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Bridport, Dorset [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Croydon England [3]

Crystal Brook South Australia [3]

Dorking, Surrey [3]

Elliott Tasmania [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Wickliffe Victoria [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Auburn Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Blackall Queensland [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol England [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cottesloe Western Australia [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [2]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [2]

Downhead, Somerset [2]

Durham England [2]

Edwardstown South Australia [2]

Esher, Surrey [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portishead, Somerset [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [994]

Gunner [138]

Driver [108]

Serjeant [87]

Corporal [78]

Sapper [66]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Captain [25]

Pioneer [18]

Acting Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [10]

Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Worker [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Guardsman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Chief Gunner [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150]

Royal Engineers [144]

Labour Corps [131]

Army Service Corps [124]

Royal Garrison Artillery [73]

London Regiment [72]

Devonshire Regiment [58]

Dorsetshire Regiment [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Hampshire Regiment [45]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

Wiltshire Regiment [45]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36]

Somerset Light Infantry [34]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Corps of Hussars [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12]

British West Indies Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1609]

Royal Navy [226]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [109]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [2251]

D [4]

L [2]

M [2]

B [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2198]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Bridport, Dorset [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Croydon England [3] Crystal Brook South Australia [3] Dorking, Surrey [3] Elliott Tasmania [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Guernsey, Channel Islands [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Wickliffe Victoria [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Auburn Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Blackall Queensland [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol England [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cottesloe Western Australia [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Darlinghurst New South Wales [2] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [2] Downhead, Somerset [2] Durham England [2] Edwardstown South Australia [2] Esher, Surrey [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portishead, Somerset [2] Southport, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [994] Gunner [138] Driver [108] Serjeant [87] Corporal [78] Sapper [66] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [37] Captain [25] Pioneer [18] Acting Corporal [15] Lieutenant [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [10] Major [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Rifleman [7] Worker [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Guardsman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Drummer [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Chief Gunner [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Signaller [2] Sister [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150] Royal Engineers [144] Labour Corps [131] Army Service Corps [124] Royal Garrison Artillery [73] London Regiment [72] Devonshire Regiment [58] Dorsetshire Regiment [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Hampshire Regiment [45] Machine Gun Corps [45] Wiltshire Regiment [45] Royal Berkshire Regiment [36] Somerset Light Infantry [34] Royal Fusiliers [27] Rifle Brigade [26] The Queen's Regiment [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Corps of Hussars [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12] British West Indies Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1609] Royal Navy [226] Australian Imperial Force [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118] Canadian Expeditionary Force [109] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [2251] D [4] L [2] M [2] B [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2198] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Albert Gale

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army T4/126643 Acting Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 4th Line of Communication Supply Company

British Army T4/126643 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 4th Line of Communication Supply Company

British Army T4/126643 Corporal Army Service Corps 4th Line of Communication Supply Company

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George Gale

Born 1888

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 4202 Lance Corporal 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Ralph Gale

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2735 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Leonard Frank Gale

Born 1892

Died 1919

Royal Navy J8830

Royal Navy J/8830 Able Seaman HM Submarine L11 (HMS Dolphin)

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Ralph Bricen Gale

Born 1878

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91059

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William Charles Gale

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army 3376 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 7th Battery. 4th Bde

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Ernest George Gale

Born 1883

Died 1959

British Army 55670 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Gale

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 16373 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 16373 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 16373 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John William Gale

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 17065 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 31709 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 31709 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Sidney H Gale

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 12798 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 13798 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 352775 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Robert Gale

Born 1896

Died 1988

Australian Imperial Force 2610

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Frederick Henry Gale

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 3989 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3989 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 3989 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur H Gale

Born 1891

Other Empire Force Jamaica Constabulary

Other Empire Force 3325 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4854 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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Cecil Gale

Born 1897

Died 1916

Royal Navy J27230 Signaller HMS Diana

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Sydney Allen Gale

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 441 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865135 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865135 Gunner Terrotorial Force, Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Gale

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3139 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200988 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John V Gale

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 39426 Private Border Regiment

British Army 30811 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Arthur Leonard Gale

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 24829 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 102512 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) 2nd Battalion

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William Gale

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14782 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force 62 Squadron

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Albert Gale

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 32176 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 515624 Private Labour Corps

British Army 515624, 32176, 817402, 21285, 4470, 241702, 24429 Private Somerset Light Infantry Labour Corps

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