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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]

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]

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People [572] Stories Communities

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]

Charles Gordon Beal

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47459

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Frederick Beal

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53682

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Gordon John Beal

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68103

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Norman Douglas Beal

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93727

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Thomas Frederick Beal

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 16686 Private Coldstream Guards

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Willie Beal

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 48444 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35858 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35858 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George Albert Beal

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121531

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Frederick David Beal

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267252

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Harry Beal

Died 1916

British Army 21559 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick Beal

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army T/24526 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Service Corps

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Frederick Beal

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army T/24526 Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps

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George Beal

Australian Imperial Force 436

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Ernest Thomas Beal

Born 1899

British Army G/5733 Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190043

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Frederick Beal

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy 178228

Royal Navy 178228(PO) Petty Officer HMS Castor

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Richard Edward Bruce Beal

Born 1879

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps D.A.Q.M.G.

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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Leslie Walter Beal

Australian Imperial Force 21725

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Frederick Beal

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243604

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William James Beal

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3017 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Beal

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 6678 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307707 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307707 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Beal

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/13113 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/13113 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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