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Plymouth, Devon [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [3]

Mittagong New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marlborough, Wiltshire [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Oxley New South Wales [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Whithorn, Wigtownshire [2]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Dartmouth [1]

Dundalk, Louth [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hampshire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Lambeth [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [304]

Gunner [41]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [26]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Reverend [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Flight Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private (Signaller) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant now Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Temporary Lieutenant/ Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Border Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

1/128th Pioneers [2]

Service

British Army [478]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [682]

Contribution

Military Service [668]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Kelso, Roxburghshire [3] Mittagong New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Clapham, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marlborough, Wiltshire [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Oxley New South Wales [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Whithorn, Wigtownshire [2] Aberdeenshire [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Dartmouth [1] Dundalk, Louth [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Forfarshire Scotland [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hampshire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Isle of Wight [1] Lambeth [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [304] Gunner [41] Corporal [29] Sapper [26] Driver [21] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Reverend [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Flight Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private (Signaller) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant now Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant RNVR [1] Temporary Lieutenant/ Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Border Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Tank Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 1/128th Pioneers [2]

Service

British Army [478] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [682]

Contribution

Military Service [668] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Robert Goodfellow

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd

British Army 23843 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th

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Alfred Norman Goodfellow

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164018

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164018 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164018 Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Goodfellow

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army G/8173 Private (Signaller) The Queen's Regiment 1st Bn.

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Raymond V Goodfellow

Born 1898

Died 1983

British Army 324179 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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James Edmondson Goodfellow

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33718

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Alfred James Goodfellow

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43364

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Frank Harold Goodfellow

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218112

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George William Goodfellow

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138083

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Henry Thomas Goodfellow

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50381 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Alfred John Goodfellow

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32723

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Henry Albert Goodfellow

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192292

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Charles Edwin Goodfellow

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263708

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Arthur Frederick Goodfellow

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279967

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Arthur Goodfellow

Died 1916

British Army 4121 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391331 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 4121 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Patrick Goodfellow

Died 1915

British Army 3139 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Edward George Millard Goodfellow

Died 1918

British Army 138097 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Goodfellow

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238338

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Stanley Douglas Goodfellow

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88247

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Ernest Goodfellow

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 38455 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Goodfellow

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 242581 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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