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.
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Absent Voters List
Luton Roll of honour
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Lance Corporal George Wells, 725730, 24th Battalion London Regiment, is named on the Hitchin Road Boys School War Memorial as an Assistant Master who "fell in the First World War".
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.
Thomas was the son of Clara and Thomas Worker of Barton who had two sons killed and one severely wounded. Thomas was killed in action on April 23rd 1917. His brother Charles lost a leg on 21st March 1918 and their brother Sidney was killed the following day.
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.
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.
Charles Henry Alexander, was an Officer in the Royal Artillery, and Commanding Officer of Number 6 Reserve Training Brigade (Royal Field Artillery), at Biscot Camp, Luton; between 1915 and 1917.
In 1917 he was posted to the be the CO of the Royal Field Artillery site at Abbey Wood.
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.
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).
Albert was born in Luton in 1881 and was the eldest son of Frederick and Annie Allen.
Bernard Arthur was born 24th December 1891 in Luton to Charles & Kate Smart.
Thomas Hunt
Second Lieut Frank Gilbert Hurrell Small, 47th Battalion Machine Gun Corps, died in hospital on June 9th, 1918, from blood poisoning following the amputation of his left leg in the Cassel internment camp in Germany.
Harold Campbell Abbot joined the 1st Btn Bedfordshire regiment.
He was killed in action in Flanders on 17th April 1915 aged 19.