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ABBISS

Arthur James

Corporal 13594, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Aged 24. Born Hitchin, enlisted March, Cambridgeshire. Son of Frederick and Ellen Abbiss, of 75, Tilehouse St., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C and 2 A.

ADCOCK

Keith White

Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Died 30th October 1918. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Plot S. Row III. Grave A. See also Singapore Cenotaph

ALBON

William

Private 39308, 15th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 4th January 1917. Aged 48. Born Stotfold, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Husband of Hannah Katherine Albon, of 70, Walsworth Rd., Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Section E. Grave 809.

ALBONE

Arthur Henry

Private 82514, 63rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 22nd March 1918. Born Stevenage, enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 8042, London Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10.

ALLISON

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ANDERSON

Frederick

Private 84038, 141st Company, Labour Corps. Died 8th July 1918. Aged 35. Born Norton, enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Husband of Lilian Lizzie Anderson, of 5, Periwinkle Lane, Hitchin, Herts. Formerly 18618, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row J. Grave 41.

APPLEBY

Arthur Henry

Private M2/269001, Motor Transport, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 25th December 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Bedford. Son of Arthur William and Agnes Ellen Appleby, of 52, Nightingale Rd., Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Section E. Grave 810.

AYTO

William Harold

Private T/206971, 11th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died of wounds 10th August 1917. Born Binley, Yorkshire, enlisted and resident Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Husband of E. Ayto, of 69, Tilehurst St., Hitchin. Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 54.

BAKER

Frank

Private 202810, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 22nd June 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 4831, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row R. Grave 45.

BAKER

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BALLARD

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BARBER

W G

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BARKER

Bertram

Private 14807, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th July 1916. Aged 30. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Son of George and Charlotte Barker, of 19, Cannon's Gardens, Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

BARKER

Charles Marcus

Corporal 201484, Tank "G7" (named GIGGLE), Tank Corps. Killed in action 23rd November 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 38195, Machine Gun Corps. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL, Nord, France. Panel 13.

Note: Information about this tank can be found in the 1st Tank Brigade War History, which is held at Bovington Tank Museum. For details about tanks in World War 1 see the section here.

BARKER

George

Private 29236, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds 24th April 1917. Aged 34. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Husband of Elizabeth Barker, of 15, Sunnyside, Hitchin. Buried in AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 34.

BARKER

Harold

Private TR/161734, 53rd (Y.S.) Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 4th November 1918. Aged 18. Enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Son of Alfred Barker, of 77, Walsworth Rd., Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Section W. Grave 165.

BARKER

Maurice [Thompson]

Private 4577, Friend's Ambulance Unit, British Red Cross Society. Died 29th September 1915. Aged 18. Son of Frank and the late Lucy Barker, of Hitchin, Herts. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 19. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

BARRETT

William Charles

Private 45185, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 9th October 1917. Aged 21. Born Bishops Stortford, enlisted Hitchin. Husband of L. Thorogood (formerly Barrett), of 11, Waltham Rd., Hitchin. Native of Baldock, Herts. Buried in CEMENT HOUSE CEMETERY, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row G. Grave 8.

BASS

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BATH

Walter

Rifleman 8979, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 3rd May 1915. Born Tensford (sic - Tempsford), Bedfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 46 - 48 and 50.

BAVINGTON, DCM

Horace Leonard

Corporal 265306, No. 4 Company, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 21st February 1918. Aged 22. Son of William and Harriet Bavington, of 16A, Mattocke Rd., Hitchin. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.). Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 573.

BEECH

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BEETON

John William

Private 22066, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th June 1917. Aged 22. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Son of M. Beeton. Buried in PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row S. Grave 20.

BOWLER

James

Private T.F. 202150, 1st/7th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 23rd February 1917. Aged 23. Enlisted Hitchin. Son of James and Mary Bowler, of 89, Campers Rd., Letchworth, Herts. Born at Bedford. Buried in PONT-DU-HEM MILITARY CEMETERY, LA GORGUE, Nord, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 3.

BOWMAN

Harold

[Listed as Private on SDGW] Lance Corporal SPTS/828, 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 2nd July 1916. Aged 19. Born Storfold (sic - Stotfold), Bedfordshire, enlisted London, resident Hitchin. Son of J. H. and Florence Mary Bowman, of Hitchin, Herts. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot VI. Row F. Grave 14. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

BOWMAN

Hugh James

Second Lieutenant, 16th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 10th January 1916. Aged 22. Son of Ernest and Ellen Bowman, of 44, The Avenue, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in CAMBRIN MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Section E. Grave 8. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

BRANDON

Herbert Edward

Stoke 2nd Class SS/116773, H.M.S. Lilac, Royal Navy. Died 18th August 1915. Aged 18. Son of Frederick and Emily Brandon, of 57, Bunyan Rd., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 12.

Note: HMS Lilac was a Naval Sloop that was launched 29th April 1915. She was sold December 1922.

BRETT

James Horace

Private 52418, 11th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 29th September 1917. Aged 23. Born Battersea, London, enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Son of the late Henry James Brett; husband of Hetty Mottram (formerly Brett), of 98, Rushby Meads, Letchworth, Herts. Formerly 2723, Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion. Buried in SANCTUARY WOOD CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row L. Grave 23.

BRIDGES

Albert Edward

Private 20896, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

BRISTON

Edward Henry

Corporal 37591, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 2nd July 1918. Aged 20. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Son of R. H. and Ellen Briston, of Hitchin, Herts. Buried in PERNOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HALLOY-LES-PERNOIS, Somme, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 9.

BRITTAIN

Arthur W W

Private 27445, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1916. Aged 35. Born new Cross, Kent, enlisted Bedford, resident Graveley, Hertfordshire. Son of Joseph Ward Brittain and Sarah Charlotte Brittain, of 39, Bunyan Rd., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C.

BROUGHTON

William J

Private 10273, 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Died of wounds 21st October 1914. Born Ichen, Herts (sic - Hitchin), enlisted Northampton. Buried in YPRES TOWN CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Section A3. Grave 5.

BROWN

Arthur

Private 13897, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29th May 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row A. Grave 5.

BROWN

Edward

Private 203430, 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Killed in action 12th October 1918. Aged 22. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Son of Mrs. A. Day, of 47, Silehouse St., Hitchin Herts. Formerly 4340, Hertfordshire Regiment. Buried in SELRIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 20.

BROWN

Francis Frank

Private 17297, "B" Company, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th April 1916. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Charlton, Hertfordshire. Son of Frank and Emma Brown; husband of Fanny Francis Brown, of 7, Parcel's Place, Bucklersbury, Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33

BROWN

Frederick John

Private G/60128, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 9th March 1918. Aged 19. Born Charlton, Hertfordshirem, enlisted Hitchin. Son of William and Emily Brown, of Pear Tree Cottage, Charlton, Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 113 to 115.

BROWN

Leonard

Private 43755, 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of wounds 20th May 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin. *** NOT LISTED ON CWGC ***

BROWN

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BROWN

William

Private 25287, 12th Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 4th August 1918. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Formerly 23889, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XX. Row J. Grave 21A.

BUCK

Percy

Private 267098, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 31st July 1917. Aged 26. Born Peterborough, enlisted and resident St Albans. Son of John W. C. and Elizabeth Ellen Buck, of 9, Baliol Rd., Hitchin; husband of Bertha Buck, of 7, Park St., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 54 and 56.

BULLARD

Herbert Harry

Private 129027, 30th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 8th May 1918. Born St Saviour's, Hitchin, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly GS5/32122, East Surrey Regiment. Buried in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot IV. Row G. Grave 29.

