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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]

John Gilmore Gardiner

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54469

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John Stewart Gardiner

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303984

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George Gardiner

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193652

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Harry Gardiner

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297359

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George Gardiner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115608

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Oscar William Gardiner

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23218

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Edgar Robert Gardiner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250695

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William Gardiner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167475

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John Joseph Gardiner

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129951

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Frederick James Gardiner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57715

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Alfred Edwin Gardiner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45408

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James Robert Gardiner

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45694

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Joseph Gardiner

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191436

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Laurence Gardiner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43839

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Athelstan Norman Gardiner O.b.e.

Born 1896

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery A Signal Service

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John Gardiner

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 4071 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 201346 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Robert Edward Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 141767 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Philip Gardiner

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9312 Private London Regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army 9312 RIFLEMAN London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Briga

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William James Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 27759 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army

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Evelyn Francis Gardiner

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders Attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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