February 1917
Bedfordshire Regiment Roll of Honour
1st February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line on the north bank of the River Ancre
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23704 Private William CLAYTON, born Thurleigh, resided Riseley (Thiepval Memorial)
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30830 Private Walter SMITH, 38, son of Mrs Caroline Smith of Colne [Huntingdonshire] and husband of late Mary, he was born Abingdon [Oxfordshire] (Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
3rd February 1917
Killed in Action
8th Battalion: front line near Noyelles-lès-Vermelles, enemy snipers and machine guns very active
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33280 Private Reginald Alfred LEE, 19, son of Joseph and Adelaide Lee of 3 Hamburgh Terrace, Lambert Street, Southend-on-Sea [Essex], born London (Vermelles British Cemetery)
Died of Wounds
8th Battalion
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33826 Private George TAYLOR, 34, son of George and Sophia Taylor, husband of Nancy of 4 Albert Road, Arlesey (Vermelles British Cemetery)
Died
6th Battalion
4th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line on the north bank of the Ancre
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30922 Private George BREWSTER, born and resided Abridge [Essex] (Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel)
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23642 Acting Corporal Alec Walter HARRIS, born and resided Luton (Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel)
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30024 Private William JONES, 29, son of William and Charlotte Eleanor Jones, husband of Emily Selina Jones of 15 Burford Road, Camberley [Surrey], he was born Fulham [London] and resided Earlsfield [London] (Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel)
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20463 Lance Corporal Walter WEBB, 36, born Saint Albans [Hertfordshire] husband of Jane Emma Elizabeth of 11 Althorpe Street, Bedford, he resided Leverstock Green [Hertfordshire] (Ancre British Cemetery Beaumont-Hamel)
8th Battalion: front line near Loos
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25540 Private George Robert ROBINSON, 20, son of John Thomas and Mary Hannah Robinson of 1 Woodland View, Corby [Northamptonshire], he was born Kettering [Northamptonshire] (Vermelles British Cemetery)
5th February 1917
Killed in Action
1st Battalion: front line at Ferme du Bois near Béthune
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23134 Lance Corporal James NORMAN, 25, son of Jesse and Jane Norman of Beeston Green (le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l’Avoué)
4th Battalion: relieved from front line on the north bank of the Ancre
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4/6585 Private Frank DOWSE, born Abbots Langley [Hertfordshire], resided Rickmansworth [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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23081 Private Arthur Robert GOODMAN, 20, A Company, born Leagrave, son of Mr and Mrs Virgin of 27 Lea Road, Luton (Thiepval Memorial)
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20630 Lance Corporal Lewis John HARVEY, 29, son of Greenwood and Mary Harvey of Halifax [Yorkshire], husband of Edith of Ampthill Road, Shefford (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
8th Battalion: front line opposite Hohernzollern Redoubt near Loos
Died of Wounds
8th Battalion
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29693 Private William W CLAYDON, 28, son of C Claydon of 32 Eden Road, Haverhill [Suffolk] (Béthune Town Cemetery)
Died
4th Battalion
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26753 Private Cecil John MARSH, born Halstead [Essex], resided Cardiff [Glamorgan] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
12th (Transport Workers) Battalion
6th February 1917
Died of Wounds
8th Battalion
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33230 Corporal Francis Arthur RILEY, 21, ex-19620 Essex Regiment, son of Arthur and Mary Riley of The Post Office, Burnt Mill [Essex], husband of Ida M of Burnt Mill (Béthune Town Cemetery)
7th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line near Beaumont-Hamel
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23210 Lance Corporal Henry Godfrey Walter ANTHONY, 20, born Harrow Weald [Middlesex], son of M A E Anthony of 129 School Lane, Bushey [Hertfordshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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40208 Private Frederick Charles BAKER, ex-28230 Essex Regiment, born West Thorpe [Suffolk], resided Stowmarket [Suffolk] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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23320 Private Noah DESBOROUGH, 20, son of Ernest E Desborough of High Street, Guilden Morden [Cambridgeshire] (special memorial in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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25562 Lance Corporal Frank EARL, 24, son of Daniel and Hannah Earl of Bath Place, Clifton (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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40191 Private Albert Edward ELMS, ex-28182 Essex Regiment, born Tydd Saint Giles [Cambridgeshire], resided King's Lynn [Norfolk] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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23226 Private Hector Percival GAMMONS, son of Mrs E A Ball of Buckworth [Huntingdonshire], resided Woolley [Huntingdonshire] (special memorial in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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23058 Private George Raymond HUBBARD, born and resided Buckworth [Huntingdonshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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29461 Lance Corporal Harold JACKSON, 30, born Horncastle [Lincolnshire], resided Ilford [Essex], son of William Charles Jackson of Ivy House, Ruskington [Lincolnshire], husband of Annie M of 3 Vale View, Honiton [Devon] (Thiepval Memorial)
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31342 Private James JOHNSON, 27, son of James and Ada Johnson of Bedford, resided Goldington (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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33708 Acting Sergeant John JOWERS, ex-21334 Suffolk Regiment, born and resided Ipswich [Suffolk] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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25110 Drummer John Holroyd WADSWORTH, 26, born Barkisland [Yorkshire], resided Blackpool [Lancashire], son of Walter and Eliza Wadsworth of 3 West Street, Todmorden [Yorkshire] (special memorial in Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
8th Battalion: working parties for front line system near Loos
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40283 Private Wallace George Leicester YOUNG, 26, ex-5209 Norfolk Regiment, son of Charles Valentine and Elizabeth Young of Market Place, Swaffham [Norfolk] (Vermelles British Cemetery)
Died of Wounds
1st Battalion
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32928 Private Arthur Sinclair ARCHER, 30, A Company, ex-8297 Royal West Surrey Regiment, son of Alfred and Christina Archer of 22 Woodbury Road, Walthamstow [Essex] (Merville Communal Cemetery Extension)
4th Battalion
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30347 Private Bertie William John SHRIMPTON, 35, son of Walter and Emma Shrimpton of Watford [Hertfordshire], resided Watford, husband of E Shrimpton of 350 Third Street, Trafford Park, Manchester [Lancashire] (Varennes Military Cemetery)
Died
1st/5th Battalion
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201349 Private Horace Edward RUDDERHAM, 24, born Feltwell [Norfolk], resided Little Downham [Cambridgeshire], son of Henry and Edith Rudderham, husband of Florence Minnie of Pymoor Lane, Pymoor [Cambridgeshire] (Kantara War Memorial Cemetery)
8th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line near Beaumont-Hamel
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3/7357 Private Albert FINAL, born and resided Berkhamsted [Hertfordshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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19500 Lance Corporal James John HAND, born and resided Saint Ives [Huntingdonshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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22812 Private John HULL, 21, son of William and Agnes Hull of Everton (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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22790 Lance Corporal Stephen REDMAN, 20, son of Walter and Agatha Redman of Upper Gravenhurst (Thiepval Memorial)
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23424 Lance Corporal Frederick William SMITH, born and resided Redbourn [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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29663 Private Herbert SUTTON, born and resided Saint Albans [Hertfordshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
Died of Wounds
1st Battalion
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20163 Lance Corporal Frank Alfred IBBITT, born and resided Tempsford (Varennes Military Cemetery)
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Acting Major John Jenkins MOYSE, 32, mentioned in despatches, son of Dr Charles E and Jessie McDougall Moyse of Montréal [Canada] (Béthune Town Cemetery)
4th Battalion
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27390 Acting Corporal Charles Henry LIVETT, 29, son of William and Sarah Livett of Buckden [Huntingdonshire], resided Peckham [London], husband of Emily Dorothy of 21 Stobart Mansions, Kimpton Road, Camberwell [London] (Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1)
9th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line near Beaumont-Hamel
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19369 Sergeant Alfred HOLLOWAY, born Clerkenwell [London], resided Wandsworth [London] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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13337 Private Ernest IRONS, 33, son of Charles Irons of Diddington [Huntingdonshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
10th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line near Beaumont-Hamel
