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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]

Alan Hillier Henry Gardner

Born 1887

Died 1949

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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James Gardner

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army S/7946 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 7946 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 7946 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alfred Linton Gardner

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attd 4th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment.

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Frederick Thomas Gardner

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11667 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 11667 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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John Gardner

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 27691 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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George Gardner

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8871 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 8871 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 8871 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Percy Charles Gardner

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 266881 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion.

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Arthur James Gardner

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 1177 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1177 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Gardner

Died 1915

British Army 10169 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10169 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Gardner

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5337 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5337 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Robert Gardner

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force 5340

Australian Imperial Force Private

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William Rennie Gardner

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 6796

Australian Imperial Force 6796 Private

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Alfred Gardner

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5339 Australian Infantry 25th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Private 25th battalion

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Thomas Gardner

Born 1888

British Army 8496 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8496 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Louis Frederick Gardner

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123205

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123205 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Albert Gardner

Died 1916

British Army 3859 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1/1st Bucks Battalion

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William Henry Gardner

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309747

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Robert Macgregor Stewart Gardner

Born 1870

Died 1914

British Army Major Gloucestershire Regiment

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Horace William Gardner

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125220

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Robert Mounsey Gardner

Died 1918

British Army 16122 Private 13th Royal Scots

British Army 16122 Serjeant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 13 Battalion

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