20496 private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th

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Albert Bierton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army F/3278 Private Middlesex Regiment 27th Battalion

British Army F/3278 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

British Army F/3278 Private Middlesex Regiment S

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William Henry Alsford

Born 1883

Died 1960

British Army 6333 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202613 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202613 Private Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Impey

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 2398 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 200118 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 51st Graduated Battalion

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George William Pratt

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 13697 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 13697 Private Grenadier Guards Army Reserve

British Army 13697 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Lewis Hing

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army 20418 Private Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 10243 Private Royal Defence Corps 259 Protection Company

British Army M/398035 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Joseph Hing

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 2193 Private Hertfordshire Regiment (Territorial Force) 1st Battalion

British Army M/2/176514 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Alfred John Field

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 26231 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Charlie Howlett

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 58770 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 104028 Private Labour Corps

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Bertie George Dumbleton

Born 1895

Died 1947

British Army SD/52 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Herbert Evans

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 10614 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10614 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10614 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Walter B Fairey

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 23814 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20225 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267211 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Walter Huckle

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 23767 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20209 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267195 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William John Dudley

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 202996 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202996 pte Light Infantry

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Herbert Wells

Born 1899

Died 1953

British Army 78220 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army G/44968 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/44968 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

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Thurston Boyd Smith

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 11th Battalion

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Edwin Harris

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 27349 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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