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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

London England [7]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Leicester [3]

Old Ford, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Clare New South Wales [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Cowley, Oxfordshire [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Keswick, Cumberland [2]

Kingston Surrey [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

St Marys New South Wales [2]

Strathfield New South Wales [2]

Waterbeach, Cambs [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Woking, Surrey [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Abington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [1257]

Gunner [129]

Driver [106]

Corporal [93]

Sapper [88]

Serjeant [73]

Lance Corporal [45]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Pioneer [22]

Acting Corporal [19]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [7]

Rifleman [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Hand [1]

2nd Stoker [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting CERA 2c [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [153]

Labour Corps [152]

Royal Field Artillery [151]

Army Service Corps [142]

Cheshire Regiment [74]

Machine Gun Corps [69]

Royal Garrison Artillery [66]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Manchester Regiment [58]

Royal Fusiliers [56]

Leicestershire Regiment [53]

London Regiment [53]

Lancashire Fusiliers [41]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34]

South Lancashire Regiment [34]

Suffolk Regiment [34]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Tank Corps [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Service

British Army [1876]

Royal Navy [159]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [138]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [2366]

L [2]

T [2]

B [1]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2319]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] London England [7] Saint Helens, Lancashire [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Leicester [3] Old Ford, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Camperdown Victoria [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Clare New South Wales [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Cowley, Oxfordshire [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Keswick, Cumberland [2] Kingston Surrey [2] Lancashire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nottingham [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] St Marys New South Wales [2] Strathfield New South Wales [2] Waterbeach, Cambs [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Woking, Surrey [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Abington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [1257] Gunner [129] Driver [106] Corporal [93] Sapper [88] Serjeant [73] Lance Corporal [45] Second Lieutenant [33] Pioneer [22] Acting Corporal [19] Acting Serjeant [18] Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Captain [7] Rifleman [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Saddler [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Hand [1] 2nd Stoker [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting CERA 2c [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] CERA 2c [1] Cadet [1] Chief Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [153] Labour Corps [152] Royal Field Artillery [151] Army Service Corps [142] Cheshire Regiment [74] Machine Gun Corps [69] Royal Garrison Artillery [66] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Manchester Regiment [58] Royal Fusiliers [56] Leicestershire Regiment [53] London Regiment [53] Lancashire Fusiliers [41] Liverpool Regiment [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34] South Lancashire Regiment [34] Suffolk Regiment [34] Middlesex Regiment [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Tank Corps [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] West Riding Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Defence Corps [14] Border Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Service

British Army [1876] Royal Navy [159] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [138] Australian Imperial Force [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

G [2366] L [2] T [2] B [1] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2319] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

John W Garner

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 45024 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Garner

Born 1871

Died 1919

British Army 11605 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 11605 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 2570 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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S Garner

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army S994 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S994 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion

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Joseph Garner

Born 1897

British Army 851 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 851 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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Frank Goodwin Garner

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 357122 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Herbert Garner

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 47249 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 47249 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Montague Garner

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 240480 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th (t.f.) battalion, southst Battalion

British Army 2746 South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th (T.F.) Battalion

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Francis Arthur Garner

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 26572 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Fred Quilter Garner

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1453 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick James Garner

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 522746 Driver Royal Engineers royal engineers 489th Company

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Stanley Robert Garner

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army S/994 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Walter Henry Garner

Died 1917

British Army 1989 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 25095 Private Machine Gun Corps 138th Company

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Percy Albert Garner

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 7 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Cecil Garner

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 3541 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 301337 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Theodore Garner

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army 40017 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Battalion

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Edward Harold Garner

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

British Army 2548 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John William Garner

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 28294 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35415 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert Garner

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 3139 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 88157 Private Manchester Regiment

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Archibald Garner

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3540 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Leonard Frank Garner

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army L/9572 Colour Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

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