Harlington has good reason to be proud of the way in which the cricket club has given of its members to serve the country. Twenty of last season's members joined the Forces.

Three or four others offered their services but for various reasons were no accepted. A few others are on war service. Is this a record for any local club, or can it be beaten?

The following are the names of the 20:

H. Abbis - Beds Yeomanry.

A. Abbis - Beds Yeomanry.

James Bonner - 1/5th Beds Regiment.

E. Bushby - Kitchener's Army.

G. Brightman - Kitchener's Army.

P. Colwell - 1/5th Beds Regiment.

E. Church - Kitchener's Army (reported missing).

W. Denton - Royal Flying Corps.

H. Denton - Royal Flying Corps.

A. Giles - Royal Navy.

H. Gailer - Beds Yeomanry.

T. Gobby - Lincoln Artillery.

H. Harris - Kitchener's Army.

S. Keans - East Anglian Engineers.

G. Lawman - East Anglian Engineers.

H. Rook - 1/5th Beds Regiment.

R. Starling - Kitchener's Army.

J. Starling - Kitchener's Army (now discharged).

G. Stone - Kitchener's Army (died of wounds).

R. Wilkinson - Honourable Artillery Company.

[The Luton News: Thursday, July 15th, 1915]