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Those known to have served with
Bedfordshire Regiment
during the Great War 1914-1918.
- Abbey Reginald Ernest. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.15th Nov 1918)
- Abbott Albert Fordham. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.4th Sep 1916)
- Abbott Arthur John. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.28th Aug 1916)
- Abbott Harold Campbell. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.17th Apr 1915)
- Abraham Sidney. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.21st Apr 1915)
- Allen Stephen Dexter. 2Lt. 7th Btn. (d.27th August 1918)
- Ansell Harry. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.9th November 1914)
- Ansell Walter T.. Pte. 7th Btn (d.1st July 1916)
- Aspley Henry. L/Cpl. 7th Bat. (d.8th Jan 1916)
- Beddall Sidney John Arthur. Cpl. 5th Btn.
- Beedie Charles Peter. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.15th August 1917)
- Bell William James Alfred. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.18th May 1917)
- Birch MM Frank Ernest. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.21st September 1918)
- Boddy William Edward. Pte. 7th Btn (d.17th Aug 1917)
- Carter Edgar. Pte. 215th Company
- Christie Paul Norman Jones. 2nd Lt. 1st Btn. C Coy (d.9th Oct 1917)
- Clark Sidney Charles. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd Apr 1917)
- Cole Herbert Reginald Bruce. Pte. 8th Btn. (d.18th April 1917)
- Collings-Wells VC, DSO. John Stanhope. Lt.Col. 4th Btn. (d.27th March 1918)
- Cooper . Sgt. 7th Btn.
- Cooper Ernest William. Pte 9th Btn. (d.22nd Mar 1918)
- Cornell William James. Pte. 15th Battalion (d.14th Oct 1918)
- Cox Christopher. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.26th July 1916)
- Cox Frank . Cpl. 6th Btn. (d.6th August 1916)
- Coxhead Edward Stuart. Pte. 2nd Battalion, C Company
- Cracknell William. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.9th Aug 1916)
- Crook Clarence George. Pte. 1st/7th Btn. (d.25th Nov 1916)
- Currant Daniel. Pte. 2nd Btn.
- Darrington Alfred. Pte. 2/5th Btn. (d.22nd Nov 1917)
- Dawbon George William. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.1st July 1916)
- Dickinson David. Pte. 3rd Btn.
- Eales Sidney Harris. Bmdr. 156th Brigade, 'C' Battery (d.27th April 1917)
- Easey William Reginald. Pte. 4th Battalion
- Ell Leonard. Pte. 2nd/5th Btn. (d.28th Sep 1917)
- Ellis Ernest Dennis. Lt. 4th Btn. (d.27th Sep 1918)
- Evans William Prince . Cpl. 4th Btn. (d.11th February 1917)
- Everard John Robert. Pte. 6th Btn
- Farmer William George . Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.20th July 1918)
- Fortune Albert. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.6th Nove 1918)
- Franklin Ernest Arthur. Sgt. 4th Btn. (d.3rd Nov 1917)
- Freear Eric Charles . 2/Lt. 4th Btn (d.15th April 1917)
- Freear Eric Charles . 2nd.Lt. 4th Btn. (d.15th April 1917)
- Galvin John. Cpl. 1st Btn.
- Gamble Bernard . A.Co.Sgt.Mjr. 1st Btn. (d.13th December 1914)
- Gardiner Frank Cecil. Cpl. 2nd Bn (d.28th Mar 1918)
- Garton-Sprenger H. A.. Lt. 4th Btn. (d.25th July 1921)
- Goldsmith Hubert Excel . Pte. 2nd Garrison Btn. (d.12th October 1918)
- Goodman Joseph. 9th Btn. (d.11th Aug 1917)
- Greenwood Ernest. Pte
- Harlock Fredrick. Pte. 6th Btn.
- Hawkins Herbert Edward Bicheno. Cpl. 1st/5th Btn (d.3rd Nov 1917)
- Hedges VC. Frederick William. 2nd Lt. 6th Btn.