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20333 Private Thomas BASON, born and resided Tempsford (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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40195 Lance Corporal William Charles GRIMWADE, ex-28257 Essex Regiment, born Layham [Suffolk], resided Brantham [Suffolk] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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33706 Private Frank VIDLER, 41, ex-34982 Suffolk Regiment, husband of Ada of 30 Old Church Road, Hollington [Sussex], resided Saint Leonard's-on-Sea [Sussex] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
8th Battalion: front line opposite Hohenzollern Redoubt near Loos
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23146 Private Samuel BEAN, 19, son of S Bean of Temple Lodge, Hempstead Road, Watford [Hertfordshire] (Vermelles British Cemetery)
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30785 Private William CHRISTMAS, born Mucking [Essex], resided Ilford [Essex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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25439 Private George Percy COLES, born Great Gidding [Huntingdonshire], resided Ellington [Huntingdonshire] (Vermelles British Cemetery)
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40160 Private John Brian MIDFORTH, 31, ex-28178 Essex Regiment, born East Sculcoates [Yorkshire], husband of A M Midforth of 60 Bury Street, Norwich [Norfolk], son of Robert Brian and Mearah Midforth of Hull [Yorkshire] (Vermelles British Cemetery)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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12405 Private Charles HUNT, 23, born and resided Harpenden [Hertfordshire], son of George and Lizzie Hunt of 14 Church Street, Slip End (Varennes Military Cemetery)
Died
7th Battalion
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3/8288 Private James RICHARDSON, 34, born Gamlingay [Cambridgeshire], son of John and Emma Richardson of Potton (Varennes Military Cemetery)
11th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: successful pushing forward of the front line near Beaumont-Hamel
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30815 Private Albert BIRD, born Saint Albans [Hertfordshire], resided Radlett [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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25602 Private Walter BROOKS, 23, son of Arthur and Amelia Brooks of Hinxworth [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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18551 Private Samuel Foster BURROWS MM, 29, B Company, born Highbury [London], son of Ellen and the late Samuel Burrows of 15 Saint Olaf’s Road, Fulham [London] (Thiepval Memorial)
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25449 Private Alfred BUTTERWICK, born and resided Orton Waterville [Huntingdonshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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29696 Private Stanley CLARK, 30, born and resided Butley [Suffolk], son of Samuel Clark of Padley Water, Chillesford [Suffolk], husband of L E C Kersey (ex-Clark) of Butley (Thiepval Memorial)
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Lieutenant Leonard Terry DESPICHT MC, 26, son of Joseph and Lucy R Despicht of Trenebie, 375 Sandycombe Road, Kew Gardens [Surrey], adjutant, mentioned in despatches (Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart)
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22902 Private Edward ELLIS, 20, son of Samuel and Mary Ellis of Wootton Green (Thiepval Memorial)
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30058 Private Leonard John FRANKLIN, born and resided Dunstable (Thiepval Memorial)
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30592 Private Bertram William FROY, 25, born and resided Hitchin [Hertfordshire], husband of Elizabeth Jane Hulbert (ex-Froy) of 51 Lonsdale Road, Bayswater [London] (Thiepval Memorial)
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30788 Private Herbert GREEN, born Oldham [Suffolk], resided Ilford [Essex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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18925 Private Stanley George HALFHEAD, 21, son of Mrs Halfhead of 20 Wood Street, Luton (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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22973 Private Herbert James HALL, 23, son of George and Fanny of Newtown, Kimbolton [Huntingdonshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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22853 Private Horace Cyril HULL, born and resided Bedford (Thiepval Memorial)
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25655 Private George Alfred KEMP, born Finchingfield [Essex], son of Mary Ann Kemp of Robin Hood End of Stambourne [Essex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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33715 Acting Sergeant Charles Henry LIST, ex-13019 Suffolk Regiment, born Wellingham [Norfolk], resided Beccles [Suffolk] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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Acting Captain Gillies MCKIRDY, son of I C MacKirdy of 1 Ingleside Grove, Blackheath [London] (Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart)
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20112 Private Frederick George OLIVER, born and resided Stevenage [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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23328 Acting Corporal William PRINCE EVANS, 26, born Toddington, son of J E and Mary Elizabeth Prince Evans of Moat Cottage, Sharnbrook (Thiepval Memorial)
