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Filby, Norfolk [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Oulton, Suffolk [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Lound, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Thurne, Norfolk [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [15]

Deck Hand [3]

Gunner [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Jasper II." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Pelagia." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anwoth" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cantatrice." [1]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [19]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

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B [46]

Contribution

Military Service [38]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [46] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Filby, Norfolk [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Oulton, Suffolk [2] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Lound, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Thurne, Norfolk [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [15] Deck Hand [3] Gunner [2] Acting Corporal [1] Corporal [1] Engineman [1] Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Jasper II." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Pelagia." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anwoth" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cantatrice." [1] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [19] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

B [46]

Contribution

Military Service [38] Merchant Navy [2]

Henry Reginald Bessey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125711

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Charles George Bessey

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy ES 4530 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4530/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Anwoth"

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Henry Bessey

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy DA 4543 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4543/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Jasper II."

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Herbert Arthur Bessey

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 40742 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick Lewellyn Carl Bessey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151688

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Roy Gaud Bessey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153452

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George Isaac Bessey

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy 2274DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2274 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Evadne."

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William Bessey

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy TS 5084 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5084TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Cantatrice."

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Harold Richard Bessey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226473

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George Bessey

Died 1915

British Army 6765 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6765 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Ernest Bessey

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy DA 9029 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 9029 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Pelagia."

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William John Bessey

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 18116 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Hilda May Bessey

Royal Navy G1245

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Kenneth Louis Bessey

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3109212

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Stuart Charles Bessey

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2498917

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Charles Herbert Bessey

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 302612

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Albert Lavern Bessey

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 528702

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Robert George Bessey

Born 1887

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James Edward Bessey

Born 1900

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Harold Richard Bessey

Born 1897

Royal Navy F26473

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