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Leatherhead, Surrey [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Idlicote England [1]

Kineton, Warwickshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Pillerton, Warwickshire [1]

Ridgmont, Bedfordshire [1]

Walthamstowe England [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Wanstead England [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire [1]

surrey [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Corporal [11]

Driver [10]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

19th Battalion [1]

7th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

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

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manitoba Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [108]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [135]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [136] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leatherhead, Surrey [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Westminster, London [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Idlicote England [1] Kineton, Warwickshire [1] Oxford [1] Pillerton, Warwickshire [1] Ridgmont, Bedfordshire [1] Walthamstowe England [1] Wandsworth [1] Wanstead England [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire [1] surrey [1]

Rank

Private [70] Corporal [11] Driver [10] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Engineers [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 19th Battalion [1] 7th Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manitoba Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [108] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [136]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Humphrey Livingston Gilks

Born 1886

Died 1972

British Army Captain London Regiment 4th battalion middlesex regiment 1/6th lond Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 1/28th County of London (Artists Rifles)

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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William Henry Gilks

Died 1916

British Army 4550 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Albert Gilks

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37967 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Percy Gilks

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135070

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Frederick Gilks

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army GS/3210 Private Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

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Frank Gilks

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 21922 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Gilks

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13281 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Gilbert Gilks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220664

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William George Gilks

Died 1916

British Army 384 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 384 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Henry Gilks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130098

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Wilfred Gilks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262747

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Albert Gilks

Died 1917

British Army 17611 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney Ernest Gilks

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216102

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Stephen Gilks

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 62618 Private Manitoba Regiment

British Army 31186 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 31186 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Leonard Gilks

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205964

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William D Gilks

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7651 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Sidney Lewis Gilks

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army T14 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 568012 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 568012 Corporal Royal Engineers

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J F Gilks

Died 1916

British Army 30502 Private Essex Regiment

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William Gilks

Died 1916

British Army 20667 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Stuart I. M. Gilks

Died 1918

British Army 51352 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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