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Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Farnborough, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

All Saints, Southampton [1]

Anglesey [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Bathgate, West Lothian [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Dunedin NZ [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fulham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kemsley, Kent [1]

Kennington, London [1]

London ENGLAND [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Nesting, Shetland [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Pilton Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Redhill, Surrey [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Rozelle New South Wales [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Shetland, Scotland [1]

Southampton ENGLAND [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [121]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [11]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [17]

London Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

4th Battalion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps/ Army Pay Department [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Military Accountants [1]

Depot Late East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [201]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [281]

L [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [273]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [283] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [4] Farnborough, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] All Saints, Southampton [1] Anglesey [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Bathgate, West Lothian [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Dunedin NZ [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hornsey, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kemsley, Kent [1] Kennington, London [1] London ENGLAND [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Nesting, Shetland [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Pilton Barnstaple, Devon [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Redhill, Surrey [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Rozelle New South Wales [1] Sale Victoria [1] Shetland, Scotland [1] Southampton ENGLAND [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire, England [1] Wood Green, London [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [121] Gunner [22] Sapper [12] Serjeant [12] Driver [11] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [17] London Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 4th Battalion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Pay Corps/ Army Pay Department [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Military Accountants [1] Depot Late East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [201] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [281] L [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [273] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

James Gear

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 155 Sergeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Albert Victor Gear

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 915821 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles John Gear

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 6921 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 6921 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Arthur Gear

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9475 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9475 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Bent Gear

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42839

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William Henry Gear

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34983

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Charles Samuel Gear

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54257

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Oscar Gear

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 14503 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS VALIANT

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Frederick Gear

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50467

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Alexander Gear

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67272

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William Irwin Gear

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy Z/1585 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Ernest Gear

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91750

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Henry Gear

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 270937 Private Royal Scots

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George Herbert Gear

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84086

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Albert Victor Gear

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52493

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Henry Clair Gear

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147936

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147936 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Percy Edward Gear

Born 1885

Died 1959

British Army 388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Northumbrian (HR)

British Army 611013 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 206875 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Bert Joseph James Gear

Born 1901

Died 1920

Royal Navy J77919 Ordinary Seaman HMS Cleopatra

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Harry Gear

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 203498 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 41651 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Gear

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 31741 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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