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Bedford, Bedfordshire [118]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [68]

Bedford [60]

Stevington, Bedfordshire [37]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [33]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [24]

Northampton [23]

Olney, Bucks [20]

Stagsden, Bedfordshire [18]

Bedfordshire [16]

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [11]

Woburn, Bedfordshire [11]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [10]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [10]

London [10]

London, Middlesex [10]

Nassington, Northamptonshire [10]

Turvey, Bedfordshire [10]

Dublin [8]

Luton, Bedfordshire [7]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [7]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [7]

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [6]

Harrold, Bedfordshire [6]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [6]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [6]

Northamptonshire [6]

Castor, Northamptonshire [5]

Ceylon [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [5]

Bedford England [4]

Bengal [4]

Bombay [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Cork [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [4]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [4]

Leicester [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Nottingham [4]

Simla [4]

Bangalore [3]

Cambridge [3]

Cape Colony [3]

Hampshire [3]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Rank

Private [1169]

Second Lieutenant [509]

Lieutenant [365]

Captain [326]

Major [154]

Corporal [151]

Lance Corporal [140]

Serjeant [110]

Sapper [69]

Lieutenant Colonel [66]

Gunner [42]

Sergeant [25]

Driver [24]

Acting Captain [20]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Rifleman [16]

Acting Corporal [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Brigadier General [11]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10]

Cadet [10]

Colonel [10]

Commander [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Pioneer [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Air Mechanic [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Acting Major [5]

Flight Cadet [5]

Officer Cadet [5]

Surgeon [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Guardsman [4]

Reverend [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) [4]

Assistant Paymaster [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain Acting Major [3]

Flight Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [412]

Bedfordshire Regiment [226]

Royal Engineers [152]

London Regiment [105]

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Fusiliers [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [69]

Army Service Corps [60]

Bedford Yeomanry [60]

Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Flying Corps [32]

Labour Corps [30]

Essex Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [28]

Royal Air Force [27]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [25]

Canadian Infantry [25]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

Honourable Artillery Company [20]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Grenadier Guards [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Leinster Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Artillery [13]

Royal Horse Artillery [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [13]

Royal Navy Air Service [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [2109]

Royal Navy [130]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Indian Army [63]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Other Empire Force [21]

South African Services [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [264]

C [264]

S [224]

H [192]

W [171]

M [155]

D [133]

P [133]

L [107]

A [105]

R [104]

G [98]

T [95]

F [94]

J [69]

E [63]

K [57]

N [45]

O [36]

I [18]

Y [11]

V [10]

U [8]

Q [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2256]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [1447]

India [20]

Canada [12]

Ireland [5]

Jamaica [4]

South Africa [4]

Malaysia [3]

Australia [2]

China [2]

France [2]

New Zealand [2]

Sri Lanka [2]

United States [2]

Egypt [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Myanmar [1]

Singapore [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [118] Kempston, Bedfordshire [68] Bedford [60] Stevington, Bedfordshire [37] Oundle, Northamptonshire [33] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [31] Olney, Buckinghamshire [24] Northampton [23] Olney, Bucks [20] Stagsden, Bedfordshire [18] Bedfordshire [16] Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire [11] Woburn, Bedfordshire [11] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [10] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [10] London [10] London, Middlesex [10] Nassington, Northamptonshire [10] Turvey, Bedfordshire [10] Dublin [8] Luton, Bedfordshire [7] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [7] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [7] Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [6] Harrold, Bedfordshire [6] Kensington, London, Middlesex [6] Kettering, Northamptonshire [6] Northamptonshire [6] Castor, Northamptonshire [5] Ceylon [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Northampton, Northamptonshire [5] Bedford England [4] Bengal [4] Bombay [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Cork [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [4] Kettering, Northamptonshire [4] Leicester [4] Marylebone, London [4] Nottingham [4] Simla [4] Bangalore [3] Cambridge [3] Cape Colony [3] Hampshire [3] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Rank

Private [1169] Second Lieutenant [509] Lieutenant [365] Captain [326] Major [154] Corporal [151] Lance Corporal [140] Serjeant [110] Sapper [69] Lieutenant Colonel [66] Gunner [42] Sergeant [25] Driver [24] Acting Captain [20] Acting Serjeant [19] Rifleman [16] Acting Corporal [15] Able Seaman [14] Lance Serjeant [13] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Brigadier General [11] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10] Cadet [10] Colonel [10] Commander [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Pioneer [8] Temporary Captain [8] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7] Corporal 2nd [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Air Mechanic [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Acting Major [5] Flight Cadet [5] Officer Cadet [5] Surgeon [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Guardsman [4] Reverend [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 (Company Sergeant Major) [4] Assistant Paymaster [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain Acting Major [3] Flight Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [412] Bedfordshire Regiment [226] Royal Engineers [152] London Regiment [105] Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Fusiliers [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [69] Army Service Corps [60] Bedford Yeomanry [60] Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Flying Corps [32] Labour Corps [30] Essex Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [28] Royal Air Force [27] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [25] Canadian Infantry [25] Suffolk Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] Honourable Artillery Company [20] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Grenadier Guards [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Leinster Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Artillery [13] Royal Horse Artillery [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry [13] Royal Navy Air Service [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [10] East Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [2109] Royal Navy [130] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Indian Army [63] Australian Imperial Force [36] Other Empire Force [21] South African Services [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [264] C [264] S [224] H [192] W [171] M [155] D [133] P [133] L [107] A [105] R [104] G [98] T [95] F [94] J [69] E [63] K [57] N [45] O [36] I [18] Y [11] V [10] U [8] Q [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2256] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [1447] India [20] Canada [12] Ireland [5] Jamaica [4] South Africa [4] Malaysia [3] Australia [2] China [2] France [2] New Zealand [2] Sri Lanka [2] United States [2] Egypt [1] Gibraltar [1] Myanmar [1] Singapore [1] Zimbabwe [1]

John Henry Rosher

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1128

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1128 Lance Corporal Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Montague Alwayne Fisher Turner

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3532 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3532 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Percy John Odell

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 33035 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 1825 Private Buckinghamshire Battalion 1/1st Battalion

British Army 1825 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Alfred Browett

Born 1889

Died 1970

British Army 3897 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 13197 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army P 15911 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Lionel Raymond Hopkins

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Aldborough Mouat Biggs

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment Att 2 BN (In German Hands)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Herbert Henry Cherry

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 181158 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) "H" Training Battalion

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Frederick William Stoddart

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Arthur Hotchen

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 14712 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Udal

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37891 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Allan Ginn

Born 1894

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10902 Private 4th Battalion

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Arthur Edward Bond

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army GS/33388 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment)

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Percy Ernest Rice

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 272908 Driver Royal Field Artillery 881st Battery 351st Brigade

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George Worley Whiteman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1277 Sapper Royal Engineers East Anglian Divisional Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery London Brigade

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Hubert Charles Legge

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 185189 Sapper Royal Engineers 29TH FIELD COY, R.E

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Bertram Oliver Symonds

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 47769 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 817/47769 Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 34th Battalion

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Cedric Stuart Howard

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 808 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Gordon Annesley Taylor

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Captain Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment 2 Battalion

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William Ebden Wilkinson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army R 1772 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R 34448 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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William Lionel Steward Rolfe

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 71101 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army GS/67633 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 32077 Pte Bedfordshire Regiment

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