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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]

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Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

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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]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

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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]

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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 Smith Gaskin

Born 1899

Royal Navy 20573 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Richard Arthur Gaskin

Born 1896

Royal Navy 18644 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 3490 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Philip Gaskin

Born 1881

Royal Navy 12972 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Frank James Gaskin

Born 1899

Royal Navy 19172 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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George Henry Gaskin

Born 1897

Royal Navy 19663 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19663 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Jabez Gaskin

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS4042 Ordinary Seaman Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory)

Royal Navy SS4042 Able Seaman HMS Philomel

Royal Navy SS4042 Able Seaman New Zealand Naval Forces - HMS Philomel On loan for 3 years

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Leonard Charles William Gaskin

Born 1904

Royal Navy 21637 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Gaskin

Born 1894

Royal Navy M34583

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Allan Esric Gaskin

British Army 9161 Corporal British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert James Bird Gaskin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319196

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Patrick [white Richard] Gaskin

Australian Imperial Force 4791

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William Andrew Gaskin

Australian Imperial Force 81

Australian Imperial Force 3307

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Norman Gaskin

Australian Imperial Force 1948

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Herbert Harold Gaskin

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/573 Wellington Infantry Battalion

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Albert Ernest Gaskin

Born 1877

Royal Navy 3240 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Henry Gaskin

British Army 11162 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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Haynes O Gaskin

British Army 1641 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Percy Stanley Gaskin

Born 1893

British Army W/8061 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Gaskin

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438947

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Denis Clement Gaskin

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 302880

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