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Adelaide South Australia [8]

Fontley, Hampshire [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Alberton Victoria [1]

Aston,Warwickshire. [1]

Binnaway New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Kirkstall Victoria [1]

Longashton, Somerset [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Multan [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Ravenswood Queensland [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Titchfield, Hampshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

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Private [32]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Corporal [1]

gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Australian Engineers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Field Artillery [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [1]

Glamorgan Yeomanry Territorial Force [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [53]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

South Africa [1]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [8] Fontley, Hampshire [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Alberton Victoria [1] Aston,Warwickshire. [1] Binnaway New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Gloucestershire [1] Kirkstall Victoria [1] Longashton, Somerset [1] Monmouthshire [1] Multan [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Portland Victoria [1] Ravenswood Queensland [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Titchfield, Hampshire [1] Tottenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [32] Gunner [6] Serjeant [4] Captain [2] Driver [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Second Corporal [1] gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Australian Engineers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Tank Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Field Artillery [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry [1] Glamorgan Yeomanry Territorial Force [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Imperial Army [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [53] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [94] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3] South Africa [1]

William Henry Beames

Born 1887

Died 1933

British Army 7790 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Otto Henry Beames

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185282

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George Beames

Died 1914

British Army 2079 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frank Clement Beames

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66218

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Thomas James Beames

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27849

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Godfrey George Beames

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 214606 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 42806 Pioneer Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 42806 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Rupert Beames

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16249 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army L/16249 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army L/16249 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Alfred Beames

Died 1915

British Army G/4816 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/4816 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army G/4816 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Ranulph Beames

Born 1891

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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George William Beames

Australian Imperial Force N88857

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Charles Alfred Beames

Australian Imperial Force 3459

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William Emanuel Beames

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5372 Corporal Leinster Regiment

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Thomas Henry Beames

Born 1881

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13325

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13325 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Thomas Beames

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1644 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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John Beames

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy M7573

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Norman Beames

Australian Imperial Force 108

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Christopher William Beames

Australian Imperial Force 5307

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Henry John Beames

Australian Imperial Force 16071

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Robert Edward Beames

Australian Imperial Force 21

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Leslie Arthur Beames

Australian Imperial Force 3563

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