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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]

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People [210] Stories Communities

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]

George Henry Gilbertson

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 42711 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 42711 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Magnus Henry Gilbertson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434118

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434118 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Charles Gilbertson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108925

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John Edgar Gilbertson

Born 1874

Died 1959

Other Empire Force 1st Engineer Dementian

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Robert W. Gilbertson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2302 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 650725 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ralph A R Gilbertson

Died 1916

British Army 14506 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 14506 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Thomas Gilbertson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2942 Private Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry

British Army 2942 Private Corps of Hussars

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Charles Scott Gilbertson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 15022 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Charles Gifford Gilbertson

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy 3305B

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Richard Gilbertson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 241425 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 241425 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Ralph Gilbertson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 203670 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 203670 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Henry Gilbertson

Born 1880

Died 1950

Royal Navy F29512

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George A Gilbertson

Died 1918

British Army L/12208 Private 9th Lancers

British Army L/12208 Private Corps of Lancers

British Army L/12208 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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George Noel Gilbertson

Born 1886

Died 1956

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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William Quarton Gilbertson

Born 1899

Died 1961

British Army 31969 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Basil James Gilbertson

Born 1894

Died 1974

Royal Navy M33350

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G W Gilbertson

Born 1858

Died 1941

British Army Major and Commissary Supply and Transport Corps

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Stanley Birch Gilbertson

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 51579 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Gilbertson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 27023 Private Welsh Regiment

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Nathan Gilbertson

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 2585 Private Border Regiment

British Army 201215 Private Border Regiment

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