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Hitchin, Hertfordshire [263]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [30]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England [12]

Hitchin Hertfordshire [8]

Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [3]

Baldock, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Aston End, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Baldock,Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Barkway, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Clothall, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Pirton, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin,Hertfordshire [1]

King's Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Lilley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Stevenage, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Willian, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy Mechanic [1]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Cpl. Mech [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Mech. [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Hertfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS INDOMITABLE [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

12th Lancers [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

21st Lancers [1]

27th Punjabis [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Air Service [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Brilliant [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Foyle [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Repulse [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Vulcan [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regement [1]

Manston [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [140]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

British Army [68]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [38]

C [37]

B [35]

W [35]

H [32]

G [23]

F [21]

M [16]

T [16]

D [15]

A [13]

P [13]

R [10]

L [7]

N [7]

I [4]

O [4]

J [3]

K [3]

E [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [263] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [30] Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England [12] Hitchin Hertfordshire [8] Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [3] Baldock, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Aston End, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Baldock,Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Barkway, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Clothall, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Pirton, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin,Hertfordshire [1] King's Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Lilley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Stevenage, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Willian, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [38] Corporal [8] Serjeant [6] Sapper [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Driver [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy Mechanic [1] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Cpl. Mech [1] Gunner [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Mech. [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Hertfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Essex Regiment [2] HMS INDOMITABLE [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 12th Lancers [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 21st Lancers [1] 27th Punjabis [1] 7th Hussars [1] Air Service [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Brilliant [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Foyle [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Repulse [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Vulcan [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regement [1] Manston [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [140] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] British Army [68] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [38] C [37] B [35] W [35] H [32] G [23] F [21] M [16] T [16] D [15] A [13] P [13] R [10] L [7] N [7] I [4] O [4] J [3] K [3] E [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [50] South Africa [1]

Albert Norris

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army 7904 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion in India

British Army 7904 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Reserve

British Army 7904 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Cannon

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 14982 Serjeant Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 14982 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 14982 Company Serjeant Major Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Arthur Steeley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4803 Private London Regiment

British Army 4803 Rifleman London Regiment 1st/8th Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372256 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frank Valentine

Born 1885

British Army 213180 Driver Royal Field Artillery 8th Reserve Battery

British Army 213180 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 35th Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 213180 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 56th Reserve Battery

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Arthur William Bigg

Born 1899

Died 1955

British Army 49528 Private Northamptonshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery

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John Leslie Sworder

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 9098 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Walter Gunnis Spurr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16678 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 16678 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harold Spalding

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 5821 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235253 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Douglas Bateman Spurr

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2116 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James Arnold

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39076 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Foyle

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Willson Haydn Gatward

Born 1901

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305987

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George Abbiss

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 202803 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Frederick Pierson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261270

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William Robert Hill

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278524

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Charles West

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207692

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Albert Edgar Barker

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194212

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F Mabbitt

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198618

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Percy Rolph

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162176

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George Ernest Burrows

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291682

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Stanley Lazenby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206184

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