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London [3]

Cambridge [2]

Hertford [2]

Hudnall [2]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Stagsden, Bedfordshire [2]

Tring, Herts [2]

27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ardeley, Herts [1]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Ashridge Park, Parish of Ivinghoe [1]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Battle [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Biggleswade [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Brickendon [1]

Buckhurst Hill Essex [1]

Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk [1]

Bushey Heath Hertfordshire [1]

Bygrave Hertfordshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cheadle [1]

Cheshunt,Hertfordshire. [1]

Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1]

Doolittle Cottages, Nash Mills, Apsly, Herts [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Eccles Lancashire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [1]

Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex [1]

Harpenden, Herts [1]

Harpenedn,Hertfordshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hessett [1]

Rank

Private [3970]

Serjeant [189]

Corporal [180]

Second Lieutenant [106]

Lance Corporal [103]

Lieutenant [68]

Acting Corporal [62]

Acting Serjeant [47]

Captain [43]

Driver [21]

Sapper [19]

Gunner [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Colour Serjeant [14]

Major [14]

Acting Lance Corporal [12]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Drummer [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Regimental Serjeant Major [6]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Transport Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Captain and Quarter Master [3]

Pioneer [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Quarter Master and Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Private /Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3295]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1815]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1807]

Essex Regiment [429]

Northamptonshire Regiment [308]

Norfolk Regiment [261]

Labour Corps [139]

The Queen's Regiment [103]

London Regiment [96]

Suffolk Regiment [92]

East Surrey Regiment [80]

Royal Fusiliers [76]

North Staffordshire Regiment [69]

Royal Sussex Regiment [67]

Middlesex Regiment [63]

South Staffordshire Regiment [59]

Royal Engineers [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [34]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Hampshire Regiment [28]

East Kent Regiment [26]

Royal West Kent Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [24]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [23]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Service

British Army [4679]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [535]

S [477]

C [457]

W [437]

H [395]

M [274]

G [259]

P [226]

R [222]

D [219]

F [200]

T [187]

L [179]

A [149]

K [101]

E [97]

J [94]

N [63]

O [44]

V [21]

Y [21]

I [17]

U [3]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4674]

Country

United Kingdom [88]

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London [3] Cambridge [2] Hertford [2] Hudnall [2] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Stagsden, Bedfordshire [2] Tring, Herts [2] 27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ardeley, Herts [1] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Ashridge Park, Parish of Ivinghoe [1] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1] Aston Clinton [1] Battle [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Biggleswade [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Birmingham [1] Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1] Brickendon [1] Buckhurst Hill Essex [1] Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk [1] Bushey Heath Hertfordshire [1] Bygrave Hertfordshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cheadle [1] Cheshunt,Hertfordshire. [1] Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1] Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1] Doolittle Cottages, Nash Mills, Apsly, Herts [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Eccles Lancashire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1] Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [1] Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire [1] Grimsbury, Banbury [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Harlesden, Middlesex [1] Harpenden, Herts [1] Harpenedn,Hertfordshire [1] Hemel Hempstead [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hessett [1]

Rank

Private [3970] Serjeant [189] Corporal [180] Second Lieutenant [106] Lance Corporal [103] Lieutenant [68] Acting Corporal [62] Acting Serjeant [47] Captain [43] Driver [21] Sapper [19] Gunner [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Colour Serjeant [14] Major [14] Acting Lance Corporal [12] Company Serjeant Major [12] Lance Serjeant [12] Drummer [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Captain [6] Regimental Serjeant Major [6] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Sergeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Transport Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Captain and Quarter Master [3] Pioneer [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Quarter Master and Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Private /Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3295] Hertfordshire Regiment [1815] Bedfordshire Regiment [1807] Essex Regiment [429] Northamptonshire Regiment [308] Norfolk Regiment [261] Labour Corps [139] The Queen's Regiment [103] London Regiment [96] Suffolk Regiment [92] East Surrey Regiment [80] Royal Fusiliers [76] North Staffordshire Regiment [69] Royal Sussex Regiment [67] Middlesex Regiment [63] South Staffordshire Regiment [59] Royal Engineers [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [34] Rifle Brigade [33] Cambridgeshire Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] Machine Gun Corps [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Hampshire Regiment [28] East Kent Regiment [26] Royal West Kent Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [24] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [23] West Riding Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Liverpool Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Air Force [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Royal Flying Corps [8]

Service

British Army [4679] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [535] S [477] C [457] W [437] H [395] M [274] G [259] P [226] R [222] D [219] F [200] T [187] L [179] A [149] K [101] E [97] J [94] N [63] O [44] V [21] Y [21] I [17] U [3] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4674]

Country

United Kingdom [88]

George William Cash

Born 1895

British Army 12591 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 12591 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 12591 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Charles Thomas Colbert

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 17113 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 17113 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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David Denyer

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 60 (incomplete) Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 12160 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Alwyne George Harrold

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 271308 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 204270 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Bn.

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Alfred Jack Glenister

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1921 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265198 Corporal Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265198 Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment

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Vernon Batchelor

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1847 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 1847 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1847 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Bertie Bullett

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3855 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40087 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 40087 Private Hertfordshire

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Edwin John Smith

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2572 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2572 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 2572 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George John Thatcher

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 11235 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 271017 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 271017 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Edward Gatward

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4888 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266578 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 204421 Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Edward Walter Osborne

Born 1898

Died 1974

British Army 252nd Infantry Battalion

British Army 41622 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 41622 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st

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George Lade

Born 1888

Died 1939

British Army 36179 Private Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army SD/1605 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (2nd South Downs) Battalion

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Joseph Edward Page

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51049 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 51049 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Horace Richard Cecil Turner

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 2796 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265671 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ronald Francis Gatward

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army 5757 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266923 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Stanley James Darby

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 265746 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265746 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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William David Andrade

Born 1870

Died 1920

British Army 8857 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 8857 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 1810 Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment 2/1st Battalion

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Ernest William Foster

Born 1899

Died 1967

British Army 46156 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion

British Army 25338 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 63330 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Albert Burchell

Born 1897

Died 1984

British Army 9528 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 269543 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 269543 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Tom Edwin Adlam

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army 1842 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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