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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]

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]

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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]

Henry T Gaskin

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 158037 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Gaskin

Born 1875

Died 1922

British Army 360533 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 9107 Acting Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 261022 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

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Lewis Clive Gaskin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98156

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William John Gaskin

Born 1882

British Army 59786 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 105137 Private Labour Corps

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William Gaskin

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 202406 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Edmund Gaskin

Died 1916

British Army 13947 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 41170 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Michael Gaskin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 42905 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Gaskin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 47234 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st Battalion

British Army 47234 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred T Gaskin

Died 1916

British Army 3985 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241157 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Samuel W Gaskin

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army M2/082631 Private Army Service Corps

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Claud Gaskin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16233 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Leonard Herbert Gaskin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27809

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Mark Gaskin

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army G/95383 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Robert W Gaskin

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11870 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Horace Gaskin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124833

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Thomas Gaskin

Died 1916

British Army 14073 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 14073 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Henry Gaskin

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army 1062 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 8th Stationary Hospital

British Army 63716 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 351498 Private Labour Corps

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Albert John Gaskin

Australian Imperial Force 3646

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Royden Gaskin

Australian Imperial Force 2414

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Herbert Gaskin

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2443 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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