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Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Acle, Norfolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beccles, Suffolk, England [1]

Carlton, Colville [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Reedham, Norfolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

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Private [23]

Gunner [4]

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Conductor [1]

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Norfolk Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

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Indian Ordnance Department [2]

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Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

21st Lancashire Regiment [1]

33rd Division Cyclist Corps [1]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Garrison Battalion Essex Regiment [1]

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Hospital Ship Grantully Castle [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

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Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Superb [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

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British Army [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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B [55]

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Military Service [52]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [55] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Acle, Norfolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beccles, Suffolk, England [1] Carlton, Colville [1] Greenwich, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Reedham, Norfolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

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Private [23] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Boy Servant [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Conductor [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 21st Lancashire Regiment [1] 33rd Division Cyclist Corps [1] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Garrison Battalion Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hospital Ship Grantully Castle [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Superb [1] Royal Navy [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [55]

Contribution

Military Service [52] Merchant Navy [2]

George Herbert Benns

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96861

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Arthur Lionel Benns

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 9148 Lance Corporal London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 5th reserve lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Abraham Benns

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409932

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Joseph Levi Benns

Died 1916

British Army 20/1233 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Gordon Benns

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154624

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Gerald Doyle Benns

Australian Imperial Force 2276

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Stephen Benns

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 16942 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Christopher Phillip Benns

Australian Imperial Force 97

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Joseph Newland Benns

Born 1883

Died 1959

British Army 8617 Private 33rd Division Cyclist Corps

British Army 301627 Private Tank Corps

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George Benns

Australian Imperial Force 587

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William Benns

Born 1894

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James Emerson Benns

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237889

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Philip Henry Benns

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 411154

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Edward Richard Benns

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898418

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George Ernest Benns

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3042160

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George Benns

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 202119

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John Gordon Benns

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Catherine Benns

Born 1860

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Joseph Hayward Benns

Born 1902

Royal Navy J80540

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Joseph Hayward Benns

Born 1902

Royal Navy K56401

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