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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]

Last name first letter

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]

John William George Bessey

Born 1892

Royal Navy J1350

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George Bessey

Born 1895

Royal Navy J25577

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Arthur George Redvus Bessey

Born 1900

Royal Navy J91207

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Arthur Robert Bessey

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS113386

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Edward J Bessey

British Army 8078 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22177 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Wilfrid Hume Bessey

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136184

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Arthur Clark Bessey

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3107436

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Melvin Ralph Bessey

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 340607

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Frederick Lewellyn Carl Bessey

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3311579

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Joseph Stanley Bessey

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 922548

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Roy Gaud Bessey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Arthur John Bessey

British Army 22751 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Edward C Bessey

British Army 29686 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th bedford Battalion

British Army 70397 Private Suffolk Regiment

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D Bessey

British Army 94 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Bessey

British Army 14853 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 149306 Private Labour Corps

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C J Bessey

British Army 97844 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 48053 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Bessey

British Army 7442 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 252735 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

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Robert E Bessey

British Army 114796 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 53334 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 38408 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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John W Bessey

British Army 57970 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 57970 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Reuben Bessey

British Army 4182 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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