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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]

William J Benstead

British Army 21341 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ephraim Benstead

British Army 32454 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 54718 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Gilbert Benstead

British Army 65010 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Benstead

British Army G/27485 Private Middlesex Regiment middlesex regiment 1/8th Battalion

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James P Benstead

British Army 29745 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harry Benstead

British Army 16801 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Benstead

British Army 13/498 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Benstead

British Army GS/29562 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Alfred Sydney Benstead

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Acting Major Lincolnshire Regiment

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John W Benstead

British Army 111744 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter Benstead

British Army 178245 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 178245 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John A Benstead

British Army 625137 Pioneer Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur S Benstead

British Army M2/229849 Private Army Service Corps

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George Benstead

British Army 25784 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 113176 Private Royal Flying Corps

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Herbert Benstead

British Army 308736 Private Tank Corps

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George Benstead

British Army 3537 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 201052 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas B Benstead

British Army M-296387 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert E Benstead

British Army 21491 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Benstead

British Army 2327 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 305690 Private West Riding Regiment

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Walter W Benstead

British Army 5868 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43790 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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