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Place of birth

Heywood Victoria [5]

Camberwell, London [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Geraldton Western Australia [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sidmouth, Devon [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Haverhill, Suffolk [2]

Highfield, Yorkshire [2]

Merthyr Tydfil Wales [2]

Allora Queensland [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bransgore, Hampshire [1]

Bridport England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Croydon [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Eling, Hampshire [1]

Freemantle, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Haywood Victoria [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Largs, Ayrshire [1]

Lartington, Yorkshire [1]

Moonambel Victoria [1]

Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Normanton, Derbyshire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Princetown, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Rotherithe, London [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Gunner [19]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [9]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Commandant [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Electrical Lieutenant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Sailor [1]

Sapper Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Electrician [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Invincible [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Liverpool Regiment [1]

12th Lancers [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

4th East Anglia Brigade [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [255]

Royal Navy [47]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [388]

Contribution

Military Service [374]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [388] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Heywood Victoria [5] Camberwell, London [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Geraldton Western Australia [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sidmouth, Devon [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Haverhill, Suffolk [2] Highfield, Yorkshire [2] Merthyr Tydfil Wales [2] Allora Queensland [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bransgore, Hampshire [1] Bridport England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Croydon [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Eling, Hampshire [1] Freemantle, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Haywood Victoria [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Largs, Ayrshire [1] Lartington, Yorkshire [1] Moonambel Victoria [1] Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Normanton, Derbyshire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Princetown, Tavistock, Devon [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Rotherithe, London [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [19] Driver [18] Serjeant [15] Corporal [13] Sapper [9] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Commandant [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Electrical Lieutenant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier [1] Fitter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Sailor [1] Sapper Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Electrician [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Suffolk Regiment [17] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Invincible [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Liverpool Regiment [1] 12th Lancers [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 4th East Anglia Brigade [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [255] Royal Navy [47] Australian Imperial Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [388]

Contribution

Military Service [374] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William Arthur Beavis

British Army 51272 Private Liverpool Regiment Depot

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L Beavis

British Army 390649 Serjeant London Regiment

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L Beavis

British Army 1288 Private 12th Lancers

British Army P4097 Private Military Mounted Police

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Samuel Beavis

British Army 2784 Trooper 1st Life Guards

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Reginald W Beavis

British Army D/ Private 6th Dragoon Guards

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Harold Beavis

British Army 6888 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6888 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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Roland H Beavis

British Army 1604 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/1604 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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William H. Beavis

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