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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Manchester [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chapel, Essex [1]

Dover [1]

Edmonton [1]

Essex, England [1]

Great Clacton, Essex, England [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hyde Park, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Kangaroo Island South Australia [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kent, England [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

London England [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Melton, Suffolk [1]

Mooroopna Victoria [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pt Darwin South Australia [1]

Ripon, Yorkshire, England [1]

South Minster, Essex [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Sunderland [1]

Swinton, Lancashire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Ulooloo South Australia [1]

Upton-Cum-Chorley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Victoria BC. [1]

Rank

Private [186]

Driver [21]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Farrier [1]

Assistant Commisary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Division Commanding Officer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Driver [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Acting Commanding Officer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend Honorary [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Farrier [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

London Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Depot [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

10th Hussars [2]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Reserve of Officers Staff [2]

Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [293]

Royal Navy [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Last name first letter

B [408]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

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People [408] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Manchester [2] Poplar, London [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bow, London [1] Burra South Australia [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chapel, Essex [1] Dover [1] Edmonton [1] Essex, England [1] Great Clacton, Essex, England [1] Highbury, London [1] Hyde Park, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Kangaroo Island South Australia [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kent, England [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] London England [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Melton, Suffolk [1] Mooroopna Victoria [1] New Cross, London [1] Old Ford, Poplar, Middlesex [1] Paddington, London [1] Pt Darwin South Australia [1] Ripon, Yorkshire, England [1] South Minster, Essex [1] Southend, Essex [1] Southwark, London [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Stratford, London [1] Sunderland [1] Swinton, Lancashire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Ulooloo South Australia [1] Upton-Cum-Chorley, Buckinghamshire [1] Victoria BC. [1]

Rank

Private [186] Driver [21] Gunner [21] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Captain [6] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Farrier [1] Assistant Commisary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Division Commanding Officer [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Farrier Driver [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Acting Commanding Officer [1] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend Honorary [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Farrier [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Engineers [20] London Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Depot [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 10th Hussars [2] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Reserve of Officers Staff [2] Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [293] Royal Navy [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Last name first letter

B [408]

Contribution

Military Service [399] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1]

W J Beckwith

British Army Assistant Commissary of Ordnance and Honorary Lieutenant Army Ordnance Depot

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W M Beckwith

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers Staff

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A T Beckwith

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Hampshire Regiment

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Edward Arthur Beckwith

British Army 943 Gunner Battery 272nd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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Robert A Beckwith

British Army 41671 Private Royal Defence Corps 156th Provisional Company

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Jonathan Beckwith

British Army 3154 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265990 Private 1/6th West Riding Regiment

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Harry Langts Beckwith

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 75th Labour Corps

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Merton Beckwith Beckwith-Smith

Born 1890

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards Staff

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