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Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Cheswardine, Shropshire [1]

Chetwynd England [1]

Deptford, London South East [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

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Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Grange Mill, Winster, Derbyshire [1]

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Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Harborne, Warwickshire [1]

Harpley Norfolk [1]

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

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Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle, New South Wales [1]

Preston England [1]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Rotherick, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Walk South Australia [1]

Stapleford, Derbyshire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tattingstone, Suffolk, England [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [175]

Gunner [26]

Driver [17]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

JRA (Sick Berth Rating) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry Territorial Force [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps Labour Corps [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [264]

Royal Navy [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [330]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [331] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [3] Bendigo Victoria [1] Cheswardine, Shropshire [1] Chetwynd England [1] Deptford, London South East [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire England [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Grange Mill, Winster, Derbyshire [1] Hampshire, England [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Harborne, Warwickshire [1] Harpley Norfolk [1] Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Market Drayton, Staffordshire [1] NSW New South Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle, New South Wales [1] Preston England [1] Retford, Nottinghamshire [1] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1] Rotherick, Hampshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Walk South Australia [1] Stapleford, Derbyshire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Surrey England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tattingstone, Suffolk, England [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [175] Gunner [26] Driver [17] Corporal [14] Serjeant [11] Sapper [9] Acting Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Canteener [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] JRA (Sick Berth Rating) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftsman [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [21] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry Territorial Force [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps Labour Corps [2] Military Foot Police [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [264] Royal Navy [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [330] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Charles Robert Beeston

Born 1875

Died 1930

British Army T4/096031 Private Army Service Corps

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Harold Lewis Beeston

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 332 Private London Regiment 5th (City of London)

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Battalion

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William George Beeston

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 53 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 53 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Parker Beeston

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70716

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Harry Beeston

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2462 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry James Beeston

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57364

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Frank Beeston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 52924 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 52924 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Alfred George Beeston

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305934

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Frank Beeston

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98188

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John Dunn Beeston

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army T/421936 Driver Army Service Corps

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Henry Warren Beeston

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210756

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William Francis Beeston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240591

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William Beeston

Died 1916

British Army 2785 Private Shropshire Yeomanry

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Arthur Beeston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13123 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Beeston

Died 1916

British Army 12437 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Henry Beeston

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 38304 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 38304 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Beeston

Died 1918

British Army 96076 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Beeston

Died 1915

British Army 95988 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Beeston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 31296 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Clement Beeston

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3034 Private Highland Light Infantry 7th highland Battalion

British Army 3034 Private Highland Light Infantry

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