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Melbourne Victoria [9]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [6]

Gravesend, Kent [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London England [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Liverpool England [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Flint, Flintshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [2]

Neath, Glamorgan [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Stansbury South Australia [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Wrotham, Kent [2]

Abergavenny Wales [1]

Abertillery, Monmouth [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Ammanford, Carmarthenshire [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ashton, Lancashire [1]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnport, Carmarthenshire [1]

Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rank

Private [888]

Gunner [90]

Corporal [78]

Driver [73]

Serjeant [73]

Sapper [49]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Captain [30]

Lance Corporal [29]

Lieutenant [22]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Commander [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Bombardier [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Worker [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Surgeon [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

1st Corporal [1]

1st Lieutenant [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourer [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [130]

Royal Engineers [115]

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Labour Corps [92]

Army Service Corps [88]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

London Regiment [53]

South Wales Borderers [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Monmouthshire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Herefordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Glamorgan Yeomanry [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1364]

Royal Navy [153]

Australian Imperial Force [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [1763]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1723]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [9] Adelaide South Australia [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [6] Gravesend, Kent [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London England [4] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Liverpool England [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Ballina New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Bridgend, Glamorgan [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Flint, Flintshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [2] Neath, Glamorgan [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Stansbury South Australia [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Westminster, London [2] Wrotham, Kent [2] Abergavenny Wales [1] Abertillery, Monmouth [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Ammanford, Carmarthenshire [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ashton, Lancashire [1] Auburn South Australia [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnport, Carmarthenshire [1] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rank

Private [888] Gunner [90] Corporal [78] Driver [73] Serjeant [73] Sapper [49] Second Lieutenant [43] Captain [30] Lance Corporal [29] Lieutenant [22] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [14] Acting Bombardier [7] Commander [6] Major [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Bombardier [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Worker [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Reverend [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Surgeon [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 1st Corporal [1] 1st Lieutenant [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Armourer [1]

Unit

Welsh Regiment [130] Royal Engineers [115] Royal Field Artillery [101] Labour Corps [92] Army Service Corps [88] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] London Regiment [53] South Wales Borderers [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [38] Liverpool Regiment [34] Royal Fusiliers [29] Cheshire Regiment [25] Devonshire Regiment [24] Worcestershire Regiment [22] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20] Royal Naval Division [20] Monmouthshire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Tank Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Herefordshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Glamorgan Yeomanry [7] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Royal Defence Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1364] Royal Navy [153] Australian Imperial Force [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [1763] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1723] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Canada [1] Germany [1]

John Henry Bevan

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 8430 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8430 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harold Samuel Bevan

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 13760 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Matthew Henry Bevan

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 4/9515 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 9515 Private Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 9515 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Charles Stanley Bevan

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28564 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th

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Trevor Bevan

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 842 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 4603 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 241949 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alfred William Bevan

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5209 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/10th Battalion

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David Richard Bevan

Born 1895

Died 1933

British Army 12924 Private Devonshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Bevan

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 367978 Private Labour Corps

British Army 1/9795 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3/9795 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Raymond Francis Bevan

Born 1868

Died 1940

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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John Norfolk Bevan

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 57060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 106th Siege Battery

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John Bevan

Born 1896

British Army 441792 Private Labour Corps

British Army 441792 Private Labour Corps 735 Company

British Army 16349 (441792) Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edgar Cyril Bevan

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force Acting Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Elizabeth Bevan

Born 1897

Royal Navy G3187

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Ernest Alfred Bevan

Born 1892

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 2568

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John Bevan

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army 4th Class Chaplain 2nd Mounted Division attached Derbyshire Yeomanry

British Army 14083 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army 14083 4th Class Chaplain Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Griffith William Bevan

Born 1879

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288848 Royal Air Force 254th Squadron

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George Bevan

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 20624 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 20624 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Henry Bevan

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124456

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Benjamin Bevan

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1282 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 675368 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Bevan

Died 1918

British Army 45950 Corporal Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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