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Geelong Victoria [6]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Briglington, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Ellingham, Norfolk [1]

Essex [1]

Essex England [1]

Eye, Suffolk [1]

Fulham, London [1]

GT. Ellingham, Norfolk [1]

Great Ellingham England [1]

Great Ellingham, Norfolk [1]

Great Glenham, Suffolk [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jarrow, Northumberland [1]

Leziate, Norfolk [1]

Little Ellingham, Norfolk [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mendlesham, Suffolk [1]

Nordelph, Norfolk [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norfolk, England [1]

Norwich [1]

Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Reading England [1]

Sedbergh, Yorkshire [1]

Smallburgh, Norfolk [1]

Stanstead, Essex [1]

Thetford, Norfolk [1]

Thorrington, Essex [1]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1]

Tuttington Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Wansford,Yorks [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Electrician [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Engineman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Corporal [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Warrant Electrician [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [35]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

397th Home Service Employment Company [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

11th Royal Defence Corps [1]

13th Hussars [1]

14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

15th Hussars [1]

29th Provisional Battalion [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

367th Home Service Employment Company ex Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [234]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [312]

Contribution

Military Service [302]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [312] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Geelong Victoria [6] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Briglington, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Ellingham, Norfolk [1] Essex [1] Essex England [1] Eye, Suffolk [1] Fulham, London [1] GT. Ellingham, Norfolk [1] Great Ellingham England [1] Great Ellingham, Norfolk [1] Great Glenham, Suffolk [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Islington, London [1] Jarrow, Northumberland [1] Leziate, Norfolk [1] Little Ellingham, Norfolk [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mendlesham, Suffolk [1] Nordelph, Norfolk [1] Norfolk [1] Norfolk, England [1] Norwich [1] Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Reading England [1] Sedbergh, Yorkshire [1] Smallburgh, Norfolk [1] Stanstead, Essex [1] Thetford, Norfolk [1] Thorrington, Essex [1] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1] Tuttington Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Wansford,Yorks [1]

Rank

Private [151] Gunner [21] Corporal [14] Serjeant [13] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Electrician [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Engineman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Second Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Corporal [1] Trimmer Cook [1] Warrant Electrician [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [35] Royal Field Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [21] Labour Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] London Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] 397th Home Service Employment Company [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 11th Royal Defence Corps [1] 13th Hussars [1] 14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 15th Hussars [1] 29th Provisional Battalion [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 367th Home Service Employment Company ex Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [234] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [312]

Contribution

Military Service [302] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

James Beales

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 18102 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Wilfred Beales

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 29510 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Ninian Beales

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 25917 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick Fergus Beales

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47205 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 47205 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Clarence Orlando Bernard Beales

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 17095 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 17095 Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 17095 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Beales

Died 1916

British Army 18194 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Henry Beales

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103936

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Arthur Beales

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162544

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William Pearce Beales

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32699

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Archibald Henry Beales

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 300368 Gunner Tank Corps

British Army 33584 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 33584 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Harry Beales

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223250

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Leonard George Beales

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261840

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John Frederick Beales

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293085

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Harry E Beales

Born 1894

British Army 13550 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 13550 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Geoffrey Beales

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272302

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Solomon Beales

Died 1917

British Army 222010 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Marcus Beales

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 48649 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st Battalion

British Army 48649 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Charles Beales

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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William J Beales

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army M2/191528 Private Army Service Corps

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Sidney Herbert Beales

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5508 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 492444 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 492444 Private London Regiment

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