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Hertford, Hertfordshire [187]

Hertford [113]

Hertford England [26]

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England [21]

Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [4]

Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire [4]

Hertford,Hertfordshire [3]

Bayford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Cheshunt, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Hertford, Herts [2]

Welwyn, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

All Saints, Hertford [1]

Baldock, Hertford [1]

Bengeo, Hertford [1]

Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Broxbourne, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Cowbridge, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Goose Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Halfield, Hertford [1]

Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Hertford Heath, Herts [1]

Hertford Heath,Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford Herts [1]

Hertford, Ayrshire [1]

Hertford,, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertingfordbury, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Knebworth, Hertford [1]

Lower Hertford, Northumberland [1]

Mangrove House, Hertford, Herts [1]

Monks Green Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Much Hadham, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Near Hertford [1]

Patmore Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

St John's, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertford, Middlesex, London [1]

Watton Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watton at Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [39]

Able Seaman [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Caporal [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Rtd) [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Mate [1]

Mechanician [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [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]

Armée française [1]

Bedfordshsire Regiment [1]

Eastern Ontario Regiment [1]

Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hardy [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Murray [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory I [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]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [204]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

British Army [51]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [46]

B [42]

S [39]

W [32]

M [31]

G [27]

P [27]

H [24]

T [19]

F [16]

A [15]

D [14]

L [14]

R [13]

J [12]

E [7]

N [6]

O [5]

I [4]

K [4]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [371]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Hertford, Hertfordshire [187] Hertford [113] Hertford England [26] Hertford, Hertfordshire, England [21] Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire [4] Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire [4] Hertford,Hertfordshire [3] Bayford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Cheshunt, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Hertford, Herts [2] Welwyn, Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] All Saints, Hertford [1] Baldock, Hertford [1] Bengeo, Hertford [1] Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Broxbourne, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Cowbridge, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Goose Green, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Halfield, Hertford [1] Hertford Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire, England [1] Hertford Heath, Herts [1] Hertford Heath,Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Hertfordshire [1] Hertford Herts [1] Hertford, Ayrshire [1] Hertford,, Hertfordshire [1] Hertingfordbury, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Knebworth, Hertford [1] Lower Hertford, Northumberland [1] Mangrove House, Hertford, Herts [1] Monks Green Farm, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Much Hadham, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Near Hertford [1] Patmore Heath, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] St John's, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertford, Middlesex, London [1] Watton Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watton at Stone, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [39] Able Seaman [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Leading Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Caporal [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal (Acting Corporal) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Rtd) [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Master At Arms [1] Mate [1] Mechanician [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS BULWARK [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [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] Armée française [1] Bedfordshsire Regiment [1] Eastern Ontario Regiment [1] Ganges II, Victory I, Minerva, Dido, Excellent, Woolwich, Nimrod, Leander [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hardy [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Murray [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory I [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] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [204] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] British Army [51] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [46] B [42] S [39] W [32] M [31] G [27] P [27] H [24] T [19] F [16] A [15] D [14] L [14] R [13] J [12] E [7] N [6] O [5] I [4] K [4] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [371] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [21] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Albert Arthur Cutts

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army 57359 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 204076 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Willie Warren

Born 1878

Died 1951

British Army 3533 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 266036 Private Hampshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Poore

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 6140 Private London Regiment

British Army 323112 Private London Regiment

British Army 6140, 323112 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) battalion ( Rifles)

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Harold Ernest Frank Turner

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2927 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2927 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Charles Walter Rogerson

Born 1890

Died 1923

Royal Navy 236059

Royal Navy 236059 Able Seaman HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 236059 Leading Seaman HMS Hampshire

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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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Claud Ambrose Proctor

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 103163

Canadian Expeditionary Force 103163 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick William Prior

Born 1883

Died 1918

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

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Benjamin Samuel Victor Norton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 21245 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Stanley James Darby

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 265746 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265746 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Henry Walter Izzard

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 623/TS Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 623 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pavlova

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Horace Richard Cecil Turner

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 2796 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265671 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ernest Warren

Born 1878

Died 1951

British Army 266036 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 535524 Private Labour Corps

British Army 535524 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Herbert John Reeves

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army L/7767 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/7767 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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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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Albert Charles Rayment

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 46950 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 46950 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William David Bell

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3060218

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3060218 Private Eastern Ontario Regiment

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Reginald G Rayment

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 25758 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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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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