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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [183]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England [10]

Hemel Hempstead [6]

Hemel Hempstead,Herts [5]

Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4]

Hemel Hempstead England [4]

Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2]

Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2]

Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

1 High Street, Hemel Hempstead [1]

Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1]

Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bedmond, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD [1]

Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire England [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hampshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Kent [1]

Hemel Hempstead, London [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire. [1]

Levestock Green Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Water End, near Hemel Hempstead [1]

Rank

Private [26]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Driver [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [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]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

2nd Bedford [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [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]

Bedfordshire [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1]

East Kent Regiment [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]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment(Kensingtons) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Queens Regiment+Royal West Surrey [1]

Queens Royal West Surrey [1]

RFA+RA [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery TF [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [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]

Service

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

British Army [46]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [34]

H [30]

S [30]

C [24]

P [18]

W [16]

R [13]

A [11]

L [11]

G [10]

F [9]

J [7]

D [6]

E [5]

M [4]

N [3]

K [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Germany [1]

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People [239] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [183] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England [10] Hemel Hempstead [6] Hemel Hempstead,Herts [5] Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4] Hemel Hempstead England [4] Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2] Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2] Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2] Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] 1 High Street, Hemel Hempstead [1] Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1] Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bedmond, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] HEMEL HEMPSTEAD [1] Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire England [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hampshire [1] Hemel Hempstead, Kent [1] Hemel Hempstead, London [1] Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire. [1] Levestock Green Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Potten End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Water End, near Hemel Hempstead [1]

Rank

Private [26] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Driver [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [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] Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] 2nd Bedford [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [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] Bedfordshire [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA [1] East Kent Regiment [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] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment(Kensingtons) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Queens Regiment+Royal West Surrey [1] Queens Royal West Surrey [1] RFA+RA [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery TF [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Horse Artillery [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]

Service

Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] British Army [46] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [34] H [30] S [30] C [24] P [18] W [16] R [13] A [11] L [11] G [10] F [9] J [7] D [6] E [5] M [4] N [3] K [2] T [2] Y [2] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Germany [1]

Hubert Youngman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303995

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Albert Hall

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126839

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Charles David Lane

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292157

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Albert Poulter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197111

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Ralph Brackenbury Wallace

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268784

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William Banfield

Born 1886

Died 1948

British Army 60301 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Hezekiah John Bladon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275821

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Samuel Caleb Newton Ayres

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204291

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Walter Coleman

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300711

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Edgar William Beeson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206495

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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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Frederick Banfield

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7885 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7885 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7885 Private Bedfordshire 2nd bedford

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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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William Joseph Coleman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217125

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Ernest James Elkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222751

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Charles John Hitchcock

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 28698 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 369634 Sapper Royal Engineers J Depot Coy.

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Gerald Arthur Millar

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Captain acting Major Royal Garrison Artillery

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Howitzer Brigade No.4

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Frederick Banfield

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7885 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7885 Private 2nd Bedford

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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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