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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Poplar, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Hillgrove New South Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leatherhead [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Stafford [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Alnesford, Hampshire [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Ashton Keynes, Cricklade Wilts [1]

Auckland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Binfield, Berkshire [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blockley, Worcestershire [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bungwahl New South Wales [1]

Caldicot, Monmouthshire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Cold Ash Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Cottesloe Western Australia [1]

Crowthorne, Berkshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Deerhurst, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [452]

Gunner [49]

Driver [43]

Sapper [42]

Serjeant [40]

Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [6]

Trooper [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Forewoman [2]

Major General [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain Lieutenant Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Army Service Corps [64]

Labour Corps [52]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

London Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Berkshire Yeomanry [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [741]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [1004]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [982]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Germany [2]

Canada [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Poplar, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Hillgrove New South Wales [2] Islington, London [2] Leatherhead [2] Marylebone, London [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Stafford [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Warwickshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] Alnesford, Hampshire [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Ashton Keynes, Cricklade Wilts [1] Auckland [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Binfield, Berkshire [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blockley, Worcestershire [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bungwahl New South Wales [1] Caldicot, Monmouthshire [1] Camberwell [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Cold Ash Newbury, Berkshire [1] Cottesloe Western Australia [1] Crowthorne, Berkshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Deerhurst, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [452] Gunner [49] Driver [43] Sapper [42] Serjeant [40] Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [27] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [6] Trooper [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Forewoman [2] Major General [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain Lieutenant Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71] Royal Field Artillery [68] Army Service Corps [64] Labour Corps [52] Hampshire Regiment [27] London Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Fusiliers [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Berkshire Yeomanry [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [741] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [1004] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [982] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Germany [2] Canada [1]

Percival Godwin

Died 1918

British Army 20388 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney William Godwin

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1964 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Sydney Joseph Godwin

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 16421 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 16421 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 3rd worcest Battalion

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Gilbert Arthur Godwin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12902

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Walter George Hendon Godwin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235132

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Ernest Godwin

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/11473 Private Middlesex Regiment

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James George Godwin

Born 1875

Died 1962

British Army 1265 Gunner Filter Royal Field Artillery

British Army 575310 Gunner Filter Labour Corps

British Army 505264 Gunner Filter Royal Field Artillery Transport

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Albert Leonard Godwin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71462

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Neville Herbert Godwin

Born 1887

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/265 Bombardier Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery

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Douglas John Godwin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129026

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Harold Albert Godwin

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412115

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412115 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Robert Godwin

Born 1876

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108244

Canadian Expeditionary Force 108244 Sergeant Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Richard Charles Godwin

Born 1870

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210350

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210350 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harvey Alexander Godwin

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 348945

Canadian Expeditionary Force 348945 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Robert Godwin

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2020275

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2020275 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Maggs Godwin

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 251

Canadian Expeditionary Force 251 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Albert Godwin

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65373

Canadian Expeditionary Force 65373 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Gerald Godwin

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2161276

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2161276 Private Canadian Infantry

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Victor William Godwin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13025

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Frederick Edward Godwin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154879

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