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
Abbot/Abbott, E I or I E	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	05/07/1917
Abbot/Abott/Abbott, E G or G E	Private	The Buffs (Royal East Kent) (11)	on or since 26/09/1915
Abbott/Abbot/Abott, J H	Private	King's Own Hussars (1)	on or since 04/09/1914
Adams, A C A	Second Lieutenant	King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (2)	16/08/1916
Adams, W J B	Lance-Corporal	Coldstream Guards (7)	14/03/1915
Adamson, G V	Rifleman	London (130)	03/05/1915*
Adcock/Odcock, G F [or C F]	Driver	Army Service Corps (29)	15/03/1916
Adlard, G W	Corporal	Durham Light Infantry (2)	27/05/1918
Aedy, (T) E	Serjeant	Queen's Own Hussars (1)	30/03/1918
Aish, G	Lance-Corporal	London (130)	15*/09/1916
Alderman, C H	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	24/09/1917
Aldous, A F	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	15/02/1915
Alexander, C J	Private	Essex (31)	01/06/1918
Allaway/Alloway, A	Private	Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) (29)	21/03/1918
Allen, A E	Private	Royal Marine Light Infantry (10)	28/10/1917
Allen, E W H	Private	see alias for details (59)
Allen, G		unknown (33)
Allen, J B	Private	The Loyal North Lancashire (8)	03/09/1916
Allen, S D	Sergeant-Major	Royal Field Artillery (51)
Allen, W T	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	11-13/04/1918
Allen, W V	Battery Sergeant-Major	Royal Field Artillery (51)	18/07/1916
Alloway/Allaway, L	Private	Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry (18)	23/03/1918
Allwood, J R	Private	Hertfordshire (56)	on or since 31/07/1917
Almond, G E	Private	Army Service Corps (29)	28/09/1918
Andrews, P L	Lance-Corporal	Army Service Corps (29)	09/11/1918
Anning, W	Rifleman/Private	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	24/08/1916
Ansell, A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	21/04/1915
Appleton, H E	Rifleman/Private	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	06/11/1916
Apps, R D	2nd Lieutenant	Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales') (20)	on or since 17/05/1915
Archer, J T	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	28/05/1919
Arnold, T	Private	South Staffordshire (7)	28/10/1917
Ashby, T	Lance-Corporal	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	24/09/1914
Ashforth, W R	Serjeant	London (130)	28/06*/1916
Atkins, A E	Lance-Corporal/Private	Bedfordshire (198)	27/09/1916
Atkins, B		unknown (33)
Atkins, B O J	Private	Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales') (20)	05/10/1916
Atkins, E	Private	Royal Berkshire (Princess Charlotte of Wales') (20)
Atkins, H	Able Seaman	Royal Navy (27)	30/12/1915
Atkins, H M	Corporal	Royal Field Artillery (51)	17/11/1918
Atkins, R A	Driver	Royal Field Artillery (51)	24/11/1918
Atkins, W H	Private	Essex (31)	22/11/1918
Atkins, W R	Corporal	Grenadier Guards (14)	10-12/09/1916
Atkinson, J W	Serjeant	Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) (12)	on or since 21/03/1918
Attenborough, J J	Private	Canadian Infantry (27)	18/05/1915
Attwood, A C	Gunner	Royal Marine Artillery (4)	01/11/1914
Austin, F A A	Private	Border (4)	30*/09/1918
Ayers/Ayres, E J	Private	South Staffordshire (7)	27/05/1918
Ayling, E S	Serjeant	London (130)	24/06/1918
Ayre, J M	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	27*/05/1917
Ayres/Ayers, C W	Corporal	East Surrey (27)	13/10/1915
Babbs, J	Rifleman/Private	London (130)	30/11/1917
Badenoch, G H	Private	Canadian Infantry (27)	15/06/1915
Baggot/Baggatt/Baggett, G H		see alias for details (59)
Bailey, A J	Serjeant	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	02/04*/1918
Bailey, F W	Corporal	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	20/09/1915
Bailey, H M	Private	Canadian Infantry (27)	15/08/1917
Bailey, T H or H T	Corporal	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	20/09/1917
Baker, A G	Private	unknown (33)
Baker, C	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery (51)	24/11/1915*
Baker, E W	Serjeant	King's Royal Rifle Corps (28)	29/04/1917
Baker, G		see alias for details (59)
Baker, G A E	Serjeant	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	01/12/1917
Baker, H W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	04/11/1914
Baker, J or H J A	Driver	Royal Field Artillery (51)	08/10/1917
Baker, J T	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	28/09/1917
Baker, W J		unknown (33)
Baker, W T	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	12/10/1916
