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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Folkestone, Kent [4]

Hailsham [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Millwall, London [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Norwich [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rye, Sussex [2]

Southwold, Suffolk [2]

Starston Norfolk [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Appleby, Westmoreland [1]

Ashby de la Zouch England [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Ballynahinch [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blendworth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Burmah Victoria [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds England [1]

Castlecomer [1]

Cessnock New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [574]

Gunner [65]

Sapper [60]

Driver [54]

Serjeant [48]

Corporal [47]

Captain [24]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Major [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [12]

Able Seaman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Commander [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmiths Mate [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colour Serjeant /I of M [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [98]

Labour Corps [81]

Army Service Corps [75]

Royal Field Artillery [70]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Fusiliers [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Suffolk Regiment [32]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

East Kent Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [18]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [16]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Kent Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [942]

Royal Navy [132]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [1297]

Contribution

Military Service [1271]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

France [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [6] Ramsgate, Kent [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Folkestone, Kent [4] Hailsham [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Millwall, London [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Camberwell, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Lewisham, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Norwich [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Peckham, London [2] Rye, Sussex [2] Southwold, Suffolk [2] Starston Norfolk [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Thames Ditton, Surrey [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Appleby, Westmoreland [1] Ashby de la Zouch England [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Ballynahinch [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blendworth, Hampshire [1] Brighton [1] Burmah Victoria [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds England [1] Castlecomer [1] Cessnock New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [574] Gunner [65] Sapper [60] Driver [54] Serjeant [48] Corporal [47] Captain [24] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [14] Major [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [12] Able Seaman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Commander [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmiths Mate [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Colour Serjeant /I of M [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [98] Labour Corps [81] Army Service Corps [75] Royal Field Artillery [70] London Regiment [51] Royal Fusiliers [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Suffolk Regiment [32] The Queen's Regiment [31] East Kent Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Machine Gun Corps [22] Middlesex Regiment [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [18] East Surrey Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [16] Norfolk Regiment [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Hampshire Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Kent Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [942] Royal Navy [132] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [1297]

Contribution

Military Service [1271] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [50] France [1] Gibraltar [1] Pakistan [1]

John Goldsmith

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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George Henry Goldsmith

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9668 Private South Wales Borderers Depot Battalion

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Alfred John Goldsmith

Born 1872

Died 1949

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266598

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Randolph Frank Goldsmith

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy CH/2153 (S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Charles Frederick Goldsmith

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army 127937 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 1308 Pioneer Royal Engineers 3/1st Home Counties Signal Company

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Thomas Oliver Goldsmith

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 45938 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion

British Army 21st Reserve Brigade, at Blyth

British Army 45938 Private 50th Brigade,17th Division, V Corps 10th Entrenching Battalion

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Edward Oliver Goldsmith

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army T/30771 Driver Army Service Corps 3rd Unit

British Army T/30771 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army Driver Army Service Corps

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Albert Victor Goldsmith

Born 1899

British Army 26821 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

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Alfred William Goldsmith

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 25260 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/42564 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Hubert Foden Exell Goldsmith

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10277 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10277 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Stanley Goldsmith

Born 1902

Died 1974

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157866

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William Goldsmith

Born 1887

Died 1951

Royal Navy 225078 Able Seaman H.M.S. Formidable

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George Thomas Goldsmith

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army G/6217 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Goldsmith

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army L9121 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Moses Goldsmith

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army T/3753 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William James Goldsmith

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55865

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Norman Goldsmith

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1616

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Edward Murden Goldsmith

Born 1891

Died 1972

British Army WR/270825 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 267060 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alfred Goldsmith

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86734

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William Joseph Goldsmith

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122712

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