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Cellardyke, Fifeshire [14]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Adelaide South Australia [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

London, Middlesex [8]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Manilla New South Wales [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Warwickshire [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Coventry, Warwickshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Lancaster, Lancashire [4]

London England [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [4]

Stepney, London [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Auckland [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Bognor, Sussex [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Canning Town, London [3]

Cellardyke, Fife [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Islington, London [3]

Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Oxford [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Scotland [3]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedford [2]

Rank

Private [2532]

Gunner [320]

Driver [238]

Serjeant [235]

Corporal [207]

Sapper [163]

Second Lieutenant [138]

Lance Corporal [110]

Captain [65]

Lieutenant [64]

Acting Corporal [36]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Bombardier [35]

Major [26]

Pioneer [25]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [22]

Acting Bombardier [16]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Rifleman [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Worker [11]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [8]

Skipper [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Sister [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Nurse [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Squadron Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [367]

Royal Engineers [301]

Army Service Corps [294]

Labour Corps [266]

Royal Garrison Artillery [182]

London Regiment [157]

Royal Army Medical Corps [134]

Machine Gun Corps [129]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [105]

Gloucestershire Regiment [102]

Royal Fusiliers [96]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [63]

Durham Light Infantry [62]

Liverpool Regiment [62]

Middlesex Regiment [62]

Northumberland Fusiliers [61]

Rifle Brigade [59]

Worcestershire Regiment [56]

Highland Light Infantry [53]

Royal Army Service Corps [52]

Hampshire Regiment [49]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [48]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [48]

Manchester Regiment [46]

Somerset Light Infantry [45]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [43]

Northamptonshire Regiment [43]

Royal Naval Division [43]

Royal Scots [43]

Royal Sussex Regiment [41]

East Surrey Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

South Wales Borderers [38]

Essex Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Army Veterinary Corps [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [35]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

East Kent Regiment [32]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [31]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30]

Tank Corps [30]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Army Ordnance Corps [29]

Royal Highlanders [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Service

British Army [4091]

Royal Navy [406]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [325]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [299]

Australian Imperial Force [226]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [5507]

B [2]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5369]

Merchant Navy [94]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [118]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

United States [2]

Barbados [1]

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Cellardyke, Fifeshire [14] Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Adelaide South Australia [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] London, Middlesex, England [9] London, Middlesex [8] Maidstone, Kent [8] Manilla New South Wales [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Glasgow Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Warwickshire [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Coventry, Warwickshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Lancaster, Lancashire [4] London England [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Oxford, Oxfordshire [4] Stepney, London [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Auckland [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Bognor, Sussex [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Canning Town, London [3] Cellardyke, Fife [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Edinburgh, Midlothian [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Islington, London [3] Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Oxford [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Scotland [3] Stroud, Gloucestershire [3] West Ham, Essex [3] York, Yorkshire [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedford [2]

Rank

Private [2532] Gunner [320] Driver [238] Serjeant [235] Corporal [207] Sapper [163] Second Lieutenant [138] Lance Corporal [110] Captain [65] Lieutenant [64] Acting Corporal [36] Acting Serjeant [35] Bombardier [35] Major [26] Pioneer [25] Warrant Officer Class 2 [22] Acting Bombardier [16] Colour Serjeant [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [13] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Rifleman [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Worker [11] Lance Serjeant [8] Private Acting Lance Corporal [8] Skipper [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Able Seaman [6] Air Mechanic 1st Class [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Sister [6] Temporary Captain [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Deck Hand [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Temporary Major [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Nurse [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Squadron Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [367] Royal Engineers [301] Army Service Corps [294] Labour Corps [266] Royal Garrison Artillery [182] London Regiment [157] Royal Army Medical Corps [134] Machine Gun Corps [129] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [105] Gloucestershire Regiment [102] Royal Fusiliers [96] Royal Lancaster Regiment [63] Durham Light Infantry [62] Liverpool Regiment [62] Middlesex Regiment [62] Northumberland Fusiliers [61] Rifle Brigade [59] Worcestershire Regiment [56] Highland Light Infantry [53] Royal Army Service Corps [52] Hampshire Regiment [49] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [48] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [48] Manchester Regiment [46] Somerset Light Infantry [45] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [43] Northamptonshire Regiment [43] Royal Naval Division [43] Royal Scots [43] Royal Sussex Regiment [41] East Surrey Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] South Wales Borderers [38] Essex Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37] Yorkshire Regiment [37] Army Veterinary Corps [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [35] Seaforth Highlanders [35] Welsh Regiment [35] East Kent Regiment [32] Royal Scots Fusiliers [31] Devonshire Regiment [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30] Tank Corps [30] The Queen's Regiment [30] Army Ordnance Corps [29] Royal Highlanders [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Service

British Army [4091] Royal Navy [406] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [325] Canadian Expeditionary Force [299] Australian Imperial Force [226] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [5507] B [2] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5369] Merchant Navy [94] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [118] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] United States [2] Barbados [1]

Peter Robertson Gardner

Born 1885

Died 1971

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/1537 2nd Lieutenant 4th Maori Contingent

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Stanley Douglas Gardner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 30th Infantry Battalion

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William Henry Gardner

Born 1882

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 373rd (Service) Battery

British Army 285184 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 252th Siege Battery

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Thomas Taylor Gardner

Born 1864

Died 1945

Other Empire Force Marine Engineer Merchant Navy ships

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Frank Albert Gardner

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force Armament School, Uxbridge

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Flying Corps No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119621 Royal Air Force No 6 School of Aeronautics, Bristol

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Richard Percy Gardner

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6400 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 761331 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 761331 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Robert Gardner

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army S4/064818 Sergeant Army Service Corps

British Army S4/064818 Private Army Service Corps

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James Gardner

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 291937 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert Gardner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 18259 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18257 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army 312245 Private Labour Corps Southern Command Labour Centre

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John Spencer Gardner

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300750 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300750 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Thomas Gardner

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force P

Australian Imperial Force 63 Private

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James Gardner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 72207 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 72207 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 72207 Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps 134th Field Ambulance

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William George Gardner

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25016 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 406657 Private Liverpool Regiment 8th Battalion

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Percy Alfred Gardner

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5081 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322297 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 322297 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Luke Gardner

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army L/18512 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/18512 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 148 Brigade

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Hugh Geary Gardner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183074

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Robert Oswald Gardner

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army South Wales Borders

British Army Captain Monmouth Regiment Territorial Force 3rd Bn

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Wallace Gardner

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23235 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 23235 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Charles Thomas Gardner

Born 1881

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67427

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67427 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Sydney Thomas Gardner

Born 1892

British Army S/440246 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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