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London England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Bromley, Kent [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Ilford, Essex [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

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Captains Flat New South Wales [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hawkhurst, Kent [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Sale, Cheshire [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

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Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Wood Green London [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Armagh [1]

Atherstone England [1]

Bearstead, Kent [1]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bridport, Dorset, England [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Caldowie South Australia [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [646]

Gunner [66]

Corporal [61]

Driver [61]

Sapper [54]

Serjeant [38]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Captain [19]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Bombardier [14]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Rifleman [8]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Saddler [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Forewoman [2]

Guardsman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

1st Reserve Mechanic [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith /Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Royal Engineers [82]

Army Service Corps [76]

Labour Corps [75]

London Regiment [63]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Rifle Brigade [25]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Kent Regiment [7]

Military Foot Police [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1004]

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [97]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [1377]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1344]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

London England [7] Sydney New South Wales [6] Bromley, Kent [4] Camberwell, London [4] Ilford, Essex [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Captains Flat New South Wales [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Dublin [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Hawkhurst, Kent [2] Islington, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Poplar, London [2] Sale, Cheshire [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Southwark, London [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Wood Green London [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Armagh [1] Atherstone England [1] Bearstead, Kent [1] Bitton, Gloucestershire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bridport, Dorset, England [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Caldowie South Australia [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [646] Gunner [66] Corporal [61] Driver [61] Sapper [54] Serjeant [38] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [28] Captain [19] Lieutenant [15] Acting Serjeant [14] Bombardier [14] Pioneer [13] Acting Corporal [9] Rifleman [8] Lance Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Saddler [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Forewoman [2] Guardsman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 1st Reserve Mechanic [1] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith /Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87] Royal Engineers [82] Army Service Corps [76] Labour Corps [75] London Regiment [63] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Fusiliers [27] Middlesex Regiment [26] Rifle Brigade [25] Hampshire Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] The Queen's Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Devonshire Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Kent Regiment [7] Military Foot Police [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Service

British Army [1004] Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [97] Australian Imperial Force [67] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [1377] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1344] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27] India [2] Australia [1]

Alfred John Golding

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army Private Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 1st Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer

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Thomas Golding

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12009 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Reuben Golding

Born 1896

Died 1989

British Army 3402 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 470932 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

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John Golding

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army L/8698 Private Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8698 Acting Sergeant Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/8698 Acting Sergeant Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Guy Golding

Born 1900

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183689 Private II Royal Air Force

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Charles Henry Golding

Australian Imperial Force 1774

Australian Imperial Force Private 5th light horse

Australian Imperial Force Corporal

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Violet Gladys Golding

Born 1900

Died 1977

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker George Kent Ltd

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Herbert Golding

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 9829 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 9829 Private The Hampshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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William Albert Golding

Died 1916

British Army 8502 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Dennis Alfred Golding

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1745 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1745 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1745 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment

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George Henry Golding

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61408

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Albert Ernest Golding

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120361

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George Thomas Golding

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268289

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Gilbert William Golding

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144451

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William Mark Golding

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242573

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John Thomas Golding

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263263

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Walter Thomas Golding

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129021

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Frederick Herbert Golding

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 36260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Thomas Golding

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 2063 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370447 Sergeant London Regiment 1st/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Lawford Hymas Golding

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 9083 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd worcest Battalion

British Army 9083 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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