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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Childers Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Four Ashes, Buckinghamshire [2]

Fowey, Cornwall, England [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Matching Green, Essex [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Ticehurst [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

13 Vittoria Street, Islington. [1]

57 Barnsbury Road, Islington, London [1]

7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Abbotsley, Hunts [1]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Ahmadnegar [1]

Auckland [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Bombay [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Calcutta [1]

Rank

Private [489]

Gunner [57]

Driver [46]

Serjeant [45]

Sapper [36]

Corporal [31]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [26]

Corporal 2nd [24]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Chauffeur [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lt. [1]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Army Schoolmaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [69]

Army Service Corps [63]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [56]

London Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [818]

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1114]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1088]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

China [1]

France [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Melbourne Victoria [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Childers Queensland [3] London England [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Birmingham England [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Four Ashes, Buckinghamshire [2] Fowey, Cornwall, England [2] Hertfordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Matching Green, Essex [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Ticehurst [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] 13 Vittoria Street, Islington. [1] 57 Barnsbury Road, Islington, London [1] 7 Moon St, Parish of Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Abbotsley, Hunts [1] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Ahmadnegar [1] Auckland [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Bombay [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Calcutta [1]

Rank

Private [489] Gunner [57] Driver [46] Serjeant [45] Sapper [36] Corporal [31] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [26] Corporal 2nd [24] Captain [14] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Chauffeur [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lt. [1] Acting Chief Master at Arms [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Army Schoolmaster [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [69] Army Service Corps [63] Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [56] London Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Hampshire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Essex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [818] Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Australian Imperial Force [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1114] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1088] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [28] China [1] France [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

William Frederick Beale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27558

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Charles Beale

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98065

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John Beale

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301906

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Ernest Leonard Beale

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85211

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Edgar Walter Beale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195263

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William Thomas Beale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98489

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Charles Beale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86468

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William Beale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63885

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Percy William Beale

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37546

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Frederick Walter Beale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96298

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Edward Sidney Beale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215947

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Edgar Beale

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 344 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army PS/344 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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William George Beale

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 291786 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James Sydney Beale

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 107378 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Stanley Beale

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1584 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 21167 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21167 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alec Gordon Beale

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 535044 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Robert Anthony Beale

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Division, 3rd Brigade 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regt

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Douglas Randall Pallenden Beale

Born 1882

Died 1966

British Army 07998 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 07998 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 4 Coy

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Gilbert Beale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282561

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William Davis Beale

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199514

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