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Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Baroota South Australia [1]

Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Chelsea [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Ronsay, Egilshay, Orkney [1]

Wallaroo South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Sapper [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2nd Cameron Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Royal Engineers [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS Active [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (infantry) [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

West Kent Yeomanry [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [53]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [83]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Baroota South Australia [1] Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham [1] Chelsea [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Peckham, London [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Ronsay, Egilshay, Orkney [1] Wallaroo South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [28] Gunner [5] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [3] Sapper [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2nd Cameron Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Royal Engineers [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS Active [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (infantry) [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Tank Corps [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] West Kent Yeomanry [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [53] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [83]

Contribution

Military Service [81] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Arthur James Bews

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy 20203 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Royal Marines Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

British Army 13285 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Bews

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/14935 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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David Bews

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296734

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Hugh Terence Bews

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164494

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Russell Bews

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 91070

Canadian Expeditionary Force 91070 Acting Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Albert Alexander Bews

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129567

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Alfred James Bews

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265471

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William Samuel Bews

Died 1914

British Army 9451 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9451 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Bews

Died 1915

British Army 16154 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 16154 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Bews

Born 1896

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49866 Canterbury Mounted Rifles

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Peter Bews

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264714

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William Herbert Bews

Australian Imperial Force 17586

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Oswyn Raymond Bews

Australian Imperial Force 5627

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Samuel Thomas Bews

Born 1880

Died 1926

Royal Navy Commissioned Engineer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HMS Active

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Clarence Pearce Bews

Australian Imperial Force 4084

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William Bews

Australian Imperial Force 493

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Eustace John Bews

Australian Imperial Force 7591

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Christina Work Bews

Royal Navy G1616

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Samuel Thomas Bews

Born 1880

Royal Navy 270701

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Peter Hogg Bews

Born 1893

Royal Navy 2/2731 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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