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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Harwich, Essex [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Harleston, Norfolk [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Sale Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Dedham, Essex [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Essex [2]

Essex, England [2]

Fulham, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Norwich [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Ardleigh, Essex [1]

Athlone, Ireland [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Blo Norton Norfolk [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cambridge [1]

Caston, Norfolk [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chester England [1]

Chester Le Street England [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Cowlinge, Suffolk [1]

Denipore [1]

Dennington Norfolk [1]

Depwade, Norfolk, England [1]

Diss Norfolk [1]

Dublin [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Frating, Essex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glenhope Victoria [1]

Great Oakley, Essex [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [342]

Gunner [49]

Corporal [32]

Driver [30]

Serjeant [30]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Commander [2]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant/ Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pantry Maid [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Army Service Corps [44]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Norfolk Regiment [32]

Labour Corps [26]

London Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Berkshire Yeomanry [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Service

British Army [540]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [721]

Contribution

Military Service [701]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Harwich, Essex [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Harleston, Norfolk [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Poplar, London [3] Sale Victoria [3] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Dedham, Essex [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Essex [2] Essex, England [2] Fulham, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Norwich [2] Old Ford, London [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Staffordshire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Ardleigh, Essex [1] Athlone, Ireland [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Blo Norton Norfolk [1] Bow, London [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burra South Australia [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cambridge [1] Caston, Norfolk [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chester England [1] Chester Le Street England [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Cowlinge, Suffolk [1] Denipore [1] Dennington Norfolk [1] Depwade, Norfolk, England [1] Diss Norfolk [1] Dublin [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Frating, Essex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glenhope Victoria [1] Great Oakley, Essex [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [342] Gunner [49] Corporal [32] Driver [30] Serjeant [30] Second Lieutenant [18] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [10] Bombardier [8] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Commander [2] Mechanist Serjeant Major [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant/ Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Midshipman [1] Pantry Maid [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signal Boy [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [45] Army Service Corps [44] Suffolk Regiment [36] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Norfolk Regiment [32] Labour Corps [26] London Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Middlesex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Berkshire Yeomanry [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3]

Service

British Army [540] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [721]

Contribution

Military Service [701] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Walter James Gooch

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 32155 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 42367 Private Manchester Regiment 2/7th Battalion.

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James Lambert Gooch

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1971 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1/1st

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Frederick John Gooch

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Brigade

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Jack Gooch

Born 1890

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 219 Private Australian Light Horse 13th Battalion

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Albert Gooch

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265539

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Frederick James Gooch

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27556

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Willie Gooch

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79695

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Robert William Lewis Gooch

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68440

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Frank Gooch

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301506

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Phyllis Mary Gooch

Born 1891

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 2nd Western General, Manchester

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Eastbourne Military Hospital

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William John Gooch

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94225

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Samuel Gooch

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army 12685 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 237174 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Gooch

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120744

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James Peter Gooch

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46430

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Frank George Howard Gooch

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 15290 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/15290 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Ernest John Gooch

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206132

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William Rathbone Gooch

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195622

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Nathan Robert Gooch

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17167 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Frederick Gooch

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216324

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Philip Henry Gooch

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233964

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