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Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ashton, Devon [1]

Bedminster, Bristol, Glos. [1]

Bere Alston, Devon [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bridford ENGLAND [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Dunsford, Devon [1]

Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Homebush Queensland [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Limerick [1]

Liverpool ENGLAND [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London ENGLAND [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Merston, Kent [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Mawes, Cornwall [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St Mawes, Cornwall, England [1]

Suez [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

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Private [132]

Serjeant [16]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [12]

Driver [11]

Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

/ Nursing Sister [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Carpenter [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Pantryman [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Sister [1]

Sister /Acting Matron [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain/ Late Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

London Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Border Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [221]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [297]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [297] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnstaple, Devon [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ashton, Devon [1] Bedminster, Bristol, Glos. [1] Bere Alston, Devon [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bridford ENGLAND [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Dunsford, Devon [1] Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Homebush Queensland [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Limerick [1] Liverpool ENGLAND [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London ENGLAND [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Merston, Kent [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Mawes, Cornwall [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St Mawes, Cornwall, England [1] Suez [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [132] Serjeant [16] Gunner [12] Sapper [12] Driver [11] Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brevet Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] / Nursing Sister [1] Able Seaman [1] Deck Hand [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Carpenter [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Pantryman [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Sister [1] Sister /Acting Matron [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain/ Late Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] London Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Border Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [221] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [297]

Contribution

Military Service [286] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Hugh Bernard German

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps Training 17th Field Ambulance

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frank John German

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Second Pantryman Merchant Navy

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Benjamin Francis Glencoe Claude German

Born 1899

British Army 39104 Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd

British Army 39104 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 39104 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd

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Laurence Arthur German

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32984

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John Stanley German

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53651

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Reginald Thomas German

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236681

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William Ernest German

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/34618 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army G/34618 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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John Bird German

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38826

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Arthur Henry German

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65324

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William Stephens German

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112707

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William Alfred German

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224159

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Ernest Joseph German

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 23652 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John German

Born 1895

Died 1953

British Army 241633 Private 5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241633 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Reg. 5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Sidney Harry German

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48535

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Frederick German

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4019 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 201302 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 201302 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Charles German

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204234

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Alfred Ernest German

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229594

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Frederick Ewart German

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48183

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George German

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58247

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Henry German

Died 1917

British Army 5141 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 267280 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 267280 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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