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Grays, Essex, England [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Blumberg South Australia [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ameston, Cambs [1]

Bombay [1]

Chelsea [1]

Dedham, Norfolk [1]

Durban, Natal [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

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Lilydale Victoria [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [1]

Malta [1]

Malvern, Warwickshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Raymond Terrace New South Wales [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sheffield England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Teralba New South Wales [1]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Zarate, Buenos Ayres [1]

Rank

Private [116]

Serjeant [14]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sister [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Belgian Agents [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

10th South Wales Borderers [1]

2nd Light Horse Ambulance [1]

5th Labour Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Attached Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [191]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [252]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Australia [1]

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Grays, Essex, England [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Blumberg South Australia [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Ameston, Cambs [1] Bombay [1] Chelsea [1] Dedham, Norfolk [1] Durban, Natal [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Lancashire [1] Lilydale Victoria [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Malta [1] Malvern, Warwickshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Raymond Terrace New South Wales [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sheffield England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Teralba New South Wales [1] Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] West Ham, London [1] Zarate, Buenos Ayres [1]

Rank

Private [116] Serjeant [14] Gunner [13] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Sister [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [10] Manchester Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Belgian Agents [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 10th South Wales Borderers [1] 2nd Light Horse Ambulance [1] 5th Labour Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Attached Worcestershire Regiment [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [191] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [260]

Contribution

Military Service [252] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Australia [1]

Richard Gilson,.

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1747 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320327 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320327 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Lionel Leonard Gilson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40221 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40221 Private Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 8th (Service) Battalion

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Francis Archibald Gilson

Australian Imperial Force 497

Australian Imperial Force Private 2nd Light Horse Ambulance

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Robert Quilter Gilson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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Francis Gerald Gilson

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Major Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John William Gilson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125500

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William Charles Gilson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219257

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Archie Gilson

Died 1916

British Army 17079 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Edward Norman Gilson

Died 1918

British Army 12/118 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Bernard Hyde Gilson

Died 1917

British Army 12215 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 12215 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George A Gilson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 231644 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Gilson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1265 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph W Gilson

Died 1916

British Army 23465 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 23465 Private Grenadier Guards

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Frederick Gilson

Died 1918

British Army 271523 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 204405 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Allen Gilson

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141196

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141196 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Gilson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141914

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141914 Private Canadian Infantry

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John William Gilson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289026

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Eugen Bastian Andrew Gilson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176528

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Walter Joseph Gilson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319955

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Joseph Henry Gilson

Died 1917

British Army M/285223 Private Army Service Corps

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