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Newport, Essex [3]

Grays, Essex [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Roma Queensland [2]

Wallingford, Berkshire [2]

Baldwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Christchurch, Dorset [1]

Gorrock SCOTLAND [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Kings Bedon, Norfolk [1]

Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1]

Lewes Sussex ENGLAND [1]

Newport, Essex, England [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

West Wickham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [4]

Sapper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler [1]

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London Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

119th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

20th Hussars [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [97]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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G [133]

Contribution

Military Service [127]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [133] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newport, Essex [3] Grays, Essex [2] Hertfordshire [2] Roma Queensland [2] Wallingford, Berkshire [2] Baldwell, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Christchurch, Dorset [1] Gorrock SCOTLAND [1] Hampstead, London [1] Kings Bedon, Norfolk [1] Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1] Lewes Sussex ENGLAND [1] Newport, Essex, England [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] West Wickham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [64] Gunner [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Driver [4] Sapper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 119th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 1st Royal Scots [1] 20th Hussars [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [97] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [133]

Contribution

Military Service [127] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Herbert Henry Gayler

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 1887 Private London Regiment 25th lond Battalion

British Army 740705 Private London Regiment 25th lond Battalion

British Army 740705 Private London Regiment 25th battalion london regiment (cyclist Battalion

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Henry Joseph Gayler

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118296

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Percy Charles Gayler

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237082

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Fred Gayler

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224283

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Percy Alfred Gayler

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313735

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Robert Gayler

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA/17210 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 17210/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Balfour"

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Herbert Gayler

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226493

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Charles John Gayler

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249613

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James Charles Gayler

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251813

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Christopher Gayler

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 282677 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 41316 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Harry Gayler

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army M2/182358 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Gayler

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 338362 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Gayler

Died 1916

British Army G/11246 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/11246 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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D M J Gayler

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army M2/270332 Private Army Service Corps

British Army TR/1074299 Private Training Reserve 265th Battalion

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John Gayler

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 24025 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant 119th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 24025 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Gayler

Australian Imperial Force

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Arthur Gayler

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113044

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Henry Gayler

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85018

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John Gayler

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 13165 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th highland Battalion

British Army 13165 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Gayler

Died 1917

British Army S/16751 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army A/203197 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/203197 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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