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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]

George Alfred Gent

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 9856 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edmund Gent

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122512

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Charles Gent

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 21811 Private 10th Hussars

British Army 21811 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 21811 Private 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

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William Henry Gent

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76227

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James Gent

Died 1915

British Army 11729 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11729 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Edward Gent

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235894

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Frank Hewitt Gent

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245895

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Edward Gent

Died 1919

British Army S/362123 Private Army Service Corps

British Army A/451082 Private Army Service Corps

British Army A/451082 Private Royal Army Service Corps (Canteens)

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William Joseph Gent

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army G/10207 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Frederick Gent

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101397

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Frederick Gent

Died 1916

British Army 4948 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4948 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Gent

Australian Imperial Force 17617

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William H Gent

Died 1917

British Army 18112 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Thomas Gent

Died 1918

British Army 24566 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Sidney Albert Gent

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262401

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Thomas William Gent

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24235 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Percy T Gent

Died 1917

British Army 5319 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252337 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252337 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Albert Victor Gent

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 22850 Private Border Regiment

British Army 41949 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Ernest Gent

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Harry Gent

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3107 Private East Surrey Regiment

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