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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

North Shields [5]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Liverpool [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Shotts, Lanarkshire [2]

21 Murray Street, Annan, Scotland [1]

253 Leith Walk, Leith [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Bathgate, Scotland [1]

Benfieldside , Co Durham [1]

Benfieldside, County Durham [1]

Biggin South Milford Yorkshire [1]

Biggin Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bromfield Co Durham [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Croyden, Surrey [1]

Egremont, Cumberland, England [1]

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Gateshead Co Durham [1]

Hangingshaw Cottage, Applegarth, Dumfriesshire [1]

Hitchin Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin, Herts [1]

Hoddom, Dumfriesshire [1]

Houlland, Burravoe, South Yell, Shetland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingstown, Dublin [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mangrove House, Hertford, Herts [1]

New Grass, London [1]

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Northumberland [1]

Parish of St Peter. Liverpool. Lancashire [1]

Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rochadale, Lancashire [1]

Saltburn, Ross-shire, Scotland [1]

Shavington, Cheshire [1]

Silloth, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

1st Engineer [1]

A/CSM [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major and Commissary [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Writer Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Border Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

21st Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

5th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

5th Reserve Cavalry [1]

8th Liverpool Regiment [1]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

9th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Columns Operating in Togoland [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Catholic Club [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Dementian [1]

Depot Battalion Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [210]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] North Shields [5] Sunderland, Durham [3] Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Liverpool [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Shotts, Lanarkshire [2] 21 Murray Street, Annan, Scotland [1] 253 Leith Walk, Leith [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Bathgate, Scotland [1] Benfieldside , Co Durham [1] Benfieldside, County Durham [1] Biggin South Milford Yorkshire [1] Biggin Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bromfield Co Durham [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Croyden, Surrey [1] Egremont, Cumberland, England [1] Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Gateshead Co Durham [1] Hangingshaw Cottage, Applegarth, Dumfriesshire [1] Hitchin Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Herts [1] Hoddom, Dumfriesshire [1] Houlland, Burravoe, South Yell, Shetland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingstown, Dublin [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mangrove House, Hertford, Herts [1] New Grass, London [1] North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Northumberland [1] Parish of St Peter. Liverpool. Lancashire [1] Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rochadale, Lancashire [1] Saltburn, Ross-shire, Scotland [1] Shavington, Cheshire [1] Silloth, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [85] Gunner [11] Sapper [9] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Serjeant [6] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Sergeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] 1st Engineer [1] A/CSM [1] Able Seaman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major and Commissary [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Writer Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Scots [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Border Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] 21st Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 5th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 5th Reserve Cavalry [1] 8th Liverpool Regiment [1] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] 9th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Columns Operating in Togoland [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Catholic Club [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Dementian [1] Depot Battalion Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [210]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William Henry Gilbertson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 30094 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 30094 Serjeant Royal Corps of Engineers Postal Section

British Army 30094 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

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George Gilbertson

Died 1915

British Army 13/1063 Sergeant York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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Dennis Henry Stacey Gilbertson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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William Henry Gilbertson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229512

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Robert Gilbertson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236210

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Joseph Bartholomew Gilbertson

Born 1891

Died 1929

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111169

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Richard Gilbertson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M2/265552 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Alexander Gilbertson

Born 1872

Died 1936

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267148

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James Shannon Gilbertson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222626

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Robert Gilbertson

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 6901 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6902 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 37085 Private Royal Scots 2nd Home Service Garrison Battalion

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Joseph Gilbertson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 212435 Private Labour Corps

British Army 51860 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 65458 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Bell Gilbertson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 307364 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Gilbertson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29127 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29127 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Graham Sydney Gilbertson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6481 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Archibald H Gilbertson

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 74350 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 41st Battalion

British Army 74350 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Gilbertson

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65364

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65364 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Robert Gilbertson

Born 1885

Died 1981

British Army 34382 Private Border Regiment 7th bord Battalion

British Army 28670 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Thomas Gilbertson

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army G/81835 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/19240 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Gilbertson

Born 1890

Died 1959

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Alexander Gilbertson

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 28345 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 28345 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Batallion

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