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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Poole, Dorset [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cowra New South Wales [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Avoca Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Picton New South Wales [2]

Somerton, Somerset [2]

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Acton, London [1]

Alfriston [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Bampton, Oxford [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal green [1]

Birkenhead, Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bow, East London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Buckland Newton, Dorset [1]

Burford England [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Cradock South Australia [1]

Croydon England [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dorset England [1]

Rank

Private [418]

Sapper [44]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [35]

Driver [29]

Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Chaplain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Captain Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Army Service Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

London Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Pay Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Derby Yeomanry [4]

Service

British Army [660]

Royal Navy [66]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

G [897]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [875]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Melbourne Victoria [4] Poole, Dorset [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cowra New South Wales [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Avoca Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] East Ham, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Picton New South Wales [2] Somerton, Somerset [2] Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Acton, London [1] Alfriston [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Bampton, Oxford [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal green [1] Birkenhead, Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Blackheath, London [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bow, East London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Buckland Newton, Dorset [1] Burford England [1] Burra South Australia [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Cradock South Australia [1] Croydon England [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dorset England [1]

Rank

Private [418] Sapper [44] Gunner [41] Serjeant [35] Driver [29] Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [5] Major [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Chaplain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Boy Sailor [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Captain Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71] Labour Corps [54] Royal Field Artillery [42] Army Service Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] London Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Pay Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Derby Yeomanry [4]

Service

British Army [660] Royal Navy [66] Australian Imperial Force [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

G [897] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [875] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Louis Gillett

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 25878 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25878 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James C Gillett

Died 1917

British Army 96127 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Henry Gillett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 64900 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 64900 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Howard Gillett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 153893 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 153893 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Alfred Gillett

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 67819 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Gillett

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 25637 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25637 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Joseph Gillett

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 25640 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 25640 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Ronald William Gillett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313739

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William Edward James Gillett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39500

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Percy Henry Payne Gillett

Born 1902

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157649 Boy Royal Air Force

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Eli Gillett

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 320851 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Francis Gillett

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 28520 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 17156 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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William C Gillett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army B/200921 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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George Harry Gillett

Died 1917

British Army 235232 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Henry Gillett

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 11966 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William George Gillett

Died 1918

British Army 27178 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Robert Gillett

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 21225 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 21225 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Francis John Gillett

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 210478

Royal Navy PO/210478 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Victory"

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Thomas Charles Gillett

Born 1892

Died 1947

Royal Navy K28546

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George Benjamin Gillett

Born 1885

Died 1931

British Army 26608 Driver 19th Hussars

British Army 26608 Private 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars Southern Cavalry Depot

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