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Brixton, London [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Beddingham, Sussex [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brighton,Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebourne, London [1]

Nottingham [1]

Orpington, Kent [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Saint George in the East, London [1]

Saint Georges, London [1]

Seaford, Sussex [1]

St. Pancras [1]

Sussex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dispenser [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major now Commissioned [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

26th Labour Group [1]

42nd Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Base Muleteer Depot and Reserve [1]

Bedford Signal Depot Royal Engineers [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Royal Engineers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [175]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [229]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [230] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brixton, London [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Paddington, London [2] Beddingham, Sussex [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brighton,Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebourne, London [1] Nottingham [1] Orpington, Kent [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Saint George in the East, London [1] Saint Georges, London [1] Seaford, Sussex [1] St. Pancras [1] Sussex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [122] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Gunner [9] Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Dispenser [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major now Commissioned [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] London Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Border Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 26th Labour Group [1] 42nd Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Base Muleteer Depot and Reserve [1] Bedford Signal Depot Royal Engineers [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Bedfordshire Royal Engineers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [175] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [229] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

F Gearing

British Army 2819 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Christopher Gearing

British Army S4/184626 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Gearing

British Army 112171 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George W Gearing

British Army S/7810 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Leonard Gearing

British Army 11398 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11398 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Frederick J Gearing

British Army 51512 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William E Gearing

British Army 35160 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William J Gearing

British Army G/38887 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Jack R Gearing

British Army 5253 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 702072 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

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William J Gearing

British Army 16745 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 392719 Corporal Labour Corps

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Alfred W Gearing

British Army 8576 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8576 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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H W Gearing

British Army 3927 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/12783 Private East Kent Regiment

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Arthur J Gearing

British Army 265663 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army TF/265663 Serjeant Kent Cyclist Battalion

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James Gearing

British Army 1189 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas W Gearing

British Army 242875 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army GS/68038 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas E Gearing

British Army 28537 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 96670 Private Labour Corps

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George Gearing

British Army 11147 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 11147 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Robert W Gearing

British Army G/8141 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/8141 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Walter Gearing

British Army 10818 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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Arthur Gearing

British Army G/15918 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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