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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

North Perth Western Australia [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Astley, Worcestershire [1]

Bishops Auckland England [1]

Breconshire [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Caersws, Montgomeryshire [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Clydach, Glamorgan [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dolanog, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1]

Ferryhill, Durham [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hyssington [1]

Kearsley Lancashire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanfihangell-yng-Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanfyllin Wales [1]

Llangyniew, Montgomeryshire [1]

Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire [1]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Rhos, Denbighshire [1]

Rotherhithe, Kent [1]

Shrewsbury England [1]

Stechford, Warks [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Waratah Tasmania [1]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [1]

West Kirby, Cheshire, England [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Woodside, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Worthing England [1]

Wrexham [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [163]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Civilian-Sarwah [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Corporal Wheeler [1]

Forewoman [1]

Fusilier [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Second Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wheeler Sergeant [1]

Wheeler Staff Sergeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Tank Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th Hussars [1]

13th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [254]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

G [310]

Contribution

Military Service [301]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [310] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] North Perth Western Australia [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Astley, Worcestershire [1] Bishops Auckland England [1] Breconshire [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Caersws, Montgomeryshire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Clydach, Glamorgan [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Deptford, London [1] Dolanog, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1] Ferryhill, Durham [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hyssington [1] Kearsley Lancashire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanfihangell-yng-Ngwynfa, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanfyllin Wales [1] Llangyniew, Montgomeryshire [1] Llanwddyn, Montgomeryshire [1] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Rhos, Denbighshire [1] Rotherhithe, Kent [1] Shrewsbury England [1] Stechford, Warks [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Waratah Tasmania [1] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [1] West Kirby, Cheshire, England [1] Westminster, London [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Woodside, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Worthing England [1] Wrexham [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [163] Gunner [22] Corporal [13] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Civilian-Sarwah [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Corporal Wheeler [1] Forewoman [1] Fusilier [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Second Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wheeler Sergeant [1] Wheeler Staff Sergeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Labour Corps [22] Army Service Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Liverpool Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Manchester Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Tank Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th Hussars [1] 13th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [254] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

G [310]

Contribution

Military Service [301] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Alfred Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 7450

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Frederick Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 1216

Australian Imperial Force 2414

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Henry Francis Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 556

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Reece Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 5537

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Arthur Edward Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 3385

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John Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 7560

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Arthur Henry Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 16482

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Herbert Leslie Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 4217

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Ernest Gittins

Australian Imperial Force 1255

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Alfred Gittins

Born 1881

Royal Navy 10467 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Herman Leopold Gittins

British Army L8/3322 Petty Officer Naval Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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James Gittins

British Army 131345 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur John Gittins

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 458185

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John Gittins

Born 1875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505001

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Joseph Gittins

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434944

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Arthur Gittins

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 721982

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Howard Stanley Gittins

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Amy Gittins

Born 1896

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Henry Gittins

Born 1887

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William Gittins

Born 1879

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