Baldwin, E	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	on or since 23/04/1917
Baldwin, G E	Private	London (130)	21/03/1918
Baldwin, W H or H W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	30/08/1918
Ball, W C [or H C]	Second Lieutenant	Manchester (9)	27/09/1918
Ballam, W E	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	26/08/1917
Bandy, H J		see alias for details (59)
Bannister, S C	Rifleman	London (130)	20/02/1918
Barker, A	Private	Northamptonshire (23)	19/11/1916
Barker, A	Private	Northamptonshire (23)	02/08/1918
Barnard, A H B	Private	London (130)	20/02/1918
Barnes, E J	Private	London (130)	01/07/1916
Barnes, R A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	11/04/1917
Barnett, A	Private	Royal Scots Fusiliers (7)	07/01/1919
Barr, H C	Private/Signaller	Canadian Infantry (27)	01/10/1918
Barton, R J	Ordinary Seaman	Royal Navy (27)	30/12/1914
Bassil/Bassill, J W	Private	Queen's Own Royal West Kent (21)	09/09/1916
Batchelor, G H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	13/03/1917
Batchelor, G W or W G	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	10/09/1917
Batchelor, H J	Private	York & Lancaster (4)	01/10/1918
Batchelor, H W	Private	Dragoon Guards attd Life Guards (2)	on or since 31/10/1914
Batchelor, J	Private	Dragoon Guards attd Life Guards (2)	on or since 31/10/1914
Bate, O	Private	Suffolk (13)	on or since 21/03/1918
Bates, A W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	25/09/1915
Bates, G H J	Rifleman	London (130)	03/09*/1918
Bates, R W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)
Bates, W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	14/05/1918
Bavington, J G [or J E]	Private	London (130)	21/03/1918
Beal, A R G	Fleet Paymaster	Royal Navy (27)	13*/05/1915
Bean, S	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	10/02/1917
Bean, W	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	20/04/1917
Beasley, H C [or H G]	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	07*/08/1916
Beasley, R C	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	30/10/1917
Beaumont, G	Rifleman/Private	London (130)	on or since 01/07/1916
Beaves, E V	Gunner	Tank Corps (3)	27/10/1917
Beck, P V	Private	Royal Army Medical Corps (13)	07/05/1917
Beck, W	Rifleman	London (130)	20/09/1917
Bee, F W	Private	Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) (12)	on or since 27/09/1917
Beesley, W A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	22/12/1917
Beeson, R	Second Lieutenant	King George's Own Sappers and Miners (1)	15*/02/1918
Beevor, T E	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	24/08/1917
Begg, H B	Second Lieutenant	Royal Flying Corps (2)	23/11/1916
Begg, R G	Flight Sub-Lieutenant	Royal Naval Air Service (5)	17/07/1917
Belcher, E	Lance-Corporal	Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) (2)	15/09/1916
Bell, L P B	Corporal	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	27/06/1916
Bellis, H H	Private	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	21/09/1918
Belshaw, L	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	06/10/1917
Bennett, H	Lance-Corporal	Hertfordshire (56)	12/10/1916
Bennett, R T	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	23/10/1916
Bennifer/Benefer, C H	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery (51)	23*/07/1917
Bennifer/Benifer/Benefer, T W	Private	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	19/05/1917
Bentley, C	Corporal	Hertfordshire (56)
Bentley, E A	Driver	Army Service Corps (29)	02/10/1918
Bentley, H	Lance-Sergeant	London (130)	09/05/1915
Bentley/Bently, E	Private	London (130)	28/02/1917
Berry, P H	Lieutenant	Royal Army Medical Corps (13)	10/03/1916
Beven/Bevan, C H	Private	Queen's Own Royal West Kent (21)	28/02/1916
Biggerstaff, H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	on or since 25/09/1915
Biggs, C H	Private	London (130)	21/08/1917
Bignall, C	Private	Cheshire (2)	17/02/1917
Bindon/Binden, W	Private	East Surrey (27)	08/06/1918*
Bingham, W	Air Mechanic 2nd Class	Royal Air Force (12)	03/11/1918
Binyon, H H [or W H]	Trooper	Australian Light Horse (1)	30/05/1915
Birch, A	Private	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	10/03/1915
Birch, A J	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	27/09/1918
Birch, H F	Serjeant	Army Service Corps (29)	11/08/1919
Birch/Burch, L	Private	Dorset (4)	06/03/1916
Bird, A G	Private	London (130)	on or since 15/09/1916
