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Cambridge [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Billericay, Essex [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Saint Osyth, Essex [2]

Streatham, London [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [2]

Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Chelsfield, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hornchurch, Essex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Montreal CANADA [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rayne, Braintree, Essex [1]

St Osyth, Essex [1]

St Osyth, Essex, England [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Stratford, London [1]

West Ham [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [116]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Driver [7]

Bombardier [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

2949 [1]

50142 [1]

68378 [1]

880992 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [22]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment Transport [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

16th Lancers [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Alfred C [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cavalry Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Charles E [1]

Clarence H [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Depot Late Essex Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [189]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [248]

Contribution

Military Service [240]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

New Zealand [1]

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People [248] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cambridge [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Billericay, Essex [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Saint Osyth, Essex [2] Streatham, London [2] Westminster, London [2] Westminster, London, Middlesex [2] Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Chelsfield, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hornchurch, Essex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Montreal CANADA [1] Paddington, London [1] Peckham, London [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rayne, Braintree, Essex [1] St Osyth, Essex [1] St Osyth, Essex, England [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Stratford, London [1] West Ham [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Ham, London [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [116] Gunner [20] Serjeant [12] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [8] Driver [7] Bombardier [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 2949 [1] 50142 [1] 68378 [1] 880992 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Second Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [22] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [12] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment Transport [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Kent Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 16th Lancers [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] Alfred C [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cavalry Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Charles E [1] Clarence H [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Depot Late Essex Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [189] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [248]

Contribution

Military Service [240] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] New Zealand [1]

Edward Charles Gentry

Born 1874

Died 1961

British Army 21111 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 21111 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Ernest George Gentry

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6898 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 6898 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Thomas Gentry

Born 1901

Died 1992

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149524

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Albert Victor Gentry

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 85830 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 85830 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Gentry

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76052

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Alfred Arthur Gentry

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12262 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 53126 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53126 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Gentry

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269167

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Ernest Gentry

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44488

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William Gentry

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28597

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Frederick Gentry

Born 1897

Died 1920

Royal Navy K46224 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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Charles Gentry

Died 1916

British Army L/8612 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8612 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Albert Gentry

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3685 Acting Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 208826 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 208826 Sapper Royal Engineers

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David Gentry

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 32268 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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George James Gentry

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 1418 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Frederick Gentry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133242

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Albert Edward Gentry

Died 1915

British Army G/1557 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/1557 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Gentry

Born 1894

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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George Gentry

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234431

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Charles Gentry

Died 1919

British Army 97738 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Sacchariah O Gentry

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 26143 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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