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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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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]

Levi Goldsmith

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268406

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Henry Mills Goldsmith

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 3rd devonshire regiment attached 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Harold Edgar Goldsmith

Died 1918

British Army 1793 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 34943 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Garrison Battalion

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Ernest Edward Goldsmith

Born 1897

Died 1962

Royal Navy J31194

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Richard Henry Goldsmith

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34221

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Henry William Goldsmith

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78296

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Leonard Goldsmith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130562

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Arthur Goldsmith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100889

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Louis Goldsmith

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79526

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William Robert Goldsmith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40843

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Herbert Bruce Goldsmith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214851

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Percy Charles Herbert Goldsmith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217479

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Charlie Goldsmith

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233713

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George William Goldsmith

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 49471 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert Goldsmith

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 35483 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army 67988 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Edward Henty Goldsmith

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/3257 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/3257 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Terry Goldsmith

Born 1885

British Army 3982 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 195855 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/503127 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Henry Goldsmith

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 150256 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Goldsmith

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Major Hampshire Regiment

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Benjamin Goldsmith

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1995

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1995 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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