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Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Port Esperance Tasmania [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wellington, Shropshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

BIRMINGHAM [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem [1]

Burslem, Staffs [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crowborough, Sussex [1]

Cudgewa Victoria [1]

Deptford [1]

Dunstable,Bedfordshire [1]

Finley New South Wales [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glynde, Sussex [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hanley England [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hitchin England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [562]

Gunner [75]

Corporal [57]

Driver [51]

Sapper [32]

Serjeant [30]

Lance Corporal [28]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bandsman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Brigade Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Fireman and Trimmer [1]

Fitter Driver [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92]

Royal Engineers [74]

Labour Corps [70]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

North Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

London Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [871]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Royal Navy [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1047]

Contribution

Military Service [1030]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Birmingham England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Hackney, London [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Port Esperance Tasmania [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wellington, Shropshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] BIRMINGHAM [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Burslem [1] Burslem, Staffs [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crowborough, Sussex [1] Cudgewa Victoria [1] Deptford [1] Dunstable,Bedfordshire [1] Finley New South Wales [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glynde, Sussex [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hanley England [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hitchin England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [562] Gunner [75] Corporal [57] Driver [51] Sapper [32] Serjeant [30] Lance Corporal [28] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Captain [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bandsman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Brigade Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Fireman and Trimmer [1] Fitter Driver [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92] Royal Engineers [74] Labour Corps [70] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Cheshire Regiment [38] North Staffordshire Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] London Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Welsh Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [871] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Royal Navy [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1047]

Contribution

Military Service [1030] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [1] India [1]

Edward Beech

Died 1915

British Army 9285 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bertram Beech

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 218353 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/262580 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Beech

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20878 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 20878 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Ernest Beech

Died 1917

British Army 29205 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 29205 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Beech

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2005586

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2005586 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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A J Beech

Died 1918

British Army 177800 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 177800 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Henry Beech

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 28964 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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William Beech

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 267510 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Beech

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 10385 Private Coldstream Guards

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Glen Richard Beech

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17711 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 17711 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Thomas Beech

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 15963 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15963 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick James Beech

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army 1447 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 270763 Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Albert Beech

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1896 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1876 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1876 Private Manchester Regiment

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Samuel Beech

Died 1918

British Army 2041 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 293232 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Lovett Beech

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403779

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Albert Beech

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11708

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Harold Beech

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159890

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John Percy Beech

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198319

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Charles Beech

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97754

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William Bernard Beech

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104203

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