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Dunstable, Bedfordshire [3]

Framlingham, Suffolk [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Suffolk [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Wouldham Kent [2]

Bermondsey England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burton-On-Trent [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Darlaston, Norfolk [1]

Foulsham, Norfolk [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leiston, Suffolk, England [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Little Bentley, Essex [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Merton, Surrey [1]

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Newington, London [1]

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Pulham St Mary Norfolk [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Silvertown, London [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

South Woodford, Essex [1]

St George in the East, Shadwell, East London [1]

Stoke Newington [1]

Sussex [1]

Tuddenham, England [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wimbledon,Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [241]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [25]

Gunner [23]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bandsman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

4th Class [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Artificer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 1st Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Captain [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

London Regiment [28]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

3rd Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [384]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [488]

Contribution

Military Service [481]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [3] Framlingham, Suffolk [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Suffolk [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Wouldham Kent [2] Bermondsey England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burton-On-Trent [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Darlaston, Norfolk [1] Foulsham, Norfolk [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Hampstead, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leiston, Suffolk, England [1] Limehouse, London [1] Little Bentley, Essex [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Merton, Surrey [1] Needham Norfolk [1] Newington, London [1] Peterborough, Cambridgeshire [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Pulham St Mary Norfolk [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Silvertown, London [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] South Woodford, Essex [1] St George in the East, Shadwell, East London [1] Stoke Newington [1] Sussex [1] Tuddenham, England [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wimbledon,Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [241] Serjeant [26] Corporal [25] Gunner [23] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bandsman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] 4th Class [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Artificer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 1st Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Captain [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [38] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] London Regiment [28] Labour Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Norfolk Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal West Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 3rd Dragoon Guards [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [384] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [488]

Contribution

Military Service [481] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

William Frederick George Girling

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 370685 Serjeant London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 2465 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370685 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Havelock Girling

Born 1880

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233037 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233037 Clerk 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Royal Navy F33037 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Horace William Girling

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 608192 Serjeant London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 4988, 322223 Serjeant London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Albert Bissell Girling

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army L/31257 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Girling

Born 1883

Died 1925

British Army 202031 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Lewis Thomas Girling

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38422

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George Henry Girling

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119381

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Edward Joseph Girling

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 58534 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 14th Brigade

British Army 58534 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 14th Brigade

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Edward Girling

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300671

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Walter Girling

Died 1916

British Army 40215 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Stephen Eastaugh Girling

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 2202 Private London Regiment 1/28th (county of london) battalion, london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached 7th Battalion

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Robert Girling

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 29232 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edgar Edward Girling

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army M2/149937 Private Army Service Corps

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George Leonard Girling

Born 1892

British Army 920 Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

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Ernest Joseph Girling

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 58534 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Havelock Girling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233037

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Sidney Gordon Girling

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2015 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235554 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Girling

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108767

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William Sydney Percy Girling

Born 1873

Died 1958

British Army 2746 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army M318493 Army Service Corps 186th Battalion

British Army M/318493 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Arthur Ernest Girling

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3606 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326341 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326341 Lance Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment

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