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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]

Joseph Thornton Laughton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 763750 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James George Hart

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army S4/236858 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S4/236858 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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William Henry Lea

Born 1876

British Army 1160 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 522688 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Lionel Gooderham Hammond

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10319 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 764320 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 764320 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Evelyn Otway Searlett Wiley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick William Warren Higgs

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 30100 Lance Corporal Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 781 Lance Corporal Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30100 Sergeant Bedfordshire Yeomanry

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Edgar Roberts Mobbs

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 15630 Acting Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Major Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harry Edward Sims

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 6987 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Weston Stewart

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd Highland Field Ambulance

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army Major Seaforth Highlanders

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John Charles Boon

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 45153 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45153 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Cyril Blackwell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Tom Marriott Harrison

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Cyril Clifford Lineham

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

British Army 29324 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Gerald Stewart

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1355 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry

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John Croxton Walker

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Jack Ibhar Gibson Andrews

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army 34 Serjeant Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30005 Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant Bedford Yeomanry

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William Church

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 17662 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 5187 Private Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) 7th Battalion

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Michael Kenealy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1429 Private London Regiment

British Army 350168 Private London Regiment Attached King's African Rifles

British Army 350168 Serjeant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Thomas Owen

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army G/49 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Thomas Cobley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14726 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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