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Ballarat Victoria [8]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [7]

Bath, Somerset [6]

Collingwood Victoria [5]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Axminster, Devon [2]

Camden Town, Middlesex [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

St Monans, Fifeshire [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Winsford, Somerset [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Acton, London [1]

Anstruther, Fife [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath [1]

Bath England [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Birkhamstead England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blaina, Monmouthshire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Box Ashley England [1]

Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Brading, Isle of Wight [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [456]

Gunner [45]

Driver [44]

Sapper [38]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [17]

Deck Hand [12]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chaplain Rev [1]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Deputy ComMissry of Ordnance and Honorary Captain [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71]

Labour Corps [54]

Army Service Corps [46]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

London Regiment [41]

Devonshire Regiment [40]

Somerset Light Infantry [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Naval Reserve [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [723]

Royal Navy [107]

Australian Imperial Force [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1039]

D [6]

L [4]

H [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1012]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Ballarat Victoria [8] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [7] Bath, Somerset [6] Collingwood Victoria [5] Plymouth, Devon [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Axminster, Devon [2] Camden Town, Middlesex [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] St Monans, Fifeshire [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Winsford, Somerset [2] York Western Australia [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Acton, London [1] Anstruther, Fife [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath [1] Bath England [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Birkhamstead England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blaina, Monmouthshire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Box Ashley England [1] Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Brading, Isle of Wight [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [456] Gunner [45] Driver [44] Sapper [38] Serjeant [31] Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [17] Deck Hand [12] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chaplain Rev [1] Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Deputy ComMissry of Ordnance and Honorary Captain [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71] Labour Corps [54] Army Service Corps [46] Royal Field Artillery [46] London Regiment [41] Devonshire Regiment [40] Somerset Light Infantry [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [18] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Naval Reserve [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Artillery [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [723] Royal Navy [107] Australian Imperial Force [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1039] D [6] L [4] H [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1012] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Robert Gay

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4075 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 291404 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Gay

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 21777 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Gay

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 202583 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4/5th Bn

British Army 7310 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Walter William Gay

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 50091 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 50091 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Edward Gay

Born 1893

Died 1963

British Army 10594 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 130573 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 01132 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles William Gay

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 36645 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 9th Labour Coy

British Army 87783 Private Labour Corps 147th Coy

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Donald Sidney Price Gay

Died 1917

British Army 265787 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edmund Gay

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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William Gay

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1774 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 6626 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Hedley Gay

Died 1917

British Army 24673 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 33282 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Gay

Died 1918

British Army 204026 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Stanley Gay

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238760

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Charles Thomas Gay

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 22595 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Gay

Born 1891

British Army 6018 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6018 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leslie Gay

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401590

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Francis George Gay

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308309

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Maurice Parnell Gay

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19623

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Samuel George Gay

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253675

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Austin Grant Gay

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270373

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Thomas Gay

Died 1918

British Army 34796 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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