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Canning Town, London [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Lancaster, Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [2]

Sale, Cheshire [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1]

Ascotvale Victoria [1]

Auckland [1]

Auckland NEW ZEALAND [1]

BELHEVIE, ABERDEENSHIRE [1]

Bolton ENGLAND [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff WALES [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Elwick, Durham [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Haverton Hill Durham [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hay, Breconshire [1]

Hunwick, Durham, England [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Kent [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester ENGLAND [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Norfolk [1]

Pembrokeshire [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sale ENGLAND [1]

Salisbury Victoria [1]

Shildon,Durham [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Gunner [32]

Driver [31]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [20]

Corporal [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Medical Officer [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Reverend [1]

Ship's Steward Assistant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [33]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Welsh Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

89th Punjabis [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [411]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [524]

F [4]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [517]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

South Africa [1]

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People [529] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Canning Town, London [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Lancaster, Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [2] Sale, Cheshire [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1] Ascotvale Victoria [1] Auckland [1] Auckland NEW ZEALAND [1] BELHEVIE, ABERDEENSHIRE [1] Bolton ENGLAND [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff WALES [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Elwick, Durham [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Haverton Hill Durham [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hay, Breconshire [1] Hunwick, Durham, England [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Kent [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester ENGLAND [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Norfolk [1] Pembrokeshire [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sale ENGLAND [1] Salisbury Victoria [1] Shildon,Durham [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [32] Driver [31] Serjeant [21] Sapper [20] Corporal [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [12] Lance Corporal [11] Major [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Medical Officer [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Reverend [1] Ship's Steward Assistant [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [33] Durham Light Infantry [26] Welsh Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Labour Corps [20] Army Service Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Cheshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] 89th Punjabis [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry Depot [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [411] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [524] F [4] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [517] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [16] South Africa [1]

James Aubrey Gibbon

Born 1864

Died 1947

British Army Brigadier General Chief Engineer Aldershot Command

British Army Brigadier General Chief Engineer VIII Army Corps - Mediterranean Expeditionary Force

British Army Brigadier General Chief Engineer Southern Command (Homefront)

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David Oliver Gibbon

Born 1889

Died 1965

Royal Navy Wales Z/92 Stoker Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy K34360 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K34360 Stoker 1st Class

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Allen Gibbon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1781 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 23313 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23313 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Edward Gibbon

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 29257 Private East Yorkshire Reg.

British Army 260109 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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George Gibbon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298019

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Richard Overton Gibbon

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/8128 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)

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W Gibbon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120353

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James W Gibbon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120352

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Clifton Stanley Gibbon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119483

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Sydney Gibbon

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2579 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Lawrence Gibbon

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 625016

Canadian Expeditionary Force 625016 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cebert Douglas Gibbon

Died 1916

British Army 17520 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 17520 Serjeant Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 17520 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Wilfrid St Martin Gibbon

Born 1889

Died 1918

Indian Army Lieutenant 89th Punjabis 2nd Battalion

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Oliver Vernon Gibbon

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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James R. Gibbon

Died 1916

British Army 1242 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470728 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470728 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Wilfrid St Martin Gibbon

Born 1889

Died 1918

Indian Army Lieutenant 89th Punjabis

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Reginald Perceval Gibbon

Born 1878

Royal Navy Temporary Honorary Major

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John Gibbon

Born 1880

Died 1933

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplin's Department

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Fred Gibbon

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy L959

Royal Navy L/959 Officer's Steward 3rd Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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William Gibbon

Died 1915

British Army 27821 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27821 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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