BURCH

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BURGESS

Frederick Bonsey

Lance Corporal G/15206, 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 27th April 1918. Born Polegate, Sussex, enlisted Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 86 to 88.

BURROWS

William John Tanner

[Listed as BURROW on SDGW] Private 73903, 124th Company, Labour Corps. Died 21st January 1918. Born Buckingham, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 47268, 16th Infantry Labour Company, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XIII. Row G. Grave 3.

BUTLER

W M

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BUTTS

William

Private 2504, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th November 1914. Born Houghton, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 54 and 56.

CAIN

Frederick

Private 19447, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 2nd July 1916. Aged 26. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Son of the late Samuel and Hannah Cain, of Hitchin, Herts. Buried in DOUCHY-LES-AYETTE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 21. Also commemorated on Baldock Memorial.

CAMFIELD

Wilfred J

Private 22917, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford, resident Walsworth.

CANNON

Ernest

Private 19973, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16th November 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Notting Hill, Middlesex.

CANNON

Frank

Acting Company Sergeant Major 14982, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 15th february 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

CARRINGTON

George

Private 32592, 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Died 25th April 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly T/5363, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment).

CASTLE

William

Private 31911, 1st B attalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd October 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Buried in ROMERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Nord, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 12.

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

CATTERILL

Herbert

Gunner 27096, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 29th June 1917. Born Hitchin, enlisted London. *** CANNOT LOCATE ON CWGC No CATTERILL or CATERILL or CATTERIL listed***

CHALKLEY

Charles

Corporal 4/5723, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th May 1915. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hatfield.

CHALKLEY

Samuel

Private 20892, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th April 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

CHALKLEY

William

Private 3034, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in actrion 30th April 1915. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford.

CHALKLEY

William Francis

Private 15606, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th April 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

CHANDLER

Ernest Denton

[Transcribed as E P CHANDLER] Private G/22426, 6th Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 5th April 1918. Born Reading, Berskshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

CHAPMAN

Edward E

Pioneer 172639, 6th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 21st March 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

CHAPMAN

S E

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CHARLTON

J

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CLARK

J

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CLARKE

A W

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CLARKE

E

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CLARKE

H E

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CLAYDON

W

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CLAYTON

A

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COLEMAN

R

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COLLINS

John William

Private 33644, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 5th August 1917. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

CONSTABLE

Arthur

Private 20576, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 9th August 1916. Born and resident Walsworth, Hertfordshire, enlisted Bedford.

COOPER

Bertram Thomas

Private 31838, 6th (Service) Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action 17th January 1917. Born Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 25643, Northamptonshire Regiment.

COOPER

J W

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COOPER

William

Private 16771, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

CORKETT, MM

Joseph

[Memorial states he was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.) but cannot find this anywhere else] Private 14707, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 3rd May 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Buried in BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row E. Grave 8.

CORNWELL

John George

Private 6930, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died of wounds 29th June 1916. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Silsoe, Bedfordshire. Son of William John and L. Cornwell, of Silsoe, Ampthill, Beds. Buried in DIVE COPSE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAILLY-LE-SEC, , France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 21. See also Silsoe Memorial under Jack Cornwell and Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

COTTON

Elijah Howard

Private G/22238, 6th Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 27th August 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Letchworth.

COULDREY

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COUSINS

Harry

Private 31852, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd August 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

COX

Charles Thurgood

Private 203495, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th August 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

CRANE

Frank Miller

Private 3/7828, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th March 1915. Born and resident Cambridge, enlisted Hitchin.

DARBY

Herbert Francis

Private 77443, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment). Died 31st October 1915. Aged 33. Born 23rd December 1884 in Hitchin. Son of Esther and James Darby of Hitchin. Uncle of William Henry Darby (below). Clerk by trade. Unmarried. Passed fit 7th november 1914 and enlisted 9th November 1914 at Victoria, British Columbia. Height 5 feet 5½ inches, girth 36 inches, complexion dark, eyes light brown, hair dark brown. Church of England. Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD), Nord, France. Plot I. Row F. Grave 180. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2293 - 16

DARBY

William Henry

Private 3371, Hertfordshire Regiment. Son of Harry and Emily Darby of Hitchin. Served in France 14th February 1915 until 5th January 1916. Discharged unfit for service 24th March 1916. Died in Hitchin, between October and December 1918 (GRO reference Hitchin Vol. 3a Page 1552), aged 28. Nephew of herbert Darby (above).

DARTON

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DAY

Bernard David

Private 14355, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th July 1916. Aged 21. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Letchworth. Son of Solomon George and Martha Day, of 74, Queen St., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

DAY

Frank William

Private 41050, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 9th April 1917. Born Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Formerly 29947, Bedfordshire Regiment.

DAY

Lionel Norman

Private 34906, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Died 4th July 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

DAVIS

P W

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DEAR

James Francis

Private 33513, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th April 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

DENNIS

J H

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DENNISS

Cyril J

Private 25418, Machine Gun Corps (Ifantry). Killed in action 31st July 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 3263, Hertfordshire Regiment.

DIMMOCK

William Maynard

Private 400989, 17th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 27th April 1917. Aged 40. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Ampthill, Bedfordshire. Son of William Dimmock; husband of Julia Dimmock, of 3, Black Horse Lane, Hitchin. Formerly 22704, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 515.

DIXON

Charles

Pioneer 128911, 3rd Special Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 26th February 1917. Enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 20796, Bedfordshire Regiment.

DOBBS

Alfred

Private 98223, Machine gUn Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 1st October 1917. Born and resident Great Wymondley, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 8665, Bedfordshire Regiment.

DOLING

Aarthur [Albert]

Private 44432, 20th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Killed in action 23rd October 1918. Born Southampton, Hampshire, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 20834, Bedfordshire Regiment.

ELLIS

Thomas William

Sergeant 17264, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th September 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Walsworth. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial and Willian War Memorial

ELLISON

Edward

Rifleman (Lance Corporal) R/7355, 8th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 20th January 1916. Born Alton, Hampshire, enlisted Hammersmith, resident Hitchin.

ENDERSBY

Samuel

Private 7756, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 18th June 1915. Born Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, enlisted London, resident Hitchin.

ENGLISH

G W

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EVANS

A

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EWINGTON

William

Private 11124, 7th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action at gtallipoli 8th August 1915. Born Hitchin, enlisted Cheltenham.

FAIRCLOUGH

J

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FAREY

Martin H

Private 2211, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 5th December 1915, Born preston, Hertfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

FARR

John

Private 33860, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 12th September 1917. Born Buntingford, enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 6347, Essex Regiment.

FARROW

Arthur [William]

Private 16472, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th April 1915. Born Ipswich, enlisted Hitchin, resident King's Lynn. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33. Also listed on the King's Lynn Memorial, Norfolk.

FARROW

George William Alfred

Acting Sergeant 265386, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th September 1917. Born kentish Town, Middlesex, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

FIELD

G H

Stoker 1st Class K/20039, H.M.S. Pembroke, Royal Navy. Died 10th May 1916. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 915.

FILE

H W

No further information currently available. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

FISHER

H

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FITT

H S

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FOSTER

George

Private 2644, 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 10th April 1918. Born St Mary's, Hitchin, enlisted Hitchin.

FOSTER

Harry

Private 18314, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13th February 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford, resident Charlton, Hertfordshire.

FOSTER

W C

Sapper 67195, Royal Engineers. Died 23rd October 1919. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 620.

FOWLER

Alfred Charles Garrett

Second Lieutenant, 215th Squadron. Royal Air Force. Died 21st September 1918. Aged 19. Son of the late Alfred and Fanny Fowler, of Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorate don ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

FRANKLIN

Arthur

Private 37780, 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 22nd MArch 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 37999, Middlesex Regiment.

