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Colchester, Essex [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Goodwood South Australia [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Bodham, Norfolk [1]

Boxford, Suffolk [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Cumnock New South Wales [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grays Essex [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Huckelshaw England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Huxley Queensland [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mile End, Colchester [1]

Northfleet [1]

Norwich [1]

Oakengate, Salop [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sunny Corner New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

West Norwood, Middlesex [1]

Winston, Norfolk [1]

Wiveton, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

7th Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Division [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [290]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [288]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Turkey [1]

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People [291] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Colchester, Essex [4] Camberwell, London [3] Goodwood South Australia [3] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Bodham, Norfolk [1] Boxford, Suffolk [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Cumnock New South Wales [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grays Essex [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Huckelshaw England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Huxley Queensland [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Ipswich England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lincolnshire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mile End, Colchester [1] Northfleet [1] Norwich [1] Oakengate, Salop [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sunny Corner New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Tottenham, London [1] West Norwood, Middlesex [1] Winston, Norfolk [1] Wiveton, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [155] Driver [19] Serjeant [10] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 7th Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 12th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Division [1]

Service

British Army [215] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [290] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [288] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Turkey [1]

Alfred James Gant

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army G/6583 Private Kent Regiment 8th royal west Battalion

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Joseph Gant

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10274 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 10274 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10274 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Harry Gant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7951

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William Gant

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 9286 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9286 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Gant

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282741

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Robert Wilfred Gant

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Alfred Claude Gant

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army R 11305 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 1st Division 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Gant

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216636

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William George W Gant

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 18528 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ralph Victor Gant

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 34675 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur John Gant

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210956

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Harry Gant

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 242493 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 242493 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Henry Gant

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 20126 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20126 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Gant

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 6169 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202107 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Henry Gant

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2310 Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2310 Serjeant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frank Gant

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 29111 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 29111 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Gant

Died 1916

British Army 5011 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Harold Holden Gant

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 7503 Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 7503 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

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Ernest Gant

Died 1915

British Army 9679 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9679 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Daniel Gant

Died 1916

British Army 3297 Private Suffolk Regiment

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