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Chorley, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London England [4]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Windsor, Berkshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn England [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Downton, Wiltshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Prescot, Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Basford [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishops Frome, Herefordshire [1]

Blisworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Bloomsbury, North West London [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton [1]

Brightwalton nr wantage [1]

Bulwell [1]

Chetenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Colesbourne, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunedin NZ [1]

Foulridge, Lancashire [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Gresley, Derbyshire [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Hitcham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holkham Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [347]

Driver [42]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [20]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Aircraftsman Class 2 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Filter Corporal [1]

Fleet Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pr [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Steward [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [507]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [663]

Contribution

Military Service [645]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Chorley, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London England [4] Oxford, Oxfordshire [4] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Windsor, Berkshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn England [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Downton, Wiltshire [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Prescot, Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Warwickshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Basford [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishops Frome, Herefordshire [1] Blisworth, Northamptonshire [1] Bloomsbury, North West London [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton [1] Brightwalton nr wantage [1] Bulwell [1] Chetenham, Gloucestershire [1] Colesbourne, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dublin [1] Dunedin NZ [1] Foulridge, Lancashire [1] Glamorganshire [1] Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Gresley, Derbyshire [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Highgate, London [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Hitcham, Buckinghamshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Holkham Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [347] Driver [42] Gunner [34] Corporal [24] Sapper [21] Serjeant [20] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [14] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Aircraftsman Class 2 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Filter Corporal [1] Fleet Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pr [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Steward [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Liverpool Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Manchester Regiment [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Corps of Hussars [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Warwickshire Yeomanry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [507] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [663]

Contribution

Military Service [645] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Arthur Beesley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 180442 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Beesley

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2486 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lancashire Fusiliers 1st battalion

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Edward Beesley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 6/7982 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 267436 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Percy Beesley

Born 1890

Died 1955

British Army 205225 Private Tank Corps

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Charles Beesley

Died 1916

British Army SD/3289 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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John Edward Beesley

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9240 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Frederick Beesley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 96390 Rifleman The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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Albert Beesley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198414

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William James Beesley

Died 1917

British Army 373843 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 373843 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6995 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Fielding Beesley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306608

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William John Beesley

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2192 Driver Royal Engineers 2nd/2nd East Anglian Div.

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Frank Beesley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9853 Acting Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 9853 Corporal Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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William Bruce Beesley

Born 1890

Died 1939

British Army 1397 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 1397 Private Notts and Derby Regiment 7th Bn.

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Lewis Beesley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266328

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Bernard Bruce Beesley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 113705 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Beesley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy 17155 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Beesley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196410

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Herbert Beesley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41312

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Loftus Beesley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227323

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Thomas Johnson Beesley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231535

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