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Battersea, Surrey [2]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [2]

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Stone, Bucks [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopstone, Bucks [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hilgay, Norfolk [1]

Kensington [1]

Leamington, Warwick [1]

Lincoln, England [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Near Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Southwark [1]

Spalding Linconshire [1]

St Helens Tasmania [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tadcaster, Aberford, Yorkshire [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Gunner [11]

Driver [8]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner 1st Class [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Orderly Room Sergeant [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Kent Yeomanry [2]

2nd Dragoons [1]

4th Infantry Brigade [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Church Army [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Royal Engineers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [142]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [142] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, Surrey [2] Spalding, Lincolnshire [2] Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [2] Stone, Bucks [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopstone, Bucks [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hilgay, Norfolk [1] Kensington [1] Leamington, Warwick [1] Lincoln, England [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Near Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Southwark [1] Spalding Linconshire [1] St Helens Tasmania [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tadcaster, Aberford, Yorkshire [1] Walworth, London [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [67] Gunner [11] Driver [8] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner 1st Class [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Orderly Room Sergeant [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Labour Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Kent Yeomanry [2] 2nd Dragoons [1] 4th Infantry Brigade [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Australian Infantry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Church Army [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Royal Engineers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [142]

Contribution

Military Service [141]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

William H Beechey

British Army 774 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355449 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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William H Beechey

British Army 49334 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Beechey

British Army 26278 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William H Beechey

British Army L/8460 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Sidney Beechey

British Army 32090 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 572191 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred W Beechey

British Army 126413 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles H Beechey

British Army 9568 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Hugh H Beechey

British Army M2/034359 Corporal Army Service Corps

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George Beechey

British Army 242824 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter J Beechey

British Army 107943 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Norman F Beechey

British Army T/364497 Driver Army Service Corps

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Thomas Beechey

British Army T/39296 Gunner Royal Army Service Corps

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E E Beechey

British Army 8563 Warrant Officer Class 1 Leinster Regiment

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William R Beechey

British Army 203072 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 671273 Private Labour Corps

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Griffith Beechey

British Army 15204 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 570674 Private Labour Corps

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Leonard Beechey

British Army 4/3251 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200923 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Gilbert J Beechey

British Army 9638 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 479037 Private Labour Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Reginald Beechey

British Army 35961 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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E H M Beechey

British Army 2605 Private Welsh Regiment 6th Battalion

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Percy Beechey

British Army T/390223 Driver Army Service Corps

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