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26027 Private Percy RAYNER, born and resided Therfield [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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12249 Private Herbert Sidney SHAW, 23, born Cambridge, resided Royston [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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30163 Private Albert Edward SYCAMORE, 29, son of William and Catherine Sycamore, born Ewell [Surrey], resided Banstead [Surrey], husband of B M Sycamore of 3 Meadow Walk, Ewell (Thiepval Memorial)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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29697 Private Roland CABLE, 28, born Hacheston [Suffolk], husband of Laura L of Deben Cottage, Wickham Market [Suffolk] (Varennes Military Cemetery)
8th Battalion
12th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: objective gained and line straightened near Beaumont-Hamel
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32041 Lance Corporal Percy NANCARROW, ex-24519 Suffolk Regiment, 27, born Bow [London] resided Westcliff-on-Sea [Essex], son of John and Sarah Lidia Nancarrow of 23 Cambridge Road, Southend-on-Sea [Essex]; English teacher at Soiuthen High School with BA from London University (Thiepval Memorial)
Died
4th Battalion
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25836 Private Ernest John CLARE, 22, son of Samuel and Caroline Clare of 50 Milton Road, Ware [Hertfordshire] (Ware New Cemetery)
53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
13th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line on the north bank of the Ancre
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23444 Private William BARNES, born and resided Newport Pagnell [Buckinghamshire] (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
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31110 Private Thomas James COATES, 19, ex-21197 Essex Regiment, son of T G Coates of 3 Kimberley Road, Colchester [Essex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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20175 Private Charles MARDLE, 37, son of Thomas and Betsey Mardle of Council Houses, Caddington (Ancre British Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
8th Battalion
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32239 Private James Leslie LOVE, 22, ex-1653 Essex Regiment, son of J A Love of 14 New Writtle Street, Chelmsford [Essex] (Béthune Town Cemetery)
Died
7th Battalion
14th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line north bank of the River Ancre
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23166 Private Horace Moss ALLEN, 30, born Aley Green, son of Frederick and Emily Allen of 17 Hicks Road, Markyate [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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12173 Private Arthur HILL born and resided Bovingdon [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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27401 Private James ROSE, 23, son of James John and Sarah Rose of 5 Wrotham Road, West Ealing [Middlesex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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40602 Private Alfred SAVILL, ex-19991 Northamptonshire Regiment, born Stock [Essex], resided Linford [Essex] (Thiepval Memorial)
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25412 Private Frederick TAYLOR, 24, son of Ellen Taylor of 1 Holly Cottages, Hammond Street, Cheshunt [Hertfordshire] (Thiepval Memorial)
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33449 Corporal Horace James TAYLOR, 23, ex-20602 Northamptonshire Regiment, son of A Taylor of 24 All Saints Road, Peterborough (Thiepval Memorial)
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23238 Private George Godfrey WAGSTAFF, born and resided Yelden (Serre Road Cemetery No. 2)
6th Battalion: at les Brébis
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10516 Lance Corporal Ernest Walter COX, 26, son of Walter and Ada of Church Road, Stevington, resided Bedford (Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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30910 Private James COLLINS, 36, born Cole Green [Hertfordshire] resided Stanground [Huntingdonshire], husband of Rose of Woburn Road, Heath and Reach (Varennes Military Cemetery)
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30818 Private John HILL, 39, son of J Hill of Musselburgh [Edinburghshire], resided Fleetville [Hertfordshire] (Boulogne Eastern Cemetery)
15th February 1917
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
16th February 1917
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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23492 Private Charlie LAWRENCE, 20, son of Frederick and Ann Lawrence of Luton (Varennes Military Cemetery)
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26704 Lance Corporal Herbert STUART, ex-21311 Hussars, 19, son of William Stuart of 56 Castle Road, Bedford (Valenciennes (Saint Roch) Communal Cemetery)
17th February 1917
Killed in Action
1st Battalion: German raid on the front line at Ferme du Bois near le Touret
