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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Theberton, Suffolk [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Kelsale, Suffolk [1]

Morice Town, Devonport, Devon [1]

Moss Vale New South Wales [1]

Newington, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [1]

Westleton, Suffolk [1]

Yoxford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant /Acting Flight Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Welsh Horse [2]

11th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars [1]

2nd South African Mounted Regiment [1]

8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Iron Duke [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

L55 [1]

Labour Corps ex Northamptonshire [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Ministry of Munitions [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South African Highlanders [1]

Tank Corps [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [52]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [82]

Contribution

Military Service [78]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [82] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [3] Theberton, Suffolk [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gloucestershire [1] Kelsale, Suffolk [1] Morice Town, Devonport, Devon [1] Moss Vale New South Wales [1] Newington, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Saxmundham, Suffolk [1] Westleton, Suffolk [1] Yoxford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [37] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant /Acting Flight Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Welsh Horse [2] 11th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars [1] 2nd South African Mounted Regiment [1] 8th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Iron Duke [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] L55 [1] Labour Corps ex Northamptonshire [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Ministry of Munitions [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South African Highlanders [1] Tank Corps [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [52] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [82]

Contribution

Military Service [78] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Walter Leonard Gissing

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4620 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Alfred Charles Gissing

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army British Red Cross Society

British Army Orderly

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William Harry Gissing

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58107 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alexander Gissing

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 29 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Gissing

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy J8374 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8374 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J8374 Ordinary Seaman HMS Hercules

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John Gissing

Born 1877

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Theodore Gissing

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210303

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Horace Hedley Gissing

Born 1889

Died 1975

Australian Imperial Force

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George Landor Gissing

Born 1885

Australian Imperial Force 1685

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Edward Gissing

Died 1917

British Army 4090 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 241134 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Alwin Gissing

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321152

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Charles Cunningham Gissing

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3090

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Henry Ernest Gissing

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 1751

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Reginald Claude Gissing

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 17531

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Joseph Rupert Gissing

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 10225

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Thomas Shipp Gissing

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 10224

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Stanley Ernest Victor Gissing

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276915

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John Albert Gissing

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122589

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Arthur Leonard Gissing

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16395 Private 20th Hussars

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Charles Sidney Gissing

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 30453

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