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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [5]

Hay New South Wales [4]

London England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Fareham, Hampshire [3]

Lilydale Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester [3]

Pontville Tasmania [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Breachwood Green, Hertfordshire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Croydon New South Wales [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Gildersome, West Yorkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Ossett, Yorkshire [2]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Staines England [2]

Abergavenny [1]

Auckland [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Blanford, Dorset [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire, England [1]

Clayton West, Yorkshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [742]

Driver [75]

Gunner [64]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [35]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting 1st Class Assistant Accountant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Ship's Steward [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

General [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [107]

Army Service Corps [92]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Engineers [80]

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1071]

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [1443]

P [2]

H [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1413]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Wakefield, Yorkshire [5] Hay New South Wales [4] London England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Fareham, Hampshire [3] Lilydale Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester [3] Pontville Tasmania [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bow, London [2] Breachwood Green, Hertfordshire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Croydon New South Wales [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Gildersome, West Yorkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Ossett, Yorkshire [2] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Staines England [2] Abergavenny [1] Auckland [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath England [1] Blanford, Dorset [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England [1] Chelsea England [1] Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Lancashire, England [1] Clayton West, Yorkshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [742] Driver [75] Gunner [64] Serjeant [49] Corporal [43] Sapper [35] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [23] Captain [12] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting 1st Class Assistant Accountant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Ship's Steward [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier/Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] General [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [107] Army Service Corps [92] Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Engineers [80] West Yorkshire Regiment [48] London Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Yorkshire Light Infantry [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] West Riding Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [22] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1071] Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Australian Imperial Force [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [1443] P [2] H [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1413] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Lamech Bedford

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 22090 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Charles James Bedford

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 16166 Private Essex Regiment Depot

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Frank Gordon Bedford

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 22264 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9/8435 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 22264 Private Machine Gun Corps 90th Company (Infantry)

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Harold Bedford

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Corporal 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Herbert Edward Bedford

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army 2125 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275323 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

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James Henry Bedford

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5215 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242110 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2/5th Bn

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Arthur Bedford

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 80744 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4C Brigade

British Army 80744 Driver Royal Field Artillery Base Depot, France

British Army 80744 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2 Battery

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Conrad Thomas Bedford

Died 1915

British Army 9499 Private London Regiment London Rifle Brigade

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Harry Bedford

Died 1915

British Army 3/10695 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Wilfred Cecil Bedford

Born 1882

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27170 Auckland Infantry Regiment

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Thomas William Bedford

Born 1899

Died 1921

British Army 4335295 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Harold Bedford

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion, Territorial Force

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

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George Bedford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73909

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Ezra Bedford

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 34070 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34070 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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David Bedford

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army L/12059 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/12059 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Raymond Bedford

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76152

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William Bedford

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301741

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Frank Bedford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29054

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William Joseph Bedford

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267681

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Norman Bedford

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12/591 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12

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