- Henry James George. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.5th Sep 1916)
- Hill Stewart William . Pte. 4th Btn. (d.31st December 1917)
- Holton Percy. Pte. 1st Btn.
- Horne Arthur. Pte. 6th Btn.
- Howard Cedric Stewart. 2nd.Lt. 7th Btn. F Coy. (d.28th September 1916)
- Hull Horace. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.23rd Aug 1918)
- Hull Horace H. Pte 2nd Battalion (d.23rd August 1918)
- Jay Albert Charles. Sgt.
- Keech Edward Thomas . Pte. 10th Btn. (d.2nd July 1918)
- Lancaster John . Pte. 1st Btn. (d.23rd August 1918)
- Leland Walter Alfred. Lt. 1st Btn. (d.4th Jun 1915)
- Lillywhite Horace Willie. Pte. 3rd Btn. (d.31st March 1916)
- Logan Arthur. Lt. 2nd Btn.
- Money George . A/Sgt. 4th Btn. (d.29th May 1917)
- Money Thomas John . Pte. 6th Btn. (d.9th August 1916)
- Munkman Frank. Pte. 4th Btn. (d.11th July 1918)
- Needham VC. Samuel. Pte. 1/5th Btn. (d.4th Nov 1918)
- Noble George Herbert. Pte. 3rd Btn.
- Odell Arthur William. Pte. 8th Battalion (d.25th Sep 1916)
- Osgood Albert William. Pte. 2nd Battalion (d.30th July 1916)
- Ouldcarr . Sgt. 7th Btn.
- Page William George. Pte. 7th Btn.
- Panter Cyril. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.23rd Oct 1918)
- Pateman Richard George. Pte. 1st Btn. (d.19th Nov 1914)
- Pattison Joseph. Pte.
- Pepper Frederick George . Pte. 1st Btn. (d.8th November 1914)
- Perry Thomas Edward. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.25th Sep1915)
- Price J. F.N.. Mjr. attd. 2nd Btn. (d.13th August 1918)
- Putman Richard William . Pte. 8th Btn. (d.26th April 1917)
- Rackley Alfred. Pte 6th btn (d.7th Oct 1917)
- Richardson Alfred Reginald. Cpl. 8th Btn (d.20th Dec 1915)
- Richardson Thomas George. Pte. 6th Battalion (d.17th Jul 1916 )
- Roads Albert Arthur. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.22nd April 1917)
- Robinson Archdale Saunders. Pte 8th Btn (d.19th of April 1916)
- Robinson Jack Alexandra William . L/Sjt. 1st/5th Btn. (d.17th August 1915)
- Shotbolt Percy. Pte. 3rd/5th Btn. (d.27th May 1916)
- Simmonds John. Pte. 1/5th Btn. (d.5th November 1918)
- Simmons Francis George. Pte. 6th Btn. (d.28th April 1917)
- Slater Geoffrey. Pte. (d.31st July 1916)
- Smallwood Rowland. Pte. 2nd Battalion
- Smart Frederick Gordon. Pte. 4th Btn.
- Snowden Rowley Chaplin. 2nd Lt. 5th Btn.
- Stanbridge Percy. L/Cpl. 2nd Btn. (d.2nd August 1917)
- Stapleton William Edward . Pte. 1st Btn. (d.4th July 1918)
- Stapleton William. Sgt. 1st/5th Btn. (d.16th August 1915)
- Sturgess Robert Edward. Pte 2nd Btn. (d.10th Nov 1914)
- Tennant John Amherst. Capt. 10th Bn. attd. 1st Bn Border Regiment (d.22nd Aug 1915)
- Thompson George. L/Cpl. 4th Btn. (d.13th July 1918)
- Thoroughgood Sidney. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.31st October 1914)
- Thurlow Percy. Pte. 1st/5th Btn. (d.20th July 1917.)
- Thurlow Percy. Pte. 1/5th Btn. (d.20th Jul 1917)
- Walpole Lewis Charles. Pte. 9th Btn. (d.29th Aug 1916)
- Ward John. Pte. 5th Btn.
