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Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Marsh Baldon [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Exmouth, Devon [3]

Rainham, Kent [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [2]

Epsom Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2]

Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Southwold, Suffolk [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ashford England [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Babbacombe, Devon [1]

Barking, Suffolk [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bickley, Bromley, Kent [1]

Binbrook, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Budleigh, Devon [1]

Canning Town [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Castle Carey, Somerset [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Coaltin England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crockham Hill, Kent [1]

Croydon [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Four Elms, Edenbridge [1]

Friston, Suffolk [1]

Georgetown, Demerara [1]

Gerang Victoria [1]

Hangerford, Berkshire [1]

Hazelwood Victoria [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [26]

Driver [23]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Civilian [1]

Controller [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Legionnaire [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major /Acting Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

London Regiment [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [469]

Royal Navy [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [654]

Contribution

Military Service [629]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Barbados [1]

France [1]

Guyana [1]

Italy [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Marsh Baldon [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Croydon, Surrey [4] Exmouth, Devon [3] Rainham, Kent [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [2] Epsom Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2] Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Southwold, Suffolk [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2] Ashford England [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Babbacombe, Devon [1] Barking, Suffolk [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bickley, Bromley, Kent [1] Binbrook, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Budleigh, Devon [1] Canning Town [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Castle Carey, Somerset [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clare South Australia [1] Coaltin England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crockham Hill, Kent [1] Croydon [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Four Elms, Edenbridge [1] Friston, Suffolk [1] Georgetown, Demerara [1] Gerang Victoria [1] Hangerford, Berkshire [1] Hazelwood Victoria [1] Hoxton, London [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [36] Serjeant [33] Corporal [26] Driver [23] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Civilian [1] Controller [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Legionnaire [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Petty Officer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Serjeant Major /Acting Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Devonshire Regiment [38] London Regiment [35] Army Service Corps [33] Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Essex Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Suffolk Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [2] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2]

Service

British Army [469] Royal Navy [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [654]

Contribution

Military Service [629] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Barbados [1] France [1] Guyana [1] Italy [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Herbert Ambrose Gooding

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 34795 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 34795 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Stanley Gooding

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 134905 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 134905 Sapper Royal Engineers 255 Tunnelling Coy

British Army Sergeant

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Wynfred L Gooding

Born 1889

Other Empire Force 1630 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 11205 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Sidney Gooding

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 39294 Gunner 2nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 39294 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Noah George Jubilee Gooding

Born 1887

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115458

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Samuel Jewell Gooding

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16354 Lieutenant Imperial Camel Corps 4th (Anzac) Battalion

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Richard Albert Gooding

Born 1888

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229760

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Hubert Gooding

Born 1882

Died 1952

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28416

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George Jubilee Gooding

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4797 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Henry Gooding

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77917

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Charles William Gooding

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275628

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Thomas Gooding

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101733

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Robert Gooding

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284807

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Frank Gooding

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24855

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Winfield Ulrich Gooding

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 15th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3rd highland Battalion

British Army 8350 Private Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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George William Gooding

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190943

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Robert Carrington Gooding

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 6743 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323548 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323548 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Charles Ernest Gooding

Died 1916

British Army 3545 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ide Gooding

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 122295 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Amos William Gooding

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13008 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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