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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

York England [5]

Dover, Kent [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Longford Tasmania [3]

Somerset, Bermuda [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Bathurst, New South Wales [2]

Bilbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Colne England [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hythe, Kent [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nile Tasmania [2]

Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Port Elizabeth [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Shipton-on-Stour, Worcestershire [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Stockton, Durham [2]

York [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Alrewas, Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Alva Scotland [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Avoca Tasmania [1]

Bacton, Norfolk [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Binda New South Wales [1]

Bradfield near North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Broom, Bedfordshire [1]

Broom,Biggleswade,Beds [1]

Bucklow [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [443]

Gunner [58]

Corporal [37]

Sapper [37]

Driver [36]

Serjeant [35]

Lieutenant [19]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Painter 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66]

Army Service Corps [62]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [693]

Royal Navy [83]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [932]

L [3]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [916]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [5] York England [5] Dover, Kent [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Longford Tasmania [3] Somerset, Bermuda [3] Aberdeen [2] Bathurst, New South Wales [2] Bilbrough, Yorkshire [2] Brighton [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Colne England [2] Deal, Kent [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Hythe, Kent [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nile Tasmania [2] Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Port Elizabeth [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Shipton-on-Stour, Worcestershire [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Stockton, Durham [2] York [2] Yorkshire [2] Alrewas, Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Alva Scotland [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Avoca Tasmania [1] Bacton, Norfolk [1] Balham, London [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Binda New South Wales [1] Bradfield near North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Broom, Bedfordshire [1] Broom,Biggleswade,Beds [1] Bucklow [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Charlton, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [443] Gunner [58] Corporal [37] Sapper [37] Driver [36] Serjeant [35] Lieutenant [19] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Painter 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66] Army Service Corps [62] Labour Corps [51] Royal Field Artillery [46] London Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Yorkshire Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Norfolk Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] Border Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [693] Royal Navy [83] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [932] L [3] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [916] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

John Gordon Bean

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3631 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 241503 Private Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 241503 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 6th Battalion

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Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean

Born 1879

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force Honorary Captain Official War Correspondent

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Herbert William Bean

Born 1888

Died 1958

British Army 39864 Driver Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

British Army 39864 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

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Frederick John Bean

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 557150 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 738236 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 738236 Private London Regiment

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Charles Bean

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy 342901 Painter 1st Class H.M.S. "Prince George."

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Charles Reginald Chamberlain Bean

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Tom Bean

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 8421 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 8421 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2 Battalion

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Sidney Davis Bean

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army 8206 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 8206 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8206 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arnold Ralph Bean

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100446 Serjeant Royal Air Force No.54 Training Depot

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Walter Bean

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20720

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Harry Sydney Bean

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76838

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George William Bean

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138634

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Horace Bean

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 36000 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 495779 Private Labour Corps 484th Agricultural Company

British Army 232410 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 6th Bde

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George Bond Bean

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy A 7007 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7007A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - S.S. Cufic

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Harold Bean

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129160

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James Alexander Bean

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43025

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William Bean

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304092

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Charles Ernest Bean

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192252

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George Bean

Born 1892

Died 1914

Royal Navy Private HMS Hogue

Royal Navy 16855 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Clement Frederick Bean

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77429

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