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BEACH, Marine, GEORGE EDGAR, PLY/X3568. No. 44 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines. 23rd January 1945. Age 23. Son of Harold James Beach and Blanche Edith Beach, of St. George, Bristol. 3. F. 13.

 

BEACHAM, Private, ROY, 2934666. 1st Bn. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. 11th March 1945. Age 27. Son of Charles Henry and Amy Beacham, of Warrington, Lancashire; husband of Ada Beacham, of Warrington. 19. F. 20.

 

BEADELL, Lieutenant, HORACE LEONARD, 295524. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry attd. 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. 29th December 1944. Age 28. Son of Horace Leonard and Ethel Mabel Beadell; husband of Emily May Beadell, of South Croydon, Surrey. 17. G. 12.

 

BEAMAN, Marine, THOMAS EDWARD, PO/X110697. No. 42 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines. 1st February 1945. 4. D. 15.

 

BEAMISH, Captain, JOHN OTWAY HAMILTON, 100220. 99 (The Royal Bucks. Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 31st January 1945. Age 25. Son of Rear-Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, C.B., D.L., and of Margaret Antonia Beamish, of Haywards Heath, Sussex. B.A. (Cantab); Trinity College. 18. G. 23.

 

BEANEY, Gunner, JOHN GEORGE ARTHUR, 1453333. Royal Artillery and No. 1 Commando. 31st January 1945. Age 30. 5. H. 22.

 

BEARDSHAW, Private, HENRY STEPHEN, 5110454. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 15th February 1944. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Beardshaw; husband of Rosina Beardshaw, of Kingstanding, Birmingham. 3. E. 2.

 

BEATON, Signalman, PHILLIP GRAHAM, 2365820. Royal Corps of Signals attd. 26th Indian Div. Sigs. Indian Signal Corps. 22nd April 1944. Age 30. Son of Hector and Jane Beaton; husband of Isabella Martin Beaton, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire. 5. B. 24.

 

BEAUCHAMP, Private, ROBERT CHARLIE RALPH, 14401255. 10th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. 19th August 1944. Age 20. Son of Charlie and Hilda Kate Beauchamp, of Whiteparish, Wiltshire. 7. K. 15.

 

BEAUMONT, Driver, LAWRENCE, 2594329. IV. Corps Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 23rd March 1945. Age 34. Son of George and Margaret Beaumont, of Leeds, Yorkshire; husband of Ethel Beaumont, of Leeds. 28. E. 24.

 

BEAUMONT, Private, PETER, 14569005. 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. 3rd January 1945. Age 20. Son of William Appleyard Beaumont and Sarah Ellen Beaumont; nephew of Annie Newton, of Wakefield, Yorkshire. 25. D. 12.

 

BECKITT, Private, WILLIAM ALAMBY, 4035127. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th April 1944. Age 26. Son of Henry and Maggie Beckitt, of Oswestry, Shropshire. 6. A. 12.

 

BEDFORD, Trooper, ERIC, 4623852. 146th (9th Bn. The Duke of Wellingtn's Regt. [West Riding]) Regt. Royal Armoured Corps. 1st February 1943. Age 22. Son of Woollin and Mary Ada Bedford, of East Ardsley, Yorkshire. Coll. grave 12. B. 1-9.

 

BEDFORD, Private, WILLIAM, 4748448. 2nd Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. 1st June 1944. Age 25. Son of Aquila and Mary Bedford, of Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. 13. D. 12.

 

BEE, Lance Corporal, STANLEY, 3244732. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 30th March 1942. Age 26. Joint grave 23A. C. 14-15.

 

BEECHAM, Private, HAROLD LESLIE, 4039668. 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. 8th February 1945. Age 31. Son of Elijah and Sarah Beecham, of Birmingham; husband of Edna Beecham, of Birmingham. 26. A. 21.

 

BEEDLE, Gunner, VIVIAN, 14339463. 8 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 27th January 1945. Age 32. Husband of Ivy Beedle, of Merthyr Vale, Glamorgan. 3. F. 3.

 

BEESTON, Private, REGINALD, 4546161. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 15th February 1944. Age 21. 5. D. 19.

