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Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leeds [1]

Lincoln [1]

Manchester England [1]

New Southgate, London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Sykehouse,Thorne, Doncaster [1]

Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham [1]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [106]

Gunner [18]

Driver [17]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

1/5th West Riding Regiment Territorial Force [1]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Household Battalion [1]

2/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Labour Corps Royal Engineers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [164]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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B [193]

Contribution

Military Service [190]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [193] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Goole, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [1] Leeds [1] Lincoln [1] Manchester England [1] New Southgate, London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Sykehouse,Thorne, Doncaster [1] Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham [1] Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [106] Gunner [18] Driver [17] Corporal [9] Serjeant [8] Sapper [5] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Army Service Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 1/5th West Riding Regiment Territorial Force [1] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Household Battalion [1] 2/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS PRINCESS ROYAL [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Labour Corps Royal Engineers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [164] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [193]

Contribution

Military Service [190] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Sam Beevers

Died 1917

British Army 26615 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 26615 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Edward Beevers

Died 1917

British Army 200849 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Mason Beevers

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280299

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Leslie Crowcraft Beevers

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287386

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George Beevers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 315099

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Frank Beevers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319837

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John Beevers

Died 1918

British Army 17867 Private 7th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 17867 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert John Beevers

Born 1894

Died 1981

British Army 135032 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/501256 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter Arthur Beevers

Australian Imperial Force 6331

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George Squire Beevers

Australian Imperial Force 18513

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Harry Beevers

Australian Imperial Force 386A

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Frank Beevers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John Gordon Beevers

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Walter Horsfield Beevers

Born 1900

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Willie Beevers

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/ 8617 Royal Naval Division

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Ernest Beevers

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/ 5841 Royal Naval Division

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Harold Beevers

Born 1897

Royal Navy J25768

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Norman Beevers

Born 1894

Royal Navy J17822

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Edward Beevers

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/6948 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/6948 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division/RNVR Tyneside - HMS IRON DUKE

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H Beevers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32421

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