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Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [32]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [28]

Simpson, Buckinghamshire [8]

Water Eaton, Buckinghamshire [6]

Astwood, Buckinghamshire [3]

Fenny Straford, Buckinghamshire [3]

Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [3]

Wavendon, Buckinghamshire [3]

Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire [3]

Bletchley [2]

Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire [2]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Evesham, Worcestershire [2]

Fenny Stratford, BLETCHLEY [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kingston [2]

Loughton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2]

Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Tring, Hertfordshire [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Aberdare [1]

Agra [1]

Allchurch, Cheltenham, Glos. [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Banbury, Oxon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Bletchley Buckinghamshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brussels [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckinghamshire England [1]

Calcutta [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cape Town [1]

Chicheley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Dalziel, Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Deanshanger, Northamptonshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Elstree, Hertfordshire [1]

Farmagusta [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Sapper [25]

Corporal [21]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Major [9]

Gunner [7]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Driver [3]

Guardsman [3]

Pioneer [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Second Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Airman 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Electrical Artificer 3c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant (Acting Sergeant Major) [1]

Sig [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [68]

Royal Engineers [38]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Bedford Yeomanry [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Life Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

121st Pioneers (attached 107th Pioneers) [1]

1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [286]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [47]

S [40]

M [25]

G [24]

C [21]

H [21]

W [20]

P [16]

D [13]

R [13]

A [12]

T [12]

K [10]

L [10]

J [7]

N [7]

F [6]

E [4]

I [4]

U [3]

O [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [310]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Jamaica [2]

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People [319] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [32] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [28] Simpson, Buckinghamshire [8] Water Eaton, Buckinghamshire [6] Astwood, Buckinghamshire [3] Fenny Straford, Buckinghamshire [3] Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [3] Wavendon, Buckinghamshire [3] Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire [3] Bletchley [2] Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire [2] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [2] Evesham, Worcestershire [2] Fenny Stratford, BLETCHLEY [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kingston [2] Loughton, Buckinghamshire [2] Marlow, Buckinghamshire [2] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2] Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Tring, Hertfordshire [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2] Aberdare [1] Agra [1] Allchurch, Cheltenham, Glos. [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Banbury, Oxon [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Bletchley Buckinghamshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brussels [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Buckinghamshire England [1] Calcutta [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cape Town [1] Chicheley, Buckinghamshire [1] Dalziel, Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Deanshanger, Northamptonshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dublin [1] Elstree, Hertfordshire [1] Farmagusta [1]

Rank

Private [188] Sapper [25] Corporal [21] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Serjeant [12] Lieutenant [11] Major [9] Gunner [7] Rifleman [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Driver [3] Guardsman [3] Pioneer [3] 2nd Corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Second Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Airman 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Electrical Artificer 3c [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant (Acting Sergeant Major) [1] Sig [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [68] Royal Engineers [38] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [14] Army Service Corps [13] Labour Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Bedford Yeomanry [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Life Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 121st Pioneers (attached 107th Pioneers) [1] 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [286] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [47] S [40] M [25] G [24] C [21] H [21] W [20] P [16] D [13] R [13] A [12] T [12] K [10] L [10] J [7] N [7] F [6] E [4] I [4] U [3] O [1] Q [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [310] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Jamaica [2]

Henry J H Bowler

British Army 2423 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 549013 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 390432 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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Edward Read

British Army 14004 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 621850 Serjeant Labour Corps

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S H King

British Army 105516 Sergeant (Acting Sergeant Major) Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Jesse Young

British Army 48858 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James H Hickman

British Army 45501 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Sidney A Parker

British Army 40750 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Frederick Smith

Born 1892

British Army 181995 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 181995 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 612 Private Bedford Yeomanry

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The Honble. Leslie D'henin Hamilton

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Major Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Thomas Sheringham

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army Major Pioneers

Indian Army Captain 121st Pioneers (attached 107th Pioneers) Awarded a D.S.O. in the 1915 Birthday Honours for Neuve Chapelle

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Frederick Albert Urry

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 8/853 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Edward George Urry

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 8/670 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Arthur Evelyn Beck

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Norfolk Regiment

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John William Prince Oldham

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 15167 Private Grenadier Guards

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Horace Henry Alfred Angell

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 148401 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 148401 Sig Royal Engineers

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Arthur Cox

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3068 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3068 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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John Percy Stone Bateman

Born 1898

Died 1963

British Army 238789 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/264842 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Henry Phelan

Born 1887

Royal Navy M8210 Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Canada

Royal Navy M8210 Electrical Artificer 3c HMS Canada

Royal Navy M8210 Acting Electrical Artificer 4c HMS Canada

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Frederick J Gates

British Army 304851 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Henry Colt Arthur Hoare

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset Yeomanry

British Army Acting Captain Dorset Yeomanry

British Army Captain Dorset Yeomanry

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