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Melbourne Victoria [4]

Hereford, Herefordshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Derby [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

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Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1]

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Wendover, Buckinghamshire [1]

Wirksworth, Derbyshire [1]

Worcestershire England [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [139]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Medical Serjeant Major [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

temporary Warrant Officer Class [1]

temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

London Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

17th Lancers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [241]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [327]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [4] Hereford, Herefordshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Derby [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Nottingham [2] Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1] Clewer, Buckinghamshire [1] Colchester [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Duffield [1] Essex [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Goring Heath, Oxfordshire [1] Gravesend [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Haverstock Hill, London [1] Hertfordshire [1] Heywood Victoria [1] High Wycombe, Bucks [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Kingsgate, St. Peter's, Broadstairs, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Northwald,Norfolk [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Oxfordshire England [1] Peckham, London [1] Pelham, London [1] Port Erin, Isle of Man, England [1] Sheepbridge, Derbyshire [1] Stepney, London [1] Sudbury, Middlesex, England [1] Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire [1] Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Wendover, Buckinghamshire [1] Wirksworth, Derbyshire [1] Worcestershire England [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [139] Gunner [25] Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Driver [12] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Guardsman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Medical Serjeant Major [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] temporary Warrant Officer Class [1] temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] London Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Naval Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] 17th Lancers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [241] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [327]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10] India [1]

Robert Beeson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1545 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/5 Battn.

British Army 1545 The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

British Army 1545 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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Leonard Joseph David Beeson

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J25158 Able Seaman HMS TIPPERARY

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Alfred Beeson

Born 1892

British Army Guardsman Coldstream Guards

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Edgar William Beeson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206495

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Herbert Jex Beeson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64123

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Alfred James Beeson

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6482 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Beeson

Died 1915

British Army 1285 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Frank Frederick Beeson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237691

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Albert Edward Beeson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252146

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Sidney Beeson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50094

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Tom Beeson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402733

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Sydney Beeson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6034

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Sidney Beeson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18711 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Edward James Beeson

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 528530

Canadian Expeditionary Force 528530 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Anderson Beeson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103102

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Wilfred Gwydwr Beeson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21225

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Kingsley Beeson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188848

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James Beeson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196586

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Charles Basil Beeson

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26535 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Charles Henry Beeson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138262

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