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Adelaide South Australia [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Acton Green, Middlesex [1]

Acton, London [1]

All Saints, Herefordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedminster Somerset. [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bristol [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Churchdown, Gloucestershire [1]

Churchtown, Gloucestershire [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Farncombe, Surrey [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

New South Wales [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Salisbury England [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Street, Somerset [1]

Swindon England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

U S A, A S A [1]

Upper Halloway, London [1]

Walcot Bath [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [87]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [24]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps 258th Provisional Company [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

12th Lancers [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

2nd Casualty Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

5th Royal Defence Corps [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion New Brunswick Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [234]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Acton Green, Middlesex [1] Acton, London [1] All Saints, Herefordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedminster Somerset. [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bristol [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Churchdown, Gloucestershire [1] Churchtown, Gloucestershire [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Farncombe, Surrey [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Mile End, London [1] New South Wales [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Salisbury England [1] Southwark, London [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Street, Somerset [1] Swindon England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] U S A, A S A [1] Upper Halloway, London [1] Walcot Bath [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [87] Gunner [14] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Sapper [9] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Driver Acting Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [24] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps 258th Provisional Company [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 12th Lancers [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 2nd Casualty Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 5th Royal Defence Corps [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion New Brunswick Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [234]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Frederick Leslie Beaven

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1375 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army SPTS/1375 Private London Regiment 23rd (service) battalion, royal fusiliers (city of london regiment) (1st Battalion

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Walter George Beaven

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227055

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Walter James Beaven

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108851

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Gerald Redman Beaven

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106165

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Herbert Howard Beaven

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300584

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Arthur Benjamin Beaven

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63034

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Joseph Henry Beaven

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9272

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Herbert Richard Beaven

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266017

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Frederick G Beaven

Born 1898

Died 1963

British Army 203423 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 29779 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Dobson Beaven

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 241775 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Charles Simeon Beaven

Died 1918

British Army 2894 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 104495 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Frederick Henry Jacob Beaven

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25557 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 42489 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harold Beaven

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15882 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Indefatigable

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Harry Beaven

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3566 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 3566 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Midford William Beaven

Died 1917

British Army 99413 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 99413 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Beaven

Died 1915

British Army 9175 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Beaven

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 32115 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 33158 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Charles Beaven

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172007

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172007 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Herbert George Beaven

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247714

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Alfred David Beaven

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162180

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