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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Tiverton, Devon [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Ilfracombe, Devon [3]

Kyneton Victoria [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Totnes, Devon [3]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Exminster Exeter [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Axmouth, Devon [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barry, South Wales [1]

Bembridge Isle of Wight [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bideford England [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Binbrook, Ontario [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brisbane, Australia [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Buffalo Victoria [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Cairo, Egypt [1]

Rank

Private [539]

Gunner [63]

Driver [50]

Serjeant [48]

Corporal [46]

Sapper [45]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Carrier [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Wheeler Serjeant [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Electrician 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [95]

Royal Engineers [81]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

London Regiment [51]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Essex Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [878]

Royal Navy [137]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1209]

D [20]

M [2]

S [2]

A [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1193]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Exeter, Devon [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Devonport, Devon [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Tiverton, Devon [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Dover, Kent [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Ilfracombe, Devon [3] Kyneton Victoria [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Totnes, Devon [3] Andover, Hampshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Exminster Exeter [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Wandsworth, London [2] 31 Hampden Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Axmouth, Devon [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barry, South Wales [1] Bembridge Isle of Wight [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bideford England [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Binbrook, Ontario [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brisbane, Australia [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixton [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Buffalo Victoria [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Cairo, Egypt [1]

Rank

Private [539] Gunner [63] Driver [50] Serjeant [48] Corporal [46] Sapper [45] Second Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Corporal [15] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Carrier [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Petty Officer [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Wheeler Serjeant [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Electrician 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [95] Royal Engineers [81] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Field Artillery [68] Labour Corps [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] London Regiment [51] East Kent Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Welsh Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Essex Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Tank Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [878] Royal Navy [137] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Australian Imperial Force [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1209] D [20] M [2] S [2] A [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1193] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Arthur George Beer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28112

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Philip Beer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291765

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Vivian Bowes Beer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16680

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William Edwin Beer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31517

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Edwin Stanley Beer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149537

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George Alfred Beer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188728

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Frederick Charles Fallowfield Beer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59941

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Donald Albert Edward Beer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84857

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Percy Rowland Beer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146716

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William Morgan Beer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28114

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Joseph Beer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188509

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George Henry Beer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220099

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Walter John Beer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228507

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Job Beer

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army T4/039668 Private Army Service Corps

British Army B/201888 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army B/201888 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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Robert John Benjamin Beer

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 30721 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred George Beer

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5172 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532424 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532424 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Frederick Alexander Beer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 11533 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Redford Beer

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 115988 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Lewis John Beer

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204875

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Albert Edward Beer

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 193877 Petty Officer H.M.S. "Vala"

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