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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 Thomas Richard Beale

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 203457

Royal Navy 203457 Leading Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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George Harold Beale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27488

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Ernest William Beale

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1310

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Ebenezer Beale

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23258

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Harry Stanley Beale

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army E/2289 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Albert Edward Beale

Died 1915

British Army 61478 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 57920 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frank T Beale

Died 1916

British Army SD/1259 Corporal 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/1259 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Alan Oswald Rufus Beale

Born 1891

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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A G Beale

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 19001 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 41836 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Beale

Died 1918

British Army 60154 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 43415 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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Harry Beale

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 28604 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 28604 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Benjamin Beale

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy 282127 Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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C H Beale

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187503

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William Beale

Born 1878

British Army 279791 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 331 Road Construction Company

British Army WR/24001 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 331 Road Construction Company

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Richard George Forfeitt Beale

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

British Army 27896 2nd Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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George William Beale

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J28061

Royal Navy J/28061 Signalman

Royal Navy J/28061 Signalman HMS Russell

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William John Thomas Beale

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214947

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Arthur Gilbert Beale

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217466

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William Louis Beale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224084

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Cornelius Beale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122363

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