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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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People [335] Stories Communities

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]

Percy John Jackson

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405238

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Cyril Jack Denniss

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3263 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 25418 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Wilfred Spurr

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Samuel Hare Palmer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214162

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Leonard George Graham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215893

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Bert Cousins

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219900

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Frederick George Thorogood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221863

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Sidney Charles Gazeley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226271

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Walter Burton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227864

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Erskine Magniac

Born 1883

Died 1917

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 27th Punjabis

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Charles Gatward

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 37188 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 40393 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 155143 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Ralph George Foster

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2292

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William John French

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308630

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William Thomas Wilkerson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310858

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Frederick John Aldridge

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy J39013 Ordinary Seaman HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy J39013 Boy 1st Class HMS Vanguard

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Reginald Brown

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223053

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Aubrey Davis

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206903

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Herbert Wells

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222405

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Harry Hare

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280976

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Leonard Stimpson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208172

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