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Hackney, London [3]

Hayes, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Coventry, Warks [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Goldington, Bedfordshire [1]

Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hendon, Cricklewood, Middlesex [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Lathbury Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Markyate, Hertfordshire [1]

Newport Pagnell, Bucks [1]

Newport Pagnell, England [1]

Newport, Isle Of Wight [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Olney, Buckinghamshire [1]

Pirton, Hertfordshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Sherbrooke PQ [1]

Sitchurch, Derby [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Upper Shelton, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [236]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [21]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [19]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant/ Brigade Signalling Officer [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment/Nurse [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Army Service Corps [21]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [359]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [492]

Contribution

Military Service [487]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Hackney, London [3] Hayes, Middlesex [2] Lambeth [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bow, London [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Coventry, Warks [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Goldington, Bedfordshire [1] Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hendon, Cricklewood, Middlesex [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kennington, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Lathbury Buckinghamshire, England [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Markyate, Hertfordshire [1] Newport Pagnell, Bucks [1] Newport Pagnell, England [1] Newport, Isle Of Wight [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Olney, Buckinghamshire [1] Pirton, Hertfordshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Sharnbrook, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Sherbrooke PQ [1] Sitchurch, Derby [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southend, Essex [1] St Lawrence, Ramsgate, Kent [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Upper Shelton, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [236] Driver [23] Serjeant [21] Gunner [20] Corporal [19] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant/ Brigade Signalling Officer [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment/Nurse [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [38] Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Army Service Corps [21] London Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Training Reserve [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [359] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [492]

Contribution

Military Service [487] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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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Horace Percy Odell

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army M/412539 Private Royal Army Service Corps 21st G.H.Q. Reserve M.T. Coy.

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Ernest Richard Odell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/3364 Private Middlesex Regiment 12 Battalion

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Albert Thomas Odell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1815 Private London Regiment

British Army 320355 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Reginald Thomas Odell

Born 1882

Died 1976

British Army 16838 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 16838 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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George Odell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160911

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William Henry Odell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266593

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William Odell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264737

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John James Odell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139375

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George Percy Odell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25292

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Frank Berry Odell

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 98383 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Odell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 19806 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Odell

Died 1917

British Army 21192 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 43270 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 43270 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ernest Odell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34546

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George Charles Odell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195474

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William Odell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119309

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Oliver Henry Cecil Odell

Died 1916

British Army 25985 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Albert Odell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238039

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Harold Ivan Odell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152399

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Richard Martin Odell

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS110581

Royal Navy SS/110581 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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