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Forest Side [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Babbacombe, Devon [1]

Bendigo [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Breage, Helston, Cornwall [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Lauriston Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mickelover, Derbyshire [1]

Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Mile End London [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Saint Blazey, Cornwall [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Wadebridge [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Carrier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Professor [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Young Men's Christian Association [2]

16th Lancers [1]

1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

2/4th Devon [1]

7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's light Infantry [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [133]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [188]

Contribution

Military Service [184]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [188] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Forest Side [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Babbacombe, Devon [1] Bendigo [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Breage, Helston, Cornwall [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Highgate, London [1] Isleworth, London [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Lauriston Victoria [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mickelover, Derbyshire [1] Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Mile End London [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Saint Blazey, Cornwall [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Wadebridge [1]

Rank

Private [82] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Acting Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Carrier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Professor [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] Army Service Corps [13] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Essex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Young Men's Christian Association [2] 16th Lancers [1] 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 2/4th Devon [1] 7th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Auckland Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's light Infantry [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Kent Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [133] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [188]

Contribution

Military Service [184] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Ernest Charles William Beare

Died 1918

British Army 71973 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 72184 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Robert Vincent Beare

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 48144 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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William John Beare

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 9362 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 29740 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Archibald Beare

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23192 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 21392 Private Duke of Cornwall's light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Frederick William Beare

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160081

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Harvey Beare

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63816 Private Auckland Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63816 Private Auckland Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Beare

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 267631 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John Everard Lancelot Beare

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319351

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Wilford Francis Barrington Beare

Born 1881

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76533

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Cecil Charles Beare

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2819 Lance Corporal London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 2819 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Frederick Beare

Died 1915

British Army 14413 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Beare

Died 1918

British Army 19053 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Percy Rex Beare

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152005

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Thomas James Beare

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11353

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Edgar Beare

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J25023 Signalman HMS Vanguard

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Harry Reginald Beare

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 192109 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Henry Maurice Beare

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 19383 Private 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 19383 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Leslie Walter Beare

Born 1899

Died 1941

Royal Navy J32386 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J32386 Boy 1st Class HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy J32386 Ordinary Seaman HMS Conqueror

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Francis Vivian Beare

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212233

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Lloyd Wilmot Beare

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270494

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