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Therfield, Hertfordshire [11]

Cambridge [3]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [3]

Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Luton [3]

Epping, Essex [2]

Great Maplestead, Essex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Therfield [2]

Therfield, Hertfordhsire [2]

Waterford [2]

Whyteleafe, Surrey [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley By Bow, London [1]

Chesterton,Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Maldon [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Old Ford Road, Bow, London [1]

Openshaw, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Driver [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Fireman [1]

Inspector [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Orderly [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sargent [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Various [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

16th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

79th (Rough Riders) Company, [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanary [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1]

Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Transport Depot* [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Lancs. [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East York Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Territorials Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Imperial Light Horse Battalion [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry, [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [95]

J [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [97] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Therfield, Hertfordshire [11] Cambridge [3] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [3] Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [3] Islington, London [3] Luton [3] Epping, Essex [2] Great Maplestead, Essex [2] Hackney, London [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Therfield [2] Therfield, Hertfordhsire [2] Waterford [2] Whyteleafe, Surrey [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley By Bow, London [1] Chesterton,Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Dalston, London [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [1] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Maldon [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Old Ford Road, Bow, London [1] Openshaw, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [53] Gunner [10] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Driver [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Fireman [1] Inspector [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Orderly [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Sargent [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Various [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 16th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 79th (Rough Riders) Company, [1] Bedfordshire [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanary [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1] Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Transport Depot* [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Lancs. [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East York Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Territorials Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Imperial Light Horse Battalion [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry, [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [95] J [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [92] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

John Gatward

Born 1872

Died 1949

British Army 325 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 206452 Private Rifle Brigade

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Geoffrey Walter Gatward

Born 1900

Died 1978

Royal Navy J81088

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Richard James Gatward

Born 1888

Died 1943

Royal Navy M13392 Various

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Harry Fleetwood Gatward

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army 59586 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John William Gattward

Born 1883

Died 1952

British Army 7940 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Henry Arthur Gatward

Born 1889

Died 1926

British Army 176900 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 176900 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 176900 Transport Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

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Samuel John Gatward

Born 1884

Died 1934

British Army 299319 Sapper Royal Engineers Fort Company

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Cyril Victor Gatward

Born 1897

Died 1944

British Army 177014 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Leonard Gatward

Born 1882

Died 1964

British Army 13140 Sapper Royal Engineers 7th Company

British Army 13140 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers 7th Company

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Cyril Gatward

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 22819 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd, 3rd, 10th, 17th Battalion

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Henry Gatward

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 177882 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertram Montaine Henry Gatward

Born 1895

Died 1973

Royal Navy Z/691 Royal Naval Division

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Reginald Gattward

Born 1898

Died 1969

British Army 51844 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Edward Gatward

Born 1886

Died 1941

Royal Navy J67030

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Charles Frederick Gatward

Born 1899

Died 1983

British Army 50910 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 67834 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army ES/49348 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Edward Gatwood

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army 687 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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Fredrick George Gatward

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 59810 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 45th Brigade

British Army 59810 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Henry Frank Gatward

Born 1897

Died 1933

British Army 321754 Private London Regiment 2 6th lond Battalion

British Army 51961 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Gatward

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 49779 Pioneer Royal Engineers 83rd Field Company

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Arthur William Frederick Gattward

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 48884 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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