7th Battalion: in reserve for a partially successful attack on Boom Ravine near Petit Miraumont
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15563 Private John COPLEY, born Selby Bridge [Yorkshire], resided Luton (Thiepval Memorial)
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19968 Private Edgar Cyril LEACH, 20, son of Henry William and Ellen Agnes Leach of 20 Gayton Road, Hampstead [London] (Thiepval Memorial)
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15804 Corporal Ernest Robert LEGG, 20, son of Willie Robert and Martha Legg of 42 Polden Street, Bridgewater [Somerset] (Thiepval Memorial)
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Second Lieutenant Leon Eric TAYLOR, attached 54th Trench Mortar Battery (Thiepval Memorial)
Died of Wounds
7th Battalion
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3/8000 Private William SHEEHAN, attached 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, 45, Bristol, son of William and Catherine Sheehan, husband of Ellen of 2 Francis Place, Burton Street, Bristol (Grove Town Military Cemetery, Méaulte)
18th February 1917
Killed in Action
6th Battalion: front line at Loos
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15256 Private Arthur William BROWN, 23, born Little Bradley [Suffolk], son of James and Lizzie Brown of Colne, Saint Ives [Huntingdonshire] (St Patrick's Cemetery. Loos)
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31972 Private John Herbert CAVE, 24, son of Joseph and Hannah Cave of Caulcot, Marston Moretaine (St Patrick's Cemetery, Loos)
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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30436 Private Albert John AKRED, 21, son of John and Elizabeth Mary Akred of Fen Drove, Downham Market [Norfolk] (Étaples Military Cemetery)
Died
3rd Battalion
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37840 Private Reggie Walter GRAND, 22, born Baconsthorpe [Norfolk], resided Didlington [Norfolk], son of Robert and Rose Grand of Brightwell [Suffolk] (Orford (Saint Bartholomew) Churchyard)
19th February 1917
Killed in Action
6th Battalion: front line at Loos
Died
3rd Battalion
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31719 Private Earnest John PEARCE, 36, born Epsom [Surrey], husband of Lillian of 8 Copsewood Road, Watford [Hertfordshire] (Watford Cemetery)
12th (Transport Worker) Battalion
20th February 1917
Died of Wounds
6th Battalion
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3/6529 Private Spencer SIMPSON, 24, born Claydon [Suffolk], resided Ipswich [Suffolk], husband of E P Cooper (ex-Simpson) of The Post Office, Battisford [Suffolk] (Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension)
21st February 1917
Killed in Action
6th Battalion: front line at Loos
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27653 Private Charles William WOODS ex-27653 Northamptonshire Regiment, born Watford [Hertfordshire], resided Northampton (St Patrick's Cemetery, Loos)
Died of Wounds
2nd Battalion
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Major William Henry DENNE DSO, 40, mentioned in despatches, son of Rev R H and Mrs D Denne of Brimpsfield [Gloucestershire], husband of Ethel; served in the 2nd Boer War (Brimpsfield (Saint Michael) Churchyard)
4th Battalion
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30202 Private Walter ATKINS, 38, born Glatton [Huntingdonshire], husband of Susan of Back Lane, Farcet [Huntingdonshire] (Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport)
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19380 Private Albert DARRINGTON, 21, son of Walter and Jane Darrington of Wyboston (Étaples Military Cemetery)
Died
4th Battalion
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23699 Private Joseph ELEMENT, 40, son of Sarah of Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead [Hertfordshire] (Wimereux Communal Cemetery)
53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
22nd February 1917
Killed in Action
1st Battalion: front line at Ferme du Bois near le Touret
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33373 Private Arthur THETFORD, ex-17451 Norfolk Regiment, born New Catton [Norfolk] resided Norwich [Norfolk] (le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoué)
4th Battalion: front line north of the River Ancre
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30030 Private Charles Edward RIBBONS, 28, son of C and A Ribbons of Banham [Norfolk] husband of Lilian of The Grammar School, Banham; lived Merton [Surrey] (Thiepval Memorial)
23rd February 1917
Died
2nd Battalion
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27458 Private Albert HANDSCOMB, 38, B Company, born and resided Bishop's Stortford [Hertfordshire] (Calais Southern Cemetery)
26th February 1917
Killed in Action
4th Battalion: front line north of the River Ancre
Died of Wounds
4th Battalion
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33729 Lance Corporal Frank HUCKLE, 34, ex-34178 Suffolk Regiment, son of Henry and Jane Huckle of Saint Neots [Huntingdonshire], husband of F M Huckle of New Street, Saint Neots (Étaples Military Cemetery)
Died
6th Battalion
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10729 Private Alfred Ernest DAY or DYER, 21, born Harpenden [Hertfordshire] son of J W and Mary Day or Dyer of Marsh Road, Leagrave (Maroc British Cemetery, Grenay)