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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]

Jesse William Beasley

Born 1880

Died 1939

British Army 224 Army Service Corps (Berkshire Territorial Force) 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade Transport & Supply Column

British Army M2/034877 Acting Staff Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps 2nd Mounted Division Supply Column

British Army M2/034877 Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps 2nd Mounted Division Supply Column

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Charles Beasley

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 28 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 25th Bn

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Richard Beasley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12930 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 12930 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 12930 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Thomas Beasley

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1758 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Beasley

Died 1917

British Army 15875 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Beasley

Died 1918

British Army 41119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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William Beasley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/393 Private Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army G/393 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Beasley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115614

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William Henry Beasley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32473

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Harry Geoffrey Beasley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61344

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George Edward Beasley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 52065 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 52065 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 35418 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Norman Owen Beasley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86592

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John Henry Beasley

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130177

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William Beasley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401687

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William Beasley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277366

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Edwin Beasley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 33613 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 98465 Private Labour Corps 165th Labour Company

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Archibald George Beasley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69394

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Stephen Thomas Beasley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260570

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George Henry Beasley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145046

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Henry John Beasley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25450

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