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Ware, Hertfordshire [212]

Ware, Hertfordshire, England [8]

Ware England [7]

Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire [6]

Ware [6]

Ware, Herts [3]

Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Thundridge, Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Ware, Herefordshire [2]

Wareside Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Amwell, Ware, Herts [1]

Colliers End, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Colliers End, Ware, Herts [1]

Evesham, Ware, Gloucestershire [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, England [1]

Ware, Essex [1]

Ware, Hampshire, England [1]

Ware, Hartford [1]

Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ware, Mass [1]

Ware, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

ware herts [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Gunner [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]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [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 IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [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 Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS WARSPITE [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Air Services [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

British Army [30]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [32]

W [32]

S [30]

C [24]

P [20]

G [18]

H [18]

M [18]

T [11]

D [10]

L [9]

R [9]

A [8]

F [5]

J [5]

K [5]

O [5]

E [3]

N [3]

U [3]

I [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [272] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ware, Hertfordshire [212] Ware, Hertfordshire, England [8] Ware England [7] Standon, Ware, Hertfordshire [6] Ware [6] Ware, Herts [3] Braughing, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Thundridge, Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Ware, Herefordshire [2] Wareside Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Amwell, Ware, Herts [1] Colliers End, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Colliers End, Ware, Herts [1] Evesham, Ware, Gloucestershire [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, England [1] Ware, Essex [1] Ware, Hampshire, England [1] Ware, Hartford [1] Ware, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Ware, Mass [1] Ware, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire [1] ware herts [1]

Rank

Private [14] Corporal [5] Able Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Gunner [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] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Stoker [1] Driver [1] Leading Signalman [1] Major [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Lieutenant Commander [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [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 IRON DUKE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [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 Marine Artillery - HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS WARSPITE [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Air Services [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [165] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] British Army [30] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [32] W [32] S [30] C [24] P [20] G [18] H [18] M [18] T [11] D [10] L [9] R [9] A [8] F [5] J [5] K [5] O [5] E [3] N [3] U [3] I [2] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Alfred John Willmott

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194694

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Ada May Beard

Born 1898

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Leonard John Pateman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169554

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George Williams

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265142

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Henry Parker

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261389

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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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Charles John Moss

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278210

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Henry Hummerstone

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 8392 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Daniel Burge

Born 1891

British Army 3117 Serjeant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Henry Lovick

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 18118 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Francis Henry Gaines

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162178

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Nelson Baden Waller

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162050

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Robert George Hunt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178471

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Edward Charles Goodson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178816

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Stanley James Smith

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199927

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