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Coonabarabran New South Wales [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Port Vincent South Australia [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

Thebarton South Australia [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

11. Ratcliff Sq. Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Curramalka South Australia [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fielding [1]

Fielding, New Zealand [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Newport [1]

Porthleven, Cornwall [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Sapper [12]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Guardsman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [1]

Commissary [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Saddler [1]

Stoker [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division Engineers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

9th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Force [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Intelligence Department [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Faversham Explosion [1]

Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H.M.S. Repulse [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [94]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [145]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [146] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Coonabarabran New South Wales [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Glenelg South Australia [2] Port Vincent South Australia [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Thanet, Kent [2] Thebarton South Australia [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] 11. Ratcliff Sq. Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Curramalka South Australia [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fielding [1] Fielding, New Zealand [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Newport [1] Porthleven, Cornwall [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [61] Sapper [12] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Driver [3] Guardsman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [1] Commissary [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Munitions Worker [1] Petty Officer [1] Saddler [1] Stoker [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

East Kent Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division Engineers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] 9th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Field Artillery Brigade [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Force [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Forces [1] East African Intelligence Department [1] Essex Regiment [1] Faversham Explosion [1] Field Artillery Brigade [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. Repulse [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Victory I [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [94] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [145] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Henry Charles Goldfinch

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26651

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John Albert Goldfinch

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115014

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Gilbert Macarthur Goldfinch

Born 1887

Died 1943

Australian Imperial Force 4388 Gunner Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Field Artillery Brigade 12th Battalion

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Alfred James Goldfinch

Born 1895

Died 1982

Royal Navy K21376 Pembroke II

Royal Navy K21376 Stoker H.M.S. Repulse

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Albert George John Goldfinch

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66242

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George Frederick Goldfinch

Born 1890

British Army 125832 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR501158 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Nathaniel Goldfinch

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army G/4375 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4375 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4375 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Arthur J. Goldfinch

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 29056 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40536 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Goldfinch

Born 1895

Australian Imperial Force 7007

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Sydney William Lacey Goldfinch

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231553

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Egbert Edwin Goldfinch

Australian Imperial Force 6071

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John Edward Goldfinch

Born 1891

British Army 3175 Private County of London Yeomanry 3/2nd Battalion

British Army 945113 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 58th (London) Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 945113 Lance Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 58th (London) Divisional Ammunition Column

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Raymond George Goldfinch

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213223

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Stanley George Ewart Goldfinch

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221154

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George Essex Goldfinch

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 109718 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 312646 Gunner Labour Corps

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A Goldfinch

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1153 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Andrew Goldfinch

Australian Imperial Force 632

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John Clement Goldfinch

Australian Imperial Force 22132

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Walwin John Goldfinch

Australian Imperial Force 4503

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George Leslie Fraser Goldfinch

Australian Imperial Force 3417

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