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Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Caldecote, Hertfordshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [2]

Abbot's Langley [1]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Baldock Hertfordshire [1]

Basmead, St. Neots [1]

Bedmond, Hertfordshire [1]

Boston ENGLAND [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Falkirk, Stirling [1]

Folkstone ENGLAND [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Harlton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich [1]

Jamestown South Australia [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Little Gaddesden [1]

Londonderry [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Putney, London [1]

Redlands, Bristol [1]

Redman, Hertfordshire [1]

Rutherglen Victoria [1]

Sandy, Bedfordshire [1]

Stotfield, Bedfordshire [1]

Stotfold, Bedfordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Uralla New South Wales [1]

Walsworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Woolgoolga New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Corporal [22]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [9]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Chaplain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Boy A Helper [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Strapper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

West India Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Sussex Yeomanry [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

5th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

ALIAS [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [250]

Contribution

Military Service [240]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Caldecote, Hertfordshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Hertfordshire [2] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [2] Abbot's Langley [1] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Baldock Hertfordshire [1] Basmead, St. Neots [1] Bedmond, Hertfordshire [1] Boston ENGLAND [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Falkirk, Stirling [1] Folkstone ENGLAND [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Harlton, Cambridgeshire [1] Highgate, London [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Ipswich [1] Jamestown South Australia [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Little Gaddesden [1] Londonderry [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Putney, London [1] Redlands, Bristol [1] Redman, Hertfordshire [1] Rutherglen Victoria [1] Sandy, Bedfordshire [1] Stotfield, Bedfordshire [1] Stotfold, Bedfordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Uralla New South Wales [1] Walsworth, Hertfordshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Woolgoolga New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [125] Corporal [22] Gunner [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [9] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Chaplain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Boy A Helper [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Strapper [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Labour Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] West India Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Sussex Yeomanry [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 5th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] ALIAS [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Royal Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [195] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [250]

Contribution

Military Service [240] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Percy A Gentle

British Army CMT/3024 Private Army Service Corps 4th Unit

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Sydney Gentle

British Army 022139 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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C E Gentle

British Army Chaplain Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment

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Thomas Gentle

British Army 4/6758 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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J H Gentle

British Army M2/120813 Private Army Service Corps

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William A Gentle

British Army 202903 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Gentle

British Army 65258 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 39057 Private Border Regiment

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George Gentle

British Army 2532 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2532 Private Military Foot Police

British Army R/449816 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy J Gentle

British Army GS78959 Private Royal Fusiliers

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James C Gentle

British Army 3026 Private Royal Scots

British Army 300982 Private Royal Scots

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