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Therfield, Hertfordshire [11]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [4]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4]

Cambridge [3]

Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [3]

Luton [3]

Epping, Essex [2]

Great Maplestead, Essex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Therfield [2]

Therfield, Hertfordhsire [2]

Waterford [2]

Whyteleafe, Surrey [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley By Bow, London [1]

Chesterton,Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Maldon [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Old Ford Road, Bow, London [1]

Openshaw, Lancashire [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Romford [1]

Saffron Walden [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Fireman [1]

Inspector [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Orderly [1]

Sargent [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Various [2]

16th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

79th (Rough Riders) Company, [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanary [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1]

Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Transport Depot* [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancs. [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Territorials Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Imperial Light Horse Battalion [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [119]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Therfield, Hertfordshire [11] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [4] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4] Cambridge [3] Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [3] Luton [3] Epping, Essex [2] Great Maplestead, Essex [2] Hackney, London [2] Kimpton, Hertfordshire [2] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Therfield [2] Therfield, Hertfordhsire [2] Waterford [2] Whyteleafe, Surrey [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley By Bow, London [1] Chesterton,Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Dalston, London [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lower Clapton, Middlesex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Maldon [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Old Ford Road, Bow, London [1] Openshaw, Lancashire [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Romford [1] Saffron Walden [1]

Rank

Private [64] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Driver [3] Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Fireman [1] Inspector [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Orderly [1] Sargent [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Various [2] 16th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 79th (Rough Riders) Company, [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanary [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) [1] Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East African Forces [1] East African Transport Depot* [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancs. [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Territorials Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Imperial Light Horse Battalion [1] Intelligence Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [95] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [119]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Henry George Gatward

Born 1881

Died 1936

British Army 3/8089 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 3980 Private Bedfordshire 3rd Battalion

British Army 3/8089 Private Bedfordshire 3rd transferred to 1st

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George Edward Gatward

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4888 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266578 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 204421 Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Edward Gatward

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 19785 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 19785 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Henry George Gatward

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 35553 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 35553 Private Essex Regiment 4th Battalion.

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Frederick Leonard Gatward

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army G/37093 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army G/37093 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army G/37093 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion.

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Allison Bertie Gatward

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army G/52517 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Gatward

Born 1871

Died 1922

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306269

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Walter Reginald Gatward

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 22463 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ernest Bertram Gatward

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 18670 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Francis Gatward

Born 1880

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1018478

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1018478 Private Canadian Infantry

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George John Gatward

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army PS/11054 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 11054 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Frederick Gatward

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 88016 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 76th Field Ambulance

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William Arthur Gatward

Born 1880

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67536

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William James Martin Gatward

Born 1849

Died 1917

British Army 3289 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40731 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40731 Lance Corporal City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) 1/1 Battalion

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Percy Charles Gatward

Born 1896

Died 1925

British Army Y 447 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Christopher Gatward

Born 1884

Died 1930

British Army 90544 Wheeler Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15612 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ronald Francis Gatward

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army 5757 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266923 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Gatward

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 49779 Pioneer Royal Engineers 83rd Field Company

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Herbert Arthur Gatward

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 42774 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frederick Gatward

Born 1898

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142905

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