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Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [74]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [5]

Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [2]

Rank

Private [4]

Able Seaman [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Royal Engineers [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS ONSLOW [1]

Hampshire Cyclist [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South African Infantry Battalion [1]

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Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

British Army [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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C [10]

M [10]

F [9]

H [9]

K [7]

B [5]

S [5]

W [5]

D [4]

E [3]

G [3]

P [3]

O [2]

R [2]

J [1]

L [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

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Military Service [77]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [81] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [74] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [5] Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [2]

Rank

Private [4] Able Seaman [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS ONSLOW [1] Hampshire Cyclist [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South African Infantry Battalion [1]

Service

Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] British Army [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [10] M [10] F [9] H [9] K [7] B [5] S [5] W [5] D [4] E [3] G [3] P [3] O [2] R [2] J [1] L [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [77] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ernest Henry Gardener

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army X727 Private South African Infantry Battalion

South African Services X727 Sapper Royal Engineers 84th Miscellaneous Trades Company

South African Services X727 Private 4th South African Infantry South African Scottish Regiment

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William Charles Halden

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4516 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Stanley George Heffer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41326 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Reginald Henry George Stimpson

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 200624 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 520 Siege Battery

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Frank Victor Downes

Born 1893

Died 1940

Royal Navy J53363

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Henry Richard Capp

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17248

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Leonard Banks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155598

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Thomas William Knowler

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217924

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William Albert Fletcher Watson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283639

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Oliver Edgar Chittenden

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165474

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Charles King

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221659

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Noel David Rutherford

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215928

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Percy Charles Church

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222279

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Cecil Howard Everett

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182001

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Ernest Charge

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316152

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Cecil Robin Fell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53428

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Thomas Sheather Miller

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215617

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Stanley Arthur Parish

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277447

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Frank Leslie Hamilton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183806 Private Royal Air Force

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Horace Arthur Maxfield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214981

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