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Saffron Walden, Essex [158]

Saffron Walden, Essex, England [6]

Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex [2]

Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Hadstock, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Hempstead, Saffron Walden Reg. Dist., Essex [1]

Hempstead, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Near Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Saffron Walden, Littlebury, Essex [1]

Thaxted, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Wimbish Green, Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

saffron walden, essex [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Cadet [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Telegraph Instruction Unit [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

British Army [26]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [25]

B [18]

C [17]

W [16]

T [14]

S [11]

P [10]

H [9]

D [8]

F [7]

G [7]

M [7]

A [5]

J [5]

N [5]

U [3]

E [2]

K [2]

L [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [168]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Saffron Walden, Essex [158] Saffron Walden, Essex, England [6] Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex [2] Arkesden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Hadstock, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Hempstead, Saffron Walden Reg. Dist., Essex [1] Hempstead, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Near Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Saffron Walden, Littlebury, Essex [1] Thaxted, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Wimbish Green, Saffron Walden, Essex [1] saffron walden, essex [1]

Rank

Private [14] Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Cadet [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Iris II (Victory X) [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Telegraph Instruction Unit [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] British Army [26] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

R [25] B [18] C [17] W [16] T [14] S [11] P [10] H [9] D [8] F [7] G [7] M [7] A [5] J [5] N [5] U [3] E [2] K [2] L [2] O [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [168] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

William Charles Baynes

Born 1876

British Army 370006 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 33 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Bertie Thomas Ashman

Born 1898

Died 1941

British Army 481213 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis Henry Badman

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 15930 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 15930 Private Suffolk Regiment 71 Corps

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Arthur Gurney Rose

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2381 Private London Regiment

British Army 2381 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15

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Douglas Charles Pursey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 5778 Private London Regiment 23rd (county of lond Battalion

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Ada Ann Woodley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service 2nd Western Hospital (Manchester)

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James Cann

Born 1875

Died 1953

British Army Private Royal Engineers

British Army 24786 Private Royal Defence Corps 19th

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Horace Martin Flack

Born 1899

Died 1944

British Army M/376020 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick John Bunting

Born 1891

Died 1942

British Army 5250 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Samuel Savill

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army 48150 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 'V' Battery

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George Alan Kitteridge

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166837

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John Goodwin

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army 330160 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 330160 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harold Godfrey

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163139

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William Henry Pegram

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9059

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William Thomas Taylor

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285146

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Henry Charles Taylor

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213977

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Francis Donald Rudd

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244110

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Stanley Evenett

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 764061 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

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Anthony William Tuke

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army Cadet Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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Frederick John Moul

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261645

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