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Watford, Hertfordshire [678]

Watford England [40]

Watford [39]

Watford, Herts [18]

Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire [13]

Watford, London [6]

Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [4]

Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire [4]

Watford,Hertfordshire. [4]

Kings Langley, Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Rickmansworth, Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Watford, Middlesex [3]

Bushey, Watford [2]

Croxley Green, Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Watford Hertfordshire [2]

Watford, Hampshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire, England [2]

Watford, Kent [2]

Watford, Northamptonshire [2]

109 High Street, Watford [1]

16 Ballards Buildings, Watford [1]

Abbots Langley, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bushey Heath, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bushey Heath, Watford, Herts. [1]

Chipperfield, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ganders Ash Watford [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Henby, Watford [1]

King’s Langley, Watford [1]

Leavesden,Watford,Hertfordshire. [1]

Northwood Watford [1]

Rickmansworth,Watford,Hertfordshire. [1]

Saint John's, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Sarratt, nr Watford, Herts [1]

St John’s Watford [1]

St Mary's, Watford, Herts [1]

Tring, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Waterdell, Watford. Hertfordshire [1]

Watford , Herfordshire , England [1]

Watford , Hertfordshire [1]

Watford Hertfordshire England [1]

Watford Herts [1]

Watford, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Bushey, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Essex [1]

Watford, HRT [1]

Watford, Herefordshire [1]

Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertford, Middlesex, London [1]

Watford, Lowestoft [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [16]

Able Seaman [12]

Captain [12]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Serjeant [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Driver [3]

Sapper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Musician [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy, 2nd class and BI [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

General [1]

Lieutenant Admin [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [3]

Training Reserve [3]

3rd Hussars [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

116th Infantry Battalion [1]

12th CMR [1]

1st Herts 5987717+West Ridings 203448 [1]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1]

5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1]

6th Bedford [1]

7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [483]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [217]

British Army [121]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [111]

H [96]

C [88]

S [86]

W [72]

G [53]

T [45]

A [42]

P [42]

D [40]

F [31]

R [28]

M [26]

L [25]

J [21]

K [19]

E [14]

N [7]

O [6]

Y [6]

V [5]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [859]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

Canada [2]

France [2]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Watford, Hertfordshire [678] Watford England [40] Watford [39] Watford, Herts [18] Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire [13] Watford, London [6] Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [4] Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire [4] Watford,Hertfordshire. [4] Kings Langley, Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Rickmansworth, Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Watford, Middlesex [3] Bushey, Watford [2] Croxley Green, Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Watford Hertfordshire [2] Watford, Hampshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire, England [2] Watford, Kent [2] Watford, Northamptonshire [2] 109 High Street, Watford [1] 16 Ballards Buildings, Watford [1] Abbots Langley, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Bushey Heath, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Bushey Heath, Watford, Herts. [1] Chipperfield, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Ganders Ash Watford [1] Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Henby, Watford [1] King’s Langley, Watford [1] Leavesden,Watford,Hertfordshire. [1] Northwood Watford [1] Rickmansworth,Watford,Hertfordshire. [1] Saint John's, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Sarratt, nr Watford, Herts [1] St John’s Watford [1] St Mary's, Watford, Herts [1] Tring, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Waterdell, Watford. Hertfordshire [1] Watford , Herfordshire , England [1] Watford , Hertfordshire [1] Watford Hertfordshire England [1] Watford Herts [1] Watford, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Essex [1] Watford, HRT [1] Watford, Herefordshire [1] Watford, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertford, Middlesex, London [1] Watford, Lowestoft [1]

Rank

Private [73] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [16] Able Seaman [12] Captain [12] Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Serjeant [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Leading Seaman [4] Driver [3] Sapper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Musician [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Signalman [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Band Boy [1] Band Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy, 2nd class and BI [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Clerk [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] General [1] Lieutenant Admin [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

London Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [3] Training Reserve [3] 3rd Hussars [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] East Kent Regiment [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marines Band [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 116th Infantry Battalion [1] 12th CMR [1] 1st Herts 5987717+West Ridings 203448 [1] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1] 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1] 6th Bedford [1] 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [483] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [217] British Army [121] Australian Imperial Force [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [111] H [96] C [88] S [86] W [72] G [53] T [45] A [42] P [42] D [40] F [31] R [28] M [26] L [25] J [21] K [19] E [14] N [7] O [6] Y [6] V [5] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [859]

Country

United Kingdom [65] Canada [2] France [2] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

Ben Ellis

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army GS/20409 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Henry E Wells

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army T3/028809 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T3 028809 Driver Army Service Corps

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William George Shedel

Born 1898

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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George Herbert Weller

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army

British Army Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 1/7th (Blythswood) Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 1/7th (Blythswood) Battalion

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George Randolph Pearkes

Born 1888

Died 1984

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107473

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Leeson Moffet

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William Charles Gwynne

Born 1881

Died 1960

Royal Navy 11201 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 11201 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 11201 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Frederick Joseph Glenister

Born 1890

Died 1968

British Army 2753 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 951671 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army British Red Cross Society

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Alfred David George Flint

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11047 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Ernest Johnson

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 142011 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 30426 Private Essex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 30426 Private Training Reserve

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Ernest Palmer

Born 1876

Died 1954

British Army T4/038346 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/038346 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Stephen Raymond Lake

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ralph Edward Griffin

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 814 Private Australian Infantry 12th Battalion

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Robert Sawers

Born 1881

Died 1965

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Henry Albert White

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 21554 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 31395 Lance Corporal Royal Ordnance Corps

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Frederick George Dean

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1678 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 240304 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 01280 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Kilby

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5221 Private London Regiment 15th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 5221 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sydney James Atkins

Born 1894

Died 1970

British Army 403 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 895114 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Cashmore

Died 1917

British Army 1233 Corporal 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)

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Henry Sharpe

Born 1883

Died 1948

British Army 217348 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 217348 sapper Royal Engineers

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