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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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Place of birth

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]

Albert John Jeffrey Godfrey

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 417

Australian Imperial Force 417 Sapper 1st Coy Australian Tunnelling Corps

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James Godfrey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36502

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William Ellis Godfrey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284432

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Charles Smith Godfrey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58757

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John William Godfrey

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405202

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James Godfrey

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279836

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Hubert Ernest Godfrey

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205941

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George Arthur Godfrey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82863

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James Azire Godfrey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124038

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Frederick Godfrey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129351

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John Henry Godfrey

Born 1888

Died 1971

Royal Navy Admiral

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Albert John Godfrey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108571

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William Henry Godfrey

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261505

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Thomas Godfrey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30298

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George Godfrey

Born 1881

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466108

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466108 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward John Godfrey

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 154470 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Charles Godfrey

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 18401 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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William Henry Godfrey

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305547

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William Godfrey

Born 1873

Died 1922

British Army 108287 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick William Godfrey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52373

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