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Newton Abbot, Devon [4]

Tilba Tilba New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Crook [1]

Crook, Westmorland [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Emerald Queensland [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Lockwood, Devon [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marryatville South Australia [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newton Abbot England [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Seagoe Nr Portadown, County Armagh [1]

Shepherd's Bush, London [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Turnchapel, Plymouth [1]

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Private [89]

Gunner [19]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Driver [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Admiral [2]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Border Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/1st Derby Yeomanry [1]

2/1st Surrey Yeomanry [1]

283rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

31st Lancers [1]

4th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Devon Regiment 86th Provisional Battalion [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch [1]

British Red Cross Society and St John of Jerusalem [1]

British Red Cross and St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [165]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

G [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [266] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Newton Abbot, Devon [4] Tilba Tilba New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Crook [1] Crook, Westmorland [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devon [1] Emerald Queensland [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Lockwood, Devon [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marryatville South Australia [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newton Abbot England [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Poplar, London [1] Seagoe Nr Portadown, County Armagh [1] Shepherd's Bush, London [1] Strood, Kent [1] Teignmouth, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Turnchapel, Plymouth [1]

Rank

Private [89] Gunner [19] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Driver [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Admiral [2] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Private [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Border Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/1st Derby Yeomanry [1] 2/1st Surrey Yeomanry [1] 283rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 31st Lancers [1] 4th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Devon Regiment 86th Provisional Battalion [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch [1] British Red Cross Society and St John of Jerusalem [1] British Red Cross and St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [165] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

G [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Samuel Gilpin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49103

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John Gilpin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63745

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Harold Barrett Gilpin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76891

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Robert Rooke Gilpin

Born 1893

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/50a New Zealand Rifle Brigade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/50 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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William Gilpin

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 18660 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 18660 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest E Gilpin

Born 1867

Died 1915

British Army 21088 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Bertie Rendell Gilpin

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 240101 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 883 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Lyall David Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force 7240

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David Joseph Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force 1135

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Anthony Simpson Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force 461

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Reuben Leander Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force 2599

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Kenneth Elmer Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force 2664

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Frank Holman Gilpin

Born 1883

Royal Navy 9258 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Francis Henry William Gilpin

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy 179547 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Monmouth

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Harry Walker Gilpin

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59364

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Albert William Gilpin

Australian Imperial Force

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Frederica F Gilpin

Royal Navy G576

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Emily Gilpin

Royal Navy G447

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William Edward Gilpin

Born 1874

Royal Navy F44042

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Alfred Gilpin

Born 1894

Royal Navy Z/155 Royal Naval Division

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