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Leadenham, Lincolnshire [2]

Northamptonshire England [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Etwall, Derbyshire [1]

Fallowfield [1]

Felmersham, Bedfordshire [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Ladyborn Lancashire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Llanymynech, Shropshire [1]

London England [1]

Mardy, Glamorganshire [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

South Wigston, Leicestershire [1]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [1]

Wellingborough England [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Sapper [9]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Corporal [5]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Assistant Commanding Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Dentist [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Driver [1]

Serjeant Fireman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

London Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Derby Yeomanry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

14th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment [1]

15th Tanks Battalion [1]

7th Hussars [1]

88th Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [275]

Contribution

Military Service [270]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [275] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leadenham, Lincolnshire [2] Northamptonshire England [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Derbyshire [1] Etwall, Derbyshire [1] Fallowfield [1] Felmersham, Bedfordshire [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Ladyborn Lancashire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Llanymynech, Shropshire [1] London England [1] Mardy, Glamorganshire [1] Newport Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] South Wigston, Leicestershire [1] Tamworth, Staffordshire [1] Wellingborough England [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [134] Gunner [15] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal 2nd [9] Sapper [9] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Corporal [5] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Assistant Commanding Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Dentist [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Serjeant [1] Serjeant Driver [1] Serjeant Fireman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] London Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Derby Yeomanry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] 3rd York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 14th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment [1] 15th Tanks Battalion [1] 7th Hussars [1] 88th Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [275]

Contribution

Military Service [270] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ronald Gadsby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111524

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George Leslie Gadsby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253546

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George Thomas Gadsby

Died 1915

British Army 1212 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John James Gadsby

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9855 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9855 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9855 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Gadsby

Australian Imperial Force 15129

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Joseph Gadsby

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3/8553 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/8553 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/8553 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John W Gadsby

Died 1917

British Army 13102 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 13102 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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David Gadsby

Died 1917

British Army 38533 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Gadsby

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2398 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th northst Battalion

British Army 2398 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Ernest Gadsby

Died 1918

British Army S4/090761 Private Army Service Corps

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John Gadsby

Died 1915

British Army 1716 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Bertram Gadsby

Died 1918

British Army 90473 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick T Gadsby

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1514 Corporal 2nd North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th northst Battalion

British Army 1514 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Gadsby

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2967 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 43069 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 43069 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick William Gadsby

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1263750

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1263750 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edwin Gadsby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403522

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Bertram Gadsby

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150947

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Sydney Gadsby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155925

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Louis Edward Gadsby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171475

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Leonard Arthur Gadsby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79679

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