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Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Montrose Scotland [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Creech St Michael, Somerset [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Hill [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goodman Fields, London [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hamilton Palace Colliery, Bothwellhaugh [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Killymiad, Altidoo, Co Donegal [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Lanark [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Linlithgow [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Newton South Australia [1]

North Leith Edinburgh [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [1]

Portsea, Portsmouth [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Selling, Faversham, Kent [1]

Shaldon, Devon, England [1]

St Lukes, Middlesex [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

West Monkton, Somerset [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [221]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Forewoman [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Adjutant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Royal Scots [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

13th Hussars [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [336]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [462]

Contribution

Military Service [453]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Montrose Scotland [2] Romford, Essex [2] Stepney, London [2] Chard, Somerset [1] Clapham, London [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Creech St Michael, Somerset [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Essex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Hill [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goodman Fields, London [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hamilton Palace Colliery, Bothwellhaugh [1] Holborn, London [1] Killymiad, Altidoo, Co Donegal [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Lanark [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Linlithgow [1] London [1] London England [1] New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Newton South Australia [1] North Leith Edinburgh [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire [1] Portsea, Portsmouth [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Selling, Faversham, Kent [1] Shaldon, Devon, England [1] St Lukes, Middlesex [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] West Monkton, Somerset [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [221] Gunner [23] Serjeant [20] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Major [3] Forewoman [2] Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Clerk [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Adjutant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [31] London Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Gordon Highlanders [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Royal Scots [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Border Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] 13th Hussars [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [336] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [462]

Contribution

Military Service [453] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Ireland [1] Jersey [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

George Gold

Died 1915

British Army 14084 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

British Army 14084 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John Gold

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10608 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10608 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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C Gold

Died 1917

British Army S/5793 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/5793 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Alex White Gold

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420944

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420944 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Albert Gold

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186118

Canadian Expeditionary Force 186118 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frank Gold

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476540

Canadian Expeditionary Force 476540 Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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Murray Gold

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174526

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Sydney Lamont Gold

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184656

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William David Gold

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7/335 Canterbury Mounted Rifles

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Arthur Henry Gold

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134678

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Stewart Gold

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52038

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John Alfered Gold

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140021

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Henry Gold

Died 1918

British Army 77666 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Gold

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11781 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 11781 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Frederick Thomas Gold

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 7597 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 233371 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 233371 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Gold

Died 1917

British Army 34176 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Gold

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 22806 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Charles Rene Gold

Born 1896

Died 1917

836

British Army 836 Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Yeomanry attached 14th Btn Durham Light Infantry

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Michael Gold

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210547

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Harry Gold

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17972

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