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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

London England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Colchester, Essex [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Birmingham England [3]

Brentwood, Essex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Brixton, London [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

Candelo New South Wales [3]

Egham, Surrey [3]

Street, Somerset [3]

Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Auckland [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

East Maitland New South Wales [2]

Essex [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Tooting, London [2]

Warwick [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

51 Peel St., Glasgow, District of Camlachie, Burgh of Glasgow [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [1099]

Gunner [118]

Serjeant [108]

Driver [98]

Corporal [91]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Sapper [67]

Lance Corporal [48]

Captain [31]

Acting Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [26]

Bombardier [18]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Pioneer [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Major [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Sergeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Signalman [2]

Temporary Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt. [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

5th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [148]

Army Service Corps [130]

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Labour Corps [123]

London Regiment [93]

Royal Garrison Artillery [82]

Machine Gun Corps [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Middlesex Regiment [44]

Royal Fusiliers [44]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43]

Bedfordshire Regiment [38]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [23]

East Surrey Regiment [22]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

West Riding Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Grenadier Guards [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Horse Artillery [12]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Service

British Army [1780]

Royal Navy [212]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [150]

Australian Imperial Force [103]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [2468]

Contribution

Military Service [2421]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Australia [1]

China [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] London England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Colchester, Essex [5] Hackney, London [5] Goulburn New South Wales [4] London, Middlesex [4] Birmingham England [3] Brentwood, Essex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Brixton, London [3] Bundaberg Queensland [3] Candelo New South Wales [3] Egham, Surrey [3] Street, Somerset [3] Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Auckland [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] East Maitland New South Wales [2] Essex [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Tooting, London [2] Warwick [2] Witney, Oxfordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] 51 Peel St., Glasgow, District of Camlachie, Burgh of Glasgow [1] Acton, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [1099] Gunner [118] Serjeant [108] Driver [98] Corporal [91] Second Lieutenant [71] Sapper [67] Lance Corporal [48] Captain [31] Acting Corporal [30] Lieutenant [26] Bombardier [18] Acting Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Pioneer [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Able Seaman [8] Major [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Sergeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Signalman [2] Temporary Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt. [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 5th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [148] Army Service Corps [130] Royal Field Artillery [125] Labour Corps [123] London Regiment [93] Royal Garrison Artillery [82] Machine Gun Corps [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Middlesex Regiment [44] Royal Fusiliers [44] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43] Bedfordshire Regiment [38] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Suffolk Regiment [26] Royal Army Service Corps [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] Hampshire Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [23] East Surrey Regiment [22] Devonshire Regiment [21] Durham Light Infantry [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Army Ordnance Corps [20] West Riding Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Grenadier Guards [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Horse Artillery [12] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [12]

Service

British Army [1780] Royal Navy [212] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156] Canadian Expeditionary Force [150] Australian Imperial Force [103] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [2468]

Contribution

Military Service [2421] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Australia [1] China [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Frederick Bruce Godfrey

Born 1891

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 11066 Gunner 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 14th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 11066 Gunner 1st Division Ammunition Column 2 Section

Australian Imperial Force 11066 Gunner Z1A Medium Trench Mortar Battery

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Thomas Douglas Godfrey

Born 1892

Died 1952

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Trooper 6th Light Horse Regiment 13th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Trooper 2nd Light Horse Reserve Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1883 Gunner 25th Field Artillery Brigade 114th Howitzer Battery

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George Godfrey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58311 Driver Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 71057 Private TR/10 Aldershot and Edinburgh 106th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 50683 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2/4th (Reserve Battalion)

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Reginald William Godfrey

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67846 2nd Lieutenant

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Edwin Alfred Arthur Godfrey

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 34047 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 34047 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

British Army L/6050 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

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Alexander Polwhele Godfrey

Born 1893

Died 1962

British Army Second Lieutenant Imperial Army

Australian Imperial Force 98 Private 1st Australian Division Divisional Head Quarters

Australian Imperial Force 128 Private 1st Infantry Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Philip Godfrey

Born 1887

Died 1942

British Army 45388 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Cyril Burnham Godfrey

Born 1892

Died 1952

British Army 616 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment leicest Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Godfrey

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5586 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12278 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Godfrey

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/29924 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/29924 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 21st Battalion

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William Godfrey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109996

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William George Godfrey

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 24062 Private Welsh Regiment 16th Battalion

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Arthur Henry Godfrey

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 15140 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 15140 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Sidney Robert Godfrey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279998

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Hayden Albert Godfrey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91891

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Stewart Thomas Godfrey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111640

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Margaret Annie Louise Godfrey

Born 1895

Died 1980

Other Empire Force Telephonist

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Ernest Henry Scott Godfrey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87616

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Charles Godfrey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29116

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Ernest Gordon Godfrey

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army Captain County of London Regiment

British Army 2nd Lt. London Regiment 6th (city of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

British Army Captain London Regiment 6th ( City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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