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Herne Bay, Kent [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Birregurra Victoria [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Folkstone England [2]

Ilfracombe, Devon [2]

Jindabyne New South Wales [2]

Penola South Australia [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devonshire [1]

Beachwood Victoria [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Blean, Kent [1]

Brightwell, Oxfordshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Chatham [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eastville Bristol [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Elsfield England [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Gloucester England [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Haversham, Kent [1]

Herne Hill [1]

Herne, Kent [1]

Ilfracombe Devon. [1]

Ince, Cheshire [1]

Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Kent England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidstone England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mumbles, Glamorgan [1]

New Brunswick [1]

North Molton, Devon [1]

Orpington, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [187]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [16]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Drummer [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private. [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Supertintending Clerk [1]

Temporary Acting Gunner [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

6th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Surrey Yeomanry [2]

14th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [302]

Royal Navy [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Navy [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [445]

Contribution

Military Service [436]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [445] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Herne Bay, Kent [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Birregurra Victoria [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Folkstone England [2] Ilfracombe, Devon [2] Jindabyne New South Wales [2] Penola South Australia [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Barnstaple, Devonshire [1] Beachwood Victoria [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Blean, Kent [1] Brightwell, Oxfordshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Chatham [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eastville Bristol [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Elsfield England [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Gloucester England [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Haversham, Kent [1] Herne Hill [1] Herne, Kent [1] Ilfracombe Devon. [1] Ince, Cheshire [1] Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1] Kent England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidstone England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mumbles, Glamorgan [1] New Brunswick [1] North Molton, Devon [1] Orpington, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [187] Gunner [35] Corporal [18] Serjeant [16] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Drummer [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Master at Arms [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private. [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Supertintending Clerk [1] Temporary Acting Gunner [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] 6th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Surrey Yeomanry [2] 14th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [302] Royal Navy [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Navy [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [445]

Contribution

Military Service [436] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

William Stanley Argyle Gammon

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14107 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 14107 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 14107 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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George Henry Gammon

Born 1891

British Army 20354 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 20354 Private Suffolk Regiment 13th

British Army 20354 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Walter P Gammon

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 200815 Private Tank Corps "D" Battalion

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Arthur Gammon

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2624 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 2624 Private London Regiment

British Army 2624 Private

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Walter Spencer B. Gammon.

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army L/9077 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 6278154 Private. East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).

British Army L/9077 Drummer East Kent Regiment

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William Charles Gammon

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89121

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Samuel Thomas Gammon

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 29149 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

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Newton Edwin Gammon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 2377 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 2377 Corporal London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 2377 Corporal London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Ernest Gammon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104895

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Sydney William Gammon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220506

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William James Gammon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85019

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John Henry Gammon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222292

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Alfred Gammon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250694

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Walter Spencer Gammon

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army L/9077 Drummer East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9077 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 6278154 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Bn.

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Bertie Gammon

Born 1882

British Army 7191 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 7191 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Arthur Gammon

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 5200 Private Hussars of the Line 20th Hussars

British Army 13640 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 5200 Corporal Army Reserves

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John Osmond Gammon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192336

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Thomas Gammon

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 13723 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 13723 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Gammon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 315421 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 204220 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Victor Gammon

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 268487 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 268487 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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