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Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Choppington, Northumberland [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Henden, Sunderland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Inverness, Inverness-shire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lynmouth, Devon, England [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

North Woolwich, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Penshaw, Durham [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Willington Quay, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Gunner [15]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

3/16th African Rifles [1]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

79th Company Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

General List [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [177]

Contribution

Military Service [169]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [177] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Bromley, Kent [1] Choppington, Northumberland [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Henden, Sunderland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Inverness, Inverness-shire [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lynmouth, Devon, England [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] North Woolwich, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Penshaw, Durham [1] Stratford, London [1] Willington Quay, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [15] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Engineers [19] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 3/16th African Rifles [1] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 79th Company Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] General List [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [135] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [177]

Contribution

Military Service [169] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Edward Gallon

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 536605 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 536605 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Joseph Gallon

Born 1888

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Joseph Gallon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36701

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Robert Gallon

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 14994 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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James Gallon

Died 1917

British Army 27739 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Gallon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220192

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William Gallon

Died 1916

British Army 23/722 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John W Gallon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 50559 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frank B. Gallon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 486684 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T559 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Robert Gallon

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 23/720 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William A Gallon

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317223

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James Gallon

Died 1916

British Army 27895 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Leonard Gallon

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 300129 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 300129 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Norman Wood Gallon

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 81268 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles William Gallon

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6060 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 6060 Private London Regiment

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Gilbert Haigh Gallon

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army SR/3271 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 278271 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Mcg Gallon

Died 1918

British Army T/35916 Driver Army Service Corps

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James Gallon

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 21019 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Gallon

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 23138

Canadian Expeditionary Force 23138 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Gallon

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47859

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47859 Private Canadian Infantry

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