FRENCH

Albert

Corporal 13629, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 6th April 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

FRENCH

G H

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FRENCH

Henry

Private 14240, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 25th November 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

FRENCH

Jack

Private 14378, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29th April 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

FROY

Bertram William

Private 30592, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 11th February 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

FROY

Frank

Private 263028, 1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force). Killed in action 13th April 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 201946, Royal Field Artillery.

FROY

J

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GARRATT

Leonard George

Lance Corporal G/40620, 12th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 4th April 1918. Born Chelsea, Middlesex, resident Hitchin. Formerly 4601, 1st BattalIon, County of London Yeomanry.

GATES

George

Private G/20049, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 10th April 1917. Born Knebworth, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

GATES

T H

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GENTLE

G

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GILBERT

A W

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GILBERT

E

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GILBERTSON

Graham Sydney

Second Lieutenant, 4th Battalion attached 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 28th November 1917. Aged 19. Son of James H. and Beatrice M. Gilbertson, of Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 48 to 50 and 162A. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

GOODSHIP

Dan

Private G/21250, 6th Battalion, Buffs (East kent Regiment). Killed in action 20th November 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

GOUGH

J R

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GRANT

Ernest Arnold

Private G/62200, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 21st March 1917. Enlisted Chelsea, resident Hitchin. Formerly 4600, 3rd/1st Battalion, County of London Yeomanry.

GRANT

Leonard P

Sapper 151837, S.S.T.C., Royal Engineers. Died in United Kingdom 6th November 1918. Enlisted Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Plot S. Row VIII. Grave B.

GRAY

A

Private T/406687, Motor Transport Depot, Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 4th December 1918. Aged 45. Born Hitchin. Son of George Gray. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 623.

GRAY

F

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GRAY, DCM

John

Private 36317, 6th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 2nd October 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford. Memorial shows he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.) but it is not mentioned on SDGW and CWGC. Formerly 5780, Hertfordshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 D.

GRAY

Leonard Edwin Reginald

Private 88275, 76th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 15th June 1917. Born Gosmore, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 10.

GREEN

Frank

Diver 156311, "B" Battery, 155th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 7th January 1918. Aged 31. Enlisted and resident Hitchin. Son of William and Hannah Green. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XXVI. Row C Grave 2A.

GREEN

Horace James

Private 265939, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd July 1916. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin.

GREEN

John Henry

Private 5392, 3rd Dragoon Gurads (Prince of Wales's Own). Cavalry. Killed in action 5th November 1914. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

GREGORY

Akexander John

Corporal 200506, 2nd/4th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 10th October 1917. Born Aston, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, enlisted Reading, resident Hitchin.

GUTHRIE

Charles Joseph

Rifleman R/8162, 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action 17th May 1915. Born Isleworth, Middlesex, enlisted Hitchin.

HAGGAR

George

Private 3031, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13th October 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford.

HAGGAR

Harry

Rifleman 11929. 13th Battalion, King's Royal rifle Corps. Killed in action 23rd October 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

HAGGER

Fred

Private 57855, 16th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. Died 29th March 1917. Born Southoe, Huntingdonshire, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 3778, Royal Engineers.

HAGGER

H C

No further information currently available

HAILEY

Joseph

Lance Corporal 522386, 486th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action in Egypt arena 27th March 1917. Enlisted Luton, Bedfordshire, resident Hitchin.

HAILEY

William

Private 20969, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford, resident Walsworth.

HALLOCK

H J

No further information currently available

HALSEY

Edward Christopher

Private G/25405, 3rd/4th Battalion, Queen's (Royal Regiment). Killed in action 12th January 1918. Born Welwyn, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

HARDING

Herbert

Lance Corporal 31853, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 2nd April 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

HARE

Charles

Private 73915, Labour Corps. Killed in action 1st August 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 47335, Royal West Surrey Regiment.

HARPER

William Charles

Sergeant 265438, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 11th April 1918. Born Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

HARPIN

Charles

Gunner 124744, "A" Battery, 90th Brigade, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 22nd July 1917. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Son of Mr. C. J. and Mrs. E. Harpin, of 8, Grove Rd., Hitchin, Herts. Buried in BUS HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Section F. Grave 12.

HARVEY

Ernest Godfrey

Private 4/6145, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 17th May 1915. Born newport, Essex, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

HARWOOD

G

No further information currently available

HAWKINS

A P

No further information currently available

HAWKINS

Frederick J

Private 14708, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd August 1918. Born, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

HAWKINS

H

No further information currently available

HAWKINS

P E

No further information currently available

HILL

J A

No further information currently available

HILTON

F W

No further information currently available

HINSTRIDGE

Frederick

Gunner 66019, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 14th March 1916. Born St MAry's, Hitchin, enlisted Hitchin.

HOLT

Benjamin

Private 18619, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 11th July 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

HOUGHTON

S G W

No further information currently available

HOWARD

Simpson James

Lance Corporal 34943, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Killed in action 24th September 1918. Born Hertford, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 34868, Royal Fusiliers.

HOYE

Albert Percy

Private 41937, 2nd/6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Killed in action 20th November 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly M/282612, Royal Army Service Corps.

HUBBARD

Harry

Lance Corporal 17679, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 20th July 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 4.

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

HUCKLE

Henry William

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action 5th September 1918. Aged 22. Son of Henry & Emma Elizabeth Huckle of Hitchen and husband of Mary Ann Elizabeth Huckle of Tourmaline, Trumpington. Henry was born in 1886 in Hitchen and in 1911 was working as a teacher in Cardiff. In 1914 he married Mary Ann Elizabeth Porter in Trumpington, (assumedly by then teaching in a Cambridge school). Mary Porter, born Cambridge 1881, was the daughter of Thomas Porter a solicitor living in Quy Villas. The Parish Record show two possible children and MAEH dying in 1963 when she would have been 80. Formerly Private 765792, 28th Battalion, London Regiment. Commissioned 26th February 1918. Entitled to the Victory and British War Medal. Buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Somme, France. See also Trumpingto0n War Memorial

HULATT

Percival Charles Eaton

[Spelt HULETT on SDGW] Lance Corporal 34032, 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 16th June 1918. Born Clapham, Surrey, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 202661, Buffs (east Kent Regiment).

HULL

Jack

Private 31456, 209th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 5th April 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford. Formerly 10330, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried in NESLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Section C. Grave 39.

HUNT

Bertram

Private 31506, 51st Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died of wounds 13th July 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 23304, Bedfordshire Regiment. Buried SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row B. Grave 6.

HUNT

Charles H

Private 90378, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Killed in action 21st March 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 39470, Royal West Surrey Regiment.

HUNT

Frederick

Private 201172, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in the Palestine arena 26th March 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 20695, Bedfordshire Regiment.

I'ANSON

W

No further information currently available

IZZARD

Charles

Private 18505, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 13th November 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

JACKSON

C H

No further information currently available

JACKSON

F A

No further information currently available

JAMES

G

No further information currently available

JAMES

T W

No further information currently available

JENKINS

Alred Raymond

Guardsman 24100, 1st Battalion, grenadier Guards. Killed in action between 10th and 12th September 1916. Born Puton (sic), Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

JENKINS

W

No further information currently available

JENNINGS

J R

No further information currently available

JOHNSON

William

Private 200907, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in Palestine 27th December 1917. Enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin.

JONES

E J

No further information currently available

KING

Edgar P

Private 52706, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 7th June 1917. Born St Saviour's, Hertfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Formerly 37440, 98th Training Reserve Battalion.

