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Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [120]

Leighton Buzzard England [22]

Leighton Buzzard [13]

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire [12]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England [2]

Edlesborough, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Heath and Reach,Leighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire [1]

Leighton Buzzard Beds [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Beds [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Berkshire [1]

Leighton Buzzard, England [1]

Leighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire. [1]

Leighton Buzzard,Beds [1]

St.Margarets,Leighton Buzzard,Buckinghamshire. [1]

Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Woburn Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Captain [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman. [1]

Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2, [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

l/cpl [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

204th District [1]

48th Cavalry Clearing Station [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Torpedo Boat No 30 [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Hogue, [1]

HMS Lowest [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Hampshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

London Regiment Queen's Westminster Rifles [1]

London Regiment, Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Monmouth [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

British Army [31]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [25]

R [20]

H [18]

S [18]

C [15]

G [13]

P [13]

W [13]

T [8]

D [6]

F [6]

M [6]

L [5]

N [4]

K [3]

A [2]

E [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [120] Leighton Buzzard England [22] Leighton Buzzard [13] Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire [12] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England [2] Edlesborough, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Heath and Reach,Leighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire [1] Leighton Buzzard Beds [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, [1] Leighton Buzzard, Beds [1] Leighton Buzzard, Berkshire [1] Leighton Buzzard, England [1] Leighton Buzzard,Bedfordshire. [1] Leighton Buzzard,Beds [1] St.Margarets,Leighton Buzzard,Buckinghamshire. [1] Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Woburn Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. [1]

Rank

Private [19] Captain [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman. [1] Acting Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2, [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant acting Captain [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] l/cpl [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 204th District [1] 48th Cavalry Clearing Station [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Torpedo Boat No 30 [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Hogue, [1] HMS Lowest [1] HMS Lowestoft [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Hampshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1] London Regiment Queen's Westminster Rifles [1] London Regiment, Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Monmouth [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] British Army [31] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [25] R [20] H [18] S [18] C [15] G [13] P [13] W [13] T [8] D [6] F [6] M [6] L [5] N [4] K [3] A [2] E [2] Y [2] J [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

James Faunch

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267234

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William Frederick Taylor

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268059

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William James Parkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104004

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George Henry Windmill

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265359

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Archibald James Payne

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39110 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke

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Walter Dennis Toe

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3/7407 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2, Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 43254 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Eversden

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283502

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Frederick Robert Richmond

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 815 Company Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers

British Army 815 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Alfred Boxall

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217383

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William Freeman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190944

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Harvey John Beard

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1056

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Valentine C Pool

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 54093 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frederick Charles Ruffhead

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 16998 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 16998 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Ginger

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 19820 Lance Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 19820 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 19820 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Reuben Randall

Born 1897

British Army 224 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 252914 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 252914 Sapper Royal Engineers 9th Battn

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Walter James Collett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3497

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Amos Ellingham

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194757

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Frederick Corkett

Born 1895

Died 1982

British Army 47137 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 197015 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Arthur Paragreen

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 10860 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS Good Hope

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Charles Reeve

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226051

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