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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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People [507] Stories Communities

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]

F W Beadle

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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C W Beadle

British Army 1863 Private London Regiment

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Charles W Beadle

British Army 42042 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 23320 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 32439 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick E Beadle

British Army L/1994 Private 9th Lancers

British Army 293226 Private 704th Labour Corps

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R D Beadle

British Army Staff Captain 46th Punjabis Indian Army

British Army Major 46th Punjabis Indian Army

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George W L Beadle

British Army 1886 Private 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 1886 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Jasper Beadle

British Army 82604 Private 2nd Reserve Cavalry

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