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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]

Thomas Beesley

Died 1918

British Army 21996 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 21996 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Frederick Beesley

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 110032

Canadian Expeditionary Force 110032 Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Beesley

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171589

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171589 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Beesley

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412616

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412616 Private Canadian Infantry

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Laurence Charles Beesley

Died 1916

British Army 1303 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Beesley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 21569 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 21569 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Beesley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 266261 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 266261 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Beesley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 266208 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Victor George William Beesley

Died 1915

British Army 11609 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 11609 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frederick Sidney Beesley

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6452 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 253085 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 253085 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William A Beesley

Died 1918

British Army 34059 Private Border Regiment

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William Thomas Beesley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299567

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Edward Collier Beesley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300856

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Gordon Westley Beesley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159888

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Thomas A Beesley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163520

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Ronald Arthur Beesley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181619

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Ronald Charles Beesley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184081

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Joseph Beesley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5135

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Frederick Henry William Beesley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83642

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James Alexander Beesley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89694

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