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Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Quebec [1]

Stamford Hill, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [65]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13]

Labour Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

20th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army (T.C.) [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

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

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [123] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Limehouse, London [1] Quebec [1] Stamford Hill, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [65] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13] Labour Corps [10] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 20th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army (T.C.) [1] Kent Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [95] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [123]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Frederick Gayton

Died 1915

British Army 17278 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 17278 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Benjamin Gayton

Died 1916

British Army 44647 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Gayton

Died 1915

British Army 62105 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Harry Bird Gayton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6172 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 6172 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Floyd William Gayton

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709178

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709178 Private Canadian Infantry

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Carroll Russell Gayton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130961

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Horace Gayton

Died 1917

British Army 104791 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Cooper Gayton

Died 1916

British Army 20100 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William A Gayton

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470539

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470539 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edmund Patrick Gayton

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478781

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478781 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Frank Gayton

Australian Imperial Force 1005

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George William Gayton

Died 1916

British Army G/7321 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Charles Gayton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2083 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frank Gayton

British Army 2413 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2413 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Leslie Frank Gayton

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79524

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Frank Edward Gayton

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 500400

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Edmund Gayton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William George Gayton

Born 1892

Royal Navy R/3 Royal Naval Division

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George John Gayton

Born 1897

Royal Navy J27150

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William Reginald Gayton

Born 1893

Royal Navy M4637

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