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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]

Cecil Alfred Guiver

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army S/42335 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2572 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 42335 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Bertie Gilbert Fenn

Born 1899

Died 1978

British Army 48865 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 42376 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 48865/42376 Private Leicestershire Regiment, Norfolk Regiment

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George Ernest Guiver

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy J7013 Seaman

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Thomas Guiver

Born 1885

British Army 133941 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leslie William Guiver

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army 2724 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 266621 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Thomas

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 17116 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 17116 Lance. Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William George Guiver

Born 1891

Died 1962

Royal Navy F11159

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211159 Seaman

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William Joseph Guiver

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10400 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 10400 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 10400 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Thomas Palmer

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3961 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 3961 Private 12 2/6th Battalion (Territorials)

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Henry William Guiver

Born 1901

Died 1985

Royal Navy L11291

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Frank Mathers

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 647 Company Sergeant Major Australian Machine Guns Corps

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Arthur Guiver

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5192 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 702022 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 702022 Private London Regiment

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William Guiver

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 6553 Private London Regiment 3/15th Battalion

British Army 6553/486204 Private Labour Corps

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William Guiver

Born 1873

Died 1945

British Army T/342779 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Guiver

Born 1894

Died 1984

British Army S/27091 Private Rifle Brigade

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Horace Guiver

Born 1889

Died 1958

British Army 9288 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Anderson

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 17350/17530 Private Essex Regiment 14th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 17740 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Ambrose Duffy

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 31351 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 88545 Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred Francis Sydney Lee

Born 1897

Died 1950

Royal Navy J73372

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Frank Harry Bright

Born 1900

Died 1917

Royal Navy J54572 Boy 1st Class HMS Grafton

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