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Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Islington, London [2]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2]

Acton, London [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1]

Alvechurch, Worcs [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Battey, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burton On Trent England [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Caverley England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Essex [1]

Farsley, Yorkshire [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Forest Range South Australia [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Highgate, Middlesex, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London England [1]

Mallala South Australia [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Medingsworth, Kent [1]

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [315]

Gunner [48]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [24]

Driver [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Admiral [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

/Lance Corporal Temporary Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Brigadier Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52]

West Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [37]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Service

British Army [481]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Royal Navy [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [623]

Contribution

Military Service [610]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

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People [623] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Islington, London [2] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2] Acton, London [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1] Alvechurch, Worcs [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Battey, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burton On Trent England [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff [1] Caverley England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Derby [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Essex [1] Farsley, Yorkshire [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Forest Range South Australia [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Haggerston, London [1] Highgate, Middlesex, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] Mallala South Australia [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Medingsworth, Kent [1] Mexborough, Yorkshire, England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [315] Gunner [48] Corporal [25] Sapper [24] Driver [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Admiral [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant Major [2] /Lance Corporal Temporary Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Brigadier Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52] West Yorkshire Regiment [49] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [37] Labour Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Yorkshire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] 4th Dragoon Guards [2]

Service

British Army [481] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Royal Navy [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [623]

Contribution

Military Service [610] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [2]

John Gaunt

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 413019

Canadian Expeditionary Force 413019 Private Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion. 2nd Canadian Division.

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John Alfred Gaunt

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808380

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808380 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Kennedy Gaunt

Born 1882

Died 1936

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Acting Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur James Gaunt

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4173 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4173 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Gaunt

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy K18101 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Oracle"

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Anthony Gerald Gaunt

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299534

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Charles Ernest Gaunt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196296

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William Gaunt

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/14473 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/15001 Private General Service Dragoons

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Edward Smith Gaunt

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86588

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Eric Thomas Gaunt

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Gaunt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124152

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Arthur Gaunt

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14819 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14819 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Greenwood Gaunt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234531

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Luther Gaunt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55151

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Edwin Gaunt

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169276

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William Arthur Gaunt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44998

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John Gaunt

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 61694 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 21200 Private Labour Corps

British Army 25496 Private West Riding Regiment

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Morris Gaunt

Died 1916

British Army 28032 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28032 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Richard Charles Gaunt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2113 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 240330 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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John Gaunt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240608

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