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Torquay, Devon [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [2]

Grimsby England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Culrain Victoria [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Guernsey, Channel Island [1]

Kelly, Cornwall [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Willesdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

13th Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS LION [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liaison Officer [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Reserve [1]

Reserves [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Special List [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [119]

Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [119] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Torquay, Devon [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Buckfastleigh, Devon [2] Grimsby England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Culrain Victoria [1] East Ham, Essex [1] East Stonehouse, Plymouth [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Finchley, London [1] Guernsey, Channel Island [1] Kelly, Cornwall [1] Kensington, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Willesdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [44] Gunner [7] Serjeant [5] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Chief Gunner [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander (Retd) [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 13th Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS LION [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Liaison Officer [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Reserve [1] Reserves [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Special List [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [73] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [119]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Thomas Alfred Gidley

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/580 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy R/580 Able Seaman Reserves

British Army Reserve

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Frederick William Gidley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 1st Battalion attached 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Essex Regiment

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George Henry Charles Gidley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130997

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Theodore Ernest Gidley

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 2730 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 291071 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Richard Gidley

Died 1916

British Army 15432 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 15432 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Richard Gidley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147875

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Arthur James Gidley

Born 1899

Died 1981

British Army 138010 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 138010 Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Gidley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 26291 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Gustavus Charles Gidley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178955

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Stanley Charles Gidley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43585

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Arthur Gidley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46651

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Herbert Samuel Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 2564

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Edward Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 6768

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Claude Astley Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 6017

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Robert Dudley Gidley

Born 1900

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Driver French Red Cross

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Thomas Edmund Gidley

Died 1915

British Army 2332 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th manchest Battalion

British Army 2332 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Gidley

Died 1917

British Army 4220 Essex Regiment

British Army 5659 Border Regiment

British Army 27559 Private Border Regiment

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William Gidley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11476 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 11476 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John George Gidley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2577 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 230704 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 230704 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Leonard Victor Gidley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179866

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