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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]

Sidney Arthur Garner

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215745

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George William Garner

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278864

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Percy Downding Garner

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300627

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Walter Edward Garner

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282548

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Frank Garner

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32024

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Alexander Douglas Garner

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25099

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Robert Garner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212875

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Joseph Garner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189496

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James Garner

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87411

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George Edward Garner

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277217

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George Garner

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/8126 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Fred Garner

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115842

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Frederick Garner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 4070 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 571682 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 571682 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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Frederick Garner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35252

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Edward Garner

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1496 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1496 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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John Alec Garner

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3062 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3062 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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William Edward Garner

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281440

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Edward Garner

Born 1889

Died 1941

British Army 1356 Corporal 11th Hussars

British Army 1356 Corporal Corps of Hussars

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Albert Garner

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 7871 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 235174 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Garner

Born 1894

Died 1971

British Army 26358 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 433741 Private Labour Corps

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