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Bethnal Green, London [2]

Great Snoring Norfolk [2]

Sunninghill, Berkshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Boxton, Lincolnshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham [1]

Elizabeth Town Tasmania [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Great Snoring Norfolk [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hersham, Surrey [1]

Hersham, Walton on Thames, Surrey [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lowestoft [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Old Ford, London, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pougham, Suffolk [1]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Sunningdale, Berkshire [1]

Swaffham Prior [1]

Upton Park, Essex [1]

Walton on Thames, Surrey [1]

Walton, Surrey [1]

West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wisbech England [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [12]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Munition Worker [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Army Service Corps [14]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Lancers [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

2/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Brunner Mond Chemical Works [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [186]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [245]

Contribution

Military Service [241]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [245] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Great Snoring Norfolk [2] Sunninghill, Berkshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Boxton, Lincolnshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham [1] Elizabeth Town Tasmania [1] Erith, Kent [1] Essex [1] Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Great Snoring Norfolk [1] Hackney, London [1] Hersham, Surrey [1] Hersham, Walton on Thames, Surrey [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lowestoft [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Old Ford, London, Middlesex [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pougham, Suffolk [1] Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Sunningdale, Berkshire [1] Swaffham Prior [1] Upton Park, Essex [1] Walton on Thames, Surrey [1] Walton, Surrey [1] West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wisbech England [1]

Rank

Private [128] Corporal [16] Serjeant [12] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Munition Worker [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [18] Army Service Corps [14] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Norfolk Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Lancers [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 2/4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Brunner Mond Chemical Works [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [186] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [245]

Contribution

Military Service [241] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Percy Benstead

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 196666 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 196666 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Edwin Benstead

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 8161 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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George Benstead

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113176

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Arthur Henry Benstead

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220673

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Frederick Charles Benstead

Born 1887

Died 1926

British Army M2/048328 Corporal Army Service Corps

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James Henry Benstead

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54439

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David Benstead

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138445

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Leonard Richard Smith Benstead

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 3314 Private London Regiment 2/15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 531079 Private London Regiment 15 London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Lester Gordon Benstead

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6940 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 296143 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Norman George Benstead

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216246

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William Thomas Benstead

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237686

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Robert George Benstead

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185520

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Douglas Frank Benstead

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204223

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Arthur Benstead

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16427 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 16427 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy Benstead

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12557 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 12557 Private Suffolk Regiment

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F M Benstead

Died 1917

British Army 17133 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 17133 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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John William Benstead

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5592 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 511907 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 511907 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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John Benstead

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1835 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th east Battalion

British Army 92373 Lance Corporal Tank Corps

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Alfred Benjamin Benstead

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59928 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Benstead

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 54814 Private Essex Regiment

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