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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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Place of birth

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 George Gale

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Stoker First Class HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy K17139 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Charles Nicholson Gale

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155368

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Frederick Gale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231631

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Marmaduke H. L. Gale

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Major 8th Cavalry Indian Army

British Army Major 8th Indian Cavalry

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Francis Gale

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91459

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Thomas William Gale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86049

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Daniel William Gale

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265782

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Jesse Gale

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31626

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Horace Walter Gale

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118053

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Albert George Gale

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197280

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Willie Gale

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108990

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Harry Gale

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 14893 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Leonard Alfred George Gale

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3/6831 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 3/6831 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 3/6831 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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James Gale

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 201891 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick James Gale

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1158 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Henry Gale

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy 726 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Frederick Charles Gale

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302443

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Frederick Ernest Gale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122506

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Charles Gale

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278622

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Henry Fred Gale

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33081

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