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Queenstown, Cork [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1]

Greencastle [1]

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Tredegar, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1]

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Gunner [10]

Driver [4]

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Lance Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

12th Liverpool Regiment Depot [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

7th Hussars [1]

834th Labour Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pembroke Yeomanry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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G [86]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [86] Stories Communities

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Queenstown, Cork [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire [1] Greencastle [1] Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Tredegar, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1]

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Private [52] Gunner [10] Driver [4] Sapper [3] Lance Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Engineers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 12th Liverpool Regiment Depot [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 7th Hussars [1] 834th Labour Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pembroke Yeomanry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [86]

Contribution

Military Service [84] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

George Gettings

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 3/11105 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11105 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Arthur Gettings

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221538

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Thomas Gettings

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307464

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Archibald Gettings

Died 1917

British Army 27/958 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Lawrence Gettings

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 111890 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Gettings

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143152

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Matthew W. Gettings

Died 1918

British Army 2565 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 275497 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Bartholomew Gettings

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2732 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 771908 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Gettings

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 24/168 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 24/168 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas H Gettings

Died 1916

British Army 13522 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Gettings

Born 1893

Royal Navy 932 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Gettings

Born 1899

Royal Navy K43318

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James Herbert Gettings

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919468

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Edward Frank Gettings

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 322901

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Michael John Gettings

Born 1883

Royal Navy 209791

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John Gettings

Born 1900

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George Henry Gettings

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alfred Henry Gettings

Born 1888

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George Arthur Gettings

Born 1878

Royal Navy F21538

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Joseph Gettings

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS5221

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