KING

William

Private 31945, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 13th August 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

KINGSLEY

Jack

Private 20782, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18th october 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

KINGSLEY

William

Private 18301, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st August 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

KNIGHT

George T

Private 65848, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 5th August 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 30642, Bedfordshire Regiment.

LANGFORD

Arthur Percival

Company Sergeant Major (CSM) 651, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd August 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

LAWRENCE

William

Private G/29537, 10th Battalion, Queen's OWn (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 25th October 1918. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

LAWSON

William Charles

Private 14800, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 1st May 1915. Aged 19. Born Braintree, Essex, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Son of James and Caroline Lawson, of 28, Periwinkle Lane, Hitchin. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

LAZENBY

Henry

Private 36205, 8th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Killed in action 30th May 1918. Born West Derby, Liverpool, enlisted Hitchin.

LEETE

Frank Evelyn

Second Lieutenant, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria Rifles), London Regiment. Died of wounds 10th December 1917. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. East Extension. Plot L Row XXIV Grave B. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

LEETE

Stanley Herbert

Lance Corporal 12866, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th June 1916. Aged 21. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Son of Ernest and Mary Leete, of 57, Walsworth Rd., Hitchin. Buried in BIENVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row C. Grave 1. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

LEWIS

A E

No further information currently available

LEWIS

G Y

No further information currently available

LEWIS

H J

No further information currently available

LISLES

Jack

Private 16930, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 28th September 1916. Born datchworth, Hertfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

LOVATT

Albert William

[Listed as W A LOVATT on memorial] Private 20075, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Born Burton-on-Trent, enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin.

LUDFORD

Alfred

Private 16450, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st April 1915. Aged 27. Born, residetn and enlisted Hitchin. Son of George Ludford; husband of Elizabeth Ludford, of 15, Barnard's Yard, Queen St., Hitchin, Herts. Buried in RAILWAY DUGOUTS BURIAL GROUND, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I Row P Grave 19.

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

MANNING

John

Private 4/7302, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th September 1916. Born Sandown, Hertfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Buried in CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Fricourt, Somme, France. Plot V Row A Grave 9

MARCHANT

Henry Walter

Private 265531, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd March 1918. Born Hitcvhin, enlisted Hertford, resident Stevenage.

MARSOM

Henry James

[Listed as MARSON on SDGW] Lance Corporal 720768, 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's), London Regiment. Killed in action 22nd August 1918. Enlisted Kennington, resident Hitchin.

MARTIN

H

No further information currently available

MASSEY

Arthur

Private 14562, 8th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 20th february 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted Ipswich.

MATHER

J W

No further information currently available

MATTHEWS

W

No further information currently available

MAYLIN

Frederick

Private 26587, 9th Battalion, King's OWn (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Died of wounds in the Salonika arena 25th September 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

MINNIS

Arthur William

Private 30901, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in Egyptian arena 30th December 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

MONK

Alfred

Private 75967, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) posted to the 2nd/2nd London Regiment. Died of wounds 1st September 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Formerly 11651, Royal West Surrey Regiment.

MORGAN

Ernest A

Private 2680, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died of wounds 10th November 1915. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

MOULDEN

Henry Harradine

Private 61300, 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died 19th february 1917. Aged 19. Son of Martha Andrews (formerly Moulden) of 6 Gaping Lane, Hitchin, and the Late Henry Moulden. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. East Extension. Grave 796.

MOULDEN

P

No further information currently available

MUNBY

E J

No further information currently available

MUNCEY

Arthur

Private 4139, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th July 1916. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin.

MUNT

Henry George

Private 26024, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in United KIngdom 24th September 1920. Aged 28. Born Hitchin. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunt, of 13, Cannons Gardens, Hitchin; husband of Violet Louisa Ellis (formerly Munt, nee Page), of 37, Glebe Rd., Letchworth, Herts. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Plot CL. Row VIII. Grave B

MUNT

Thomas Rock H

Corporal WR/283838, 1st Foreay Company, Royal Engineers. Died in France 11th April 1919. Aged 25. Son of Henry Alexander and Ada Bella Munt, of 13, Cannons Cottage, Hitchin, Herts. Commemorated on his parents grave. Buried in ST. POL BRITISH CEMETERY, ST. POL-SUR-TERNOISE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row E. Grave 14.

Photograph Copyright © Vernon Masterman 2006

NEGUS

Albert Edward

Lance Corporal 8384, 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died in Mesopotamian arena 7th February 1917. Born Welbourne, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

ODELL

Ernest

Private 604768, 47th Prisoner of War Labour Company, Labour Corps. Died 24th january 1919. Aged 42. Son of Robert Odell, of Hitchin; husband of Alice Louisa Odell, of 3, Wratten Rd., Hitchin. Formerly 4622, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 635.

ODELL

R M

No further information currently available

ODELL

William James

Private 27321, 8th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of wounds 6th November 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

O'KEEFE

H W

No further information currently available

ORSMAN

Archibald Bernard

Private G/26406, 17th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 28th April 1917. Born Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

PACKHAM

Reuben

Private G/4674, 7th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Killed in action 8th August 1918. Born Burgess Hill, Sussex, enlisted Hitchin. Buried in BEACON Cemetery, Saily-Laurette, France. Plot V. Row I. Grave 5. See also Burgess Hill, Sussex

PALLETT

E W

Private 12058, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died 20th May 1919. Aged 30. Husband of Ethel Allum (formerly Pallett), of 380, Icknield Way, Letchworth, Herts. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 656.

PARCELL

J F

No further information currently available

PATEMAN

Leonard Mark

Private 36423, 6th Battalion, Princess Cahrlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 17th February 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 5077, Hertfordshire Regiment.

PAYNE

Thomas Rupert

Private 19530, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 6th August 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

PEARCE

W C

Private 23634, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 21st November 1917. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 756.

PEARMAIN

F

No further information currently available

PEARMAIN

Wirtham

Private SE/20391, Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Died 20th August 1918. Born Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Hitchin.

PEDLEY

Charles Herbert

Private 36428, 6th Battalion, Princess Cahrlotte of Wales's (Royal Bwerkshire Regiment). Killed in action 17th February 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 5810, Hertfordshire Regiment.

PEPPER, MM

Walter

Acting Lance Corporal P/13932, Mountd Branch, Corps of Military Police. Killed in action 29th June 1918. Born Standon, enlisted Stratford, resident Hitchin. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Formerly 8220, East Surrey Regiment.

PHILLIPSON

Matthew

Guardsman 24778, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Gaurds. Killed in action 1st December 1917. Born Retford, Nottinghamshire, enlisted Hitchin.

PIERSON

E A

No further information currently available

PIKE

Horace Leslie

Private 4/6926, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed ijn action 13th November 1916. Born and resident Arlesey, enlisted Hitchin.

PILSWORTH

A J

No further information currently available

POWELL

Frederick

Sergeant 14989, 11th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 15th October 1916. Born Ely, Cambridgeshire, enlisted Hitchin.

POWELL

John Thomas

Private 26242, 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died 11th April 1917. Aged 33. Son of Henry and Emma Powell, of Beckless Cottages, Hambledon, Hants. Native of Preston, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in WARLINCOURT HALTE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAULTY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 6.

PRIMETT

Charles

Private 4/6279,2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 12th October 1916. Born Ickleford, enlisted Hitchin, resident Luton.

PRIMETT

Frank

Corporal 14026, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 15th September 1916. Born Ickleford, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

PRIMETT

Frederick James

Private 36746, 9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. Died of owunds 19th September 1918. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

PRIMETT, MM

H S

No further information currently available

PYMAN, DSO and BAR

C K L

No further information currently available

PYMAN

R L

No further information currently available

RAMSBOTHAM

J

No further information currently available

RANSOM

H W

No further information currently available

RANSOM, MC

John

No further information currently available

REED

Frederick John

[Spelt READ on SDGW] Private 16339, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st Aporil 1916. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Lnebworth.

