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Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

Kirkdale Liverpool [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Marks, Staffordshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Captain [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1/1st South Wales Borderers [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army School of Instruction [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General List New Armies [1]

Governor Western Desert Province [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HM Submarine AE1 [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment Special Reserve [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Technical Centre Newark [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

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B [130]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [130] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsea, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Kirkdale Liverpool [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Marks, Staffordshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [61] Gunner [6] Serjeant [6] Major [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Captain [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant Major [1] Colonel [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] 1/1st South Wales Borderers [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army School of Instruction [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General List New Armies [1] Governor Western Desert Province [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HM Submarine AE1 [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment Special Reserve [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Technical Centre Newark [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [99] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [130]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Besant

British Army 240829 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/25294 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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John F Besant

British Army 343 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry J A Besant

British Army 21184 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frank Besant

British Army 203280 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Leonard C Besant

British Army 672 Driver Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 624134 Driver Honourable Artillery Company

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R E Besant

British Army Temporary Captain Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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R E Besant

British Army Temporary Captain General List New Armies

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Frederick J Besant

British Army 3476 Sapper 1st Life Guards

British Army 3342 Sapper Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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J W F Besant

British Army 343 Lance Corporal 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 343 Private 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 461001 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas G Besant

British Army 4724 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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