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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle, Staffordshire [2]

Wodonga Victoria [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bronington [1]

Bronington, Flintshire [1]

Broomhill, Northumberland [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Cork [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Duringa Queensland [1]

Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Little Clacton, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rugeley, Staffordshire, England [1]

Saint Agnes, Cornwall [1]

South Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1]

St Agnes, Cornwall, England [1]

Stafford [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [143]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [13]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Anglican Chaplain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Reserve Chaplain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [28]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

23rd Reserve Battalion [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

10th Hussars [1]

13th Hussars [1]

15th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [281]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle, Staffordshire [2] Wodonga Victoria [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bronington [1] Bronington, Flintshire [1] Broomhill, Northumberland [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Cork [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Duringa Queensland [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] Little Clacton, Essex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Rugeley, Staffordshire, England [1] Saint Agnes, Cornwall [1] South Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] St Agnes, Cornwall, England [1] Stafford [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [143] Corporal [16] Gunner [13] Driver [11] Serjeant [10] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Anglican Chaplain [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Reserve Chaplain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [28] Labour Corps [19] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 23rd Reserve Battalion [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 10th Hussars [1] 13th Hussars [1] 15th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [281]

Contribution

Military Service [272] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frank Hoyle Beardmore

Australian Imperial Force 58767

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James Beardmore

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126700

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William Beardmore

Australian Imperial Force

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Reginald Forbes Beardmore

Australian Imperial Force 64797

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Alexander Selby Beardmore

Australian Imperial Force 3686

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George Beardmore

Born 1892

Royal Navy 12787 Royal Marine Artillery

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Arthur Beardmore

Born 1893

Royal Navy 30 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Benjamin Beardmore

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 42439

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Charles Beardmore

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 330

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Harold Beardmore

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6426

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Arthur Beardmore

Born 1874

Canadian Expeditionary Force 814314

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Stanley Beardmore

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 457408

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Francis Alan Beardmore

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Patrick Basil Beardmore

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Gordon Torrance Beardmore

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert Francis Beardmore

Born 1897

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Bernard Beardmore

Born 1894

Royal Navy J47675

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Bertram Beardmore

Born 1897

Royal Navy F11991

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Albert Edgar Beardmore

Born 1894

Royal Navy J8030

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Howard John Beardmore

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS105782

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