Luton's People 1914-1918
This page contains a list of soldiers/civilians from Luton and surroundings 1914-1918, and the ancestors of people who live in Luton today. It has been compiled from the 1918 Luton Absent Voters List, Rolls of Honour; and information researched and uploaded by project volunteers and members of the public.
If you find your ancestor here, and there is only basic information available, then feel free to use the comment box to add further information you may already know. The WWI Project Team, can then add this further information to the basic data we already hold.
The sources of this information can be found via the links below. Please feel free to download and use this information, but please please search for and upload your ancestor to the site if/when you find them:-
Absent Voters List
Luton Roll of honour
Before adding anybody to the site, it is always advisable to search for your ancestor first.
Miss O Billington of Upper Sundon, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker who worked at George Kent's Munitions factory.
Miss V Billington of Upper Sundon is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss K Brightman of Barton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss L Brown of Elizabeth St, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Buckingham of Toddington is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mrs Burgess of Saxon Street, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Carr of Summer St, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Claridge of Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Clark of Collingdon St, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mr Dawson of Chatsworth Rd, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mrs MacGregor of Houghton Regis, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss McVey of Dallow Rd, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mrs Nicholls of Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss O'Dell of Clarendon Rd, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss O'Dell of Clarendon Rd, Luton, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss O'Dell of Dane Rd, Luton is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Randall of Limbury, Leagrave, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mrs Rowe of Lyndhurst Rd, Luton is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Sear of Dunstable, is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Sear of Dunstable is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Smith of Grove Rd, Luton is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Mr Smith of Saxon Rd, Luton is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Ward of Ridgway Rd, Luton is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at Kent's Munitions Factory, Luton.
Miss Warren is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War worker working in Kent's Munitions Factory.
Miss White is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker in Kent's Munitions Factory.
Miss Wilkin is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at George Kent's Munition factory.
Miss Wilson is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at George Kent's Munitions Factory.
Miss Wood is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at George Kent's factory.
Albert was born in Luton in 1881 and was the eldest son of Frederick and Annie Allen.
Cyril was a patient at Wardown V.A.D. Hospital, and was discharged from the army in May 1916 due to sickness, under Kings regulations 392 (xvi).
Omar Sinfield donates a prize at the 1917 Regimental Sports Day held at Wardown Park. He was posted to the R.F.A. Camp at Biscot, Luton.
Lieutenant Shoosmith was the son of Francis Shoosmith a Straw Hat Manufacturer of Hart Hill, Luton. He was killed on 21st August 1915, aged 21.
Miss A Billington of Upper Sundon is listed in the National Roll of the Great War (Section V) as a Special War Worker who worked for the Kent's Munitions factory.
Mrs York is listed in the National Roll of the Great War as a Special War Worker at a TNT Filling Factory (likely to be the Chaul End site of George Kent's).
Pte Stanley Alfred Barton, 14196, 11th Battalion Essex Regiment, was reported missing during heavy fighting on the Somme in France on March 22nd, 1918.
From the Luton News dated 25th May 1916. Private Frederick Gordon Smart of Harcourt Street Luton has just been wounded after serving for nine months with the Bedfords in France. He received a gunshot in the right arm.
From the Luton News 13th July 1916. DEATH OF PRIVATE CUSTANCE. Escaped in Battle - succumbed to Illness. The sad news has just been received of the death in Egypt of Private Henry Custance, of the 1/5th Bedfords, aged 21 years, and son of Mr and Mrs Custance of 15 Kings Road. Luton.
Matthew Millar Little was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1889. At the outbreak of the First World War he was a coal miner but joined the Scottish Rifles (Reserves). This is a photograph taken in 1914, with Matthew's wife, Elizabeth, and eldest son, Alexander.
Frederick Walter was born in Luton on 2 July 1897 to Walter & Florence.
He had 1 brother & 3 sisters.