 

BELL, Trooper, DENNIS WILLIAM, 5625663. 45th Regt. Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.. 26th March 1944. Age 28. 13. F. 19.

 

BELL, Private, ERIC, 2764458. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 16th January 1944. Age 22. Son of Fred and Emma Bell, of Brampton, Yorkshire. 3. E. 15.

 

BELL, Serjeant, ERNEST, 3127171. 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment. 21st June 1944. Age 34. Son of William and Jane Veitch Bell; husband of Mary I. L. McKie Bell, of Ayr. 13. G. 16.

 

BELL, Private, FREDERICK, 3596998. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment. 4th January 1945. Age 31. Son of Mrs. T. Bell, of Darlington, Co. Durham. 25. B. 5.

 

BELL, Lance Corporal, LESLIE ALBERT, 6407599. 9th Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment. 26th March 1944. Age 24. Son of William Robert and Ellen Bell, of Twickenham, Middlesex. 4. F. 11.

 

BELL, Flight Sergeant (Pilot), ROBERT LESLIE, 1895338. 194 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 2nd February 1946. Age 21. Son of William John Bell, and of Alice Leila Bell, of Kingston, Jamaica. Coll. grave 16A. E. 18-22.

 

BELL, Private, THOMAS, 1567627. 2nd Bn. Welch Regiment. 3rd February 1945. Age 31. Son of Thomas and Margaret Bell, of Renton, Dunbartonshire. Coll. grave 17. C. 3-8.

 

BELL, Private, THOMAS, 14333771. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 20th March 1945. Age 20. Coll. grave 21. E. 13-15.

 

BELLINGHAM, Major, LEONARD, 136823. 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment. 30th March 1943. Age 48. Son of Charles Richard and Elizabeth Bellingham, of Newquay, Cornwall; husband of Lily Bellingham, of Newquay. 3. E. 6.

 

BENDLE, Gunner, RONALD, 874421. 70 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th March 1945. Age 23. 19. D. 22.

 

BENNETT, Bombardier, ALBERT JAMES, 780571. 136 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 9th February 1944. Age 34. Son of Samuel Oliver and Sarah Grace Bennett, of Wavertree, Liverpool; husband of Sarah Cathrine Bennett, of Wavertree. 4. C. 23.

 

BENNETT, Serjeant, ANTHONY THOMAS, S/5576687. Royal Army Service Corps attd. H.Q. 32nd Indian Inf. Bde.. 9th January 1945. Age 34. 25. A. 18.

 

BENNETT, Private, ERNEST JOHN, 1676097. 1st Bn. East Yorkshire Regiment. 5th September 1945. Age 33. Son of William and Annie Bennett; husband of Alice Bennett, of Sneinton Dale, Nottingham,. 26. F. 22.

 

BENNETT, Serjeant, FREDERICK, 5248016. 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. 12th February 1945. Age 32. Son of Arthur Henry and Alice Bnnett; husband of Margaret Kathleen May Bennett, of Worcester. 26. A. 11.

 

BENNETT, Lance Corporal, FREDERICK, 14557077. 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. 3rd March 1945. Age 30. Son of William Henry and Louisa Alice Bennett, of Birmingham; husband of Edith Lily Bennett, of Balsall Heath, Birmingham. 18. D. 24.

 

BENNETT, Lance Serjeant, JOHN HENRY KENNETH, 5438235. 45th Regt. Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.. 26th March 1944. Age 33. Son of Samuel and Mary Bennett; husband of Frances Mabel Bennett, of Launceston, Cornwall. 13. B. 3.

 

BENNETT, Trooper, ROY, 14421739. 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards). Royal Armoured Corps. 2nd March 1945. Age 23. Son of John and Sussanah Bennett, of Hornsey, Middlesex. Coll. grave 17. D. 15-19.

 

BENNETT, Trooper, THOMAS, 14351884. 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards). Royal Armoured Corps. 2nd March 1945. Age 34. Son of Valentine and S. J. Bennett, of Barnsley, Yorkshire husband of Mary Bennett, of Kendray, Barnsley. 17. D. 14.

