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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Battersea, Surrey [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Auburn Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2]

Brockenhurst, Hampshire [2]

Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gorleston, Suffolk [2]

Gunnedah New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Kent [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

Lewisham New South Wales [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nayland, Suffolk [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ross [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Upper Sturt South Australia [2]

Whitchurch, Hampshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashurst, Sussex [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Avalon USA South Australia [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [590]

Driver [70]

Gunner [64]

Serjeant [52]

Corporal [44]

Sapper [42]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [24]

Acting Corporal [15]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Trooper [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Guardsman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Boy [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Acintg Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Forwarding Supervisor [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [85]

Royal Field Artillery [84]

Labour Corps [76]

Army Service Corps [65]

London Regiment [56]

Hampshire Regiment [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Training Reserve [6]

Service

British Army [935]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [123]

Royal Navy [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

G [1375]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1337]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

India [1]

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People [1376] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Battersea, Surrey [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Auburn Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [2] Brockenhurst, Hampshire [2] Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gorleston, Suffolk [2] Gunnedah New South Wales [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Kent [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] Lewisham New South Wales [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nayland, Suffolk [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ross [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Upper Sturt South Australia [2] Whitchurch, Hampshire [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashurst, Sussex [1] Aston Clinton [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Avalon USA South Australia [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [590] Driver [70] Gunner [64] Serjeant [52] Corporal [44] Sapper [42] Second Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [24] Acting Corporal [15] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [9] Lieutenant [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Trooper [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Drummer [3] Guardsman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Boy [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Acintg Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Forwarding Supervisor [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [85] Royal Field Artillery [84] Labour Corps [76] Army Service Corps [65] London Regiment [56] Hampshire Regiment [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Royal Fusiliers [29] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] East Kent Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [19] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [10] Cambridgeshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] South Wales Borderers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Coldstream Guards [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Training Reserve [6]

Service

British Army [935] Canadian Expeditionary Force [123] Royal Navy [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Australian Imperial Force [81] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

G [1375] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1337] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] India [1]

C W Gates

British Army 14056 Serjeant Royal Defence Corps 318th Provisional Company

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Bertie Gates

British Army 7290 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 526684 Private 420th Agricultural Company

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John Gates

British Army 34596 Private Royal Defence Corps 115th Provisional Company

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George Morris Gates

British Army 23824 Private Royal Defence Corps 53rd Company

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Arthur Gates

British Army 290713 Private 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment

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C E Gates

British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert Gates

British Army 17535 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 17535 Private Corps of Hussars

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Sidney F Gates

British Army 26166 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 26166 Private Corps of Hussars

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Arthur Eugene Gates

British Army 118 Private 6th Light Horse Australian Imperial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Daniel Gates

British Army 10336 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 512654 Private Labour Corps

British Army 31121 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Lewis J Gates

British Army 44906 Private 15th Hussars

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Thomas James Gates

British Army 34497 Private Liverpool Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Longley Gates

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H Gates

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C Gates

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Alderson Tunstall Or William Gates Or Barnes

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/8154 Royal Naval Division

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