REED

G F

No further information currently available

REYNOLDS

C G

probably Christopher REYNOLDS, Gunner 102762, "B" BAttery, 46th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 16th August 1917. Born Hitchin, enlisted Southend, Essex. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 4 to 6 and 162.

REYNOLDS

George Lewis

Private 47518, 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 9th Apriul 1917. Born Royston, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Formerly 3647, Royal Fusiliers.

RICHMOND

Frederick J

Private 6901. 14th (*County of London ) Battalion (London Scottish), London Regiment. Killed in action 10th September 1916. Enslietd and resident Hitchin.

ROBINSON

Raymond Cecil

Second Lieutenant, 270 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds 19 October 1918. In 1911 he was a 14 year old Clerk, born Hitchin, son of William and Hephzibah Robinson of 19 Benslow Lane, Hitchin. His medal card states Raymond Cecil Robinson, Acting Corporal 374449, Royal Garrison Artillery, 2/2nd Company Sussex RGA, 270 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery then 2/Lieut, 270 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Deceased 19 October 1918. Appointed Commission 2/Lt RGA 4 February 1918. Entitled to the Victory and British War Medals. Served in France. His father is given as W Robinson, Esq., of Fairfield Lodge, Benslow Road, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in VADENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY, MAISSEMY, Aisne, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 27.

ROBSON

E G U

No further information currently available

ROGERS

George

Private 31280, 34th Battalion, Rouyal Fusliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 11th September 1916, Enlsited and resident Hitchin.

RUDD

W

No further information currently available

RUTLAND

Bertram Albert

[Spelt RULAND on SDGW] Private 31768, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th August 1918. Born Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

RUTLAND

Herbert George

Private 27569, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Died 16th November 1918. Born, residnt and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 38565, Rifle Brigade.

RYALL

George

Private TR/10/161742, 53rd Y.S. Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 5th November 1918. Born Potton, Bedfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 606.

SANDERS

A

No further information currently available

SAPSED

Alfred [James]

Sergeant 12069, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 12th April 1917. Born Barkway, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin resident Walsworth.

SAUNDERS

Bertram

Private 3658, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 15th January 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin.

SAUNDERS

F J

No further information currently available

SAUNDERS

Victor W

Private 6449978, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Died in the Edmonton area of London 4th November 1920 (Death certificate reference Vol 3a Page 590). Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 848.

SAWYER

B

No further information currently available

SCOTT

John

Private 31329, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 11th April 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SELL

R

No further information currently available

SELL, MM

W J

Private 265330, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died 18th August 1918. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 171.

SELLS

Charlie

Private 203465, 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action in the Palestine arena 27th July 1917. Enlisted Bedford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 522437, Royal Engineers.

SEWELL

James [henry]

Private 265385, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 31st July 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SHARP

F A

No further information currently available

SHARP

George

Corporal 13821, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st May 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SHARP

Herbert

Private 27821, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 24th October 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SHARP

Sidney

Private 20818, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 30th July 1916. Born Breachwood Green, Welwyn, enlisted Hitchin, resident Preston, Hertfordshire.

SHEPHERD

Harry

Pioneer 358702, No. 8 Foreway Company, royal Engineers. Died of wounds 30th September 1918. Enlisted Hitchin. Formerly G/48487, Norfolk Regiment.

SIMMONS

A

No further information currently available

SIMMONS

Stephen

Private 266680, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd July 1916. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin.

SMITH

Ernest William

Private 33635, 1st/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). Died 31st December 1918. Aged 33. Son of William and Mary Smith, of 52, Dacre Rd., Hitchin; husband of Mary Catherine Smith, of 52, Westfield Rd., Hornsey, London. Formerly 60033, Queen's (West Surrey Regiment). Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-East Extension. Grave 628.

SMITH

Frank

Private 19531, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 24th September 1916. Aged 20. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Son of George and Julia Smith, of Little Almshoe, Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C

SMITH

F W

No further information currently available

SMITH

James Odell

Private 1777, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 6th February 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SMITH

Samuel

Private 220722, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 1st June 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford. Formerly 105985, Hertfordshire Yeomanry.

SMITH

Sidney

either

Sidney SMITH, Guardsman 23560, 5th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action 25th Septmber 1916. Born St. Mary's, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

or most probably

Sidney George SMITH, Private 28018, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 29th April 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

SMITH

T

No further information currently available

SMITH

Walter

Sergeant 6507, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 14th March 1916. Born Sandon, Hertfordshire, enllisted and resident Hitchin.

SPENCER

George A

Private 4/7027, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18th May 1916. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford.

SPICER

Charles

Rifleman 9919, 1st Battalion, Rifle brigade (The Prince Consort's Own). Killed in action 13th May 1915. Born Hitchin, enlisted Stratford, Essex, resident Islington, Middlesex.

SPRIGGS

A F

No further information currently available

SPURR

Anthony George

Private 2924, 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise's Kensington Battalion), London Regiment. Killed in action 9th May 1915. Aged 26. Enlisted Kensington, resident Watford. Son of George E. and Ethel Mary Spurr, of "Dowlands," Wymondley Rd., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 10. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

SPURR

Douglas Bateman

[Listed as Douglas Bertram SPUR on SDGW] Private 2116, 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Killed in action 10th March 1915. Aged 19. Enlisted London, Middlesex (sic), resident Hitchin. Son of George Edmondson and Ethel Mary Spurr, of "Dowlands", Wymondley Rd., Hitchin, Herts. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41 and 42. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

SPURR

Walter Guiness

[Listed as Walter Gunnis SPURR on CWGC] Corporal 16678, 8th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd August 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Westminster, Middlesex. Son of George E. and Ethel Mary Spurr (nee Cropper), of 14/15, Market Place, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in ENGLEBELMER COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 6. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

STAUGHTON

Ernest

Private 14429, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 23rd April 1917. Born hertford, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

STEELEY

Arthur

[Spelt STEELY on SDGW] Rifleman 4803, 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action 7th October 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted London, resident Letchworth.

STEVENS

Charles

Private 7209, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 12th March 1915. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

STEVENS

Fred

Private 28707, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action 16th September 1916. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin. Formerly 4350, Hertfordshire Regiment.

STEVENS

Harry

Private 23482, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Born and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 25508, Bedfordshire Regiment.

STIMPSON

Frederick

Sergeant 193, 4th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Killed in action 16th May 1915. Born Hitchin, enlisted Leiston.

STOKES

Walter George

Gunner 170890, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 5th June 1917. Born Offley, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

SUMMERFIELD

Arthur

Rifleman 52459, 12th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Killed in action 6th June 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. formerlyt 38572, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

SUMMERFIELD

Harold

Gunner 77046, Territorial Force, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 16th August 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

TANSLEY

Alfred George

Private 56830, Labour Corps. Died in Salonika arena 30th September 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Formerly 17773, Royal West Surrey Regiment.

TANSLEY

George Walter

Private 21063, 3rd Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died in United Kingdom 15th March 1917. Aged 31. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Son of George and Emma Tansley, of 6, Park St., Hitchin; husband of Annie Margaret Tansley, of 60, Bunvan Rd., Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 741.

TANSLEY

Herbert [William]

Private 51641, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 27th September 1918. Born Ickleford, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 23427, Suffolk Regiment.

TARRIER

Francis Ralph

Private 23269, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 9th April 1917. Born Pirton, Hertfordshire, enlisted Ampthill, resident Hitchin.

