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Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [30]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [16]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [12]

Dinton, Buckinghamshire [3]

Heston, Middlesex [2]

Ayot St Lawrence, Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Chiltern Green, Hyde, Bedfordshire [1]

Clothall, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Codicote, Hertfordshire [1]

Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshie [1]

Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Codicote, Hitchin, Herts [1]

Dailly, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire [1]

Diamond End, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin Road, Clifton, near Biggleswade, Beds. [1]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertforshire [1]

Kimpton, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

Kimpton,Hitchin, Herts [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingswalden Parish, Hertfordshire [1]

Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland [1]

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire [1]

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland [1]

New Town, Codicote, Hitchin, Herts [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Prestwood, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ramridge, Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1]

Shotley, Suffolk [1]

Someries, near Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Uppingham, Rutland [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wandon Green, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Wells, Norfolk [1]

Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

West Ham District, Essex [1]

Weston, Hertfordshire [1]

Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Whitwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Whitwell, Hitchin, Herts [1]

Whitwell, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Driver [7]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Gunner [3]

AM3 [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

A Mech 1 [1]

A Mech 2 [1]

AM2 [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Cpl. Mech [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Mech. [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ord. Sig. [1]

Private 2 [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Hertfordshire Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

London Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

12th Lancers [1]

21st Lancers [1]

7th Hussars [1]

ALIAS [1]

Air Service [1]

Army Service Corps (H.T.) [1]

Army Service Corps (MT) [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Lord Nelson [1]

HMS Royal Sovereign [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1]

Manston [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

RAF [1]

RFC [1]

Reserve of Officers/Staff [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Service

British Army [97]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [16]

H [13]

G [11]

M [11]

B [9]

S [9]

C [5]

L [5]

N [5]

R [5]

P [4]

D [3]

F [3]

A [2]

O [2]

T [2]

E [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [105]

Bermuda [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [30] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [16] Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [12] Dinton, Buckinghamshire [3] Heston, Middlesex [2] Ayot St Lawrence, Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Chiltern Green, Hyde, Bedfordshire [1] Clothall, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Codicote, Hertfordshire [1] Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshie [1] Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Codicote, Hitchin, Herts [1] Dailly, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire [1] Diamond End, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin Road, Clifton, near Biggleswade, Beds. [1] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertforshire [1] Kimpton, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1] Kimpton,Hitchin, Herts [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Kingswalden Parish, Hertfordshire [1] Kirkcowan, Wigtown, Scotland [1] Kirkinner, Wigtownshire [1] Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland [1] New Town, Codicote, Hitchin, Herts [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Prestwood, Hughenden, Buckinghamshire [1] Ramridge, Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1] Shotley, Suffolk [1] Someries, near Luton, Bedfordshire [1] St Pauls Walden, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Uppingham, Rutland [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wandon Green, Kingswalden, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Wells, Norfolk [1] Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1] West Ham District, Essex [1] Weston, Hertfordshire [1] Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Whitwell, Hertfordshire [1] Whitwell, Hitchin, Herts [1] Whitwell, Welwyn, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [74] Driver [7] Sapper [6] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Gunner [3] AM3 [2] Lance Corporal [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] A Mech 1 [1] A Mech 2 [1] AM2 [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Captain [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Cpl. Mech [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Mech. [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ord. Sig. [1] Private 2 [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Hertfordshire Regiment [17] Labour Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] London Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 12th Lancers [1] 21st Lancers [1] 7th Hussars [1] ALIAS [1] Air Service [1] Army Service Corps (H.T.) [1] Army Service Corps (MT) [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Lord Nelson [1] HMS Royal Sovereign [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1] Manston [1] Northamptonshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] RAF [1] RFC [1] Reserve of Officers/Staff [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Service

British Army [97] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [16] H [13] G [11] M [11] B [9] S [9] C [5] L [5] N [5] R [5] P [4] D [3] F [3] A [2] O [2] T [2] E [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [106] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [105] Bermuda [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Day

Born 1894

British Army 131405 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 131405 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 131405 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert William Whitworth

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 23236 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 23236 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2540 Private London Regiment 1/24th Battalion

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Reginald James Whitworth

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army T4/038053 Driver Army Service Corps (H.T.) att. 1/3rd Lowland Field Ambulance

British Army T4/038053 Driver Army Service Corps 174th Company (Horse Transport)

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Richard Oakley

Born 1872

Died 1948

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Scottish Rifles

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Hubert Chalkley

Born 1872

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260408 AM3

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George Henry Hatton

Born 1891

British Army 8352 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 207458 Private Labour Corps

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William George Freeman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76436 A Mech 1

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76436 A Mech 2

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Percy Hilliard

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 25468 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 31292 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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George Norris

Born 1893

British Army 45603 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army T/364168 Private Army Service Corps

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William Hilliard

Born 1893

Died 1961

British Army 6254 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202553 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Thomas George Smith

Born 1891

Died 1974

Royal Navy 11086 Leading Mech. Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211086 Cpl. Mech Manston

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Frank Arthur Smith

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81683 Private Durham Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Oswald Percy Desborough

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 16954 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Albert Edward Mead

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 19125 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Roger Cain

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8896 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lionel Mead

Born 1895

Died 1948

British Army 82052 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Aubrey Charles Bigg

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 2236 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion TF

Royal Navy J51617 Ordinary Seaman

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Arthur Salmon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57325 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Herbert Bozier

Born 1879

Died 1952

British Army 18665 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Matthews

Born 1883

Died 1954

British Army 30325 Private Essex Regiment

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