4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. A to K.
Regular Army Reserve Battalion. (Also known as the Special Reserve Battalion).
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 861 recorded WW1 deaths for the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
AKRED, Albert John. Private, 30436. 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France.
Stone Inscription :- "From His Loving Mother And Dad And Family Gone But Not Forgotten".
BAIRD, William Frank Gardiner. Captain. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, Attached To :- 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Died of wounds, 05-11-1914. Age 29. Born 18-04-1885, he was educated at Eton & Sandhurst and served for a time in the 7th Dragoon Guards and Scots Guards, before retiring from active service and joining the reserve list as 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th (Special Reserve) Battalion,Bedfordshre Regiment.. Son of Sir William Baird, Bart. & the Honourable Arabella Rose Evelyn Hozier his wife, (the eldest daughter of the first Baron Newlands) of Saughton Hall, Midlothian, UK. Husband of Violet Mary Baird of Wareside, Ware, Hertfordshire, UK. Stone Inscription :- "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life".
BATCHELOR, (MM). W. Serjeant, 14124. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas-de-Calais, France. 27-08-1918.
Military Medal.
BOTTERILL, Frank Arthur. Corporal, 26758. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 26-11-1917. Age 21. Son of William & Annie Botterill of Bozeat, Northamptonshire, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away".
BRIGHTMAN, Richard. Private, 203259. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 10-11-1917. Age 24. Son of Mr. & Mrs. S. Brightman of Great Bramingham, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
BUSH, C. Private, 40580. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 07-05-1917. Age 31. Husband of M. Bush of Hill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. Stone Inscription :- "The Beloved Husband Of Elizabeth Bush Who Died Of Wounds At Rest In Peace".
CABLE, R. Private, 29697. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. 11-02-1917. Age 28, Husband of Laura L. Cable of Deben Cottage, Wickham Market, Suffolk, UK.
Second Name.
Stone Inscription :- "A Loving Husband True And Kind No One On Earth Like Him I Find, At Rest".
CHILDS, George Willmot. Second Lieutenant. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. Died of wounds. 22-01-1918. Age 35. Son of G.W.C. & Agnes V. Childs of Ilford, Essex, UK.
CLAMP, F.A. Company Serjeant Major, 13313. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 24-08-1918. Age 23. Son of Mrs. Alice Clamp of Westbrook Lodge, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, UK. Stone Inscription :- Faithful Unto Death".
CLARKE, Frederick Joseph. Private, 41909. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 14-04-1918. Age 19. Son of Frederick Joseph & Elizabeth Clarke of Belle Vue Terrace, Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Worthy Of Everlasting Love".
CLARKE, Thomas Frank. Private, 19815. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. 27-08-1918. Age 22. Son of Arthur & Lizzie Clarke of Mabley Street, Homerton, London, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Ever In The Thoughts Of Those He Loved".
COLE, F.L. Lance Corporal, 316568. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, Pas-de-Calais, France. 22-08-1918.
COLLIER, J. Private, 43711. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 14-04-1918. Age 46. Son of Joseph & Catherine Collier. Native of Newport, Monmouthshire, UK.
DARRINGTON, A. Private, 19380. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-02-1917. Age 21. Son of Walter & Jane Darrington of Wyboston, St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, UK.
DEW, W.F. Private, 31150. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 05-05-1917. Age 43. Son of William & Annie Dew of Salisbury Road, High Barnet, Hertfordshire, UK. Husband of Sarah Dew of Bow Lane, North Finchley, London, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "In Ever Loving Memory Of My Dearest Husband From His Loving Wife".
ELEMENT, Joe. Private, 23699. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-02-1917. Age 40. Son of Sarah Element of Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK. Stone Inscription :- "Gone But Not Forgotten Peace Perfect Peace".
ELLIOTT, W.C. Private, 43639. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 27-08-1918.
EVERETT, Maurice Leslie. Private, 31101. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 30-04-1917. Age 21. Son of David Henry & Betsy Everett of Butchers Lane, Boxford, Suffolk, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "He Gave His Life For Us".
FISH, Sidney Arthur. Lance Corporal, 41223. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. 15-01-1918. Age 26. Son of William & Sarah Fish of Silver Street, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "God Shall Wipe Away All Tears From Our Eyes There Shall Be No More Death".
FLORY, Percival James. Second Lieutenant. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Killed in action. 22-08-1918.
FOX, Isaac. Private, 33157. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. 23-08-1918. Age 31. Husband of Alice Fox of Green Street, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, UK. Native of Little Hadham.
Stone Inscription :- "Blessed Are The Dead That Die In The Lord".
FOX, Wilfred James. Private, 37570. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Sunken Road Cemetery, Boisleux-St. Marc, Pas-de-Calais, France. 30-09-1918. Age 20. Son of Walter & Louisa Fox of Low Street, Hardingham, Attleborough, Norfolk, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Dearly Loved By All".
GODMAN, Albert Edward. Company Serjeant Major, 481. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 28-04-1917. Age 29. Son of John Kentish Godman. Husband of Alice Mary Smith (formerly Godman) of Fernlea Road, Harwich, Essex, UK. Native of Stotfold, Baldock, Hertfordshire, UK.
GREEN, S. Private, 451197. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 27-08-1918.
HICKS, Ernest. Private, 51205. "A" Company, 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas-de-Calais, France. 27-08-1918. Age 19. Son of Mr. & Mrs. E. Hicks of Gray's Farm, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Not Gone From Memory Not From Love But To Our Father's Home Above".
HILL, Stewart William. Private, 30064. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire, Regiment. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Somme, France. 31-12-1917. Age 28. Husband of Agnes M. Hill of Neotsbury Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, UK. Native of Brighton, UK.
HILSON, Frederick Smith. Private, 203098. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 18-07-1917. Age 32. Son of Samuel Hilson of Picts Hill Farm, Turvey, Bedfordshire, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "Peace Perfect Street".
HOUSDEN, Arthur William. Private, 23606. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 24-05-1917. Age 23. Son of Albert William & Lilla Housden of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, UK. Stone Inscription :- "Peace Perfect Peace With Loved Ones Far Away".
HUCKLE, Frank. Lance Corporal, 33729. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 26-02-1917. Age 34. Son of Henry & Jane Huckle of St. Neots. Husband of F.M. Huckle of New Street, St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "We Cannot Lord Thy Purpose See But All Is Well That's Done By Thee".
KEMPSTER, Leonard Frederick. Private, 29445. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. 29-03-1918. Age 20. Son of William T. & Elizabeth Kempster of Craven Park Road, Harlesden London, UK.
Stone Inscription :- "A Loved One Fallen Asleep".
KEY, P.A. Lance Corporal, 23524. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. 14-03-1918.
KING, George William. Private, 29712. 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy Pas-de-Calais, France. 21-04-1917.