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Faversham, Kent [3]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bodiam, Sussex [1]

Borden Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelsea,London [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hatton Garden, London East Coast [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Milton Kent [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Shottenden, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Snodland Kent [1]

St Leonards, Sussex [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Gunner [11]

Driver [10]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Storekeeper [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

21st Lancers [1]

64th Provisional Battalion [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached Headquarters/Hussars [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cyclist Battalion [1]

Divisional Cyclist Company/Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Columbine (HMS Waterhen) [1]

HMS Falcon [1]

HMS Raccon [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [162]

Contribution

Military Service [159]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faversham, Kent [3] Rochester, Kent [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bodiam, Sussex [1] Borden Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelsea,London [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hatton Garden, London East Coast [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lynn, Norfolk [1] Milton Kent [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Shottenden, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Snodland Kent [1] St Leonards, Sussex [1] Strood, Kent [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [88] Gunner [11] Driver [10] Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Storekeeper [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Engineers [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1] 21st Lancers [1] 64th Provisional Battalion [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached Headquarters/Hussars [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cyclist Battalion [1] Divisional Cyclist Company/Army Cyclist Corps [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Columbine (HMS Waterhen) [1] HMS Falcon [1] HMS Raccon [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [126] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [162]

Contribution

Military Service [159] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George E Beaney

Born 1899

British Army 132048 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Walter J Beaney

Born 1887

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Civilian

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George Beaney

Born 1895

Died 1981

Royal Navy K20681 Leading Stoker HMS Columbine (HMS Waterhen)

Royal Navy K20681 Stoker 1st Class HMS Yarmouth

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John St Clair Beaney

Australian Imperial Force 2805

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William Elias Beaney

Born 1896

Royal Navy 735 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ernest Edward Beaney

Born 1892

Royal Navy 15681 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Leonard A Beaney

Born 1896

British Army 1085 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 25275 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Thomas Arthur Beaney

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 514527

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James Beaney

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/7996 Royal Naval Division

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Percy Charles Beaney

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/3929 Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Edward Beaney

Born 1884

Royal Navy F15755

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Alfred Edward Beaney

Born 1895

Royal Navy J12040

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James Beaney

Born 1895

Royal Navy K21038

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Albert Victor Beaney

Born 1892

Royal Navy K30496

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Harry Beaney

Born 1898

Royal Navy K36123

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James Beaney

Born 1885

Royal Navy K40154

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Eric Cecil Beaney

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7411

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Frederick Beaney

Born 1881

Royal Navy 292513

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Florence Edith Beaney

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1322

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Percy John Arthur Beaney

Born 1883

Royal Navy 302963

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