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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [17]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Colchester, Essex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Lancashire [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Manchester England [3]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [3]

Blandford St Mary, Dorset [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Burnie Tasmania [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Hampshire [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lindley, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marsden, Yorkshire [2]

Mistley, Essex, England [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Oldham [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Willingham, Cambridgeshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

At sea off [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackwood Creek Tasmania [1]

Blean, Canterbury, Kent [1]

Bogantungan Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [937]

Gunner [107]

Driver [82]

Corporal [76]

Serjeant [54]

Lieutenant [44]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Sapper [34]

Captain [31]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Corporal [22]

Major [17]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Rifleman [8]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Quarter Master and Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain Retired Pay [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Mechanic [1]

Acting Saddler [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [118]

Royal Field Artillery [118]

Labour Corps [106]

Royal Engineers [91]

West Riding Regiment [81]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

West Yorkshire Regiment [61]

London Regiment [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [49]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

Manchester Regiment [34]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Scots [12]

Border Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Coldstream Guards [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1438]

Royal Navy [146]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1876]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1842]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Argentina [1]

South Africa [1]

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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [17] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Colchester, Essex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Camberwell, Surrey [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Lancashire [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Manchester England [3] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [3] Blandford St Mary, Dorset [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Burnie Tasmania [2] Camberwell, London [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Hampshire [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lindley, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marsden, Yorkshire [2] Mistley, Essex, England [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Oldham [2] Plumstead, London [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Willingham, Cambridgeshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altofts, Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] At sea off [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Bedford England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackwood Creek Tasmania [1] Blean, Canterbury, Kent [1] Bogantungan Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [937] Gunner [107] Driver [82] Corporal [76] Serjeant [54] Lieutenant [44] Second Lieutenant [42] Sapper [34] Captain [31] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Corporal [22] Major [17] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Rifleman [8] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Quarter Master and Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain Retired Pay [2] Second Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Mechanic [1] Acting Saddler [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [118] Royal Field Artillery [118] Labour Corps [106] Royal Engineers [91] West Riding Regiment [81] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] West Yorkshire Regiment [61] London Regiment [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [49] Machine Gun Corps [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] Manchester Regiment [34] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Durham Light Infantry [27] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Cheshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Scots [12] Border Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Coldstream Guards [10] Essex Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Air Force [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1438] Royal Navy [146] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [52] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1876] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1842] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Argentina [1] South Africa [1]

Eric Paton Beaumont

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army Captain King's Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

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James G Beaumont

Born 1883

British Army 85432 Private Machine Gun Corps 17th Battalion

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William F Beaumont

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army T692 Driver Army Service Corp Territorial Wessex HQ

British Army T4/210536 Driver Army Service Corps

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Luke Cyril Beaumont

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 15/16156 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 12th Battalion

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Harry Beaumont

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 6060 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202701 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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Walter Beaumont

Born 1879

British Army 1147 Sergeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

British Army 1147 Royal Scots 7th Battalion

British Army 300133 Sergeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Thomas Frederick Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1938

British Army 57624 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Claude Leopold Beaumont

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 2557 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 550540 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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John William Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8401 Bandsman York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8401 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8401 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Beaumont

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 20618 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Dudley John Beaumont

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Officer West African Supply and Transport Field Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 36th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Jack Beaumont

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 26483 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Bn

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Godfrie Cullingford Beaumont

Born 1898

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet

Air Force (RAF/RFC) F Cadet

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Hon 2nd Lieutenant

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Robert Beaumont

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 2G/3236 Private Royal Irish Regiment "A" Coy. 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Albert Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1084 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 1084 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 1084 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Charles Eugene Beaumont

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 988 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Arthur Beaumont

Born 1893

British Army 1625 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harry Beaumont

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3552 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3rd/5th Battalion

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Reginald Cantle Beaumont

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162354

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Charles Henry Beaumont

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207670

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