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Eaglehawk Victoria [6]

Leicester, Leicestershire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Nottingham [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Oxford ENGLAND [4]

Portland, Dorset [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool ENGLAND [2]

Llangollen, Denbighshire [2]

Macclesfield [2]

Manchester [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Pendleton Manchester [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [1]

Beerton-On-Trent ENGLAND [1]

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Birkenhead ENGLAND [1]

Birstal, Dewsbury [1]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Blenheim N Z [1]

Bloxwich [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [840]

Gunner [95]

Corporal [71]

Driver [61]

Sapper [55]

Serjeant [50]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [32]

Captain [19]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Worker [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Reverend [3]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2/ Captain [1]

Adjutant [1]

Artisan [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (Temporary) [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Chief Shipwright [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113]

Royal Field Artillery [112]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Garrison Artillery [67]

Manchester Regiment [48]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

Cheshire Regiment [42]

Lancashire Fusiliers [37]

London Regiment [35]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

West Riding Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1277]

Royal Navy [111]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [107]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1711]

D [4]

K [2]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1670]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Australia [3]

France [1]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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Eaglehawk Victoria [6] Leicester, Leicestershire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Nottingham [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Oxford ENGLAND [4] Portland, Dorset [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool ENGLAND [2] Llangollen, Denbighshire [2] Macclesfield [2] Manchester [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Pendleton Manchester [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Tamworth, Staffordshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bedworth, Warwickshire [1] Beerton-On-Trent ENGLAND [1] Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Birkenhead ENGLAND [1] Birstal, Dewsbury [1] Blaydon, Durham [1] Blenheim N Z [1] Bloxwich [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [840] Gunner [95] Corporal [71] Driver [61] Sapper [55] Serjeant [50] Second Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [32] Captain [19] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Worker [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Reverend [3] Acting Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2/ Captain [1] Adjutant [1] Artisan [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain (Temporary) [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Chief Shipwright [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113] Royal Field Artillery [112] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [77] Royal Garrison Artillery [67] Manchester Regiment [48] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] Cheshire Regiment [42] Lancashire Fusiliers [37] London Regiment [35] Liverpool Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] West Riding Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Wiltshire Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1277] Royal Navy [111] Canadian Expeditionary Force [107] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91] Australian Imperial Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1711] D [4] K [2] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1670] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Australia [3] France [1] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

George Edward Gee

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Captain (Temporary) Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Edward Gee

Born 1897

Died 1986

British Army S/4/639929 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 84638 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Redfern Edward Gee

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 551347 Trooper 3rd Division Cavalry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 551347 Trooper APM 1st Canadian Division

Canadian Expeditionary Force 551347 Trooper Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment

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Frank William Henry Gee

Born 1897

Died 1938

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1160 Flight Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1160 Chief Mechanic Royal Air Force

British Army 1160 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Frank William Gee

Born 1871

Died 1917

Royal Navy SA 2592 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2592/SA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Attentive II

Royal Navy 2592/SA Second Hand H.M.S. Attentive II Royal Naval Reserve.

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Thomas Gee

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5262 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5262 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Gee

Born 1891

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2044059 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Arthur Gee

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3078 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Private Lancashire Fusiliers 5th battalion

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Rosetta Rachel Gee

Born 1886

Died 1932

British Army 399 Deputy Administrator Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Edward Gee

Born 1880

British Army 7457 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7457 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 7457 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Edward Gee

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2134 Private London Regiment 25th lond Battalion

British Army 740885 Private The London Regiment 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists)

British Army 740885 Private London Regiment (Cyclists)

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Frank Lionel Gee

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 16049 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward Gee

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 9509 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Thomas Gee

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 4/11488 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 4th Battalion

British Army 11488 Lance Corporal Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Arthur Henry Gee

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283808

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John Hall Gee

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168474

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Herbert Henry Gee

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27365

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Sidney Gee

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/753/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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William Henry Gee

Born 1876

British Army 4708 Lance Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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John Gee

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284493

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