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Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

North Newington, Banbury Oxon [2]

Poplar, London [2]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Briston Norfolk [1]

Burradon, Northumberland [1]

Coventry England [1]

Culworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Eckington, Derbyshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Goldington, Bedfordshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull England [1]

Hunters Hill New South Wales [1]

Iver, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kexborough, nr Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Marston St Lawrence, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Middleton Cheney, Banbury [1]

Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Ryde New South Wales [1]

Shieldfield, Northumberland [1]

Shrewsbury [1]

Stoke, Warwickshire [1]

Wakefield England [1]

Walsall [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Woodhouse, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Captain [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain/ Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Ist Class [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Waitress [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Young Men's Christian Association [3]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

HMS Chester [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [256]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [327]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

China [1]

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People [328] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] North Newington, Banbury Oxon [2] Poplar, London [2] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Briston Norfolk [1] Burradon, Northumberland [1] Coventry England [1] Culworth, Northamptonshire [1] Eckington, Derbyshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Goldington, Bedfordshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hull England [1] Hunters Hill New South Wales [1] Iver, Buckinghamshire [1] Kexborough, nr Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds [1] Marston St Lawrence, Banbury, Oxon [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Middleton Cheney, Banbury [1] Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Ryde New South Wales [1] Shieldfield, Northumberland [1] Shrewsbury [1] Stoke, Warwickshire [1] Wakefield England [1] Walsall [1] Wolverhampton [1] Woodhouse, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [161] Gunner [15] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Lieutenant [7] Major [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Corporal [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Major [2] Captain [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Bombardier [1] Captain/ Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Ist Class [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Major [1] Waitress [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Grenadier Guards [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Naval Division [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Young Men's Christian Association [3] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] HMS Chester [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [256] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [327] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [323] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] China [1]

Tom Gascoigne

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 3717 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 266335 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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Frederick Gascoigne

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 23280 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 23280 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Frederick Walter Gascoigne

Born 1895

Died 1933

British Army 22374 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Gascoigne

Born 1884

Died 1965

Royal Navy 219804

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William Henry Gascoigne

Born 1885

British Army 22871 Private Grenadier Guards

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Ernest Albert Gascoigne

Born 1878

Died 1929

Royal Navy 298148 Stoker Ist Class

Royal Navy 298148 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Chester

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Alan Gascoigne

Died 1916

British Army 20717 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Daniel Gascoigne

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 23781 Private Coldstream Guards

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George William Edward Gascoigne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212324

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Victor Gascoigne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85495

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E Gascoigne

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 18034 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18034 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Cecil Claud Hugh Orby Gascoigne

Born 1877

Died 1929

British Army Major Seaforth Highlanders 9th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Officers Cadet Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick Gascoigne

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12742

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Alvary Douglas Frederick Gascoigne

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Acting Captain Coldstream Guards

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Walter William Gascoigne

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402497

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William George Gascoigne

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251862

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Harold Gascoigne

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 70659 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 70659 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 60th Battery

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Ivo Clifton Gascoigne

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Albert Gascoigne

Died 1915

British Army 1533 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John James Gascoigne

Born 1897

British Army 209734 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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