First World War: Roll of Honour Online

The Watford Borough Roll of Honour is a hand written book thought to be designed by the Watford School of Art to remember the 830 service men who fought and died during the First World War. There are over 500 other service men who fought during the First World War who do not feature in the Borough book.

Below you can search a database of all the known Watford service men who fought and died during the First World War with biographies and their memorial locations.

Name	Rank	Regiment	Date of death
Posner, P E	Second Lieutenant	South Staffordshire (7)	on or since 27*/04/1917
Potter, E	Lance-Corporal/Corporal	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (30)	01/07/1916
Potter, J S	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	26*/08/1917
Potterton, W	Private	Royal Leicestershire (4)	13/03/1915*
Powell, H R	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	06/06/1917
Pratt, W S	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	07/08/1918
Preece, C A	Serjeant	London (130)	14/10/1916
Prewett/Prewitt, B	Rifleman	London (130)	31/08/1918
Prickett, R	Private	Royal Marine Light Infantry (10)	03/02*/1915
Prince, W G	Private	London (130)	09/09/1917
Prior, W J	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	06/08/1916
Pritchard, E	Private	Royal Scots Fusiliers (7)	15/09/1914
Pritchard, G	Private	Suffolk (13)	11/04/1918
Prudames, H R	Private	Grenadier Guards (14)	17/10/1915
Pryce, H C	Private	Tank Corps (3)	08/08/1918
Puddefoot, J		see alias for details (59)
Puddefoot/Puddifoot, E J	Able Seaman/Leading Gunner	Royal Navy (27)	31/01/1918
Puddefoot/Puddifoot, R H	Serjeant	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	16/04/1918
Puddifoot/Puddefoot, J M	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	26/09/1916
Pugh, H J	Private	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	28/09/1918
Pughe, C R	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	27/08/1918
Pullen, A	Private	Worcestershire (9)	07/07/1917
Purssell/Pursell, A J	Private	London (130)	27/09/1915
Puttefoot, J	Lance-Corporal	Welsh (1)	25/01/1915
Quarry, L C	Corporal	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	06/01/1919
Quay, C E	Corporal	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	27/08/1916
Quibell/Quibill, S W	Rifleman	London (130)	on or since 26/09/1917
Rackley, A	Private/Signaller	Bedfordshire (198)	07/10/1917
Rackley, A E	Private	Royal Sussex (19)	31/07/1917
Rackley, E	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	01/07/1916
Rackley, W H	Lance-Bombardier	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	13/04/1918
Rae, J A	2nd Lieutenant	Bedfordshire (198)	04*/09/1915
Rae/Ray, J E	Lance-Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery (51)	15/01/1918
Rainbow, W G	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	31/03/1915
Ralph, W		see alias for details (59)
Randle/Randall, W H	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps (13)	13/02/1919
Rawlins, C A	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy (27)	22/09/1914
Rawlins, C E	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps (13)	31/05/1917
Rawlins/Rawlings, C W	Guardsman/Private	Grenadier Guards (14)	17/10/1915
Read, (J) H	Lance-Corporal	Canadian Infantry (27)	14/05/1916
Redhead, W	Private	Dorset (4)	29/08/1915
Reed, H W T or W H T	Second Lieutenant	Monmouthshire (2)	02*/05/1915
Reeve, P A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	05/07/1917
Reeve/Reeves, W H W	Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	06/09/1918
Reeves, H G	Private	King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (4)	03*/10/1918
Reeves, J	Private	Essex (31)	20/07/1919
Reeves, P C M	Corporal	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	09/04/1917
Reeves/Reeve, W J	Private	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	01/07/1916
Renshaw, S P	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	30/10/1917
Renshaw, W E	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	28/06/1917
Revell, J W	Private	Herefordshire (2)	23/07/1918
Reynard, H W	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	11/11/1919
Reynard, W J	Private	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	16*/08/1917
Reynolds, H A	Private	Northamptonshire (23)	on or since 14/07/1916
Richardson, A R	Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	20/12/1915
Richardson, F J	Acting Bombardier	Royal Field Artillery (51)	01/10/1917
Richardson, F T	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	12/05/1915
Rickett/Ricketts, H	Gunner/Private	Machine Gun Corps (Motors) (1)	28*/04/1918
Ricketts, H R	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	21/09/1918
Riddiford, J A	Private	Army Service Corps (29)	12/07/1916
Riddiford, J W	Ordinary Seaman	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (7)	12/01/1918
