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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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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]

John Henry Beresford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109902

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Charles George Pack-Beresford

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

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Tristram Hugh Massy-Beresford

Born 1896

Died 1987

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army

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Arthur Beresford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 18222 Lance Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 18222 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 18222 Company Serjeant Major Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Henry Beresford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62956 Private Manchester Regiment

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A F Beresford

Died 1917

British Army 43515 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Beresford

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3578 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/5th northst Battalion

British Army 3578 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Beresford

Died 1915

British Army 2791 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 2791 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Arthur John Beresford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1809 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 23261 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23261 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Beresford

Died 1915

British Army 11785 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Harry Beresford

Died 1916

British Army 18115 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Spencer Charles Beresford

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 2447 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Jesse Beresford

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 14370 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 31640 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Charles Nicklin Beresford

Died 1916

British Army 4804 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Beresford

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 15174 Private South Wales Borderers

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Charlie Beresford

Died 1915

British Army 9255 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 9255 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Albert Edmund Beresford

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4670 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Godfrey Harold Beresford

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24635 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Christopher Beresford

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 31228 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Robert Beresford

Died 1915

British Army 3/8872 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/8872 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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