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Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balsham Cambridgeshire [1]

Balsham, Cambs [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Londonderry, Ireland [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Ramsey, Huntingdonshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Soham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Spennymoor, Durham [1]

Stockton, Durham [1]

Swinton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Warragul Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [7]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

2nd lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Filter [1]

Flight Sergeant - Chief Mechanic [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

12th Lancers [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

203th Infantry Brigade [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd Company Sussex Regiment [1]

38th Division General List [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

5th Lancers [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [1] Balsham Cambridgeshire [1] Balsham, Cambs [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Holloway, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Londonderry, Ireland [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1] Northamptonshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham England [1] Ramsey, Huntingdonshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Soham, Cambridgeshire [1] Spennymoor, Durham [1] Stockton, Durham [1] Swinton, Nottinghamshire [1] Warragul Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [77] Gunner [17] Corporal [7] Driver [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] 2nd lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Master at Arms [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Filter [1] Flight Sergeant - Chief Mechanic [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Suffolk Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [7] Essex Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Labour Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 12th Lancers [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 203th Infantry Brigade [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd Company Sussex Regiment [1] 38th Division General List [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] 5th Lancers [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [132] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [176]

Contribution

Military Service [174] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Albert Victor Wallace Beeton

Born 1882

British Army 4741 West Yorkshire Regiment First Battalion

British Army 1727 Private Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 1727 Bandsman Essex Regiment 67th Provisional Battalion

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Robert Henry Beeton

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76711 2nd lieutenant

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Harry Beeton

Died 1916

British Army 8368 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8368 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Sidney Beeton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15766 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 15766 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Wilfred Beeton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162395

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Harry Beeton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95252

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William Beeton

Died 1916

British Army GS/29068 Private Royal Fusiliers 7th

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Arthur Charles Beeton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Albert Beeton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116650

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William Robert Beeton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12844 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 12844 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 12844 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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John William Beeton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269422

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John Beeton

Died 1917

British Army 84434 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Arthur Herbert Beeton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army S/643 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/643 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Robert Henry Beeton

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Charles Robert Beeton

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 12468 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Lewis Beeton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 58366 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 58366 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Beeton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 3/10198 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10198 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur Beeton

Died 1917

British Army 128217 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 17089 Pioneer East Surrey Regiment

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Henry George Beeton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16277 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16277 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Eliyah Beeton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12843 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 12843 Private Suffolk Regiment

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