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Hertford, Hertfordshire [187]

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England [21]

Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [4]

Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire [4]

Hertford,Hertfordshire [3]

Bayford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Cheshunt, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Welwyn, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Broxbourne, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Cowbridge, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Goose Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Hertford Heath,Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford,, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertingfordbury, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Monks Green Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Much Hadham, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Patmore Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

St John's, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watton Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watton at Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Caporal [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

11th Lancers [1]

13th Squad Royal Air Force [1]

141st Squad Royal Air Force [1]

2e Régiment de Zouaves [1]

3/1st Berkshire Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Armée française [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshsire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

President II, Aberdeen [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [28]

S [27]

B [26]

P [23]

W [20]

M [18]

G [13]

T [13]

H [12]

D [11]

F [11]

L [9]

J [8]

R [6]

A [5]

K [4]

N [4]

O [4]

E [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [222]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Hertford, Hertfordshire [187] Hertford, Hertfordshire, England [21] Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [4] Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire [4] Hertford,Hertfordshire [3] Bayford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Cheshunt, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Welwyn, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Broxbourne, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Cowbridge, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Goose Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England [1] Hertford Heath,Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Hertfordshire [1] Hertford,, Hertfordshire [1] Hertingfordbury, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Monks Green Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Much Hadham, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Patmore Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] St John's, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watton Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watton at Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [18] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Caporal [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 11th Lancers [1] 13th Squad Royal Air Force [1] 141st Squad Royal Air Force [1] 2e Régiment de Zouaves [1] 3/1st Berkshire Regiment [1] Army Service Corps [1] Armée française [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshsire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] HMS Hardy [1] Hertfordshire Regiment attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] President II, Aberdeen [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [28] S [27] B [26] P [23] W [20] M [18] G [13] T [13] H [12] D [11] F [11] L [9] J [8] R [6] A [5] K [4] N [4] O [4] E [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [222] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [2] Australia [1]

Albert Arthur Cutts

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army 57359 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 204076 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick William Prior

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34976 Air Mechanic 1st Class

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Frederick William George Ravenhill

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 1046 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps 6 Squadron for part of time

British Army 1046 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

British Army 1046 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

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Henry Charles Chesher

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 6/7517 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 7517 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 7517 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6 Bn

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Edward William Bell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375277 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375277 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Herbert Victor Hodson

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 35868 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 35868 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Locking

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23458 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25439 Private Bedfordshsire Regiment

British Army 23458 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Thomas Arthur Saville

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 33040 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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T Deards

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166329

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Albert John Pennyfather

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234572

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Henry James Brown

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196156

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Claud William Morris

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243383

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Albert James White

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297061

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Frank Childs

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147859

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Sidney Robert Staines

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78477

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Charles William Burgess

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30090

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Andrew Gray

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294207

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Leonard Frederick Barber

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 250329 Private Essex Regiment

British Army Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Bn

British Army 235094 Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Bn

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Henry Mason Boucher

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Norman Baker

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1939 Private London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army Second Lieutenant 3/1st Berkshire Regiment

British Army Honourable Artillery Company

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