Riddle, G J	Private	Canadian Infantry (27)	06/11/1917
Riddle/Riddell, N A M	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	12/10/1916
Ridgeley/Ridgley, G	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	26/10/1914
Ridgeway, L P	Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	18/04/1915
Ridgeway, R S	Private	London (130)	27/02/1915
Roberson/Robarson, J W	Able Seaman	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (7)	26/10/1917
Roberts, G	Pioneer/Private	Devonshire (5)	22/10/1914
Roberts, H E A	Lance-Corporal/Acting Corporal/Corporal	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	24/03/1918
Roberts, R L or L R	Lance-Serjeant/Serjeant	Devonshire (5)	04/05/1917
Roberts, R M	Private	Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh's) (8)	10/08/1915
Roberts, V B	Rifleman/Private	London (130)	26/05/1917
Robertson, J	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	16/08/1918
Roden, A D	Private	London (130)	15/09/1916
Rodney, R J or R H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	06/11/1915
Rodnight, E	Lieutenant	Canadian Machine Gun Corps (1)	29/10/1917
Rodwell, H	Second Lieutenant	The Loyal North Lancashire (8)	10/10/1916
Roe, L L J	Private	South Wales Borderers (2)	08/10/1918
Rogers, A R	Private	The Buffs (Royal East Kent) (11)	05*/04/1918
Rogers, G W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	11/07/1915
Rogers, J C	Private	Royal Norfolk (10)	19/12/1915
Rollings, G G	Private	Northamptonshire (23)	29/09/1915
Rollings, J	Private	see alias for details (59)
Rolph, W	Private	Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (11)	on or since 16/09/1916
Rolph/Rolfe, E J	Private	London (130)	23/08/1918
Room, J A	Gunner	Royal Horse Artillery (4)	23/03/1918
Rose, A		unknown (33)
Rose, W E	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	26/11/1917
Roshier, E A or E J	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	01/05/1916
Roshier/Rosher, E V P	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	23/04/1917
Ross, F	Private	Royal Sussex (19)	21/10/1916
Ross, W G [or W C]	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	31/08/1916
Round, A F H	Lieutenant	Essex (31)	05/09/1914
Round, H C	Captain	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (30)	24/08/1917
Round, J M	Captain	Essex (31)	13/11/1916
Routledge, L H	Rifleman	London (130)	on or since 08/05/1915
Rumbold/Rumbolds, A W J	Serjeant	Bedfordshire (198)	08/05/1917
Rumsey, A E	Lance-Corporal	Australian Infantry (9)	07/06/1917
Rush, S H	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	08*/06/1915
Russell, A W	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery (51)	09/09/1918
Russell, C E	Private	Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (18)	13/07/1916
Russell, F	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	16/09/1916
Russell, G A	Officer's Steward 2nd Class	Royal Naval Air Service (5)	27/06/1917
Russell, H J	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy (27)	22/09/1914
Ryder, B	Serjeant	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	17/10/1917
Rye, A		see alias for details (59)
Sabin, G H R	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	10*/04/1917
Sabin, R E	Private	Seaforth Highlanders (3)	09/04/1969
Sage, A W	Private	King Edward's Horse (2)	22/03/1917
Sage, E G	Signaller First Class	Royal Navy (27)	1927
Saggs, S	Private	Royal Defence Corps (2)	05/08/1920
Salmon, A N	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	09/04/1917
Salt, G H	Lance-Corporal	Manchester (9)	14/11/1915
Sampson, R	Lance-Corporal	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	27*/09/1918
Samuels/Samuel, A P	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	29/04/1916
Sanders, F J	Private	Queen's Own Royal West Kent (21)	on or since 23/08/1914
Sansom, F J	Lance-Corporal	Royal Fusiliers (53)	on or since 03/05/1917
Santler, W F X	Private	London (130)	01/01/1915
Sapsed, H T	Corporal	Royal Air Force (12)	20/06/1918
Saunders, A	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	21*/04/1917
Saunders, A	Lance-Corporal	Hertfordshire (56)	31/07/1917
Saunders, A	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery (51)	15/09/1918
Saunders, B C	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	on or since 31/07/1917
Saunders, C S	Private	Royal Marine Light Infantry (10)	28/10/1917
Saunders, H	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	29/08/1917
Saunders, J	Private	Devonshire (5)	01/07/1916
Saunders, J	Able Seaman	Royal Navy (27)	27/03/1919
Sawford, R A	Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	17/05/1917
Sayell, J	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	30/10/1916
Schutz/Schultz, R H		see alias for details (59)
Scott, E	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	13/06/1917
Scott, E	Driver	Royal Horse Artillery (4)	29/10/1918
