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1	"A Tithe Farm Childhood" by Karen Watkins - page 1	1st June 2020
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1	Alfred PEACH	Private 3/7395. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday 4 September 1916. Age 22. Son of Elizabeth Peach, of 18, Cumberland St., Houghton Regis, Beds., and the late George Peach. Born and lived Houghton Regis. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 C
2	Allan CRAWLEY	(Allan on CWGC) Gunner 917297. 512 Bty. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Tuesday 12 September 1944 . Age 24 . Son of Wallace and Nora Crawley, of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 37.
3	Arthur PEACH	Private 3/7176. 6th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Friday 27 April 1917. Age 28. Son of George and Elizabeth Peach, of Houghton Regis, Dunstable. Born Charlton, Beds. Lived Houghton Regis. Enlisted Luton. Buried: DUISANS BRITISH CEMETERY, ETRUN, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. II. M. 1.
4	Bertie CHAPPELL	Private 19077. 1st Bn., Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers. Formerly 146482 R.F.A. Killed in action Wednesday 11 July 1917. Born Houghton Regis. Lived Dunstable. Enlisted Luton. Buried: CRUMP TRENCH BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. I. C. 2.
5	Bertie TURNER	Possibly: Private 18645. 2nd Bn., Royal Irish Regiment. Formerly 8055 London Regt & 43851 R.I. Fusiliers. Killed in action Wednesday 21 August 1918. Born and lived Oakwell, Beds. Enlisted Luton. Commemorated: VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 5
6	Bertie William CREW	Private 4668. 5th Reserve Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment transf. to (77251), Labour Corps. Died Tuesday 1 July 1919 . Age 22 . Son of Fredrick and Annie Crew, of 21, Council Houses, Bidwell Estate, Houghton Regis. Buried: HOUGHTON REGIS BAPTIST CHAPELYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Near North-West Corner.
7	Cecil Joseph ASHDOWN	Private 5832442. 5th Bn., Suffolk Regiment. Died Friday 23 July 1943 . Age 29. Lived 18 High Street, Houghton Regis, Beds. Worked for Home Counties Newspapers Ltd., Luton. Died as a prisoner of the Japanese while working on the Burma-Siam Railway. Commemorated: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 54.
8	Charles Francis HIPPERSON, MSM	Company Serjeant Major 10951. Signal Depot, Royal Engineers. Died Saturday 18 January 1919. Age 38 . Son of the late Henry and M. Hipperson; husband of Mary Hipperson, of 5, Queen St., Houghton Regis. Proceeded to France August, 1914. Buried: HOUGHTON REGIS (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. North-West of Church. 10951 C. Serjt. Major C.F. HIPPERSON ROYAL ENGINEERS 18 JANUARY 1919 AGE 38 PEACE PERFECT PEACE
9	Charles George HICKINGBOTTOM	Private G/29673. 10th Bn., Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action Wednesday 23 October 1918. Age 19. Born Houghton Regis. Enlisted Bedford. Buried: HEESTERT MILITARY CEMETERY, Zwevegem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Ref. D. 5.
10	Cyril Cecil WELFORD	Private 18583. 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Saturday 25 September 1915. Born Aylesbury. Lived Bidwell. Enlisted Bedford. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41
11	Edwin H RANDALL	No further information available at present
12	Father K J Keith Sawyer
13	Francis Charles DUNCOMBE	Sapper 522803. Royal Engineers. Formerly 77th Field Coy., Royal Engineers. Died Wednesday 14 November 1917. Born and lived Houghton Regis. Enlisted Luton. Buried: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. P. III. R. 6A.
14	Francis Edward SMITH	Private 4277. 1st/5th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Monday 16 August 1915. Lived Houghton Regis. Enlisted Luton. Commemorated: HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 54 and 218
15	Frank Ernest ADAMS	Lance Serjeant 33923, 10th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Formerly 9966 A.C.C.He volunteered in October 1915 and in December 1916 was drafted to the Western Front. Killed in action Saturday 28 April 1917. Born and lived in Ferndale, Cumberland Street, Houghton Regis. Enlisted Hounslow. Commemorated: ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7
16	Frank PARKINS	Private 23065. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Friday 23 August 1918. Born Houghton Regis. Lived Dunstable. Enlisted Ampthill. Buried ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Ref. IV. S. 2.
17	Frederick George READ	Gunner 900693. 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeo.) Field Regt., Royal Artillery. Died Friday 8 December 1944. Age 24 . Son of Frederick John and Elizebeth Read, of Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. Buried: KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Ref. Coll. grave 5. A. 1-47.
18	Frederick PARKINS	Private 23067. 8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Killed in action Thursday 19 April 1917. Age 34. Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Parkins, of 66, Houghton Rd., Dunstable, Beds. Born Houghton Regis. Lived Dunstable. Enlisted Ampthill. Commemorated: LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 41
19	Frederick Walter HOLLIMAN	Private 3/7394. 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds Thursday 3 August 1916. Age 20. Son of Ernest and Matilda Holliman, of 19, Capron Rd., Dunstable. Born Leighton Buzzard. Lived Dunstable. Enlisted Luton. Buried: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Ref. B. 33. 9.
20	Gilbert HORSLER	Lance Corporal 3916. 5th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment. Died at home Wednesday 3 May 1916. Age 21. Son of Henry Thomas and Jane Elizabeth Horsler, of Houghton Regis. Born and lived Houghton Regis. Enlisted Luton. Buried: HOUGHTON REGIS BAPTIST CHAPELYARD, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. Near North-West Corner.

		Title
1		001 Heritage, Listed Buildings/Sites and other buildings of note in Houghton Regis
2		01 First Day's Sale
3		01 The Village
4		011 Houghton Regis in Bloom
5		02 Places of Worship
6		02 Second Day's Sale
7		03 Houghton Regis Schools
8		03 Third Day's Sale
9		04 Fourth Day's Sale
10		04 People of Houghton Regis and their Memories
11		05 Clubs and Societies
12		05 Fifth Day's Sale
13		06 Houghton Regis Town Council
14		07 Remembrance WW1, WW2
15		08 Keith Wallis A Sense of Place in Poetry and Photographs
16		09 Houghton Hall, Houghton Manor House and Houghton Hall Park
17		10 Public Houses
18		11 Sewell
19		12 The Brandreths
20		13 Farms and Farmers