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Ararat Victoria [4]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Cawston Norfolk [2]

Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Sandy, Bedfordshire [2]

Bedlington Northumberland [1]

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Homerton, London [1]

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Stillorgan, Dublin [1]

Upchurch, Kent [1]

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Wexford [1]

Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [161]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [14]

Driver [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

A/Cpl [1]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sapper [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Derby Yeomanry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marines [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Philomel [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [255]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [346]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [347] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ararat Victoria [4] Gateshead, Durham [3] Cawston Norfolk [2] Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Sandy, Bedfordshire [2] Bedlington Northumberland [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgetown, Barbados [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Burton on Trent [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Gravesend England [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guildford, Down [1] Hampstead, Middlesex, England [1] Homerton, London [1] Kenninghall, Norfolk [1] Lichfield [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester [1] Marden, Kent [1] Plumstead, London [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] South Lambeth, London [1] St John NB [1] Staffordshire [1] Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Stillorgan, Dublin [1] Upchurch, Kent [1] Walthamstow, London [1] Wexford [1] Whitby, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [161] Gunner [23] Serjeant [15] Corporal [14] Driver [12] Acting Corporal [11] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] A/Cpl [1] AC I [1] AC II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sapper [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Air Force [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Derby Yeomanry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marines [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Philomel [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2]

Service

British Army [255] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [346] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

John William Gaskin

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 386381 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Northumbrian Feild Ambulance

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William Gaskin

Born 1888

Died 1951

Royal Navy F30741 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy AC I RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230741 Royal Air Force

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Harold Gaskin

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1306 Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 74200 Sapper Royal Engineers "S.X." CABLE SECT

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Charles Gaskin

Born 1894

Died 1963

British Army 42363 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army

British Army Gunner

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William Campbell Gaskin

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army 8455 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Edward John Gaskin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98102

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Harry Clay Gaskin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270421

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Albert Ernest Gaskin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120735

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George Gaskin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294284

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Henry William Gaskin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101865

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Daniel Gaskin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281203

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Sidney Gaskin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8468 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Edward William Gaskin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49986

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Cyril Gaskin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401689

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Sidney George Gaskin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26126

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Sydney Gaskin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34212

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Charles Gaskin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106955

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James Henry Gaskin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35098

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Thomas Edward Gaskin

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army G/1661 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1661 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas Gaskin

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 298849 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Victory

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