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Waltham Abbey, Essex [107]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [74]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [73]

Great Waltham, Essex [14]

Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire [13]

Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [12]

Waltham Cross, Essex [10]

Waltham England [9]

Waltham, Essex [8]

Waltham, Kent [6]

Bishops Waltham [5]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [5]

Waltham, Hampshire [5]

North Waltham, Hampshire [4]

Waltham Abbey [4]

Waltham Cross, London [4]

Waltham, Canterbury, Kent [4]

Bishop's Waltham England [3]

Bishop's Waltham, Hants [3]

Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [3]

Waltham [3]

Waltham Abbey, London [3]

Waltham Cross, Herts [3]

Waltham, Dorset [3]

Waltham, Hertfordshire [3]

Bishop Waltham, Hampshire, England [2]

Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [2]

Cold Waltham, Sussex [2]

Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex [2]

North Waltham, Norfolk [2]

Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire [2]

Waltham Cross, Middlesex [2]

Waltham Green, London [2]

Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire [2]

Waltham, Berkshire [2]

Waltham, Lincolnshire [2]

Bishop Waltham, Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Bishop's Waltham, Hertfordshire [1]

Bishops Waltham England [1]

Bishops Waltham, Droxford district, Hampshire [1]

Bishops Waltham, Durham [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hants [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hertfordshire [1]

Bishops Waltham, Portsmouth [1]

Bishops' Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bishops-Waltham, Hants [1]

Bradfield, North Waltham, Norfolk [1]

Burley, Bishop Waltham [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Boy Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) [1]

Colour Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Chief Cook [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker, 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

HMS MALAYA [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenada Volunteers [1]

H.M.S Partridge [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

H.M.S. "Vivid" [1]

H.M.S. Barham [1]

H.M.S. Victory 1 [1]

HM Submarine E10 [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HMPMS "Ascot" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Chester [1]

HMS Curlew [1]

Service

Royal Navy [280]

British Army [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [51]

W [47]

B [41]

S [36]

H [33]

M [32]

G [28]

P [25]

D [23]

F [22]

R [19]

K [18]

L [18]

E [17]

A [16]

T [16]

N [6]

Y [4]

O [3]

V [3]

J [2]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [450]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

France [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [462] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Waltham Abbey, Essex [107] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [74] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [73] Great Waltham, Essex [14] Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire [13] Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [12] Waltham Cross, Essex [10] Waltham England [9] Waltham, Essex [8] Waltham, Kent [6] Bishops Waltham [5] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England [5] Waltham, Hampshire [5] North Waltham, Hampshire [4] Waltham Abbey [4] Waltham Cross, London [4] Waltham, Canterbury, Kent [4] Bishop's Waltham England [3] Bishop's Waltham, Hants [3] Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [3] Waltham [3] Waltham Abbey, London [3] Waltham Cross, Herts [3] Waltham, Dorset [3] Waltham, Hertfordshire [3] Bishop Waltham, Hampshire, England [2] Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [2] Cold Waltham, Sussex [2] Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex [2] North Waltham, Norfolk [2] Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire [2] Waltham Cross, Middlesex [2] Waltham Green, London [2] Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire [2] Waltham, Berkshire [2] Waltham, Lincolnshire [2] Bishop Waltham, Droxford, Hampshire [1] Bishop's Waltham, Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Bishop's Waltham, Hertfordshire [1] Bishops Waltham England [1] Bishops Waltham, Droxford district, Hampshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Durham [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England [1] Bishops Waltham, Hants [1] Bishops Waltham, Hertfordshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Portsmouth [1] Bishops' Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bishops-Waltham, Hants [1] Bradfield, North Waltham, Norfolk [1] Burley, Bishop Waltham [1]

Rank

Private [59] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Able Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Cook's Mate [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Boy Domestic 3rd Class [1] Boy II [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) [1] Colour Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Chief Cook [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Sister [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker, 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Royal Engineers [4] HMS MALAYA [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Eastern Ontario Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenada Volunteers [1] H.M.S Partridge [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] H.M.S. "Vivid" [1] H.M.S. Barham [1] H.M.S. Victory 1 [1] HM Submarine E10 [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HMPMS "Ascot" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Chester [1] HMS Curlew [1]

Service

Royal Navy [280] British Army [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Australian Imperial Force [19] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [51] W [47] B [41] S [36] H [33] M [32] G [28] P [25] D [23] F [22] R [19] K [18] L [18] E [17] A [16] T [16] N [6] Y [4] O [3] V [3] J [2] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [450] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [37] France [1] Turkey [1]

Albert Edward Tarling

Born 1874

Died 1946

British Army 153430 Private Royal Army Medical Corps RAMC Depot - Blackpool

British Army 153430 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 20th Salonica Reinforcements

British Army 153430 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 20 Stationary Hospital

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Stanley Godwin Bulstrode

Born 1896

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Ernest Hollingsworth

Born 1888

Died 1934

British Army 126811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 126811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 126811 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 334 Siege Battery

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Jim Morrison

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 54366 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 5/14366 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

British Army 5/14366 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Herbert Wilford

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 3755 Warrant Officer Class 2 Scots Guards

British Army 3755 Colour Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major Scots Guards

British Army 3755 Company Serjeant Major Scots Guards

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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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Charles Leonard Bulstrode

Born 1894

Died 1961

British Army 545867 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frank Dobson

Born 1899

Died 1979

British Army GS/82072 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Henry Gowers

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 6434 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323312 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323312 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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John Henry Bishop

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 19864 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11078 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 11078 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Thomas William Stubley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 12/1145 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1145 Private York and Lancaster Regiment (Sheffield Pals) 12th Battalion

British Army Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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John William Markham

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 202975 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Bn.

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Herbert Alfred Arnold

Born 1874

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30000

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George William Hollingsworth

Born 1886

Died 1926

British Army 40069 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Alfred Harry Emmett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army B/1222 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion

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Madeline Elsie Bates

Born 1883

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Sister Voluntary Aid Detachment Millicent Sutherland Ambulance, Calais

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Theophilous Batt

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 04816 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 58931 Private Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Charles Halden

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4516 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Oswald Follett Sims

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24644 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John George Waller

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219287 Private 202 Squadron

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