TAYLOR

Ernest

Private 201207, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died of wounds in the Egyptian areana 2nd December 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 20723, Bedfordshire Regiment.

TAYLOR

James

Private 9530, 1st Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment). Killed in action 25th August 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford.

TAYLOR

Noah

Private 201208, 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action in the Palestine arena 26th March 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 10906, Bedfordshire Regiment.

TEW

W H

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THOMAS

L H

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THOMPSON

Frederick John

Private 2312, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd August 1916. Born Pirton, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

THORNTON

Frank V

Private 19108, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 10th July 1916. Born Charlbury, Oxon, elisted and resident Hitchin.

THOROGOOD

T G

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THRUSSELL

Arthur Samuel

Private 5732, 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars. Died of wounds 16th May 1915. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Royston.

TITMUS

Arthur [John]

Private 14215, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th August 1916. Born Holwell, Bedfordshire, enlisted Hitchin, resident Ickleford.

TITMUSS

Frederick

Sergeant 202800, 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 27th September 1918. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

TITMUSS

James

[Spelt TITMUS on SDGW] Lance Corporal G/29561, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 16th August 1917. Born and enlisted Hitchin, resident Codicot, Hertfordshire.

TITMUSS

Lewis

[Spelt TITMUS on SDGW] Private 35615, 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 20th September 1917. Born Hickleford, Hertfordshire (sic - Ickleford), enlisted and resident Hitchin.

TOMLIN

Arthur Charles

Private 266199, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 13th July 1917. Enlisted Hertford, resident Hitchin.

TOMLIN

B

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TOMLIN

Charles

Private 4/7321, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 20th February 1915. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Son of Mr. C. Tomlin, of The Orange Tree, Sunnyside, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in R E FARM CEMETERY, HEUVELLAND, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I Row A Grave 5

According to the National Roll of the Great War:

TOMLIN

George

Private 29241, 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28th April 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

TOMLIN

Harry

Private 32355, 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Died 18th November 1918. Born Leicester, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 2952, Middlesex Regiment.

TOMLIN

Oswald Leslie

Sapper 75366, A.N. Cable Section, Royal Engineers/ Killed in action 2nd July 1916. Born and enlisted Hitchin.

TOMS

Harry

Private (Pioneer) 142375, Hitchin Signal Depot, Royal Engineers. Died 19th July 1917. Aged 37. Born newbury, Berkshire, enlisted Hitchin, resident Wavertree, Lancashire. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North Extension. Grave 807.

TOPHAM

Frank

Private 31340, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 18th July 1917. Born Langford, Bedfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

TRIGG

George

Lance Corporal 13231, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th August 1918. Born Baldock, enlisted Stratford, Essex, resident Hitchin.

UPCHURCH

Percy J

Gunner 68926, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 1st June 1918. Enlsited and resident Hitchin.

WALCH

J B M

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WALKER

Charles

Private 4/7383, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 20th June 1915, Born Willian, enlisted and resident Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) IEPER, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 31 and 33.

WALLER

Bertram

Private T.F. 238036, 12th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment). Killed in action 7th August 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Bedford. Formerly T.F. 202664, Essex Regiment.

WALLER

George

Sapper 524340, 126th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds 9th March 1918. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Luton.

WARREN

A

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WATSON

Bertie

Private 18679, 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 26th August 1916. Born and resident Charlton, Hitchin, enlisted Hitchin.

WEARE, MC

C

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WEBB

Frederick James

Sergeant G/4665, 7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed in action 10th August 1917. Born Guildford, Surrey, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

WELCH, MM

Jack

Corporal 265532, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 26th September 1917. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.).

WEST

Arthur

Lance Corporal 60153, 13th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in action 23rd August 1918. Born Hemel Hempstead, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 29809, Bedfordshire Regiment.

WHALEY

Frederick John

Driver, territorial Force, Royal Artillery. Killed in action 6th AUgust 1916. Born Hitchin, enlisted Portsmouth.

WHITBY

Arthur

Private 27501, 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 22nd July 1916. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2C.

WHITBY

A H

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WHITE

Henry Charles

Gunner 156380, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in action 28th November 1917. Born Christhchurch, Chelsea, Middlesex, enlisted Hitchin.

WHITE

H S

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WHITE

L J

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WHITTRED

Frank Ellis

Private 242237, 5th Battalion, Alexandra Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment). Died 25th July 1918. Born Ringstead, Norfolk, enlisted Hitchin.

WILLIAMS

George

Private 14121, 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 19th April 1916. Born Melbourne, Australia, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

WILSHERE

Sidney Alfred

[Spelt WILSHIRE on SDGW] Private 23460, 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Killed in action 3rd September 1916. Born Walsworth, enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 25197, Bedfordshire Regiment.

WILSON

Walter Charles

Private 265387, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th April 1918. Born Shillington, Bedfordshire, enlisted and resident Hitchin.

WORBEY

Alfred

Private 35464, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 29th September 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin. Formerly 324098, Suffolk Regiment.

WORBEY

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WORSLEY

Arthur

Private 4/5737, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 10th March 1915. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hatfield.

WRAY

Ernest

Private 17002, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 24th August 1915. Born and resident Preston, Hertfordshire, enlisted Hitchin.

WRIGHT

Chris

Rifleman TR/13/84514, 53rd Y.S. Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died in United Kingdom 16th October 1918. Aged 18. Born and resident HItchin, enlisted Hertford. Son of Edmund and Selina Wright. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South Extension. Grave 960.

WRIGHT

Edmund Lancelot

[Second Lieutenanton SDGW] Captain, 7th Battalion, King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Died of wounds 16th July 1918. Aged 32. Son of Fredrick Ashfield Wright and Ann Wright, of Hitchin; husband of Elizabeth Helen Wright, of Moor Mead Hill, Hitchin, Herts. Buried in LA NEUVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, CORBIE, Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 7. See also Hitchin Grammar School WW1 memorial

YOUNG, VC

Frank Edward

Second Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 18th September 1918. Son of Frank and Sarah Ellen Young, of 46, Wood Avenue, Folkestone, Kent. Awarded the Victoria Cross (V.C.). Buried in HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row B. Grave 5.

Victoria Cross Details: He was 22 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Bn., The Hertfordshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

An extract from "The London Gazette" No. 31067, dated 13th December 1918, records the following:-

"For most conspicuous bravery, determination and exceptional devotion to duty on 18th September, 1918, south-east of Havrincourt, when during an enemy counter-attack and throughout an extremely intense enemy barrage he visited all posts, warned the garrisons and encouraged the men. In the early stages of the attack he rescued two of his men who had been captured, and bombed and silenced an enemy machine gun. Although surrounded by the enemy, 2nd Lt. Young fought his way back to the main barricade and drove out a party of the enemy who were assembling there. By his further exertions the battalion was able to maintain a line of great tactical value, the loss of which would have meant serious delay to future operations. Throughout four hours of intense hand-to-hand fighting 2nd Lt. Young displayed the utmost valour and devotion to duty, and set an example to which the company gallantly responded. He was last seen fighting hand to hand against a considerable number of the enemy."

NOT ON MEMORIAL BUT PROBABLY SHOULD BE

CHALKLEY

Arthur

Private G/21208, 6th Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Killed in action 30th November 1917. Born, resident and enlisted Hitchin.

DEAR

Frederick

Private 4/6823, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action 16th June 1915. Born and resident Hitchin, enlisted Hertford.

