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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [183]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England [10]

Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4]

Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1]

Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bedmond, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire England [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire. [1]

Levestock Green Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [13]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class (D) [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Captain acting Major [1]

Commander [1]

Cook Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic (Motor Transport) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

(Motor Transport) Repair Depot Shrewsbury [1]

10 (Motor Transport) Repair Depot (Wormwood Scrubbs) [1]

12th Middx [1]

9th East Anglian [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1]

Equipment & Personnel Depot Chingford [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS President II [1]

Herts Regiment RHA [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Queens Royal West Surrey [1]

RFA+RA [1]

Royal Field Artillery TF [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery: HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Marines Howitzer Brigade No.4 [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Wormwood Scrubbs [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

British Army [27]

Last name first letter

H [27]

S [27]

B [24]

C [23]

P [16]

W [15]

R [13]

L [11]

A [10]

F [9]

G [8]

J [7]

E [5]

D [4]

M [4]

N [3]

K [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [198]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Germany [1]

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People [212] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [183] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England [10] Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4] Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1] Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bedmond, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire England [1] Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire. [1] Levestock Green Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [13] Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class (D) [1] Aircraftsman [1] Captain acting Major [1] Commander [1] Cook Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Mechanic (Motor Transport) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] (Motor Transport) Repair Depot Shrewsbury [1] 10 (Motor Transport) Repair Depot (Wormwood Scrubbs) [1] 12th Middx [1] 9th East Anglian [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1] Equipment & Personnel Depot Chingford [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS President II [1] Herts Regiment RHA [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Queens Royal West Surrey [1] RFA+RA [1] Royal Field Artillery TF [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery: HMS INVINCIBLE [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Marines Howitzer Brigade No.4 [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scottish Horse [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Wormwood Scrubbs [1]

Service

Royal Navy [110] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] British Army [27]

Last name first letter

H [27] S [27] B [24] C [23] P [16] W [15] R [13] L [11] A [10] F [9] G [8] J [7] E [5] D [4] M [4] N [3] K [2] Y [2] O [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [198] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Germany [1]

William Alfred Sear

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203617

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Seabrooke John Gray

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90477

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Arthur John Gregory

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205541

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Richard Arthur Lewis Evans

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 32nd Company

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Harry William Freeman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41894 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 41894 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Horace James Nichols

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234999

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Ernest Holland Groom

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216878

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Edwin Potton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217621

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William George Winch

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227119

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William Arthur Chalk

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228625

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Albert Charles Killeen

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 23568 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 201 Corporal Guards Machine Gun Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Walter Highby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208940

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Harry George Biswell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15030 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15030 Private Essex Regiment

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John Biswell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10474 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10474 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Leonard Herbert Kempster

Born 1900

Royal Navy J47065

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Thomas Ashby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209223

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William Brazier

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211182

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Frank Anderson Sanger

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225117

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George Redding

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243385

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Clarence Alfred Welch

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248914

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