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Bowral New South Wales [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gepps Cross South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Wollombi New South Wales [2]

Abercynon, Glamorgan [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cross Inn, Glamorgan [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1]

Hoxton Old Town, London [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Portland [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Illsley, Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Colour Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

London Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

1/1st North Midlands Field Ambulance [1]

1/1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

Army Ordnance Depot Staff [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Draft [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [157]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [209]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [209] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bowral New South Wales [2] Deal, Kent [2] Fulham, London [2] Gepps Cross South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Wollombi New South Wales [2] Abercynon, Glamorgan [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cross Inn, Glamorgan [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1] Hoxton Old Town, London [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Portland [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Illsley, Newbury, Berkshire [1] Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1] Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [96] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Gunner [4] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Colour Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] London Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 1/1st North Midlands Field Ambulance [1] 1/1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] Army Ordnance Depot Staff [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Commands and Staff [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Draft [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Service Dragoons [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [157] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [209]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Edgar Beavan

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119601

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William Henry Beavan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228160

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John Beavan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146470

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William Charles Augustus Beavan

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy SD 2697 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2697SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Resono."

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William Beavan

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 13510 Private Welsh Regiment

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Wilfrid Price Beavan

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 220670 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Leslie Gordon Beavan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402667

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William Beavan

Died 1917

British Army 10338 East Surrey Regiment

British Army 41781 Private Manchester Regiment

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John D Beavan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 37249 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Amos Reynolds Beavan

Australian Imperial Force

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James Wesley Beavan

Australian Imperial Force 4429

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William James Beavan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18820

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George Henry Beavan

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169046

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Leonard Jenkins Beavan

Australian Imperial Force 2593

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George Beavan

Australian Imperial Force

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Alfred Stanley Beavan

Australian Imperial Force 6962

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Arthur James Beavan

Born 1889

Royal Navy 16813 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 14286 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Frank Edwin Beavan

Born 1891

Royal Navy 16251 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Alfred Henry Beavan

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17233 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Richard T Beavan

Born 1897

British Army 125946 Private Machine Gun Corps

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