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Gympie Queensland [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Guist, Norfolk [3]

London England [3]

Balranald New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Cosham, Hampshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Ashover, Derby [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Belper, Derby [1]

Belper, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethungra New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Blackrod near Chorley [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Boompa Queensland [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brownhills, Staffordshire [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chester Moor, Durham [1]

Clonmel, Tipperary [1]

Coventry [1]

Cowside, Buckden [1]

Crakehall, Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Duggarven, Waterford [1]

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1]

Eckington, Derbyshire [1]

Ellenvale Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Rank

Private [419]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [32]

Driver [32]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Serjeant [25]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [16]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [11]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Bombardier [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Reverend [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Reverend [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Garrison Chaplain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lance-Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer 1 [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [54]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [38]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

London Regiment [19]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [636]

Royal Navy [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [799]

M [4]

P [4]

D [3]

H [2]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [799]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

China [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Gympie Queensland [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Guist, Norfolk [3] London England [3] Balranald New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Cosham, Hampshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deptford, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Ashover, Derby [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bath England [1] Belper, Derby [1] Belper, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethungra New South Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Blackrod near Chorley [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Boompa Queensland [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Brighton [1] Brownhills, Staffordshire [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chester Moor, Durham [1] Clonmel, Tipperary [1] Coventry [1] Cowside, Buckden [1] Crakehall, Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [1] Dublin [1] Duggarven, Waterford [1] Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1] Eckington, Derbyshire [1] Ellenvale Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1]

Rank

Private [419] Gunner [37] Corporal [32] Driver [32] Second Lieutenant [29] Serjeant [25] Lieutenant [17] Captain [16] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [11] Major [11] Sapper [11] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Bombardier [2] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Reverend [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Reverend [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Garrison Chaplain [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lance-Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer 1 [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [54] Royal Field Artillery [47] Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [38] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] London Regiment [19] Liverpool Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Tank Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [636] Royal Navy [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Australian Imperial Force [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [799] M [4] P [4] D [3] H [2] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [799] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [21] China [1] Jamaica [1]

William John Beresford

Born 1891

Died 1973

British Army G/2012 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army G/2012 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment Depot

British Army G/2012 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Enoch Beresford

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy 652 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy PO/652/S Lance Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Percy William Beresford

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment 3 (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Henry Beresford

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13087 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 13087 Corporal Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Albert Beresford

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 10189 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Service Battalion

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Harold Beresford

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Peter Fred Beresford

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army C/12960 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12960 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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George William Beresford

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 3662 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27493 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Howard Samuel Beresford

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy MB/2684 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hm Coastal Motor Boat 71a

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George Ernest Beresford

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 4058 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Bn.

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John William Beresford

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123127

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James Beresford

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1697 Private North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1697 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Dahlia Agnes Beresford

Born 1888

Royal Navy G2172 Steward

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1375

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Harry Beresford

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 117236 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable Training Vessel

Royal Navy 117236 Ship's Corporal 1st Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 117236 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS St Vincent (Haslar) Training Vessel

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William Beresford

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Samuel Beresford

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84521

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Thomas Richard Beresford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193336

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Rebecca Rose Beresford

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Sister French Red Cross

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Richard Watts Beresford

Died 1918

British Army 16911 Private British West Indies Regiment 12th Battalion

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George W. Beresford

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14069 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 14069 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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