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Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Balaklava South Australia [3]

Cockburn South Australia [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Bacup England [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedingfield [1]

Bexhill, Sussex, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brown's River Tasmania [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Finchley, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Kingston Victoria [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Needham Market, Suffolk [1]

Sprowston, Norfolk [1]

Upton Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [139]

Gunner [26]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Driver [17]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Major [5]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Saddler [1]

Acting Sapper [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain Major [1]

Commissary [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

11th Hussars [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

British Red Cross [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [244]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [317]

B [1]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [314]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Canada [1]

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People [319] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Balaklava South Australia [3] Cockburn South Australia [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Bacup England [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bedford [1] Bedingfield [1] Bexhill, Sussex, England [1] Birmingham [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brown's River Tasmania [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Dalston, Middlesex [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Finchley, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Kingston Victoria [1] Lewisham, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Needham Market, Suffolk [1] Sprowston, Norfolk [1] Upton Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [139] Gunner [26] Second Lieutenant [20] Driver [17] Sapper [11] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [7] Major [5] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nurse [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Saddler [1] Acting Sapper [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain Major [1] Commissary [1] Engineer Commander [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [22] Royal Engineers [21] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Essex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] 11th Hussars [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] British Red Cross [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [244] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [317] B [1] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [314] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Canada [1]

Herbert John Garrard

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466049

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466049 Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466049 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Garrard

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army Captain Major London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army Major King's African Rifles

British Army Major Nigeria Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frederick Victor Garrard

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14379 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 14379 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Charles Garrard

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264595

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Eber Samuel Garrard

Died 1918

British Army 36590 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Garth Blackall Garrard

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward John Garrard

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 8013 Company Serjeant Major Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 8013 Warrant Officer Class 2 Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 8013 Company Serjeant Major Grenadier Guards

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John Garrard

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12484 Private Coldstream Guards

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Godfrey William Garrard

British Army 767 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 767 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Essex Regiment 4th Reserve Battery

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James P Garrard

Died 1918

British Army 39814 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 39814 Private London Regiment 1/20th lond Battalion

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Alfred Austin Garrard

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 781973 Private London Regiment 29th lond Battalion

British Army 42504 Private South Wales Borderers

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Albert John Garrard

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 78592 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Robert Burdett Garrard

Born 1890

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180343

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180343 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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William Edward Garrard

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313734

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Leonard Edward Garrard

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243447

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Edward Garrard

Died 1917

British Army G/12704 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Allen Garrard

Died 1914

British Army L/7194 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/7194 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/7194 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Godfrey William Garrard

Born 1889

British Army 767 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 767 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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George Garrard

Australian Imperial Force 508

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Charles Thomas Howard Garrard

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215999

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