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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]

Harold Godfrey

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163139

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Arthur Pole Godfrey

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Buckingham Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Household Battalion

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William Godfrey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55694

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Victor Gerald Godfrey

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277860

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James Godfrey

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84704

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John Henry Godfrey

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73356

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Victor Richard Godfrey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203135

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Frederick Godfrey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165239

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Frederick Godfrey

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 14452 Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps attd. Director of Medical Services, Lines of Communication.

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Richard John Godfrey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262667

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Samuel Godfrey

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162959

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Arthur Godfrey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198856

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Edward Alfred Godfrey

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126619

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William Walter Godfrey

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203535

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Francis Henry Godfrey

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142928

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William Framingham Godfrey

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195453

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195453 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Howard Godfrey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3953

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George Digby Godfrey

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 115564 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Shipman Godfrey

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2463 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 23073 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23073 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Henry Godfrey

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 9540 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9540 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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