Scott, W J	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	20/11/1917
Seabrook, A	Guardsman/Private	Grenadier Guards (14)	13/04/1918
Seabrook, G H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	25*/06/1916
Seabrook/Seabrooke, W J	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery (51)	21*/09/1917
Sear, C G	Private	The Buffs (Royal East Kent) (11)	20/11/1917
Sear, F	Private/Drummer	Bedfordshire (198)	15/07/1916
Sear, S H	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps (13)	10/10/1917
Searle, J H	Private	Seaforth Highlanders (3)	on or since 15/06/1915
Searle, S J	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	31/07/1916
Searle, T G	Second Lieutenant	Bedfordshire (198)	20/09/1917
Sears/Sear, H	Private	Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (18)	11/09/1917
Sears/Sear, W G	Private	Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales') (20)	11/10/1916
Selway, S J	Gunner	Royal Marine Artillery (4)	31/05/1916
Senior, H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	12*/05/1918
Severn, F	Saddler	Royal Field Artillery (51)	31/12/1915
Shambrook, C D	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	15*/09/1916
Sharman, A W	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	24*/11/1917
Sharp, F	Private	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	14/04/1918
Sharp/Sharpe, G	Private	Essex (31)	on or since 27/03/1917
Sharp/Sharpe, G W	Serjeant	Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (3)	07*/03/1917
Sharpe, G V	Private	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	21/03/1918
Sharpe/Sharp, B T	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	13/10/1918
Shattell, F J K		see alias for details (59)
Shaw, N or H C N	Private	Royal Irish (1)	28/04/1915
Shepherd/Shepperd, H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	25/08/1918
Shervington/Shervinton, T R M or T M R	Captain	The Buffs (Royal East Kent) (11)	on or since 26/09/1915
Shervington/Shervinton, W H B	Second Lieutenant	Bedfordshire (198)	18*/07/1916
Shipton/Shiptin, J R	Trooper	Household Cavalry (1)	03/05/1917
Shortland, A	Private	London (130)	22*/08/1918
Shortland, F C	Private	Yorkshire (Green Howards) (4)	15*/08/1917
Shortland, J	Corporal	Army Cyclists Corps (3)	06/07/1917
Shrimpton, B W J	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	07/02/1917
Shuffil/Shuffill, W C	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	05/05/1915
Shuts/Shutts, R H	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	07/07/1916
Sills, T W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	28/07/1916
Simkin/Simkins, A T	Private	Border (4)	26/04/1917
Simmonds/Simmons, J A	Private	Lancashire Fusiliers (7)	05/11/1918
Simmonds/Simonds, T C S	Private	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	11/12/1916
Simmons, W		unknown (33)	1917
Simmons/Simmonds, A A	Driver	Royal Field Artillery (51)	31/08/1918
Simmons/Simonds/Symonds, A A	Serjeant	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	31/07/1917
Simpson, G J		see alias for details (59)
Simpson, S H	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	18/05/1915
Sixt, C J	Rifleman	Royal Irish Rifles (5)	09/08/1917
Skeggs/Sheggs, S O	Private	South Staffordshire (7)	on or since 26/10/1917
Slade, E	Driver	Royal Field Artillery (51)	27/10/1918
Slade, E F	Rifleman/Private	London (130)	12*/08/1915
Slade, J	Private	Australian Infantry (9)	20/09/1917
Sleat, G S	Private	Army Service Corps (29)	17/11/1918
Sleat, H D	Private	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	16/04/1918
Smalley, H E	Lance-Corporal	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	01/05/1917
Smart, A F M	Private	Northamptonshire (23)	02/11*/1914
Smith, A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	23/10/1918
Smith, A	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	12/05/1917
Smith, A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	04*/05/1916
Smith, A D	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)
Smith, A E V		see alias for details (59)
Smith, A G	Private	Royal Lincolnshire (12)
Smith, A G H	Serjeant	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	16/04/1918
Smith, A L	Private	Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales') (20)	20/11/1917
Smith, A R	Company Sergeant-Major	Bedfordshire (198)	21/03/1917
Smith, A W	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	21/03/1917
Smith, B R	Captain	London (130)	08*/08/1918
Smith, E	Serjeant	Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) (12)	28/04/1917
Smith, E	Private	Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh's) (8)	24/04/1917
Smith, E J	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	28/11/1917
Smith, F	Private	Queen's Own Royal West Kent (21)	27/05/1917
Smith, G B	Rifleman	London (130)	24/06/1917

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