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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]

Adolph George Beer

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 18872 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps late East Kent Regiment

British Army 1984 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 18872 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ephraim Beer

Born 1884

Died 1970

Royal Navy 308797

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS NELSON

Royal Navy 308797 Private HMS Victory III

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Arthur Henry Beer

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1st West Lancashire Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery West Lancashire Brigade

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John Bateman Beer

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 3306 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 8533 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 554427 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

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William Thomas Beer

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 149905 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 149905 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Wilfred Reuben Beer

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army G/4259 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4259 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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William Louis Beer

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10417 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/10417 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS 'Lion'

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Joseph Benjamin Beer

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17826 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Henry Beer

Born 1878

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113855 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 2nd Training Depot Sqdn

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Louis William Beer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army L/9933 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9933 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Robert Gerald Beer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 530802 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2823 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 530802 Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 4th east Battalion

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Edward Albert Beer

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 24295 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William K Beer

Born 1900

Died 1982

British Army G-23928 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harry Septimus Beer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194855

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Horace William Beer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86986

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William Beer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33028

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William Henry Beer

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139936

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Arthur Stephen Beer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283529

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William Beer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42775

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Cecil Mount Beer

Born 1896

Died 1978

British Army 531744 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4263 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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