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Adelaide South Australia [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Berwick Victoria [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Bristol England [3]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Casterton Victoria [3]

Christchurch [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey, England [2]

Berry New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Butley, Suffolk [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Coleraine Victoria [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Feltham, Middlesex [2]

Ferguson Western Australia [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Killyhevlin, Co Fermanagh [2]

Leatherhead, Surrey [2]

London England [2]

Lurg Victoria [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1305]

Gunner [154]

Serjeant [123]

Driver [115]

Corporal [104]

Lance Corporal [75]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Sapper [69]

Captain [31]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Lieutenant [19]

Major [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Rifleman [11]

Pioneer [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Guardsman [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sister [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Reverend [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [161]

Labour Corps [159]

Royal Field Artillery [155]

Royal Engineers [146]

London Regiment [101]

Royal Garrison Artillery [85]

Machine Gun Corps [66]

Gloucestershire Regiment [62]

Highland Light Infantry [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Royal Highlanders [42]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [36]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Royal Scots [31]

Gordon Highlanders [30]

Scottish Rifles [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [26]

Seaforth Highlanders [26]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Essex Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Canadian Infantry [22]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Border Regiment [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Tank Corps [13]

Service

British Army [2085]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [235]

Australian Imperial Force [233]

Royal Navy [178]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [2985]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2921]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [52]

Belgium [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Berwick Victoria [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Bristol England [3] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Casterton Victoria [3] Christchurch [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [2] Berry New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Butley, Suffolk [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Clapham, London [2] Coleraine Victoria [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Coonabarabran New South Wales [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Feltham, Middlesex [2] Ferguson Western Australia [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Killyhevlin, Co Fermanagh [2] Leatherhead, Surrey [2] London England [2] Lurg Victoria [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1305] Gunner [154] Serjeant [123] Driver [115] Corporal [104] Lance Corporal [75] Second Lieutenant [71] Sapper [69] Captain [31] Acting Serjeant [22] Lieutenant [19] Major [18] Acting Corporal [17] Rifleman [11] Pioneer [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Guardsman [6] Nursing Sister [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sister [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Reverend [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [161] Labour Corps [159] Royal Field Artillery [155] Royal Engineers [146] London Regiment [101] Royal Garrison Artillery [85] Machine Gun Corps [66] Gloucestershire Regiment [62] Highland Light Infantry [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Royal Highlanders [42] Royal Fusiliers [39] Suffolk Regiment [38] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [36] Middlesex Regiment [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] The Queen's Regiment [32] Royal Scots [31] Gordon Highlanders [30] Scottish Rifles [29] Yorkshire Regiment [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [26] Seaforth Highlanders [26] Durham Light Infantry [25] Essex Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Canadian Infantry [22] Rifle Brigade [21] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17] South Wales Borderers [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Naval Division [16] Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Border Regiment [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Tank Corps [13]

Service

British Army [2085] Canadian Expeditionary Force [235] Australian Imperial Force [233] Royal Navy [178] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [2985] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2921] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [52] Belgium [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Robert Gardiner

Born 1889

British Army 921 Acting Corporal Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )

British Army 921 Private Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 3rd Bn

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John Roland Gardiner

Born 1886

British Army 13409 Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178 Flight Sergeant

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Percy Douglas Gardiner

Born 1893

Died 1960

British Army 2524 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 291125 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325195 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 18th Battalion

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Henry George Gardiner

Born 1879

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26675

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26675 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Daniel Gardiner

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 135427 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Charles Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1575 Driver 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column

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Harry Victor Gardiner

Born 1894

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41380

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Daniel Gardiner

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3281 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 3281 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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John Chambers Gardiner

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 200771 Private Border Regiment 1/4th bord Battalion

British Army 200771 Private Border Regiment

British Army 2097 Private Border Regiment 1/4th bord Battalion

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Archibald Gardiner

Died 1916

British Army 6476 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6476 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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James Bernard Gardiner

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 241366 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Joshua Gardiner

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 30998 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Gardiner

Died 1916

British Army 1726 Private Seaforth Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Herbert Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1930

British Army 203427 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 102160 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Private Manchester Regiment 4332 3/9th manchest Battalion

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Joseph Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 10765 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy T Gardiner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16458 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Walker Gardiner

Died 1918

British Army 2150 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 265615 Serjeant Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders ) 6th Bn

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Arthur R. Gardiner

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3291 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236125 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Herbert Henry Arthur Gardiner

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 58 Private London Regiment

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David Gardiner

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438935 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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