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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Cork [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ancrum, Roxburgh [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Clackmannan [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edge Hill, Liverpool [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hampstead London [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Midlothian Scotland [1]

Otago [1]

Rangoon [1]

Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [62]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Fusilier [1]

Major General [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Army Service Corps [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Scots [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

13th Rajputs [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

138th Canadian Field Artillery [1]

1st Cameron Highlanders [1]

22nd RFA [1]

7th Tank Battalion [1]

7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

9th Royal Scots [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force [1]

Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force Boulogne [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army General Headquarters Staff [1]

Indian Expeditionary Force, Judge Advocate-General's Department [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [163]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Cork [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ancrum, Roxburgh [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Clackmannan [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edge Hill, Liverpool [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hampstead London [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Midlothian Scotland [1] Otago [1] Rangoon [1] Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [62] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Gunner [5] Sapper [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel [1] Fusilier [1] Major General [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Army Service Corps [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Scots [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] 13th Rajputs [2] British Red Cross Society [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 138th Canadian Field Artillery [1] 1st Cameron Highlanders [1] 22nd RFA [1] 7th Tank Battalion [1] 7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 9th Royal Scots [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force [1] Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force Boulogne [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Army General Headquarters Staff [1] Indian Expeditionary Force, Judge Advocate-General's Department [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [117] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [163]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Roger Stewart Montresor Beatson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28953 Private Seaforth Highlanders 72nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion Attached to 10th Battalion

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Charles Elles Stuart Beatson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major 22nd RFA 105th Battery

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Dick Beatson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32579

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William Beatson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 917 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 917 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Walter Beatson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148558

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Walter William Gordon Beatson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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James Beatson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167384

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David Beatson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160803

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Leonard Sydney Beatson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 25746 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Beaumont Crowther Oswald Beatson

Died 1917

British Army 2290 Private Royal Scots 9th (Highlanders) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Frank Beatson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267365

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Timothy Beatson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125566

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William Beatson

Died 1918

British Army 37926 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Gilbert Beatson

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475765

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475765 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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James Rutland Beatson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118214

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George Alexander Beatson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37119 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 41215 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Beatson

Died 1918

British Army S/42548 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Joseph Beatson

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 11245 Private South Wales Borderers

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Claude Gordon Beatson

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force Boulogne

British Army Major Headquarters 3rd Brigade Royal Air Force

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Thomas Beatson

Australian Imperial Force 3121

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