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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2]

Guestling, Sussex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Fairlight, Sussex [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Monkton. Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Ninfield [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Old Romney, Kent [1]

Sculcoates, Yorks [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nurse [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major 2nd in Command [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

19th Officer Commanding Battalion [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

20th Hussars [1]

Alberta Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS "Columbine" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [148]

Contribution

Military Service [145]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2] Guestling, Sussex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Fairlight, Sussex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Hackney, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Loose, Maidstone, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Milton Regis, Kent [1] Monkton. Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Ninfield [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Old Romney, Kent [1] Sculcoates, Yorks [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [72] Corporal [7] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Driver [4] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Nurse [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Major 2nd in Command [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Labour Corps [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 19th Officer Commanding Battalion [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 20th Hussars [1] Alberta Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Yeomanry [1] Egyptian Labour Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS "Columbine" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS Cressy [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Service

British Army [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [148]

Contribution

Military Service [145] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frank Beeching

Born 1877

Died 1921

British Army 6722 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202381 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Thomas Arthur Beeching

Born 1876

Died 1937

British Army 1693 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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William George Beeching

Born 1898

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58898

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Henry Charles Beeching

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army G/1716 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1716 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles William Beeching

Born 1895

Died 1980

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295074

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Harry Horace Beeching

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1194 Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 320017 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Henry Beeching

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40971

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William John Beeching

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63081

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Percy Samuel Beeching

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138436

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Samuel Richard Howard Beeching

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4112

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James Wallace Beeching

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3828 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/18047 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Luke Beeching

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 208406 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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Sidney John Dawkins Beeching

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40533

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Charles Beeching

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213808

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George Frederick Beeching

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Labour Corps

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Samuel Richard Howard Beeching

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 4112 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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Hugh Cecil Westall Beeching

Born 1866

Died 1928

British Army Temporary Major 2nd in Command Kent Regiment 6th battalion royal west Battalion

British Army Captain The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army Major Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Lewis Beeching

Born 1878

Died 1957

British Army M/319932 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M/319932 Private Royal Army Service Corps 1st Heavy Repair Shop

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Howard W Beeching

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4478 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 471646 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 318210 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Samuel Beeching

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61140

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