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Chesham, Buckinghamshire [199]

Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire [4]

Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ashbridge Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Asheridge, near Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckland Common, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chenies, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chesham Bois, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chesham, Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Chesham, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chesham, Whelpley Hill, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hyde Heath, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Latimer, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Prestwood, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [11]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

finished as Sergeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

98th Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Britannia [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Queen [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division - Royal Marine Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

British Army [21]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [36]

H [24]

S [24]

W [21]

P [17]

R [15]

G [12]

M [11]

C [9]

T [9]

A [8]

D [7]

L [7]

N [7]

E [4]

F [3]

K [2]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [217] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [199] Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire [4] Chesham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Ashbridge Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Asheridge, near Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Buckland Common, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chenies, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chesham Bois, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chesham, Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Chesham, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Chesham, Whelpley Hill, Buckinghamshire [1] Hyde Heath, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Latimer, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Prestwood, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [11] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] finished as Sergeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 98th Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Britannia [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Queen [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division - Royal Marine Brigade [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] British Army [21] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [36] H [24] S [24] W [21] P [17] R [15] G [12] M [11] C [9] T [9] A [8] D [7] L [7] N [7] E [4] F [3] K [2] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Eric George Webb

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2870 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Climpson

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8761 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stanley George Nash

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18529 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Harold Edward Franklin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 43277 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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William Atkins

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262497

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Thomas Gomm

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155804

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Henry Victor Wilkins

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207387

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John Park

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14373

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Arnold Nimrod Baker

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13712

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Horace Herbert Culverhouse

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2523 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105787 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Charles William Pearce

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249675

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John Dell Lacey

Born 1861

Died 1915

British Army 20091 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Nash

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263818

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Harry Alec Darvell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263748

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William George Brown

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160587

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Arthur Allsey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188317

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Sydney Ayres

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279613

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George Edward Grove

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218655

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Frederick William Juson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119323

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Timothy Miller

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222504

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