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St Albans, Hertfordshire [28]

St Albans England [23]

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England [22]

St Albans [15]

St Albans New South Wales [13]

St. Albans, Hertfordshire [6]

St Albans Hertfordshire [4]

St Albans, Herts [4]

St Albans (Old near Geelong) Victoria [2]

St Albans Christchurch [2]

St Albans Victoria [2]

St Albans, Liverpool [2]

St. Albans [2]

St. Albans,Herts [2]

Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire [2]

Gaddiston Row, St Albans, Herts [1]

Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

St Albans Hertfordshire England [1]

St Albans Herts [1]

St Albans South Australia [1]

St Albans Tasmania [1]

St Albans, Christchurch [1]

St Albans, Hertfordshire,England [1]

St Albans, Hertfordshire. [1]

St Albans, New South Wales [1]

St. Albans, Herts. [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

A.R.S.M. [1]

Bandsman [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Gunner [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Member [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Innis Of Court Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Matron Egyptian Hospital Unit [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

R.A.F. Records (Blandford) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Australian Navy [1]

Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [1]

Royal Marines Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [50]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [23]

S [17]

H [11]

C [10]

D [8]

F [8]

W [8]

J [7]

R [7]

A [6]

L [6]

P [6]

K [5]

M [5]

G [3]

T [3]

E [2]

I [2]

N [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Place of birth

St Albans, Hertfordshire [28] St Albans England [23] St Albans, Hertfordshire, England [22] St Albans [15] St Albans New South Wales [13] St. Albans, Hertfordshire [6] St Albans Hertfordshire [4] St Albans, Herts [4] St Albans (Old near Geelong) Victoria [2] St Albans Christchurch [2] St Albans Victoria [2] St Albans, Liverpool [2] St. Albans [2] St. Albans,Herts [2] Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire [2] Gaddiston Row, St Albans, Herts [1] Redbourn, St Albans, Hertfordshire [1] St Albans Hertfordshire England [1] St Albans Herts [1] St Albans South Australia [1] St Albans Tasmania [1] St Albans, Christchurch [1] St Albans, Hertfordshire,England [1] St Albans, Hertfordshire. [1] St Albans, New South Wales [1] St. Albans, Herts. [1]

Rank

Private [38] Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] A.R.S.M. [1] Bandsman [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Engineman [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Gunner [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Member [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1] Innis Of Court Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Matron Egyptian Hospital Unit [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] R.A.F. Records (Blandford) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Australian Navy [1] Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Ajax [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS CANADA [1] Royal Marines Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [50] Australian Imperial Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [23] S [17] H [11] C [10] D [8] F [8] W [8] J [7] R [7] A [6] L [6] P [6] K [5] M [5] G [3] T [3] E [2] I [2] N [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

John William Ephgrave

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 1892 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Warner

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7602 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Lilley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 899 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30319 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Sidney George Holderness

Born 1877

Died 1948

British Army 4542 Private London Regiment

British Army 41144 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Fishbourne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287456

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John Mcgee

Born 1884

Died 1940

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29175

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Richard David Coubrough

Born 1880

Died 1935

Royal Navy 10940 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Arthur Anson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Harry Hooker

Died 1914

British Army 287 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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George Hugh Watts

Born 1888

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion

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Richard George Burridge

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 552444 Lance Corporal London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

British Army 5466 Private London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

British Army 552444 Private London Regiment 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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George Ronald Macdonald

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Cecil Thomas James

Australian Imperial Force 2161

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George Bangs

Born 1897

British Army 5706 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 32104 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Walter Samuel Inwood

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army STK/2066 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 10th and 23rd Battalions

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Arthur Thomas Brazier

Born 1879

British Army 5135 Warrant Officer Class 2 Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 5135 Colour Sergeant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lionel Victor Kent

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 538 Corporal London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Herbert William Groom

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army 22455 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Philip Deedes

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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George Edward Howard

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 10772 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202346 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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