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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Taroom Queensland [3]

Killarney Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

100 of Brownlow South Australia [1]

Balham, London [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brandon Queensland [1]

Cheapside, London [1]

City of London [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Essex England [1]

Falmouth Tasmania [1]

Greytown, Natal [1]

Healesville Victoria [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Peters Hill South Australia [1]

Quorn South Australia [1]

Ringarooma Tasmania [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Smithfield New South Wales [1]

Soho, London [1]

South Norwood, Surrey [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Engineer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

37th Lyra Regiment [1]

7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment attached Royal Fusiliers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS Unity [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loch's Horse [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Merchant Service [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Rhodesian Rifles [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery London Brigade [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [235]

Contribution

Military Service [230]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

India [1]

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People [235] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Taroom Queensland [3] Killarney Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Paddington, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] 100 of Brownlow South Australia [1] Balham, London [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brandon Queensland [1] Cheapside, London [1] City of London [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Essex England [1] Falmouth Tasmania [1] Greytown, Natal [1] Healesville Victoria [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mile End, London [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Peters Hill South Australia [1] Quorn South Australia [1] Ringarooma Tasmania [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Smithfield New South Wales [1] Soho, London [1] South Norwood, Surrey [1] Surrey [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [69] Driver [9] Serjeant [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Second Engineer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Labour Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 37th Lyra Regiment [1] 7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment attached Royal Fusiliers [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS Unity [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loch's Horse [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Merchant Service [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Rhodesian Rifles [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Rhodesia Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery London Brigade [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [235]

Contribution

Military Service [230] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] India [1]

Richard Robert Becker

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Private Australian Infantry 2nd Bn

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Edward Hermann F. A. - Teddy - Becker

Born 1884

Died 1963

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William Becker

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32465

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Francis William Becker

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79302

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Alfred Becker

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82894

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Hermann Remer Elijah Becker

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army 348367 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Bernard Becker

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12678

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August Frederick Becker

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123314

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John Becker

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 7739 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7739 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Albert Auburn Becker

Born 1892

Died 1987

British Army M2/02208 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Albert Edward Becker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56903

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Ernest Thomas Becker

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 19711 Private Royal Scots

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George Percy Becker

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 760383

Canadian Expeditionary Force 760383 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Herman Becker

Born 1881

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 651257

Canadian Expeditionary Force 651257 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Gustav Becker

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army G/35910 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Hubert W Becker

Died 1916

British Army 5634 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 5634 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Jonathan Becker

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 11016 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James Becker

Died 1917

British Army 32455 Private East Surrey Regiment

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George Ernest Becker

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14273 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 14273 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Charles Becker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11102

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