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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]

Albert Gadsby

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412231

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Sydney James Gadsby

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 507566

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William Henry Gadsby

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 160909

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R Gadsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42685

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E Gadsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78847

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Samuel Gadsby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Louis Edward Gadsby

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Evelyn Clara May Gadsby

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6539

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William Gadsby

British Army 417363 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance

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Cyril G Gadsby

British Army 1472 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 530094 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Richard Gadsby

British Army 188547 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Gadsby

British Army 7029 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 69352 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 5041031 Private Military Mounted Police

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James H Gadsby

British Army 46425 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29869 Private Labour Corps

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Norman Francis Gadsby

British Army 45959 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Philip Gadsby

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Ordnance Depot

British Army Captain and Assistant Commanding Officer Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Alfred Gadsby

British Army 90929 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Gadsby

British Army 59988 Corporal 2nd King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 350292 Corporal 2nd Highland Light Infantry

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Hadrian Gadsby

British Army 180 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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John Gadsby

British Army 91831 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 630935 Private Labour Corps

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W E Gadsby

British Army 22640 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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