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Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bristol England [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bournbrook, Birmingham [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broadwell, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

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Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Easton, Yorkshire [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lewisham [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pinjarra Western Australia [1]

Prospect South Australia [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Stow in the Wold Gloucestershire [1]

Tisbury, Wiltshire [1]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Weston Super Mare [1]

Yardley [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Gunner [10]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Sapper [9]

Driver [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bombadier (acting rank) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Acting Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commissary Lieutenant [1]

Drill Sergeant [1]

Drill and Colour Sgt. [1]

Driver/ Driver [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Petty Officer (1st Class) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [15]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [183]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [183] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [2] Bristol England [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bournbrook, Birmingham [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadwell, Gloucestershire [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Deptford, London [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Easton, Yorkshire [1] Erith, Kent [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Islington, London [1] Lewisham [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pinjarra Western Australia [1] Prospect South Australia [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Stow in the Wold Gloucestershire [1] Tisbury, Wiltshire [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Weston Super Mare [1] Yardley [1]

Rank

Private [86] Gunner [10] Corporal 2nd [9] Sapper [9] Driver [8] Acting Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombadier [1] Bombadier (acting rank) [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Acting Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commissary Lieutenant [1] Drill Sergeant [1] Drill and Colour Sgt. [1] Driver/ Driver [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Petty Officer (1st Class) [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [15] Labour Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS TIGER [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [128] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [183]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Robert W Beacham

Born 1876

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army Drill and Colour Sgt. Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Lionel Beacham

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 656053 Bombadier (acting rank) Royal Field Artillery 6th Reserve Brigade

British Army 656053 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 6th Reserve Brigade

British Army 656053 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 6th Reserve Brigade

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Arthur Thomas Beacham

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 266368 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 266368 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Arthur William Beacham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198116

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Ernest Cecil Beacham

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 1045 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 506214 Driver Royal Engineers

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Ernest John Beacham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158025

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James Beacham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207874

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Cecil James Beacham

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 7085 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 761632 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 8th worcest Battalion

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Henry Beacham

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15847 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 15847 Lance Corporal 17th The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Liverpool Pals 17th Battalion

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Frederick Beacham

Died 1918

British Army 30502 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 30502 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles James Beacham

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1723 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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James Frederick Beacham

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402691

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Henry William Beacham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285874

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John Beacham

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15613 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Beacham

Died 1917

British Army 235024 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Beacham

Died 1916

British Army 6139 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army R/10575 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Beacham

Died 1916

British Army 14465 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Beacham

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284939

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Harry Beacham

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37906

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Gerald Sidney Beacham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177808

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