| Bessant | H | 26139 | Corporal | MID LG: 17 June 1902, page: 3966. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 1 March 1902. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Engineers |
| Bessant | J | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Suffolk Regiment |
| Bessant | J | 36/1499 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (0) | (Prince Albert's) Somerset Light Infantry |
| Bessant | J | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| Besseling | Johannes Reinhardus | | | Volunteer from Holland / Belgium serving with the Boer forces
Source: Anglo Boer War Museum database, August 2016 | Belgian and Dutch volunteers |
| Besseling | Johannes Reinierus | | | POW 27/02/1900
Volunteer from Holland serving with the Boer forces
Source: Hjaltarna vid Magersfontein, Kapten H E Uddgren, Sweden, 1924 | Belgian and Dutch volunteers |
| Besseling | Johannes Reinierus | | Burger | Click here to access the record in the Forum | Austrian and Hungarian volunteers |
| Besseling | Johannes Reinierus | | | Volunteer from Sweden serving with the Boer forces
Source: Anglo Boer War Museum database, August 2016 | Scandinavian volunteers |
| Bessell | E M | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South Wales Borderers |
| Bessell | W | 1287 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1877-8-9 | Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
| Bessell-Brown | Alfred Joseph | 21 | Trooper | Source: OZ-Boer database | West Australia, 1st Mounted Infantry Contingent |
| Bessell-Browne | Alfred Joseph | | Lieutenant | BESSELL-BROWNE, ALFRED JOSEPH, Lieutenant, was born 3 Sept 1877, son of William H Bessell-Browne, of Sydney. He served in South Africa with the West Australian Contingent, 1899-1902, and took part in operations in the Orange Free State, including actions at Vet River and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill; operations in Natal; operations in Orange River Colony. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 29 August 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "A J Browne, Lieutenant, West Australians. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". (Warrant altered to A J Bessell-Browne.) He became Major 28 August 1911, 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Military District. Major Bessell-Browne served in the European War from 1914 to 1918. He was appointed ADC to His Excellency the Governor General of Australia 1 April, 1917; became Temporary Brigadier General, Australial Imperial Force. For his services he was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 24 September 1917; was made a CMG in 1915, and a CB in 1918. He had the Volunteer decoration. He married in 1903, Muriel Maud, daughter of Henry E Manning.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | West Australia contingent |
| Bessenger | B M | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Midland Mounted Rifles |
| Besserve | P | | Corporal | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Natal Native Contingent |
| Besset | B | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Duke of Edinburgh's) Wiltshire Regiment |
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