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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

London [3]

Oakham, Rutland [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Batlow New South Wales [2]

Buckinghamshire [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Rutland [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Keynsham, Somerset [1]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [1]

Kingsdon, Hampshire [1]

Krugersdorp [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London England [1]

Lowestoft [1]

Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Northampton Western Australia [1]

Oakham, Rutland [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Preston [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochdale [1]

Rosedale Victoria [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [179]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [14]

Captain [11]

Sapper [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lady Superintendent [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lady Superintendent [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Surgeon [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Priv [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Private [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment Staff [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

11th Hussars [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [285]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Royal Navy [33]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [415]

Contribution

Military Service [408]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] London [3] Oakham, Rutland [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Batlow New South Wales [2] Buckinghamshire [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Rutland [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Blackburn [1] Blackpool England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Derby [1] Dublin [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Keynsham, Somerset [1] Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Kingsdon, Hampshire [1] Krugersdorp [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool England [1] London England [1] Lowestoft [1] Lyndhurst, Hampshire [1] Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1] Near Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Northampton Western Australia [1] Oakham, Rutland [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Preston [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochdale [1] Rosedale Victoria [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [179] Gunner [19] Corporal [18] Serjeant [16] Driver [14] Captain [11] Sapper [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lady Superintendent [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lady Superintendent [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Surgeon [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Priv [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trumpeter [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27] Army Service Corps [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Ordnance Depot [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment Staff [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 11th Hussars [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [285] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Royal Navy [33] Australian Imperial Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [415]

Contribution

Military Service [408] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

William Beaver

Died 1915

British Army 9707 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9707 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Percy G Beaver

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army T/1268 Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Jonathan Deniston Campbell Beaver

Died 1918

British Army 22507 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Beaver

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 35108 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 35108 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Beaver

Born 1882

British Army 7338 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edmund Beaver

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826451

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826451 Private Canadian Infantry

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Victor Beaver

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 693352

Canadian Expeditionary Force 693352 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Walter Beaver

Born 1895

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4050996

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4050996 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Louis Beaver

Died 1914

British Army L/15397 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army L/15397 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Jonathan Beaver

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 5594 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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John William Beaver

Died 1918

British Army 243624 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Beaver

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1967 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Richard Henry Beaver

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army 41803 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 41803 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Jack Herbert Beaver

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306411

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James Morris Beaver

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211682

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Walter Benjamin Beaver

Australian Imperial Force

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Sidney George Beaver

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 66508 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 66508 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

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Sydney George Beaver

Australian Imperial Force 13202

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Edward Beaver

Australian Imperial Force 1893

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F Beaver

British Army 16/506 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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