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Bridgetown, Barbados [1]

Colwall [1]

London England [1]

Newport Salop, Shropshire [1]

Rhymney, Monmouthshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St. Philip [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Trinidad [1]

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Private [99]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [8]

Sapper [6]

Driver [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Farmer [1]

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British West Indies Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Royal Engineers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

(Duke Of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment [1]

11th Reserve Battalion [1]

12th Lancers [1]

13th Hussars [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1]

4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

5th Reserve Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

6th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Barbados Volunteers [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Lancaster [1]

HMS Prince of Wales [1]

HMS Psyche [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [159]

Contribution

Military Service [158]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Barbados [1]

Bermuda [1]

Cuba [1]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bridgetown, Barbados [1] Colwall [1] London England [1] Newport Salop, Shropshire [1] Rhymney, Monmouthshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St. Philip [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Trinidad [1]

Rank

Private [99] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Gunner [8] Sapper [6] Driver [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Farmer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [16] Labour Corps [12] Army Service Corps [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Royal Engineers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Yeomanry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] (Duke Of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment [1] 11th Reserve Battalion [1] 12th Lancers [1] 13th Hussars [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1] 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 5th Reserve Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] 6th Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Barbados Volunteers [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Lancaster [1] HMS Prince of Wales [1] HMS Psyche [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Defence Force [1]

Service

British Army [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [159]

Contribution

Military Service [158] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Barbados [1] Bermuda [1] Cuba [1]

Claverston Gittens

British Army 10069 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Thomas H Gittens

British Army 209 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 291750 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Gittens

British Army S/4914 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William H Gittens

British Army 464 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Gittens

British Army M2/115683 Private Army Service Corps

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Joshua Gittens

British Army 617 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Robert Henry Gittens

British Army 18869 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Gittens

British Army SE/6750 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/6750 Acting Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps

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M D Gittens

British Army 49502 Private Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Gittens

British Army M2/175096 Private Army Service Corps

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John T Gittens

British Army 33551 Private Scottish Rifles

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George Gittens

British Army 168074 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry J P Gittens

British Army 225550 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Albert Gittens

British Army 39048 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 34389 Private Labour Corps

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John Gittens

British Army R4/126245 Private Army Service Corps

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John A Gittens

British Army 32563 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 48277 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Percy Gittens

British Army 121709 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Carleton Wyunlam Gittens

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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William John Gittens

British Army 1598 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 1598 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240077 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Mathew Gittens

British Army 13636 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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