- Wells Claude Shaw. Pte 8th Battalion (d.19th December 1915)
- Willacy MM. Robert. Sgt. 7th Btn (d.13th March 1917)
- Willett Richard. Pte. 2nd Btn. (d.30th Oct 1914)
- Williams John Henry. Pte. 7th Btn. (d.27th September 1916)
- Wills Alfred George. Cpl. 4th Battalion (d.27th August 1918)
- Worrall . Sgt. 7th Btn.
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Pte. Clarence George Crook 1st/7th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (d.25th Nov 1916)
Clarance Crook was killed in action on the 25th of November 1916, aged 19 and is buried in the Foncquevillers Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of Frederick and Maria Crook, of New St., Wall Heath, Dudley, Staffs. He worked as a gardener before the wars flynn
Lt.Col. John Stanhope Collings-Wells VC, DSO. 4th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.27th March 1918)
John Collings-Wells was killed in action on the 27th of March 1918 and is buried in Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, France. He was the son of Arthur and Caroline Mary Collings-Wells, of Brand's House, Hughenden, High Wycombe, Bucks.An extract from The London Gazette, dated 23rd April, 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery, skilful leading and handling of his battalion in very critical situations during a withdrawal. When the rearguard was almost surrounded and in great danger of being captured, Lieutenant Colonel Collings-Wells, realising the situation, called for volunteers to remain behind and hold up the enemy whilst the remainder of the rearguard withdrew, and with his small body of volunteers held them up for one and half hours until they had expended every round of ammunition. During this time he moved freely amongst his men guiding and encouraging them, and by his great courage undoubtedly saved the situation. On a subsequent occasion, when his battalion was ordered to carry out a counter-attack, he showed the greatest bravery. Knowing that his men were extremely tired after six days' fighting, he placed himself in front and led the attack, and even when twice wounded refused to leave them but continued to lead and encourage his men until he was killed at the moment of gaining their objective. The successful results of the operations were, without doubt, due to the undaunted courage exhibited by this officer."
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Pte. Arthur William Odell 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (d.25th Sep 1916)
Arthur William Odell was born on 17 April 1892, in Marston Moreteyne, Bedfordshire. His was a family struggling with extreme poverty. He was one of 14 children, only 7 of whom survived infancy, the others succumbing to malnutrition in the first months of their lives. His father, Charles, was a farm labourer, his mother, Ada, a dress maker. His elder brother, Albert had left home by the age of 15, to become an apprentice tailor in Luton.In 1907, the family suffered a heavy blow, losing their father to a debilitating illness. Arthur was the oldest remaining son, and the main support for his mother, his two older sisters, and 3 younger brothers. He worked in the nearby brick yards from an early age.
Between 23rd and 25th October 1915, he enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment at Ampthill, and was assigned to ‘C’ Company, 8th Battalion. Initially he would have gone for training in Surrey. The earliest he would have been sent to France was February 1916, though it is more likely that he went a couple of months later. The strongest possibility is that he went, with other reinforcements, after the heavy hand-to-hand fighting of the night of 19th/20th April 1916, during which the 8th Battalion had suffered very heavy casualties. The first of these reinforcements arrived in France on 13th May.
He would have been involved in the front line action on 15th September 1916, the first time the new ‘tanks’ were put into use – his Company was running down the right hand side of the leading ‘tank’. An extract from the Battalion war diary for this date reads –
‘15 September – major offensive against German lines, which went badly wrong, causing heavy casualties. Late in the day, 8th Bn was withdrawn to reserve trenches south east of Guillemont.’ 122 names of those killed in action on this date are recorded, including Henry Charles Randall, a close friend of the family; Charles Whittington, Alfred Two, John Jellis, Leonard Hardy, Herbert Hare, Philip Evans and Arthur Busby – all locals who would have been known to the family at home.
