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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Mitcham South Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Armagh [2]

Belfast [2]

Brewarrina New South Wales [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Ballinasloe, Galway [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bray County Wicklow [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Dublin [1]

Enniskillen, Fermanagh [1]

Franklin Harbour South Australia [1]

Galway [1]

Green Plains South Australia [1]

Hollywood, Down [1]

Holywood, County Down [1]

Kilworth, Cork [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Meath, Meath [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [1]

Poona [1]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [1]

Seacombe England [1]

St. John's, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Thorold, Ontario [1]

Toronto, Ontario [1]

Tyrone, Dungannon [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Wellington [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Wimbledon, London S.W. [1]

Yackandandah Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [80]

Captain [19]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lieutenant [12]

Major [10]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Admiral [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Admiral [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Ad Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Commandant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sapper Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

General List [3]

Indian Army [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Indian Marine [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

13th Royal Scots [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Duke of York's Lancers (Skinner's Horse) [1]

1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers. [1]

2nd Calcutta Volunteer Rifles [1]

2nd Royal Marines [1]

53rd Sikhs [1]

8th Hussars [1]

9th Hodson's Horse [1]

9th Horse [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [164]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [122]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [388]

Contribution

Military Service [381]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [388] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Mitcham South Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Armagh [2] Belfast [2] Brewarrina New South Wales [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1] Ballinasloe, Galway [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bray County Wicklow [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Colac Victoria [1] Dublin [1] Enniskillen, Fermanagh [1] Franklin Harbour South Australia [1] Galway [1] Green Plains South Australia [1] Hollywood, Down [1] Holywood, County Down [1] Kilworth, Cork [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Meath, Meath [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newton Heath, Lancashire [1] Poona [1] Queanbeyan New South Wales [1] Seacombe England [1] St. John's, Chester, Cheshire [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Thorold, Ontario [1] Toronto, Ontario [1] Tyrone, Dungannon [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] Wellington [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Wimbledon, London S.W. [1] Yackandandah Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [80] Captain [19] Second Lieutenant [18] Lieutenant [12] Major [10] Driver [8] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Admiral [2] Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Admiral [1] Acting Artificer Engineer (Temporary) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Ad Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Commandant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sapper Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Canadian Infantry [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] General List [3] Indian Army [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] French Red Cross [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Imperial Army [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Indian Marine [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 13th Royal Scots [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Duke of York's Lancers (Skinner's Horse) [1] 1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers. [1] 2nd Calcutta Volunteer Rifles [1] 2nd Royal Marines [1] 53rd Sikhs [1] 8th Hussars [1] 9th Hodson's Horse [1] 9th Horse [1] 9th Lancers [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Service

British Army [164] Canadian Expeditionary Force [122] Australian Imperial Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [388]

Contribution

Military Service [381] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Charles Gordon Beatty

Australian Imperial Force 5800

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John Beatty

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 139208 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Beatty

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460027

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460027 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry John Beatty

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703791

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703791 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Beatty

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 629103

Canadian Expeditionary Force 629103 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Henry Beatty

Born 1874

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219433

Canadian Expeditionary Force 219433 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Joseph Beatty

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9762

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9762 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harold Wilfred Beatty

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70991

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Charles Grant Beatty

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154165

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Percy Aberdeen Beatty

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170987

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William Beatty

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14020 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Leyland Beatty

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 228763 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 228763 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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John Beatty

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20840

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George Thomas Beatty

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271143

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Robert Beatty

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310074

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John Beatty

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army R/4/068473 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 86159 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 32136 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Guy Archibald Hastings Beatty

Born 1870

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 9th Horse

British Army Brigadier General GOC 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade

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Ernest Beatty

Australian Imperial Force 6029

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Sydney Beatty

Australian Imperial Force 89632

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Alfred Beatty

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy M28409 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy M28409 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Glatton

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