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Sydney New South Wales [30]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [23]

Brisbane Queensland [22]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

Hobart Tasmania [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

London England [12]

Newcastle, Northumberland [10]

Glasgow [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Newcastle New South Wales [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

London, Middlesex [7]

Edinburgh [6]

South Shields, Durham [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Islington, London [5]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [5]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [5]

Wallsend New South Wales [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bunbury Western Australia [4]

Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4]

Durham England [4]

Edinburgh Scotland [4]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [4]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Nowra New South Wales [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Armidale New South Wales [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire [3]

Belfast [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Botley, Hampshire [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

London [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4256]

Gunner [456]

Driver [361]

Corporal [355]

Serjeant [316]

Sapper [245]

Second Lieutenant [228]

Lance Corporal [183]

Captain [129]

Lieutenant [93]

Acting Corporal [65]

Pioneer [62]

Acting Serjeant [46]

Bombardier [41]

Major [29]

Rifleman [27]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Temporary Captain [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Temporary Lieutenant [16]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Worker [15]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Sister [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Guardsman [9]

Staff Nurse [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [7]

Trooper [7]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Nurse [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [551]

Royal Engineers [521]

Labour Corps [462]

Army Service Corps [386]

Royal Garrison Artillery [239]

Northumberland Fusiliers [232]

Royal Army Medical Corps [224]

Durham Light Infantry [199]

Machine Gun Corps [186]

Highland Light Infantry [173]

London Regiment [148]

Royal Fusiliers [140]

Royal Scots [137]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [125]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [117]

Yorkshire Regiment [114]

Royal Naval Division [104]

Manchester Regiment [103]

Seaforth Highlanders [98]

Royal Highlanders [94]

West Yorkshire Regiment [93]

Border Regiment [90]

Liverpool Regiment [87]

Royal Irish Rifles [87]

Scottish Rifles [81]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [79]

Cheshire Regiment [78]

East Yorkshire Regiment [75]

Lincolnshire Regiment [75]

Gordon Highlanders [73]

Royal Army Service Corps [73]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [69]

West Riding Regiment [69]

Cameron Highlanders [64]

Lancashire Fusiliers [63]

Rifle Brigade [63]

Middlesex Regiment [57]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [56]

Canadian Infantry [55]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [52]

North Staffordshire Regiment [51]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

Essex Regiment [48]

York and Lancaster Regiment [47]

Leicestershire Regiment [46]

East Lancashire Regiment [45]

South Lancashire Regiment [42]

Army Veterinary Corps [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [40]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [40]

Service

British Army [6565]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [654]

Royal Navy [582]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [447]

Australian Imperial Force [435]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [164]

Other Empire Force [12]

South African Services [4]

Indian Army [1]

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G [9053]

L [3]

C [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

M [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8851]

Merchant Navy [162]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [191]

Canada [4]

Ireland [3]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [2]

India [2]

France [1]

Italy [1]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [30] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [23] Brisbane Queensland [22] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Melbourne Victoria [14] Hobart Tasmania [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] London England [12] Newcastle, Northumberland [10] Glasgow [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Newcastle New South Wales [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Belfast, Antrim [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] London, Middlesex [7] Edinburgh [6] South Shields, Durham [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Islington, London [5] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [5] North Shields, Northumberland, England [5] Wallsend New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bunbury Western Australia [4] Carlisle, Cumberland [4] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [4] Durham England [4] Edinburgh Scotland [4] Edinburgh, Midlothian [4] Gateshead, Durham [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Nowra New South Wales [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Armidale New South Wales [3] Ayr, Ayrshire [3] Belfast [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Botley, Hampshire [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] London [3] Maidstone, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4256] Gunner [456] Driver [361] Corporal [355] Serjeant [316] Sapper [245] Second Lieutenant [228] Lance Corporal [183] Captain [129] Lieutenant [93] Acting Corporal [65] Pioneer [62] Acting Serjeant [46] Bombardier [41] Major [29] Rifleman [27] Staff Serjeant [21] Temporary Captain [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Temporary Lieutenant [16] Lance Serjeant [15] Worker [15] Company Serjeant Major [14] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Sister [12] Able Seaman [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Ordinary Seaman [10] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Guardsman [9] Staff Nurse [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Acting Captain [7] Deck Hand [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Temporary Second Lieutenant [7] Trooper [7] Boy 1st Class [5] Nurse [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Major [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Nursing Sister [4] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [551] Royal Engineers [521] Labour Corps [462] Army Service Corps [386] Royal Garrison Artillery [239] Northumberland Fusiliers [232] Royal Army Medical Corps [224] Durham Light Infantry [199] Machine Gun Corps [186] Highland Light Infantry [173] London Regiment [148] Royal Fusiliers [140] Royal Scots [137] Royal Scots Fusiliers [125] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [117] Yorkshire Regiment [114] Royal Naval Division [104] Manchester Regiment [103] Seaforth Highlanders [98] Royal Highlanders [94] West Yorkshire Regiment [93] Border Regiment [90] Liverpool Regiment [87] Royal Irish Rifles [87] Scottish Rifles [81] King's Own Scottish Borderers [79] Cheshire Regiment [78] East Yorkshire Regiment [75] Lincolnshire Regiment [75] Gordon Highlanders [73] Royal Army Service Corps [73] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [69] West Riding Regiment [69] Cameron Highlanders [64] Lancashire Fusiliers [63] Rifle Brigade [63] Middlesex Regiment [57] King's Royal Rifle Corps [56] Canadian Infantry [55] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [52] North Staffordshire Regiment [51] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] Essex Regiment [48] York and Lancaster Regiment [47] Leicestershire Regiment [46] East Lancashire Regiment [45] South Lancashire Regiment [42] Army Veterinary Corps [41] Army Ordnance Corps [40] Royal Irish Fusiliers [40]

Service

British Army [6565] Canadian Expeditionary Force [654] Royal Navy [582] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [447] Australian Imperial Force [435] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [164] Other Empire Force [12] South African Services [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [9053] L [3] C [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] M [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8851] Merchant Navy [162] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [191] Canada [4] Ireland [3] New Zealand [3] Australia [2] India [2] France [1] Italy [1] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Abraham Gibson

Born 1888

Died 1956

British Army M2/181269 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Henry Gibson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 503 Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Gibson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 137310 Gunner Royal Field Artillery D Battery

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Charles Frederick Leonard Gibson

Born 1889

Died 1979

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Anthony Gibson

Born 1891

Died 1937

British Army 1795 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1795 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 1st

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William Gibson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3061 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 706701 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Thomas Gibson

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 42580 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 42580 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Robert Gibson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 158521 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert John Gibson

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 58034 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 58034 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 32nd Battery

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Henry Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 2198 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 2198 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Charles Frederick Gibson

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 24893 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion (West of England)

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Thomas B Gibson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army PS/2344 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 2344 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Bernard Willis Gibson

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8232 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Lincoln Gibson

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 818058

Canadian Expeditionary Force 818058 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Thomas Gibson

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70307

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 66 Training Squadron

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Walter Gibson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 25827 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Franklin Reginald Gibson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 176th Siege Battery

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William Gibson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 14th Bn. attd. 15th Bn.

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Walter Davis Gibson

Died 1918

British Army 265178 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 265178 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harold Deighton Gibson

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment northst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment northst Battalion

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