In Arthur’s final letter home to his mother he is said to have written that he did not think he would survive much longer, because the artillery fire was so bad. He was killed on the night of 25th September 1916 at Morval, aged 24. The Battalion war diary has the following entry for this date – ‘25 September – trenches between Morval to Lesboeufs. Battalion in reserve to 16IB in attack on German lines between Morval and Les Boeff. Attack commenced at 12.35pm and Battalion moved up to original front line when second objective had been taken about 2.35pm. Casualties from enemy barrage very slight. Attack proved successful and many prisoners were taken. At night Battalion furnished carrying parties to front line Battalion with ammunition and water. C Platoon detached to 1/London Coy RE as working party in captured trenches. C Coy suffered very heavily from enemy shell fire.’ Only one of C Company, 8th Battalion’s 23 dead on this evening is recorded as having been identified and buried in a marked grave. All others are only remembered on the memorial at Thiepval. Photographs of Morval on the morning of the 25th September show it was a clear, sunny, dry day.
Unfortunately, his name has been engraved incorrectly on the village war memorial, the Parish Church memorial plaque, and the Stewartby Brickworks plaque – all of which read ‘A J Odell’ rather than ‘A W Odell’.
My great-uncle Arthur was the person who started my family history search, after the death of my last grandparent in 1998. I had a need to ‘resurrect’ him, as all who knew him had now gone. The only thing I knew at the start was that he was my paternal grandfather’s older brother, that he had died in the war, and that his name was wrong on the war memorial (I have corrected this on the Roll of Honour website). My father told me that he had asked about his lost uncle more than once, but his father would just sit and cry, so he was unable to offer any more information. I discovered a small, black-bordered ‘In Remembrance’ card amongst some of my grandmother’s papers, which gave me his full name and date of death, so I sent off to ask for copies of his army records. This was when I found out that Arthur’s service and pension records were destroyed in the Blitz. I began in the days when there was little available on the internet, but after 12 years of hunting and letter writing, and occasional checks for new, relevant websites, I finally managed to put his wartime service story together.
During this time I was also looking for a photograph, something I dearly wanted to find, but with no luck. Then, many years later when sorting through my grandmother’s old, pre-marriage birthday cards, looking in particular for those written by family members, I found two photographs of a soldier in the uniform of the Bedfordshire Regiment tucked inside one. The resemblance to my grandfather as a young man in his 20s was striking, and having checked the other brothers on both sides of my grandparent’s families, and their cousins who were also of an age to serve, I managed to rule out every single one except for Arthur. Therefore I have no doubt that these photos are of Arthur and that my grandmother had kept them hidden away, not wanting them out to cause upset, but keeping them safely among her own memories.
Lilias Odell
Pte. John Robert Everard 6th Btn Bedfordshire Regiment
John Everard, also known as Jack was born on 28th June 1895 in the village of Writtle, Essex. He had two older brothers Ernest and Walter, and three sisters, one older called Alice, and two younger sisters, Violet and Rose. Aged 15, he worked as an engineer’s painter. Aged 18, he captained Writtle United Football Club. See the photo postcard, he is in the center holding the football. And just 2 years later, on 19th of November 1915, he joined the Essex Reserves and went on to serve in World War one with the 6th Bedofordshire Regiment and 1st Hertfordshire Regiment. He died in January 1972His full biography between 1914 -1918 can be found here
Jack Everard
Pte. Percy Holton 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
Percy Holton served with the 1st Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment. He was awarded the 1914 Star, Qualifying date, 16th of August 1914.Ian Kightley
Pte. George Herbert Noble 3rd Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
To the best of my knowledge my grandfather, George Noble enlisted on 4th of February 1918. Records, that I have been able to find, show he was born in 1899 and was 18 and 1 month old. I know he wasn't born until 1901 so he was more likely 16 years old or thereabouts. He enlisted originally in the 3rd Bedfordshire Regiment then transferred to the 9th Northampton Regiment later that year.If anyone has further information it would be appreciated. We live in Australia so access to records is difficult.
