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Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Billinghurst, Sussex [2]

Derby Tasmania [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Homerton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester [2]

London England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Slinfold, Sussex [2]

Appleby Magna England [1]

Auckland [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Billingshurst Sussex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Cavendish Victoria [1]

Cheswick England [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Duffield, Derbyshire [1]

East Ham England [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Itchingfield, Sussex [1]

Jolimont Victoria [1]

Kardella Victoria [1]

Kimberley, Notts [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Moohlpooer Victoria [1]

New Basford,Notts [1]

Radford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Roorkee, India [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Springbank England [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Thrapstone, Northamptonshire [1]

Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1]

Turley, Wiltshire [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [186]

Gunner [21]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [16]

Driver [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lance Corporal Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps Western Command [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [296]

Royal Navy [29]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [397]

Contribution

Military Service [388]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [397] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Billinghurst, Sussex [2] Derby Tasmania [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Homerton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leicester [2] London England [2] Manchester England [2] Slinfold, Sussex [2] Appleby Magna England [1] Auckland [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Billingshurst Sussex [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Cavendish Victoria [1] Cheswick England [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster England [1] Duffield, Derbyshire [1] East Ham England [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Holborn, London [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Itchingfield, Sussex [1] Jolimont Victoria [1] Kardella Victoria [1] Kimberley, Notts [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Moohlpooer Victoria [1] New Basford,Notts [1] Radford, Nottinghamshire [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Roorkee, India [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Springbank England [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Thrapstone, Northamptonshire [1] Tottington, Bury, Lancashire [1] Turley, Wiltshire [1] Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [186] Gunner [21] Serjeant [21] Corporal [16] Driver [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [8] Captain [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lance Corporal Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private 1st Class [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [19] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps Western Command [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [296] Royal Navy [29] Australian Imperial Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [397]

Contribution

Military Service [388] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Arthur Garton

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army SD/643 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Henry Garton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 20088 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 20088 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

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Herbert Garton

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58710 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force Southern Aircraft Repair Depot

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Frederick Garton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125838

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Edward Garton

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654546

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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Frederick James Garton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200564

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Henry Wilson Garton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42195

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Sidney Horace Garton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126077

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Frederick Richard Garton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91803

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William Edward Garton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112289

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Arthur Richmond Garton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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William Garton

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/66 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/66 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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James Archibald Garton

Born 1891

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant 2/1st North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army Captain 2/1st North Somerset Yeomanry

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Robert Garton

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 3472 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Archibald Garton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68396

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Frederick Hadfield Garton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43569 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Redgrave Garton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236034

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Herbert William Garton

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J33451

Royal Navy J33451 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J33451 Signal Boy HMS Defence

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James Garton

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/4543 Royal Naval Division

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Albert Edward Garton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 96872 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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