1939-1945 IN LOYAL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF HITCHIN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND IN WHOSE HONOUR
THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE RECORDING THEIR NAMES WAS DEDICATED
AND IS KEPT IN THE PARISH CHURCH

ADAMSON

D

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ALBONE

Kenneth Herbert

Driver 2725253, Royal Engineers. Died 16th September 1946. Aged 19. Son of Herbert and Gertrude Albone, of West Mill, Hertfordshire. Buried in MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY, Telgte, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 14.

ALEXANDER

Francis James

Lance Sergeant 5954360, 2nd Battalion (The Hertfordshire Regiment), Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regi9ment. Died 7th June 1944. Aged 27. Son of John and Dorothy Alexander, of Walsworth, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XV. Row B. Grave 18.

ALSTON

Eric Robert

Flying Officer (Air Gunner) 48871, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 25th April 1944. Buried in LYON (LA DOUA) FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY, Rhone, France. Row F. Grave 2.

ANSELL

George [Alan]

Signalman 2337656, Third Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 15th October 1940. Aged 21. Son of Alice E. Ansell, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 56.

BALL

Thomas Owen

Able Seaman P/JX 219337, H.M.S. Dunedin, Royal Navy. Died when his ship was torpedoed 24th November 1941. Aged 24. Son of Thomas and Janet Ball, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 47, Column 1.

Note: HMS Dundein (I 93) was a Light Cruiser (D-Class) of 4,850 tons built by Armstrongs, laid down November 1917, launched 19th November 1918 and completed October 1919. On November 24th 1941, HMS Dunedin was on patrol near St Paul’s Rocks, just north of the Equator in mid-Atlantic. At 13:26 Greenwich Mean Time, two torpedoes hit the starboard side of Dunedin fired by U-boat U-124, causing her to sink within fifteen minutes and with great loss of life. About 250 survivors managed to leave the ship by jumping overboard. They rescued themselves onto seven Carley floats and floating debris. The U-boat surfaced and circled the survivors for about ten minutes but then left. Only 72 survivors were still alive on the six floats found by the American steam merchant Nishmaha, en route from Takoradi to Philadelphia, three days after the sinking.

BANKS

Reginald George

Sergeant 1165223, 226 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15th October 1941. Aged 21. Son of George William and Elizabeth Maud Banks, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 39.

BARKER

Jack

Private 5955203, Pioneer Corps. Died 6th february 1941. Aged 26. Son of William and Elizabeth Barker, of Westmill. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 403.

BAVINGTON

Arthur Henry

Air Mechanic 2nd Class SFX 783, H.M.S. Peregrine, Royal Navy. Died 18th August 1940. Aged 23. Son of William and Eliza Bavington; husband of Sylvia Olive Fleur Bavington, of Royston. Buried in ROYSTON CHURCH ADDITIONAL BURIAL GROUND, Royston, Hertfordshire.

BRADY

James [Amthony]

Sapper 1888706, 4 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers. Died 20th September 1944. Aged 24. Son of Alice Brady; husband of Norah Madaline Brady, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 411.

BRAYBROOKE

Ronald

Private 14618889, 1st/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. Died 6th August 1944. Aged 20. Son of Sidney and Maud E. Braybrooke, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot XIX. Row D. Grave 17.

BROWN

Cyril

Sergeant 1875016, 514 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th July 1944. Aged 37. Son of Arthur and Ada Martha Brown, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 225.

BRYANT

William [Charles]

Sergeant 890210, 135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died in the fighting during the fall of Singapore 14th February 1942. Aged 21. Son of William John and Jessie Elizabeth Frost-Bryant, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Special Memorial Plot 12. Row C. Grave 15.

BUDGELL

Stanley James [Sydney]

Second Radio officer, S.S. Ville de Tamatave (Liverpool). Merchant Navy. Died 23rd January 1943. Aged 19. Son of Sydney Herbert and Jessie Mary Budgell, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 115.

Note: S.S. Ville de Tamatave was part of Convoy ON160 that sailed from the United Kingdom on either 11th or 12th January 1943. Commodore Brownrigg, R.N.R., was in Ville de Tamatave that went down with a broken rudder on 24th February 1943. There were no survivors. Roger W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets" gives the sinking position as 50 17N 40 55W, adding that 88 died. This was a French ship which had been taken over by The Ministry of War Transport in 1941.

BURRY

John Kenneth

Sergeant 868723, 1 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. Died 22nd November 1941. Aged 23. Son of John Jacob and Ida Emily Burry, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire; brother of Richard Arthur, below. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA, Libya. Plot 11. Row F. Grave 21.

BURRY

Richard Arthur

Trooper B/62443, 11th Army Tak Regiment, Ontario Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. Died 12th August 1943. Aged 26. Son of Joseph and Ida Burry, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire; husband of Audrey May Burry, of New Toronto, Ontario. Brother of John Kenneth, above. Buried in AGIRA CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot D. Row F. Grave 471.

BURSON

Basil Harold

Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1320237, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 22nd February 1944. Aged 20. Son of Edwin Thomas Burson and Helen Myles Burson, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in BOTLEY CEMETERY, OXFORD, Oxfordshire. Plot I/2. Grave 162.

BUTTS

Ronald James

Marine PO/X 115686, H.M. L.C.F. 37, Royal Marines. Died 1st November 1944. Buried in BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot 13. Row A. Grave 6.

BYGRAVE

George

Private 5959610, 4th Battalion, The Buffs (East kent Regiment). Died 17th November 1943. Aged 36. Son of Arthur and Susan Bygrave; husband of Kate Bygrave, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. No known grave. Commemorated on ATHENS MEMORIAL, Greece. face 5.

CANNON

R

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CANNON

R F

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CANNON

R G

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CHAMBERLAIN

R

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CHELLEY

W F

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COLES

G D

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COLLETT

J C

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COOLING

R

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COOPER, VAD

Diana Mary

Nurse W/552169, Voluntary Aid Detachment - Hertfordshire 52 Detachment, British Red Cross Society. Died in an accident in Burma (now Myanmar) 25th October 1945. Aged 23. Daughter of Walter and Dorothy Cooper, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Plot 7. Row B. Grave 20.

CORRIGAN

J

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DAY

George William

Corporal 2340830, 47th Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 27th April 1942. Aged 25. Son of George Wilson Day and Edith Alice Day, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 407.

DAY

M H

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DAY

R

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DEACON

W

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DENNIS

J C

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DOBBS

G R

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DODGE

George William James

Leading Aircraftman (Pilot U/T) 1331421, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19th January 1942. Aged 19. Son of William James Dodge and Matilda Dodge, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 109.

DUDLEY

F W

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ELKINS

I C

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ELLIS

C H

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FARRAGHER

W

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FAULKENER

H

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FENN

G

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FIELD

John James Alfred

Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) J/16910, 418 Suadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 2nd January 1943. Aged 22. Son of William Robert and Rosetta Jane Field, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; husband of Jennie Field. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 408.

FOSTER

Victor William

Rifleman 6921478, 70th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Died 12th April 1942. Aged 18. Son of Frank and Ethel Knighton Foster, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 406.

FOWKES

Horace

Driver T/255605, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 19th April 1945. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 1030.

FRAAS

Ronald John

Flying Officer (Pilot) 65504, 405 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8th July 1941. Aged 26. Son of John William and Minnie Fraas, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. Section CV. Grave 1B.

FURR

R M

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GRANGE

L J

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GRAY

C W

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GRAY

F J

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GRAY

L

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GUNTON

Stanley Wilson

Warrant Officer 506987, Royal Air Force. Died 11th May 1945. Aged 38. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gunton; husband of R. F. Gunton, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 397.

