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Perth Western Australia [3]

Earl Soham, Suffolk [2]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Laneham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Napier [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Panton, Lincolnshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Pointon, Lincolnshire [1]

Poona, India [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walsall, Staffs [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Woodville, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [111]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [14]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Aircraftsman Class 1 [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Musician [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Scots [2]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th Battalion of West Riding Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Training Reserve [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [201]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [273]

Contribution

Military Service [265]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [273] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Perth Western Australia [3] Earl Soham, Suffolk [2] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Derbyshire England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Laneham, Nottinghamshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Napier [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Panton, Lincolnshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Pointon, Lincolnshire [1] Poona, India [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walsall, Staffs [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Woodville, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [111] Gunner [17] Corporal [14] Driver [13] Serjeant [12] Captain [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [4] Temporary Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Aircraftsman Class 1 [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mechanician [1] Musician [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] Liverpool Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment and Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Scots [2] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th Battalion of West Riding Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Training Reserve [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [201] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [273]

Contribution

Military Service [265] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harold Jackson Beecroft

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241681

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Charles William Beecroft

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10134

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Arthur Beecroft

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97626

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John William Beecroft

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162363

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Harold Smith Beecroft

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41499

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Thomas Beecroft

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225031

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Frederick William Beecroft

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242759

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Percy Beecroft

Died 1917

British Army 17511 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd leicest Battalion

British Army 17511 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Beecroft

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3019 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3019 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Walter Beecroft

Died 1917

British Army 57400 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Victor Beecroft

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7904 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 329203 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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George Beecroft

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 8998 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8998 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Beecroft

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William R Beecroft

Died 1914

British Army 9820 Driver Royal Field Artillery 35th Brigade

British Army 9820 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William G. Beecroft

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5917 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 267161 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Beecroft

Died 1918

British Army 36512 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 36512 Lance Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Thomas Baton Beecroft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183328

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George Argyle Beecroft

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66998

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Stanley Beecroft

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6097

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William Beecroft

Australian Imperial Force 6785A

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