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Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Erith, Kent [5]

Rochester, Kent [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Leytonstone, Essex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Cottered, Buntingford, Hertfordshire [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Durham [2]

Great Wakering, Essex [2]

West Thurrock, Essex, England [2]

Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1]

Addiscombe, Surrey [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barton le Willows, Yorkshire [1]

Bexhill, Surrey [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1]

Camberwell, London, [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chipstead, Surrey [1]

Cornwall [1]

Coulsdon, Surrey [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Durham, Cockfield, Durham [1]

Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1]

East Greenwich, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hessle, Yorkshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hull, East Yorkshire [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Leytonstone, London [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liphook, Sussex [1]

London England [1]

Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Gunner [34]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [16]

Corporal [9]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AM II(e) [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander (Emergency) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Royal Mint Artificer [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Worker [1]

acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

12th Lancers [2]

13th Hussars [2]

9th Lancers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355]

Royal Navy [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [507]

Contribution

Military Service [494]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [8] Croydon, Surrey [5] Erith, Kent [5] Rochester, Kent [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Leytonstone, Essex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Cottered, Buntingford, Hertfordshire [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Durham [2] Great Wakering, Essex [2] West Thurrock, Essex, England [2] Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1] Addiscombe, Surrey [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barton le Willows, Yorkshire [1] Bexhill, Surrey [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1] Camberwell, London, [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chipstead, Surrey [1] Cornwall [1] Coulsdon, Surrey [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Durham, Cockfield, Durham [1] Duxford, Cambridgeshire [1] East Greenwich, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hessle, Yorkshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Hull, East Yorkshire [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Leytonstone, London [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liphook, Sussex [1] London England [1] Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [238] Gunner [34] Driver [23] Serjeant [16] Corporal [9] Corporal 2nd [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] AM II(e) [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander (Emergency) [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Royal Mint Artificer [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Worker [1] acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [32] London Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Durham Light Infantry [13] Essex Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] East Surrey Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 12th Lancers [2] 13th Hussars [2] 9th Lancers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [355] Royal Navy [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [507]

Contribution

Military Service [494] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

George Frederick Beadle

Born 1895

British Army 2282 Private London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 720533 Private London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

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Thomas Arthur Beadle

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 11/754 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th (Service) Battalion

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David Beadle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20319 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 20319 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army L6352 Private Royal Field Artillery 156th Battery

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Stanley Arthur Beadle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3938 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Albert Ernest Beadle

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275040

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Andrew Beadle

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189919

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Jonathan Beadle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138334

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Ernest James Beadle

Born 1899

Died 1984

Royal Navy F36946 AM II(e) RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236946 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F36946 AM II(e) RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

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Errington Beadle

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 90187 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Private Machine Gun Corps Royal Field Artillery

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William Beadle

Born 1898

British Army 550242 Private Labour Corps

British Army 53522 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Henry Fritz Beadle

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233341

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Alfred John Wilson Beadle

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 265982 Private 20th Hussars 3rd County of London Yeomanry

British Army H/265982 Private 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars County of London Yeomanry

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Joseph Beadle

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3244 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 200704 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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William Mark Beadle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246617

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Walter Henry Beadle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231811

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Robert Beadle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11269

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Sidney George Beadle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/754 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/754 Private Middlesex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army GS/MX/754 Private Middlesex Regiment 11th Service Battalion

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Alfred Beadle

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264677

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John Beadle

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 16687 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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William Alfred Beadle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239537

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