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Bethnal Green, London. [4]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Bungay, Suffolk [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Ware, Hertfordshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford, England [1]

Bengal, Suffolk [1]

Bethnal Green, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London East [1]

Brixton [1]

Brixton, Surrey. [1]

Brushford, Somerset [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham Junction, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Ditchingham, Norfolk [1]

Dulverton, Devon [1]

Essex [1]

Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Haversham, Kent [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Ingleby Greenhow, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Islington. London. [1]

Lewisham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Rosemary Lane , Canterbury, Kent [1]

Rushworth Victoria [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Southport, Lancs [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Wallsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Watford Hertfordshire [1]

West Ham,Essex. [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [13]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commander [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lt. Col. [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

16th Lancers [1]

1st Construction [1]

24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [232]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [321]

Contribution

Military Service [312]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [2]

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People [321] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London. [4] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Bungay, Suffolk [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Ware, Hertfordshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedford, England [1] Bengal, Suffolk [1] Bethnal Green, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London East [1] Brixton [1] Brixton, Surrey. [1] Brushford, Somerset [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Cheltenham [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham Junction, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent [1] Ditchingham, Norfolk [1] Dulverton, Devon [1] Essex [1] Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Fulham, London [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Haversham, Kent [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Ingleby Greenhow, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Islington. London. [1] Lewisham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Rosemary Lane , Canterbury, Kent [1] Rushworth Victoria [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southend, Essex [1] Southport, Lancs [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Wallsall, Staffordshire [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Watford Hertfordshire [1] West Ham,Essex. [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [17] Corporal [13] Driver [10] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Commander [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Engineer Captain [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lt. Col. [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] London Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Essex Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 16th Lancers [1] 1st Construction [1] 24th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [232] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [321]

Contribution

Military Service [312] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [2]

Albert Edmund Bedwell

Born 1888

Died 1980

British Army 35879 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 87035 Private Labour Corps 8th Battalion

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Edmund Bedwell

Born 1868

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1081868

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1081868 Sapper 1st Construction 1st Construction Battalion

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Stephen Bedwell

Born 1884

Died 1969

British Army 5740 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572771 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572771 Rifleman London Regiment 17th Battalion London regiment, Poplar & Stepney Rifles

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Alfred Bedwell

Born 1890

Died 1947

British Army 3126 Private 17th Battalion London regiment, Poplar & Stepney Rifles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86983

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Arthur R Bedwell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/3995 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/3995 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

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James Stephen Bedwell

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766328

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766328 Corporal Royal Grenediers 123rd Battalion

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William James Bedwell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 574315 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 505059 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 505059 Private London Regiment

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Frederick William Bedwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189459

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Ernest John Barron Bedwell

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 144 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Shropshire R. H. A.

British Army 144 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Ernest William Bedwell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122510

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Norman Sidney William Bedwell

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 41809 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 595523 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Bedwell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27118

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Joseph Francis Bedwell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1984 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200172 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James W Bedwell

Born 1879

British Army 503031 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Walter Bedwell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206983

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John James Bedwell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126348

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William Bedwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219036

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Frank Bedwell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18822

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George Bedwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232496

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George John Henry Bedwell

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16045 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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