 

BENNETT, Private, THOMAS CHARLES, 4864574. 7th Bn. Leicestershire Regiment. 8th July 1944. Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bennett; husband of L. Bennett, of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. 13. H. 13.

 

BENT, Corporal, JAMES, EX/1184. No. 42 R.M. Commando. Royal Marines. 31st January 1945. Age 26. Son of Frederick and Emma Bent, of Coates, Cambridgeshire; husband of Eileen Fanny Bent, of Coates. 4. G. 6.

 

BERESFORD, Captain, JOHN TREVOR PARKIN, 229309. Royal Army Service Corps serving with East African Army Service Corps. 20th March 1945. Age 29. Son of John William and Ida May Beresford, of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent; husband of Cicely Beresford, of Tunstall. 27. A. 18.

 

BERRILL, Private, HARRY, 14413768. 1st Bn. Northamptonshire Regiment. 21st January 1945. Age 20. Son of George and Gertrude Berrill, of Small Heath, Birmingham. 25. A. 24.

 

BERRY, Lieutenant, ANTHONY FRANCIS, 321574. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) attd. Lincolnshire Regiment. 3rd February 1945. Age 20. Son of Frederick Ernest and Alice Kingstone Berry, of Gillingham, Kent. 10. B. 6.

 

BERRY, Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.), GEORGE EDWARD, 6285078. The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) attd. 1st Bn. Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.. 10th March 1945. Age 37. Son of Mrs. E. Berry, of King's Cross, London. 3. E. 24.

 

BERRYMAN, Private, GEORGE, 5576116. 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. 2nd December 1943. Age 36. Son of Francis and Anne Berryman, of South Hackney, London. 11. F. 2.

 

BERTENSHAW, Private, FRED, 3781619. Army Catering Corps. 1st August 1943. Age 32. Son of Alfred and Emma Bertenshaw, of Manchester; husband of Mary Bertenshaw, of Abbey Hey, Manchester. 17. A. 14.

 

BESWICK, Private, BENJAMIN, 14601067. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 28th February 1945. Age 44. Son of Tom and Annie Beswick, of Middleton, Lancashire; husband of Annie Beswick, of Middleton. 19. B. 5.

 

BETTANY, Fusilier, DAVID ORMAND, 14574293. 2nd Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 26th August 1944. Age 20. Son of Montague and Gertrude Mary Bettany, of Connah's Quay, Flintshire. 7. J. 22.

 

BETTERIDGE, Gunner, LEONARD, 1450979. 51 Bty., 69 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 18th April 1944. Age 23. Son of Richard and Florence Betteridge, of Birmingham. 13. B. 18.

 

BETTS, Private, ARTHUR, 7349972. Royal Army Medical Corps and No. 5 Commando. 15th March 1944. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Herbert Betts; husband of Joan Betts, of Iden Green, Kent. 11. G. 4.

 

BETTS, Private, WALTER, 14612717. 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 3rd March 1945. Age 20. Son of James and Ada Betts, of Hull. 20. C. 17.

 

BEVAN, Lance Serjeant, GLYN LLOYD, 4196146. 2nd Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 26th August 1944. Age 25. 7. J. 8.

 

BEVAN, Private, WILLIAM JAMES, 7349693. Royal Army Medical Corps and No. 5 Commando. 15th March 1944. Age 23. Son of William and Ellen Bevan, of Pentrebach, Glamorgan. 11. F. 14.

 

BEWERS, Private, ALFRED, 1557677. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 3rd February 1945. Age 29. Son of John and Sara Bewers; husband of Vera Dorothy Bewers, of Hullbridge, Essex. 19. E. 9.

 

 

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BENNION, Captain, RICHARD NORMAN, EC/6930. 14th Punjab Regiment. 18th May 1944. Age 22. Son of Frank Reginald and Madeline Bennion, of Dymock Gloucestershire. 16A. F. 26.

 

BENNY, Sepoy, ME/13388. 59 Inf. Workshop Coy. Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. 25th March 1945. Age 23. Son of Esudoss and Pullammal, of Manickal Street, North Arcot, India; husband of Suganthi Ammal, of Thandam Tholasi, North Arcot. 21. B. 9.

 

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