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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]

Arthur Gidley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15665

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Herbert Paul Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 439

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William Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 2323

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Sydney Herbert Gidley

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 191549 Petty Officer HMS Jason

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Frederick Samuel Gidley

Born 1867

Died 1950

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (Retd)

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Collingwood

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Albert Victor Gidley

Australian Imperial Force 2678

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Reginald Gidley

Born 1894

Royal Navy K17999 Stoker 1st Class HMS LION

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W F Lucas Gidley

British Army Captain Special List

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Thomas Gidley

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 193064

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Alfred Gidley

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 785216

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Leonard Victor Gidley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Robert Northleigh Gidley

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 58509 Canterbury Infantry Regiment

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Evelyn Gidley

Born 1873

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Eric Anthony Gidley

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/3975 Royal Naval Division

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Reginald William Gidley

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/4166 Royal Naval Division

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William James Gidley

Born 1903

Royal Navy J91107

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William Gidley

Born 1880

Royal Navy 292725

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William Henry Gidley

Born 1888

Royal Navy 346480

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Robert Dudley Gidley

Born 1896

Royal Navy F4069

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William John Gidley

Born 1884

Royal Navy 211731

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