Bird, E S	Second Lieutenant	Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) (2)	12/08/1917
Bird, H G	Private	Labour Corps (5)	26/03/1919
Bird, W M or M W	Private	The Loyal North Lancashire (8)	20/07/1916
Birdsey, H F [or H J]	Lance-Corporal	Royal Warwickshire (7)	14/07/1916
Bivand, H H		see alias for details (59)
Blackledge/Blackedge, W F [or W W]	Serjeant	Wiltshire (Duke of Edinburgh's) (8)	10/04/1918
Blackwell, C	Second Lieutenant	Royal Fusiliers (53)	20/07/1915
Blackwell, W G	Lieutenant	Royal Fusiliers (53)	05*/10/1916
Blake, C A	Private	London (130)	16/09/1916
Blanchard, C W	Private	York & Lancaster (4)	23/10/1914
Blathwayt, G W	Captain	Royal Field Artillery (51)	14/09/1914
Blewitt, A or B	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	17/05/1915
Blight, H V	Lieutenant	Army Service Corps (29)	15/06/1918
Bloxam, R C D [or R C P]	Stoker 1st Class	Royal Navy (27)	31/05/1916
Bloxham/Bloxam, H	Private	Labour Corps (5)	22/05/1919
Bly, H J B	Private	London (130)	13/11/1918
Bodimeade, H C	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	10/06/1915
Bodsworth, C F	Lance-Corporal	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	20/02/1918
Bolton, A G	Private	Royal Norfolk (10)	04/08/1917
Bone, J T	Private	Royal Lincolnshire (12)	on or since 31/07/1917
Bone, R	Private	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	05*/09/1916
Bonfield, A V	Pioneer	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	on or since 01/07/1916
Bonsey, E K	Second Lieutenant	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	02/07/1918
Borrett, H G	Rifleman	London (130)	08*/09/1918
Boswell, P	Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	13/12/1918
Boultwood, (W) F	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	30/05/1918
Bourne, C T	Lance-Corporal	Bedfordshire (198)	01/09/1918
Bowell, F M or M F	Shoeing Smith	Royal Field Artillery (51)	19/10/1918
Bowler/Bower, R L	Private	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	03/05/1917
Box, W	Rifleman	London (130)	11/09/1916
Boyle/Boyles, C F	Senior Marconi Operator	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (7)	14*/12/1918
Brace, W C	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	30/03/1918
Brackley, H	Private	Army Service Corps (29)	02/12/1918
Brackley, P W	Drummer/Private	Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders (1)	08*/03/1918
Bradford, (B) T	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	27/04/1918
Bradley, H W	Private	London (130)	on or since 11/11/1914
Bradley, W H	Private	Worcestershire (9)	26/09/1915
Brandon, A	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	on or since 19/04/1916
Brandon, A or B	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	27/09/1918
Brandon, B	Gunner	Royal Garrison Artillery (27)	25/09/1914
Brandon, G J	Lance-Corporal	Grenadier Guards (14)	15/09/1916
Brandon, J J	Private	Essex (31)	12/04/1917
Brandon, W J	Private	Royal Warwickshire (7)	23/03/1918
Brandon/Brandom, E S	Private	Royal Sussex (19)	09/09/1916
Bransford, R C	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	15/09/1916
Brasier/Brazier, C	Private/Gunner	Royal Marine Artillery (4)	24/09/1918
Bray, A	Private	Royal Hampshire (5)	on or since 01/07/1916
Breed, W	Private	Suffolk (13)	23/04/1917
Brewer, F W J	Private	London (130)	31/10/1915
Brice, V A	Private	Yorkshire (Green Howards) (4)	30/03/1918
Bridge, W A	Able Seaman	Royal Navy (27)	20/08/1917
Bright, R C	Private	Worcestershire (9)	28/03/1918
Brightman, H	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	20/03/1916
Brightman, S C	Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	22/03/1918
Brinkley, F J	Sapper	Corps of Royal Engineers (37)	31/12/1917
Brinklow, T	Private	Bedfordshire (198)	03/07/1916
Broad, F B	Lieutenant/Acting Captain	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	24/10/1918
Broad, J E	Lieutenant	Hertfordshire (56)	23/03/1918
Brookman, W A	Rifleman	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (30)	19*/04/1919
Brooks, W G	Serjeant	Middlesex (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (44)	26/09/1918
Broughton, H	Private	Queen's Royal (West Surrey) (28)	13/08/1918
Brown, A J	Gunner	Royal Field Artillery (51)	31/07/1917
Brown, E J	Second Lieutenant	Royal Welch Fusiliers (4)	31/07/1917
Brown, F G	Private	Royal Fusiliers (53)	13/06/1915
Brown, F H	Private	Honourable Artillery Company (5)	26/11/1918
Brown, G	Private	Labour Corps (5)	16/02/1918

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