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Plymouth, Devon [4]

Sheerness, Kent [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Yorkshire England [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chalvington [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London England [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Orpington, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Warragul Victoria [2]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Aldershot [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Belfast, London [1]

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Canterbury, Kent [1]

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Colac Victoria [1]

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Cranleigh, Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Dunedin [1]

Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Farnham, Hampshire [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Floriana, Malta [1]

Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire [1]

Framfield [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gainsborough [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Gunner [31]

Driver [20]

Sapper [18]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal 2nd [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic Class 3 [1]

Air mechanic [1]

Air mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Clerk Grade 1 [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Orderly [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sick Berth Petty Officer [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Engineers [29]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

11th Rajputs [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

French Red Cross [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [370]

Royal Navy [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [572]

Contribution

Military Service [550]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Sheerness, Kent [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Yorkshire England [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chalvington [3] Poplar, London [3] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London England [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Orpington, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Warragul Victoria [2] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Aldershot [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Belfast, London [1] Berkshire England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn England [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broughton England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chalvington, Hellingly, Sussex [1] Chilham England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cororooke Victoria [1] Cranleigh, Surrey [1] Derby [1] Dunedin [1] Edenbridge, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Farnham, Hampshire [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Flitwick, Bedfordshire [1] Floriana, Malta [1] Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire [1] Framfield [1] Fulham, London [1] Gainsborough [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [31] Driver [20] Sapper [18] Serjeant [17] Corporal 2nd [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [12] Corporal [11] Lieutenant [10] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic Class 3 [1] Air mechanic [1] Air mechanic 2nd Class [1] Clerk Grade 1 [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Naval Cadet [1] Orderly [1] Petty Officer [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sick Berth Petty Officer [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Second Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [35] Labour Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Engineers [29] London Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] 11th Rajputs [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Corps of Hussars [2] French Red Cross [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [370] Royal Navy [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [572]

Contribution

Military Service [550] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [20] New Zealand [1]

James Edward Beal

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10297 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3 Battalion

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Lawford Harold Beal

Born 1894

Died 1931

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8582 Air mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8582 Air mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8582 Clerk Grade 1 Royal Naval Air Service

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William Alexander Beal

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Victory II

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Renown

Royal Navy Stoker Second Class Victory

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Frederick William Beal

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 147258 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Horace Edward Beal

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army SD/65 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Bn.

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Alfred E Beal

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 44341 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Herbert Beal

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301280

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Ernest Beal

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2401 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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Arthur Beal

Died 1915

British Army 2832 Trooper 1st Life Guards

British Army 2832 Corporal 1st Life Guards

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Arthur Reginald George Beal

Born 1864

Died 1915

Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster HMS Goliath

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Alfred Freeman Beal

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288867

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Charles Edmund Beal

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12311

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Ernest William Beal

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306778 Air Mechanic Class 3

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James Arthur Beal

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1709 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 1709 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1709 Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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George Fred Beal

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93031

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Henry William Beal

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113731

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William Beal

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80327

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George Beal

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26463

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Robert William Beal

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 162727 Driver Royal Engineers

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Edward Gerald Beal

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/6248 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army TRP/13225 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Notts & Derbyshire Regiment

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