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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]

Henry James Field

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 22049 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Sidney Slade

Born 1881

Died 1970

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Fredrerick Bangs

Born 1884

Died 1955

British Army 74966 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 85264 Private Labour Corps

British Army 23377 Bedfordshire 4th Battalion

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Alice Elizabeth Swain

Born 1868

Died 1932

British Army Matron Matron Egyptian Hospital Unit Tanta Hospital

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John William Smith

Born 1873

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677 124th Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769677 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Thomas Burgess Carr

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 18200 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert Harry Bastard

Born 1879

Died 1922

Royal Navy 1083 Royal Marines Labour Corps Deal

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Albert James Reeves

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53847

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53847 Private Canadian Infantry 18th Battalion

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George Walter Dollamore

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army G/25938 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Cotterell

Born 1893

Died 1960

British Army 33221 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Horton

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army R4/063220 Private Army Service Corps

British Army R4/063220 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Arthur Charles Attwood

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 8077 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS Good Hope

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William Karl Kalabza

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26654

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26654 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Robert Roland Waddell-Dudley

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Edwin John Smith

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2572 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2572 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 2572 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Freeman

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army L/14892 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charlotte Annie Day

Born 1882

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24165 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24165 Member R.A.F. Records (Blandford)

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Joseph Bateman

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 17270 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 17270 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Leonard Arthur Stokes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13297 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Arthur William Diviani

Born 1898

British Army 5/34748 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 76328 Private Devonshire Regiment

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