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Place of birth

Linton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Little Gaddesden [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Abingdon [1]

Barrow-on-Trent [1]

Basmead, St. Neots [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1]

Dagnall, Buckinghamshire [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Guiseley, Yorkshire [1]

Harpenedn,Hertfordshire [1]

Henfield, Sussex [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

High Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Hudnall, Little Gaddesden [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

King's Cliffe, Northants [1]

Leicester [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Prittlewell, Essex [1]

Reading. Berkshire [1]

Sawbridgeworth, hertfordshire [1]

Shenley [1]

Shotley, Suffolk [1]

Sturminster Newton [1]

Therfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1]

Walton on Thames [1]

Whitechapel,London [1]

Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Winchester [1]

Rank

Private [1282]

Second Lieutenant [117]

Serjeant [97]

Corporal [90]

Lieutenant [72]

Lance Corporal [68]

Captain [50]

Sapper [14]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Trooper [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Major [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Gunner [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Staff Serjeant Major [7]

Squadron Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Private /Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Trumpeter [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Driver [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Private Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acing Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1609]

Norfolk Regiment [77]

Hertfordshire Regiment [58]

Corps of Dragoons [54]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [42]

Royal Engineers [42]

Bedfordshire Regiment [37]

Royal Air Force [31]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Corps of Hussars [24]

Dragoon Guards [22]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Essex Yeomanry [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Company of Dragoons [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [9]

General Service Dragoons [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [7]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [7]

Berkshire Yeomanry [6]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

County of London Yeomanry [5]

Royal Horse Guards [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Suffolk Yeomanry [5]

21st Corps Cavalry Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4]

Corps of Lancers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Tank Corps [4]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [1647]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [176]

S [174]

H [143]

C [142]

W [118]

M [107]

P [106]

D [83]

G [83]

R [75]

A [74]

F [67]

T [65]

L [54]

K [41]

J [37]

E [32]

N [25]

O [18]

I [8]

V [8]

U [5]

Q [3]

Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1644]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Germany [1]

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People [1647] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Linton, Cambridgeshire [2] Little Gaddesden [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Abingdon [1] Barrow-on-Trent [1] Basmead, St. Neots [1] Chelsea London [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire [1] Dagnall, Buckinghamshire [1] Eastbourne [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Guiseley, Yorkshire [1] Harpenedn,Hertfordshire [1] Henfield, Sussex [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] High Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Hudnall, Little Gaddesden [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] King's Cliffe, Northants [1] Leicester [1] Marden, Kent [1] New Cross, London [1] Prittlewell, Essex [1] Reading. Berkshire [1] Sawbridgeworth, hertfordshire [1] Shenley [1] Shotley, Suffolk [1] Sturminster Newton [1] Therfield, Hertfordshire [1] Tufnell Park, Islington, London [1] Walton on Thames [1] Whitechapel,London [1] Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [1] Winchester [1]

Rank

Private [1282] Second Lieutenant [117] Serjeant [97] Corporal [90] Lieutenant [72] Lance Corporal [68] Captain [50] Sapper [14] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Trooper [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Major [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Gunner [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Staff Serjeant Major [7] Squadron Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Private /Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Trumpeter [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Driver [2] Private Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Private Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acing Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Band Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1609] Norfolk Regiment [77] Hertfordshire Regiment [58] Corps of Dragoons [54] Machine Gun Corps [47] Royal Berkshire Regiment [42] Royal Engineers [42] Bedfordshire Regiment [37] Royal Air Force [31] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [28] Labour Corps [27] Corps of Hussars [24] Dragoon Guards [22] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [17] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Essex Yeomanry [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Company of Dragoons [10] Essex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [9] General Service Dragoons [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [7] Staffordshire Yeomanry [7] Berkshire Yeomanry [6] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] County of London Yeomanry [5] Royal Horse Guards [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Suffolk Yeomanry [5] 21st Corps Cavalry Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [4] Corps of Lancers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Tank Corps [4] City of London Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [1647] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [176] S [174] H [143] C [142] W [118] M [107] P [106] D [83] G [83] R [75] A [74] F [67] T [65] L [54] K [41] J [37] E [32] N [25] O [18] I [8] V [8] U [5] Q [3] Y [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1644]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Germany [1]

George F Read

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army 1017 Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 106424 Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Ian Russell Campbell Morris

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1347 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Alfred Edmund Matthews

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 2923 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 106074 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Percy J W Walder

Died 1918

British Army 1646 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105183 Serjeant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Frederick Jolly

Died 1918

British Army 1704 Serjeant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Karl W Collins

Died 1918

British Army 1591 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 1591 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 1591 Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Geoffrey Wasdale Nix

Born 1886

British Army 2062 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105440 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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George Wyman Miles

Born 1882

Died 1950

British Army 1468 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 106418 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Lucius Abel John Granville Ram

Born 1885

British Army Lieutenant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Abel Charles Field

British Army 1166 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Joseph Brand

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 1149 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Philip O L Mond

Born 1894

British Army Lieutenant Hertfordshire Yeomanry attached 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Clement Arthur Collis

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army 1446 Lance Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment essex yeomanry attached 1/1 county of lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Yeomanry 3/1st Battalion

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Archibald Charles William Clayton

Born 1867

Died 1944

British Army Captain Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army Major Hertfordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Ernest Henry William Ede

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army D/25390 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 42600 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Alfred C Burgess

British Army 1509 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105104 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Charles Byrne

British Army 2446 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105733 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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William Thomson

British Army 880 Corporal Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 880 Serjeant Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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Ernest Leslie Janes

Born 1897

Died 1923

British Army 2843 Private The Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 204132 Private Leicestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 204132 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Herbert Parsell

British Army 2671 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 105890 Private Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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