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Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Ware, Hertfordshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Easthampstead, Berkshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Enniscarthy, Wexford [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lincs. [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Surrey England [1]

Teynham, Kent [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire, England [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Gunner [9]

Driver [7]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Pri [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

8th Hussars [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [179]

Contribution

Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [179] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Ware, Hertfordshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Canning Town, London [1] Easthampstead, Berkshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Enniscarthy, Wexford [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Gainsborough, Lincs. [1] Greenwich, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Pimlico, London [1] Southwark, London [1] Surrey England [1] Teynham, Kent [1] Ware, Hertfordshire, England [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [88] Gunner [9] Driver [7] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Pri [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [6] London Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Foot Police [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 8th Hussars [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [128] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [179]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Arthur Gaines

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 17379 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City)

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Francis James Gaines

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 54610 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Gaines

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222395

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Lawrence Gaines

Died 1917

British Army 34883 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Henry Gaines

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7000

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7000 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Frank Gaines

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K16612 Stoker 1st Class HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy K/16612 Stoker 1st Class HMS 'Vanguard'

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Ernest Alfred Gaines

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4/2664 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200641 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200641 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick George Gaines

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209049

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George William Gaines

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116434

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Sydney Baden Gaines

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37740

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Charles G Gaines

Died 1916

British Army 9811 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9811 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert E Gaines

Died 1916

British Army 29478 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Benjamin Gaines

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 829389

Canadian Expeditionary Force 829389 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Cecil Barnes Gaines

Born 1887

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696755

Canadian Expeditionary Force 696755 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Henry Gaines

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162178

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George Gaines

Died 1917

British Army 307425 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Gaines

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5125 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Matthew Gaines

Died 1918

British Army 126751 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 126751 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Gaines

Died 1916

British Army 4227 Private Border Regiment

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Charles Thomas Gaines

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 7941 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19518 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7941 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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