Alexander Mol
Pte. William Cracknell 6th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.9th Aug 1916)
Henry Cracknell was the son of Emily and Frederick Cracknell of Little Hallingbury. He lost his life on the 9th of August 1916, the same date his brother William was killed in action at the Somme. Henry is buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery,Pauline Graves
Pte Archdale Saunders Robinson 8th Btn Bedfordshire Regiment (d.19th of April 1916)
Archdale Robinson was my great uncle. I never knew him but have always been fascinated by him and his short life. He does cause some confusion as he appears to be registered in some areas of the military records as 'Archibald' but his name was definitely Archdale.
Archdale served with the Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion in WW1. There is also a family story that he was actually only 16 when he enlisted, fudging his age and therefore only being 18 when he died in France, 19th of April 1916, and not the 21 years officially reported. Either way, it was a tragic thing repeated so many times.
He has no known grave and it saddened me beyond belief when I learned that often these 'unknown grave' soldiers drowned in shell holes, or suffocated in them if they were not killed outright. His name is on the gate at Lille in Belgium, that is all.
He was a farm labourer and need not have gone to war but wanted to do his bit for King and Country. He went from riding the big shire horses to being killed in the defense of his country and he will always be my hero, along with all of those men and boys that never came home again, be they British or not.
Cpl. Sidney John Arthur Beddall 5th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
Sidney Beddall was reported missing on 27th of April 1917. His mother wrote in June 1917 to the Army to confirm she had received a postcard from him confirming he was a prisoner of war at Limberg. It was subsequently confirmed and reported on 8th of July 1917. He also appears to have been imprisoned at Friedrichsfeld. He chose to be demobilised following his Released Prisoner of War two months furlough.
Pte. Leonard Ell 2nd/5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.28th Sep 1917)
Leonard Ell was baptized at Coventry St. Peter, Warwickshire in Dec 1898, the son of Albert George Ell and Minnie Jane Dadley. He had siblings Bert, Edith Alice, Elizabeth Frances and Florence Mary.He enlisted in 1916 with the Bedford Regiment and later transferred to the Sherwood Foresters. He died of wounds on 28th of September 1917 and is buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Vleteren in Belgium.
G. Scott Lloyd
Pte. Lewis Charles Walpole 9th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (d.29th Aug 1916)
Lewis Walpole was, as far as I can gather, fighting on the Somme with the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment when he died. His body was never recovered. He has no grave, and I have been unable to locate a photograph of him. Lewis was previously with the Bedfordshire Regiment.
Cpl. Herbert Edward Bicheno Hawkins 1st/5th Btn Bedfordshire Regiment (d.3rd Nov 1917)
Herbert Hawkins was the younger brother of Henrietta Elizabeth Bicheno Hawkins, my grandmother, who often talked to me about him when I was a young child. His nickname for her was Net and he looked up to her as a mother figure. Herbert was born in Finsbury Barracks, City Road, London in the spring of 1896, the son of Sergeant Major Edward Charles Hawkins of the 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and Henrietta Sarah Hawkins (nee Bicheno).Herbert joined the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1914. He served as corporal but at the time of his death he was acting sergeant. On 2nd of November 1917 the battalion took part in the dawn attack on the village of Sheik Hasan on the seaward side of the town of Gaza in Palestine. The attack was successful taking most of its objectives and capturing 182 prisoners. For the rest of the 2nd and 3rd November the battalion was under heavy shellfire and it is likely that it was during this period that Herbert was killed.
He is buried in the Gaza cemetery, Israel. I had the good fortune to visit Israel and Jordan in 2013 with a group from my local church. Needless to say we were not taken to Gaza which is sadly still a war torn area. Herbert is also remembered on the war memorials at John Dickinson's Paper Mill where he worked and at St Mary's Church Apsley where the family worshipped and my parents were married and I myself was baptised.
I am pleased to know these details of the life of my great uncle Herbert and remember my grandma's stories with pride.
