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Melbourne Victoria [13]

Cooma New South Wales [9]

Glen Innes New South Wales [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

London England [7]

Staffordshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Leichhardt New South Wales [3]

Leiston, Suffolk [3]

Mile End, London [3]

Walworth, London [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Ayston [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn Lancashire [2]

Bow, East London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Breadalbane New South Wales [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Burnley Victoria [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Campania Tasmania [2]

Christchurch [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Handsworth, Staffs [2]

Hastings Victoria [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Killarney Queensland [2]

King's Cliffe, Northants [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leeds England [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Rank

Private [1974]

Gunner [202]

Driver [160]

Serjeant [147]

Corporal [138]

Sapper [100]

Second Lieutenant [58]

Lance Corporal [57]

Captain [30]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Corporal [27]

Bombardier [21]

Lieutenant [21]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Rifleman [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Major [11]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Second Corporal [2]

Colonel [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [239]

Royal Field Artillery [239]

Royal Engineers [206]

Army Service Corps [196]

Royal Garrison Artillery [118]

Royal Army Medical Corps [114]

London Regiment [106]

Machine Gun Corps [93]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [85]

Cheshire Regiment [84]

North Staffordshire Regiment [80]

Manchester Regiment [70]

Royal Fusiliers [62]

Middlesex Regiment [54]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51]

Lancashire Fusiliers [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [47]

Liverpool Regiment [47]

Rifle Brigade [47]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

York and Lancaster Regiment [45]

Essex Regiment [43]

Suffolk Regiment [40]

The Queen's Regiment [38]

Leicestershire Regiment [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [33]

Royal West Kent Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [32]

Lincolnshire Regiment [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

Canadian Infantry [28]

East Lancashire Regiment [28]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [27]

Border Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Welsh Regiment [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Tank Corps [24]

Royal Irish Rifles [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Scots [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2921]

Royal Navy [259]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [234]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [217]

Australian Imperial Force [192]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [57]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [3944]

S [2]

C [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3873]

Merchant Navy [43]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Australia [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [13] Cooma New South Wales [9] Glen Innes New South Wales [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Manchester, Lancashire [8] London England [7] Staffordshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Clerkenwell, London [3] Leichhardt New South Wales [3] Leiston, Suffolk [3] Mile End, London [3] Walworth, London [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Ayston [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn Lancashire [2] Bow, East London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Breadalbane New South Wales [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Burnley Victoria [2] Burra South Australia [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Campania Tasmania [2] Christchurch [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Handsworth, Staffs [2] Hastings Victoria [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Killarney Queensland [2] King's Cliffe, Northants [2] Lancashire [2] Leeds England [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool [2]

Rank

Private [1974] Gunner [202] Driver [160] Serjeant [147] Corporal [138] Sapper [100] Second Lieutenant [58] Lance Corporal [57] Captain [30] Pioneer [30] Acting Corporal [27] Bombardier [21] Lieutenant [21] Acting Serjeant [18] Rifleman [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Major [11] Company Serjeant Major [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Guardsman [7] Deck Hand [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Sergeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Serjeant Major [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Worker [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Second Corporal [2] Colonel [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [239] Royal Field Artillery [239] Royal Engineers [206] Army Service Corps [196] Royal Garrison Artillery [118] Royal Army Medical Corps [114] London Regiment [106] Machine Gun Corps [93] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [85] Cheshire Regiment [84] North Staffordshire Regiment [80] Manchester Regiment [70] Royal Fusiliers [62] Middlesex Regiment [54] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51] Lancashire Fusiliers [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [47] Liverpool Regiment [47] Rifle Brigade [47] Durham Light Infantry [45] York and Lancaster Regiment [45] Essex Regiment [43] Suffolk Regiment [40] The Queen's Regiment [38] Leicestershire Regiment [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [33] Royal West Kent Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [32] Lincolnshire Regiment [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] Canadian Infantry [28] East Lancashire Regiment [28] South Lancashire Regiment [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Royal Lancaster Regiment [27] Border Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Welsh Regiment [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Tank Corps [24] Royal Irish Rifles [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Scots [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2921] Royal Navy [259] Canadian Expeditionary Force [234] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [217] Australian Imperial Force [192] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [57] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [3944] S [2] C [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3873] Merchant Navy [43] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Australia [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Ernest Goodwin

Born 1877

British Army Second Lieutenant Special List

British Army Temporary Captain Special List

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Oliver Howard Goodwin

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Goodwin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197437

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John W Goodwin

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army L/5875 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Stanley Goodwin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45327

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Evan Goodwin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10175

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William Goodwin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36114

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William James Goodwin

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 8476 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 8476 Sapper Royal Engineers Depot, Royal Monmouth

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Wilfred Henry Goodwin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94133

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William Charles Goodwin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107740

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Ignatius F Edward Goodwin

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286449

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Ernest Goodwin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88027

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John Goodwin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30344

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Bernard Ernest Goodwin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23514

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Eric Bainbridge Goodwin

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army 32522 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 8th Battery

British Army 200392 Serjeant Tank Corps 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Goodwin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165246

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George Goodwin

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283528

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Alfred Dawson Goodwin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7703

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Harry Goodwin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161937

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Stanley Goodwin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46882

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