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Billericay, ESSEX [13]

Great Burstead, ESSEX [11]

Edmonton, Middlesex [9]

Islington, London [7]

Rochford, Essex [7]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3]

Pancras, London [3]

Romford, Essex [3]

Ryhall, Rutland [3]

West Ham, ESSEX [3]

Barking, ESSEX [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Royston, Hertfordshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1]

Bath [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billericay, [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Broadwood, Devonshire [1]

Burnham, ESSEX [1]

Cambridge, Melbourn [1]

Chelmsford, ESSEX [1]

Chingford, ESSEX [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cork/Fermoy [1]

Crouch End, Middlesex [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Downham, ESSEX [1]

Dublin [1]

Easthampstead, Berkshire [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex, [1]

Edmonton,Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gravesand, KENT [1]

Great Baddow, ESSEX [1]

Great Burstead [1]

Great Burstead, Billericay, ESSEX [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [16]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lte Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mech I C [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mech 1 'C' [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bomber [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance. Corporal [1]

Leading Mech 'C' [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pilot (Learner) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Privare [1]

Pvte [1]

R.S.M. [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sargeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [110]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Reserve) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

12 [1]

1st/5th [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Australian Machine Guns Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [239]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [79]

S [32]

B [26]

C [21]

M [16]

L [15]

W [13]

F [10]

R [10]

D [9]

H [9]

P [9]

A [7]

J [6]

K [3]

O [3]

T [3]

V [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Billericay, ESSEX [13] Great Burstead, ESSEX [11] Edmonton, Middlesex [9] Islington, London [7] Rochford, Essex [7] West Ham, Essex [6] Kentish Town, London [3] Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3] Pancras, London [3] Romford, Essex [3] Ryhall, Rutland [3] West Ham, ESSEX [3] Barking, ESSEX [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Royston, Hertfordshire [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1] Bath [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billericay, [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Broadwood, Devonshire [1] Burnham, ESSEX [1] Cambridge, Melbourn [1] Chelmsford, ESSEX [1] Chingford, ESSEX [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cork/Fermoy [1] Crouch End, Middlesex [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Downham, ESSEX [1] Dublin [1] Easthampstead, Berkshire [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex, [1] Edmonton,Middlesex [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Gravesand, KENT [1] Great Baddow, ESSEX [1] Great Burstead [1] Great Burstead, Billericay, ESSEX [1]

Rank

Private [171] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [16] Corporal [14] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Driver [9] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lte Corporal [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mech I C [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mech 1 'C' [1] Bombardier [1] Bomber [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance. Corporal [1] Leading Mech 'C' [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pilot (Learner) [1] Pioneer [1] Privare [1] Pvte [1] R.S.M. [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sargeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [110] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Reserve) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 12 [1] 1st/5th [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Australian Machine Guns Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [239] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [79] S [32] B [26] C [21] M [16] L [15] W [13] F [10] R [10] D [9] H [9] P [9] A [7] J [6] K [3] O [3] T [3] V [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Country

United Kingdom [50] India [1] Malta [1]

Albert Leonard Guiver

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army T2/016966 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army RTS/4222 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles Richard Guiver

Born 1878

Died 1960

British Army 29935 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sidney Ernest Guiver

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1750 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 88600 Private Essex Yeomanry

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William George Elkins

Born 1898

British Army 65630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Guiver

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army 39770 or 39779 Farrier Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1036441 formally 39779 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Charles Davis

Born 1885

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238118

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Thomas P Guiver

Born 1896

Died 1959

British Army 9527 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 65554 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9527/65554 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment 18th Battalion, 1st (Reserve) Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Guiver

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/40161 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/40161 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Harry William Guiver

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 32599 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 9th Field Ambulance

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Albert Reginald Guiver

Born 1899

Died 1975

British Army 51519 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Benjamin Charles Guiver

Born 1873

Died 1952

British Army 4785 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 72601 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Labour Corps

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Henry Sidney Guiver

Born 1890

Died 1935

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 13th Brigade

British Army Sargeant Royal Horse Artillary

British Army 52850 Sargeant Royal Horse Artillery

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George Thomas Guiver

Born 1875

Died 1947

British Army 340617 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Charles Guiver Rolfe

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 40304 FORMERLY 2377 Private Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 60321 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Noel James Guiver

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army 30986 Private Essex Regiment

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Victor William Guiver

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 534 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army 118681 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

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John Charles Guiver

Born 1890

Died 1952

British Army 1028411 Royal Artillery

British Army 619 Serjeant

British Army 1028411 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st Battalion

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Oswald Downes

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army 16847 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16847 Private East Yorkshire 7th Battalion

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William Ernest Guiver

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/15551 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st Battalion

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Frank Guiver Lomas

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28201

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