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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]

Reuben Gold

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59184

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H Gold

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86333

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William Gold

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134215

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Horace Leonard Gold

Born 1895

British Army 2323 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 166046 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 2323 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Percy Clark Gold

Died 1916

South African Services 3658 Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry Fought at Delville Wood as a Private

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Allan Nicoll Gold

Australian Imperial Force 8821

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Herbert James Gold

Born 1894

Royal Navy 2/1153 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division - Benbow Battalion

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Isobel Durie Gold

Royal Navy G6623

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Harry Gold

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1002 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Robert James Stiles Gold

Born 1880

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/15th battalion lond Battalion

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Geoffrey Charles Gold

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Leslie Thornton Gold

Australian Imperial Force 924

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Charles Victor Gold

Australian Imperial Force 5015

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John Gold

Australian Imperial Force 2864

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James Gold

Australian Imperial Force 1667

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Robert Henry Gold

Born 1887

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1540 Canterbury Infantry Battalion

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Robert Edward Gold

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2158 New Zealand Engineers

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A Gold

British Army 320966 Sergeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Ernest A Gold

British Army 27501 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur J Gold

British Army 123647 Private Machine Gun Corps

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