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Beccles, Suffolk [184]

Beccles, Suffolk, England [13]

Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1]

Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Beccles Suffolk [1]

Beccles,Suffolk. [1]

Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Ingate Road, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Shaw's Yard, Ravensmeer, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Weston, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Corporal [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Hand [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Quartermaster) [1]

Major [1]

Merchant Marine [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer 1st class [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

British Naval Siege Guns [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Dreadnought." [1]

H.M.S. Alcantara [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Liberty [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS YARMOUTH [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Merchant Marines [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nigerian Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

RNVR London - HMS Excellent [1]

RNVR London - HMS Vindictive [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Ocean Star." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Bracklyn." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Colleen" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Golden Rule [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

British Army [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [27]

B [24]

S [24]

A [18]

C [14]

P [13]

F [11]

G [11]

H [10]

R [8]

D [7]

K [7]

M [7]

E [6]

L [6]

O [4]

T [4]

J [3]

Y [2]

I [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Ecuador [1]

Nigeria [1]

United States [1]

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People [208] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beccles, Suffolk [184] Beccles, Suffolk, England [13] Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1] Barsham, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Beccles Suffolk [1] Beccles,Suffolk. [1] Brampton, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Ingate Road, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Mutford, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Shadingfield, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Shaw's Yard, Ravensmeer, Beccles, Suffolk [1] Weston, Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [17] Corporal [7] Deck Hand [7] Able Seaman [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Lance Sergeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Second Hand [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Quartermaster) [1] Major [1] Merchant Marine [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer 1st class [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [12] Suffolk Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [5] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] British Naval Siege Guns [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Dreadnought." [1] H.M.S. Alcantara [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Liberty [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS YARMOUTH [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Merchant Marines [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nigerian Regiment, West Africa Frontier Force [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] RNVR London - HMS Excellent [1] RNVR London - HMS Vindictive [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS LION [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Ocean Star." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Bracklyn." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Vivid." [1] Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. "Colleen" [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HM Drifter Golden Rule [1]

Service

Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] British Army [32] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [27] B [24] S [24] A [18] C [14] P [13] F [11] G [11] H [10] R [8] D [7] K [7] M [7] E [6] L [6] O [4] T [4] J [3] Y [2] I [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Ecuador [1] Nigeria [1] United States [1]

Albert James Rackham

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12300 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 12300 Lance Sergeant Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred John Knights

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403724

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Bernard Elmy Smith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156034

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Herbert Henry Holmes

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156005

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Reginald Walter George

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168816

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Maurice Ernest Elliott

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175253

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William Francis Alexander

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 15333 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15333DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Ocean Star."

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Ernest George Barber

Born 1899

Died 1915

Royal Navy J33508

Royal Navy J/33508 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Dreadnought."

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William James Beeton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262559

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John Spratt

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278188

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Robert Ellwood

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303506

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Dawson Crisp Smith

Born 1881

Died 1947

British Army 768490 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Stanley Alfred Balls

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220964

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William Thomas Frederick Adams

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245866

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Ernest Albert Boast

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252805

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Harold William Cutting

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252811

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Edmund Chandler Betts

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13047 Corporal Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 13047 Acting Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 13047 Sergeant Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Knights

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5313 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5313 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd/1st Battalion

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Frank William Carter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295325

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Albert Briggs

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26200

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