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Perth Western Australia [3]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [3]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Durham [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sale, Cheshire [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Sutton, Norfolk [2]

Aldershot ENGLAND [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnham, Sussex [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Beckenham, London [1]

Bleasby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bullwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA [1]

Cherry Gardens South Australia [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Featherstone, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Gorebridge Edinburgh [1]

Great Snoring Norfolk [1]

Guist, Norfolk [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Huthwaite, Notts [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kialla Victoria [1]

Kilmiston, Hampshire [1]

Kings Lynn ENGLAND [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lambeth, South West London [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Longheaton, Derbys [1]

Rank

Private [320]

Serjeant [28]

Gunner [22]

Driver [21]

Corporal [20]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic (Fitter) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Local Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [34]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

15th Hussars [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [458]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

G [583]

Contribution

Military Service [573]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Perth Western Australia [3] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [3] Daventry, Northamptonshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Durham [2] Grays, Essex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sale, Cheshire [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Sutton, Norfolk [2] Aldershot ENGLAND [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnham, Sussex [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Beckenham, London [1] Bleasby, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bullwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Cambridge [1] Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA [1] Cherry Gardens South Australia [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Featherstone, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Finsbury, Middlesex [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gorebridge Edinburgh [1] Great Snoring Norfolk [1] Guist, Norfolk [1] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Huthwaite, Notts [1] Islington, London [1] Kialla Victoria [1] Kilmiston, Hampshire [1] Kings Lynn ENGLAND [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth, South West London [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Longheaton, Derbys [1]

Rank

Private [320] Serjeant [28] Gunner [22] Driver [21] Corporal [20] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer Mechanic (Fitter) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Local Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [34] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [28] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] 15th Hussars [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [458] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

G [583]

Contribution

Military Service [573] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

William Rose Gent

Born 1876

Died 1930

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206345

Royal Navy Petty Officer Mechanic (Fitter) Royal Naval Air Service HMS President II

Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Air Service Polegate

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Thomas James Gent

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14056 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14056 Acting Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14056 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles James Gent

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 4593 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372136 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Henry Gent

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 3467 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 201149 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Thomas Gent

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8802

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Joseph Gent

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267318

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George Gent

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409564

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James Gent

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290877

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William Henry Gent

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296358

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Lionel Robert Gent

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6022 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Thomas Henry Gent

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98884

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Harry Gent

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263090

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Thomas Gent

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 13377 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 13377 Saddler 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars

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John Henry Gent

Died 1918

British Army 13604 Private 13th Hussars

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Arthur Gent

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124507

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Charles Gent

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408597

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Albert Edward Gent

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62881

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Charles Henry Gent

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247119

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Bertie Oswald Gent

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army T4/084122 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 31395 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edward J Gent

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 35605 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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