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Devonport, Devon [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlezoy, Somerset [2]

Millwall, London [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Senglea, Malta [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ulverstone Tasmania [2]

Altofts, Yorkshire [1]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1]

Bangor, Wales [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Somersetshire [1]

Broad Clist, Devon [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chagford, Devon [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Cheshire, Cheshire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Cobargo New South Wales [1]

Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Rank

Private [310]

Gunner [37]

Driver [32]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler/ Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Member [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Engineers [39]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

Labour Corps [33]

London Regiment [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [480]

Royal Navy [87]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [691]

P [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [676]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Ireland [1]

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Devonport, Devon [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlezoy, Somerset [2] Millwall, London [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Senglea, Malta [2] Southwark, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ulverstone Tasmania [2] Altofts, Yorkshire [1] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [1] Bangor, Wales [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Somersetshire [1] Broad Clist, Devon [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chagford, Devon [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Charles, Devon [1] Cheshire, Cheshire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cobargo New South Wales [1] Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Deptford, London [1]

Rank

Private [310] Gunner [37] Driver [32] Corporal [24] Serjeant [17] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler/ Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Member [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45] Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Engineers [39] Devonshire Regiment [36] Labour Corps [33] London Regiment [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [480] Royal Navy [87] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Australian Imperial Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [691] P [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [676] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Ireland [1]

William Gillard

Died 1916

British Army 23794 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William George Gillard

Died 1916

British Army 23348 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank Gillard

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3/6769 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/6769 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Gillard

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 23489 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles S J Gillard

Died 1918

British Army 45962 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 44415 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles H. Gillard

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3126/TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265787 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265787 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Gilbert Gillard

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 23837 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Wilfred William Gillard

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302131

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William Dunlop Gillard

Australian Imperial Force 11966

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George Henry Gillard

Born 1881

British Army 27432 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146680 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146680 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Henry John Gillard

Born 1890

Died 1941

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman HMS Warrior

Royal Navy 235741 Able Seaman Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

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Henry Hall Gillard

Born 1881

Died 1958

Royal Navy 197223 Ordinary Seaman

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Henry Charles Gillard

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222340

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Arthur William Gillard

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241452

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Godfrey Gillard

Born 1888

British Army 206613 Private Labour Corps

British Army 9491 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9491 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Tyler Gillard

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 27762 Private Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Charles Gillard

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 11782 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Gillard

Died 1918

British Army 45401 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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J E Gillard

Died 1915

British Army L/6951 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/6951 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Gillard

Died 1919

British Army 46839 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 46839 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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