HAILEY

C

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HAILEY

V J

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HALL

Ronald Edward

Flight Sergeant 364803, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 13th September 1941. Aged 32. Son of Mark and Ethel Hall; husband of Elsie C. Hall, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 746.

HART

M R

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HARVEY

W D

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HEAD

D H

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HOLLAND

H W

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HOLLANDS, DFM

A S

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HOLYOAKE

B

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HIGGINS

M B

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HOPE

A

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HOUGHTON

P

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HUNT

S A G

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HUTCHINSON

D

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HYDE

A J

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HYDE

J

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HYDE

S E

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INGRAM

T W

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IZZARD, DFC

Colin Roy

Flying Officer (Air Bomber) 157641, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 24th February 1947. Aged 29. Son of Roland and Caroline Izzard; husband of Cecilia Izzard. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). Buried in ST. MARY NEW CHURCHYARD, EASEBOURNE, Sussex. Grave 112.

JONES

Idris

Signal man 2598211, 6th A.A. Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 1st January 1942. Aged 34. Son of the Revd. Samuel Jones and Hannah Jones; husband of Jessie Margaret Jones, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 522.

JVINS

C

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KEANE

P J

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KENTFIELD

R A

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KNAPE

A H

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LARMAN

B

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LAWRENCE

S

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LEESON

R G

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LLOYD

Arthur Edward

No further information currently available - Son of Arthur Edward and Mary Lloyd, of Hitchin. His brother Noel John (below) also died on service.

LLOYD

Noel John

Pilot Officer (Pilot) 47476, 296 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 30th June 1942. Aged 22. Son of Arthur Edward and Mary Lloyd, of Hitchin. His brother Arthur Edward (above) also died on service. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 725.

MAJOR

G C

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MARKHAM

B G

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MARSH

F

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MARSHALL, DFC, DFM

Alfred Ernest

Flight Lieutenant 47124, 25 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in a tragic accident 27th November 1944. Aged 29. Son of Alfred Ernest and Hilda Beatrice Marshall; husband of Beatrice Mary Marshall, of Hitchin. Awarded the Distiguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.) and Distiguished Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 381.

Photographs Copyright © Vernon Masterman 2006

Forming part of his headstone is a short history which is reproduced here:

Sgt. Alfred Ernest Marshall, 47124, joined 73 Squadron in France in 1940. He shared a He 111 on the 19th and destroyed a Do 17 on June 11. The squadron was withdrawn to England on June 17. He probably destroyed a Bf 110 on September 7 but his Hurricane P3863 was severely damaged in combat and he made a forced landing near Dammerwick Farm, Burnham Marshes, after his engine failed. He was slightly injured.

In November 1940 73 Squadron was posted to the Middle East and sailed on HMS @furious', flying off at Takoradi, and working its way to Heliopolis. During December the pilots were attached to 274 Squadron in the Western Desert. Sgt Marshall shotdown two SM 79s on December 16, on an offensive patrol over Bardia.

On January 3 1941 Sgt Marshall found five SM 79s bombing HMS 'terror' nine miles North East of Bardia. He shot down two. forced a third to crash-land in the sea and damaged a fourth. His ammunition was all gone. The same afternnon he joined two two other pilots in destroying eight enemy aircraft on a landing ground. On January 5 he shot down an SM 79. On February 5 he joined in destroying another eight enemy aircraft on the ground at Banina. On APril 23 after destroying a Ju 87 'Stuka' he landed to refuel and was shot up and wounded on the ground.

Sgt Marshall left the squadron in May and was awarded the DFM. Commissioned in August 1941, he returned to operations in April 1942, joining 250 Squadron at Sidi Heneish. On July 5 he destroyed a Bf 109 and a Macchi 202 and on the 8th another Bf 109. He was rested from ops. On August 1 1942 and returned to the UK. He was awarded the DFC.

He was posted to 51 OTU, Cranfield as an instructor. He joined 25 Squadron at Coltishall in July 1944. On November 27 he was killed, as a Flight Lieutenant, aged 29.

He was the son of Alfred Ernest and Hlda Beatrice MArshall, and the husband of Beatrice May Marshall, of Hitchin.

MARTIN

O H

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MAYES

J

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MEAD

R J

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McHARVEY

J

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MITCHAM

A H

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MOLE

C F

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G

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MUIR

E R

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NEWLAND

J

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NICHOLLS

M S

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O'BRIEN

J T

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PARSONS

Arthur Joseph

Private 5989862, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and No. 3, Commando. Died 14th July 1943. Aged 20. Son of Alfred Joseph and Florence Lily Parsons, of Highbury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in SYRACUSE WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot VI. Row D. Grave 2.

PATEMAN

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PATMORE

G

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PAY

E

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PEARMAIN

H C

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PERRIN

C H

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PHILLPOT

Percy Frederick

[Spelt PHILPOT on CWGC] Gunner 1720848, 381 Battery, 120 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 24th April 1941. Aged 33. Son of William and Emily Philpot, of Hitchin; husband of Eileen Winifred Philpot, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 755.

PITKIN

G

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PRIMETT

F J

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R

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REDD

P R

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RINGWOOD

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ROBERTS

A M

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T

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RUSSELL

J K

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SALISBURY

Albert

Corporal 1178543, 61 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21st November 1943. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Salisbury, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 182.

SAYWOOD

D T

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SERGEANT

J

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SHARP

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SHARP

W

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SHILLITOE

J B

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SHILLITOE

P

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SIMMONDS

W A

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SLY

A E

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SMITH

B L

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SMITH

D

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SMITH

P H

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SPICER

Stanley Oswald

Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) 1181149, 207 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 19th August 1942. Aged 31. Son of John Henry and Florence Annie Spicer, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. West Extension. Grave 720.

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STEVENS

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STOKES

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STOKES

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SUMMERS

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SWAN

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TABNER

Lawrence George

Marine CH/X.108416, 3rd Battalion, Royal Marines. Died 3rd July 1943. Aged 20. Son of George William and Christina Tabner, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 192.

TAYLOR

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TAYLOR

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TAYLOR

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TETLOW

Douglas Stansfield

Sergeant 518689, Royal Air Force. Died 30th November 1940. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. South-East Extension. Grave 561.

THOMSON

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TOMKINS

Roy Charles

Leading Seaman P/JX296533, H.M. Motor Torpedo Boat 687, Royal Navy. Died 20th July 1944. Aged 21. Son of Edward C. Tomkins and Agnes N. Tomkins, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 409.

TRINDER

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TRUSSELL

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TUFFIELD

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TUFFIELD

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VINEY

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WALKER

Sidney A F

Private 5950482, 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment. Died 13th January 1941. Aged 22. Son of Edgar Sidney and May Walker, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 402.

WALLACE

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WARNER

A J

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WATERS

R

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WELCH

J

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WEST

P W

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WEST

R W

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WHITE

E J

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WICKENDEN

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WILLIAMS

R G

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WILSON

William Gregory

Flight Sergeant 612213, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 2nd October 1945. Aged 28. Son of William James Wilson and Polly Mary Elizabeth Wilson; husband of Irene May Lilian Wilson, of Hitchin. Buried in HITCHIN CEMETERY, Hertfordshire. North-West Extension. Grave 628.

WOODS

Joseph [William]

Private 6028114, 5th Battalion, Essex Regiment. Died 23rd November 1943. Aged 32. Son of Charles and Rose Woods; husband of Ivy Doris Woods, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot XVII. Row D. Grave 9.

WOOLSEY

R P

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WORSLEY

George William

Private 5832341, 1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment. Killed in action during the Japanese siege of Singapore 15th february 1942. Aged 28. Son of George and Emma E. Worsley, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore. Special Memorial Plot 18 Row A Grave 14.

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