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Adelaide South Australia [6]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Towamba New South Wales [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Orange New South Wales [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Stepney, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Auckland [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Haggerston, London [2]

Hawkesdale Victoria [2]

Holloway, London [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

47 Dial Lane, West Bromwich [1]

Aberavon, Glamorgan [1]

Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Ashby-De-La-Zouch England [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackwood Victoria [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Canningtown, London [1]

Clare Market, London [1]

Clewer, Berkshire [1]

Co.Cork [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Cradley, Staffordshire [1]

Curban New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Didcot, Berkshire [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [448]

Gunner [62]

Driver [50]

Serjeant [41]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [17]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

11th Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corpoal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

General Service Clerk Class 2 [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Leading Carpenter Crew [1]

Mechanical Staff Sergeant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Organizer and Controller [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Labour Corps [52]

Royal Engineers [51]

Army Service Corps [48]

London Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [704]

Royal Navy [80]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [936]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [924]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [6] Reading, Berkshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Towamba New South Wales [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Islington, London [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Orange New South Wales [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Stepney, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Westminster, London [3] Auckland [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bromley, Kent [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Haggerston, London [2] Hawkesdale Victoria [2] Holloway, London [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Wandsworth, London [2] 47 Dial Lane, West Bromwich [1] Aberavon, Glamorgan [1] Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Ashby-De-La-Zouch England [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Canningtown, London [1] Clare Market, London [1] Clewer, Berkshire [1] Co.Cork [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Cradley, Staffordshire [1] Curban New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Didcot, Berkshire [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [448] Gunner [62] Driver [50] Serjeant [41] Corporal [29] Sapper [17] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] 11th Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corpoal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] General Service Clerk Class 2 [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Leading Carpenter Crew [1] Mechanical Staff Sergeant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Organizer and Controller [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76] Labour Corps [52] Royal Engineers [51] Army Service Corps [48] London Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Royal Berkshire Regiment [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Middlesex Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Border Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [704] Royal Navy [80] Australian Imperial Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [936] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [924] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Australia [1]

Archibald Beasley

Died 1917

British Army 235034 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Beasley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 346011 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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William C. V. Beasley

Died 1918

British Army PW 193 Private Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 42182 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Alfred Beasley

Died 1916

British Army 17726 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Beasley

Died 1915

British Army 8957 Private Northumberland Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8957 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Samuel Beasley

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy PO/7929

Royal Navy CH/9527 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division - RMLI

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Albert E. Beasley

Died 1917

British Army 493969 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 315120 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 315120 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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John Beasley

Died 1916

British Army S/16536 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/16536 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Harry Beasley

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 9381 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert C. Beasley

Died 1916

British Army 14419 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 14419 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Macey Beasley

Died 1917

British Army 85890 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE/30352 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Bert Beasley

Died 1915

British Army 1283 Private 1st Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 1283 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Albert J Beasley

Died 1917

British Army 42635 Gunner 119th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 42635 Bombardier 119th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 42635 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Beasley

Australian Imperial Force 5341

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Frederick James Beasley

Australian Imperial Force 3526

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William Henry Beasley

Australian Imperial Force

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Francis Adams Beasley

Born 1881

Died 1935

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

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Albert Beasley

Australian Imperial Force 18219

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Matthew Roland Beasley

Australian Imperial Force 3782

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William James Henry Beasley

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 6537 Private East Surrey Regiment

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