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Ware, Hertfordshire [212]

Ware, Hertfordshire, England [8]

Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire [6]

Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Thundridge, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Wareside Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Colliers End, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

High Wych, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Hoddesdon Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Much Hadham, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Ware Hertfordshire [1]

Ware Hertfordshire [1]

Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ware, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Major [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

7th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

GOC 68th Infantry Brigade [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

HM Submarine E6 [1]

HM Trawler Clenboyne [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Endymion [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

RN Hospital, Portland [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Air Services [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [158]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

British Army [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [30]

S [27]

B [26]

C [21]

H [18]

G [17]

M [17]

P [17]

T [10]

D [9]

L [8]

R [8]

A [6]

F [5]

J [5]

K [5]

O [4]

E [3]

U [3]

I [2]

N [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [235]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [245] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ware, Hertfordshire [212] Ware, Hertfordshire, England [8] Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire [6] Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Thundridge, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Wareside Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Colliers End, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] High Wych, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Hoddesdon Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Much Hadham, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Ware Hertfordshire [1] Ware Hertfordshire [1] Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Ware, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [8] Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Stoker [1] Leading Signalman [1] Major [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 7th Gurkha Rifles [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] GOC 68th Infantry Brigade [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] HM Submarine E6 [1] HM Trawler Clenboyne [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Endymion [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hibernia [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] London Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] RN Hospital, Portland [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Air Services [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [158] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] British Army [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [30] S [27] B [26] C [21] H [18] G [17] M [17] P [17] T [10] D [9] L [8] R [8] A [6] F [5] J [5] K [5] O [4] E [3] U [3] I [2] N [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [235] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Tom Amos Burgess

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278206

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William James Sheppeard

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406688

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Ernest Woodley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143605

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Harry Augustus Burr

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 26766 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Thomas Henry Smith

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226147

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William Clark

Born 1860

Died 1917

Royal Navy 91749 Petty Officer HMS Powerful

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Thomas Samuel Miles

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229308

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Thomas Waller

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233475

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Edward Kirby

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234180

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Albert Odell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238039

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Geoffrey Stanhope Pitt

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 3217 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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William Taylor

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262907

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Oliver Thake

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS3381 Able Seaman HMS Royal Oak

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Alfred John Willmott

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194694

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Herbert Head

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 234282 Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Leonard Charles Tomlin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208775

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Norman Henry Campbell Bannerman Ure

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244451

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William Harold Crane

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244965

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Albert Young Murrell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247308

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Edgar Baker

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246882

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