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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Burnie Tasmania [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Chadsmoor [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Dapto New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Wincanton, Somerset [2]

Addlestone [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Badgeworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley Tasmania [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Caterham, Surrey, England [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Derby [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Egham [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Faversham, Kent, England [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Herberton Queensland [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Litchurch, Derbyshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London Notting Hill [1]

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Manningham, Yorkshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [288]

Gunner [44]

Sapper [23]

Driver [22]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [14]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Corporal [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Colonel [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Barrack Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

S/Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [31]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

Canadian Engineers [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

3rd Dragoon Guards [2]

Service

British Army [439]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [651]

H [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [636]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Burnie Tasmania [3] Dover, Kent [3] Geelong Victoria [3] London England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Chadsmoor [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Dapto New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Wincanton, Somerset [2] Addlestone [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Badgeworth, Gloucestershire [1] Bermondsey [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley Tasmania [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Caterham, Surrey, England [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Derby [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Egham [1] Enfield, London [1] Faversham, Kent, England [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Herberton Queensland [1] Holloway, London [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Lambeth, London [1] Litchurch, Derbyshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London Notting Hill [1] Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Manningham, Yorkshire [1] Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [288] Gunner [44] Sapper [23] Driver [22] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [14] Corporal 2nd [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Corporal [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Colonel [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Worker [2] Acting Barrack Serjeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] S/Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Royal Field Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [31] Labour Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] Canadian Engineers [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 3rd Dragoon Guards [2]

Service

British Army [439] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [651] H [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [636] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William Beach

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406033

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406033 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Percy Beach

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 368

Canadian Expeditionary Force 368 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Samuel Molyneaux Thomas Beach

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175165

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Harry Jerome Beach

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151965

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William Henry Beach

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310675

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Frederick John Beach

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166366

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David Beach

Died 1917

British Army 14775 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14775 Acting Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14775 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edward F. Beach

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8807 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harold Beach

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 32767 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Beach

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 201958 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 201958 Lance Corporal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Norman Beach

Died 1917

British Army 2997 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240589 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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Alec Beach

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 624941 Bombardier Honourable Artillery Company

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Thomas Beach

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77496

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77496 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert N Beach

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3109206

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3109206 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Henry Beach

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201537

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201537 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Frederick Beach

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141162

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141162 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Mark Arartus Beach

Born 1873

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129987

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129987 Corporal Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Oliver Massey Beach

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79368

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79368 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Richard Beach

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147960

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Frederick James Beach

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17080

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