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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]

Reginald Gale

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 235209 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Leonard Franklin Gale

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 1577 Corporal Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

British Army 1577 Corporal Oxfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 1577 Corporal Corps of Hussars

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Leonard Gale

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 52238 Driver Royal Field Artillery 22nd Brigade

British Army 52238 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 22nd Brigade

British Army 52238 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Richard William Gale

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 27220 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 2002 Private West Somerset Yeomanry 2nd/1st

British Army 414429 Private Labour Corps 949th Area Employment Coy

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Alfred Gale

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 21368 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Gale

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 7865 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 7865 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army 7865 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Bruce Arthur Gale

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 28387 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Newlyn Gale

Died 1917

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Gale

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 35661 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 35661 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Albert Gale

Died 1914

British Army 9071 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9071 Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Walter John Gale

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 509 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 509 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 509 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Albert Francis Gale

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1927 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Ernest Augustus Gale

Born 1874

Died 1917

Royal Navy CH/8078 Lance Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy CH/8078 Lance Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry R M Depot Deal

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William Isaac Gale

Born 1854

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Attentive

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Tom Gale

Born 1892

Died 1920

Royal Navy L7654 Officer's Cook 2nd Class HMS Vivid

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William Isaac Gale

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy K30752 Stoker 1st Class HMS. Patrol boat. P46.

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George Benjamin Gale

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22786

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Ellis Gale

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 65166 Corporal Royal Engineers 128th Field Coy

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Walter Bertie Gale

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24659

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Rudolph Gale

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 34341 Private Essex Regiment

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