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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Bedford [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Lidlington, Bedfordshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey, England [1]

Battersea [1]

Beaconsfield England [1]

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheshire, Sussex [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Cobridge, Stoke on Trent [1]

Cookham, Maidenhead [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devon [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Docking, Norfolk [1]

Dorking, Norfolk [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Fingal Tasmania [1]

Gembrook Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hackney Wick, London [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Johndaiyan Queensland [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Ladys Island, County Wexford [1]

Lambert, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Loxash, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Driver [38]

Gunner [30]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Driver Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Saddler [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [36]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [25]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

37th Dogras [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [381]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [520]

D [4]

F [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [511]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [3]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Barnes, Surrey [2] Bedford [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Lidlington, Bedfordshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Barnes, Surrey, England [1] Battersea [1] Beaconsfield England [1] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheshire, Sussex [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Cobridge, Stoke on Trent [1] Cookham, Maidenhead [1] Deptford, London [1] Devon [1] Devonshire England [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] Dorking, Norfolk [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Fingal Tasmania [1] Gembrook Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hackney Wick, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Johndaiyan Queensland [1] Kennington, London [1] Ladys Island, County Wexford [1] Lambert, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Loxash, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [223] Driver [38] Gunner [30] Sapper [21] Serjeant [21] Corporal [20] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [11] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Driver Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Midshipman [1] Saddler [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [36] Labour Corps [35] Royal Engineers [25] London Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] 37th Dogras [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2]

Service

British Army [381] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [520] D [4] F [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [511] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [3]

Charles Thomas Goff

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 2541 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd London Divisional Ammunition Column, 7th London Reserve Brigade

British Army 970143 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 47th Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 970143 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Goff

Born 1883

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214324

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William John Goff

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243766

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James Alfred Goff

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145954

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Frederick William Goff

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215682

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Charles Edward Goff

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Liverpool Regiment

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Charles Edward Goff

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Attached Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lionel Trevor Goff

Born 1877

Died 1953

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Algernon Hamilton Stannus Goff

Born 1863

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Goff

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275780

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Reginald Stannus Goff

Born 1882

Died 1965

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Albert Goff

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283573

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Allan Goff

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299165

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James Alfred Goff

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132663

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Thomas Claude Goff

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136598

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Joseph Henry Goff

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116034

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John Henry Goff

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 60252 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 60252 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 13th (TW) Battalion

British Army D/30308 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

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Henry Luke Goff

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222348

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Stephen John Goff

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227711

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John Edward Charles Goff

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238983

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