Helen Newman
Pte. Frederick Gordon Smart 4th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment
My grandfather, Frederick Smart did not talk about his experiences during World War One, I think it was too distressing for him, but I know he told my father he was a prisoner of war. He was apparently captured, although he was not wounded, although I know he had suffered a wounded knee and a sniper's bullet through the front of his neck, just under his chin. Today, on the 11th November 2018 I found evidence from the ICRC website. He died in 1985 aged 89.Trudi Oliver
Pte Claude Shaw Wells 8th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (d.19th December 1915)
I believe Claude Wells, born 1896, was my father's cousin. His father was Claude Wells and his mother was Eliza Shaw, a widow. No marriage found. They lived in Midhope Buildings,St Pancras. I can only think I have the right person as war gratuities were paid to mother Eliza, sole legator. I know that Claude Wells senior spent some time in asylums during this period.Claude Shaw Wells died at the age of 18 in Belgium, and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial. I shall remember him.
Susan Edwards
Pte Horace H Hull 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment (d.23rd August 1918)
We have visited my Great Uncle Horace Hull's grave out in Combles. I would like more information of what he was actually going through up to the time of his death. I was told he lied about his age to get into the Army.Claire Bates
Pte. Edgar Carter 215th Company Machine Gun Corps
Edgar Carter was posted to 9th Bedford Regiment and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps on 16th of March 1917. He was posted to base depot on 30th of March 1917 and transferred to 188th Company MGC, 20th of Dec 1917. He was wounded with a Gun Shot Wound to his left leg on 25th of March 1918.Richard Carter
Pte. Edward Stuart Coxhead 2nd Battalion, C Company Bedfordshire Regiment
Edward Coxhead enlisted on the 30th of October 1916 in Preston, Lancashire. He was assigned to the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment. On the 22nd March 1918 he was wounded in combat (if my research is correct) there is a record of the engagement in the battalion war diary.According to my great granddad, Ted was rescued from being shot by a German soldier after they came across him on the battlefield. He had his left leg amputated at the thigh and walked using a prosthetic leg until his death in 1971. On 31th of August 1918 Edward sent a postcard to his wife in England from Zerbst POW camp. He was discharged on 28th of February 1919.
Pte. Alfred Darrington 2/5th Btn. Gloucestershire Regiment (d.22nd Nov 1917)
Alfred Darrington was born in Roxton, Bedfordshire to George and Hannah Darrington on 8 March 1897. He started at Roxton School on 23rd April 1900 and gained his Exemption Certificate on 18 October 1910. In the 1911 census he is working as a farm labourer and on 29th March 1912 he left Liverpool on the Virginian with his brothers George and Peter for Canada. They all returned on 31st October 1913 on hearing that land had been obtained by the Small Holding Society.Alfred volunteered on 11th of September 1914 into the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment and was promoted to Lance Corporal. He was sent out to France in 1915 and whilst overseas transferred to the 2/5th Gloucestershire Regiment.
He died on the 22nd of November 1917 in France and is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France, and on Roxton War Memorial in School Lane, Roxton, Bedfordshire.
Maria Screen
Lt. H. A. Garton-Sprenger 4th Btn. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.25th July 1921)
Lieutenant Garton-Sprenger is buried in the Tzaneen Estate Cemetery, Limpopo, South Africa.S Flynn
2nd.Lt. Cedric Stewart Howard 7th Btn. F Coy. Bedfordshire Regiment (d.28th September 1916)
Cedric Howard, born 4th March 1894 in Staffordshire, son of Albert and Helen Alice Howard of Bedford. The 1901 census shows the family living in Bedford and in 1911 he is an Auctioneers pupil. He attended Bedford Modern School.He enlisted with the Bedfordshire Regiment and rose through the ranks to second Lieutenant with F Company, 7th Battalion. He was killed in action on 28 September 1916 aged 22 years during the attack on Thiepval and Schwaben Redoubt, he is buried in Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, Somme. He is remembered on the War Memorial All Saints Church, Bedford. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1907-10, he is commemorated on the Schools War Memorial, which was unveiled in 1923 and in the Roll of Honour, published in The Eagle, December 1923. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com
Caroline Hunt
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