Facts and Figures

Leighton Buzzard War Memorial 1930 [Z50/72/153]

Tuesday 26th January 1915: The south-western area of the county is certainly doing its bit in terms of contributing men to the serve in the army and navy. Numbers change all the time, but the most up-to-date figures for enlisted men from each town and village in the area surrounding Leighton Buzzard are as follows:

• Leighton Buzzard - 312
• Linslade -110
• Toddington- 106
• Heath and Reach - 89
• Woburn - 85
• Aspley Guise - 65
• Eaton Bray - 38
• Ridgmont - 39
• Eversholt - 29
• Woburn Sands - 25
• Totternhoe - 20
• Husborne Crawley - 19
• Eggington - 14
• Aspley Heath - 14
• Hockliffe - 14
• Lidlington -14
• Milton Bryan -11
• Potsgrove - 10
• Tilsworth - 8
• Billington - 7
• Stanbridge - 5

This gives a total of 1034 men serving their country for this small area of the county alone.

Source: Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette 26th January 1915