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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]

Frederick Gardner

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42083

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Peter Gardner

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120316

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Herbert Gardner

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 2033 Acting Corporal Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 320212 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harry Gardner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208087

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William George Gardner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116921

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John Deacon Gardner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299678

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Henry Monifort Gardner

Born 1865

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Richard Gardner

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295194

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Henry Charles Gardner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185223

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Daniel Gardner

Born 1895

British Army 8907 Private British West Indies Regiment

Other Empire Force 5590 Private Jamaica War Contingent

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John William Gardner

Died 1914

British Army 7080 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Mathew Elisha Gardner

Born 1895

British Army 10082 Serjeant British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Charles Gardner

Born 1884

British Army 8356 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Victor Gardner

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160442

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William George Gardner

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147478

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Albert Edward Gardner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52700

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Conrad Ivan Gardner

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174235

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Thomas Henry Gardner

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145428

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Harvey Ernest Gardner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44954

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Thomas William Gardner

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 365887

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