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Sydney New South Wales [42]

Melbourne Victoria [39]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15]

Adelaide South Australia [12]

Ballarat Victoria [11]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [10]

Brisbane Queensland [10]

Glasgow Scotland [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9]

London England [9]

Aberdeen Scotland [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Belfast [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Edinburgh Scotland [6]

Elgin, Scotland [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

St Andrews, Fife [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Ararat Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Williamstown Victoria [4]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Armagh [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bowen Queensland [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Dunedin [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Annalong [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Ardrossan South Australia [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Banffshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bedford [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Black River, Nova Scotia [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2539]

Second Lieutenant [216]

Corporal [213]

Serjeant [199]

Gunner [193]

Driver [186]

Captain [159]

Sapper [137]

Lance Corporal [133]

Lieutenant [110]

Major [75]

Acting Corporal [48]

Lieutenant Colonel [45]

Pioneer [36]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Bombardier [23]

Staff Nurse [20]

Rifleman [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Sister [16]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Colonel [12]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Trooper [12]

Worker [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Major General [9]

Nursing Sister [9]

Temporary Captain [9]

Nurse [8]

Brigadier General [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Reverend [6]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Commander [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Able Seaman [4]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [298]

Royal Field Artillery [288]

Royal Engineers [283]

Labour Corps [260]

Army Service Corps [210]

Seaforth Highlanders [134]

Highland Light Infantry [129]

Royal Garrison Artillery [129]

Royal Army Medical Corps [126]

London Regiment [109]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [108]

British West Indies Regiment [108]

Royal Scots [106]

Royal Highlanders [102]

Machine Gun Corps [82]

Canadian Infantry [71]

Royal Irish Rifles [70]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [70]

Northumberland Fusiliers [68]

Royal Fusiliers [67]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [65]

Scottish Rifles [64]

Cameron Highlanders [58]

Liverpool Regiment [49]

Royal Army Service Corps [47]

Manchester Regiment [44]

Royal Naval Division [44]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [41]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [36]

Scots Guards [36]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Royal Flying Corps [28]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Border Regiment [21]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Tank Corps [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [4193]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [666]

Australian Imperial Force [452]

Royal Navy [326]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [288]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [136]

Other Empire Force [28]

Indian Army [10]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [6236]

H [12]

C [8]

W [4]

E [2]

K [2]

L [2]

M [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

F [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6089]

Merchant Navy [143]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [107]

Canada [4]

Australia [3]

Guyana [3]

Ireland [3]

Jamaica [3]

Italy [2]

New Zealand [1]

Swaziland [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [42] Melbourne Victoria [39] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [16] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15] Adelaide South Australia [12] Ballarat Victoria [11] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [10] Brisbane Queensland [10] Glasgow Scotland [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [9] London England [9] Aberdeen Scotland [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Belfast [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Edinburgh Scotland [6] Elgin, Scotland [6] London, Middlesex [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] St Andrews, Fife [5] Aberdeen [4] Ararat Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Williamstown Victoria [4] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Armagh [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bowen Queensland [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Dunedin [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Annalong [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Ardrossan South Australia [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Banffshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Bedford [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Black River, Nova Scotia [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Brixton, London [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2539] Second Lieutenant [216] Corporal [213] Serjeant [199] Gunner [193] Driver [186] Captain [159] Sapper [137] Lance Corporal [133] Lieutenant [110] Major [75] Acting Corporal [48] Lieutenant Colonel [45] Pioneer [36] Acting Serjeant [27] Bombardier [23] Staff Nurse [20] Rifleman [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [16] Sister [16] Staff Serjeant [15] Company Serjeant Major [13] Colonel [12] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Trooper [12] Worker [10] Deck Hand [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Major General [9] Nursing Sister [9] Temporary Captain [9] Nurse [8] Brigadier General [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Acting Captain [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Reverend [6] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [5] Commander [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [4] Able Seaman [4]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [298] Royal Field Artillery [288] Royal Engineers [283] Labour Corps [260] Army Service Corps [210] Seaforth Highlanders [134] Highland Light Infantry [129] Royal Garrison Artillery [129] Royal Army Medical Corps [126] London Regiment [109] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [108] British West Indies Regiment [108] Royal Scots [106] Royal Highlanders [102] Machine Gun Corps [82] Canadian Infantry [71] Royal Irish Rifles [70] Royal Scots Fusiliers [70] Northumberland Fusiliers [68] Royal Fusiliers [67] King's Own Scottish Borderers [65] Scottish Rifles [64] Cameron Highlanders [58] Liverpool Regiment [49] Royal Army Service Corps [47] Manchester Regiment [44] Royal Naval Division [44] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [41] Durham Light Infantry [39] Royal Irish Fusiliers [36] Scots Guards [36] Rifle Brigade [31] Royal Flying Corps [28] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [26] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Middlesex Regiment [22] Border Regiment [21] Hampshire Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [20] Essex Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Tank Corps [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [19] East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [4193] Canadian Expeditionary Force [666] Australian Imperial Force [452] Royal Navy [326] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [288] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [136] Other Empire Force [28] Indian Army [10] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [6236] H [12] C [8] W [4] E [2] K [2] L [2] M [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] F [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6089] Merchant Navy [143] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [107] Canada [4] Australia [3] Guyana [3] Ireland [3] Jamaica [3] Italy [2] New Zealand [1] Swaziland [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

William Elliot Gordon

Born 1885

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1646 Sergeant Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion, E Company

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Gerard Montague Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army

British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Fusiliers 12th

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 12th Battalion

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John Gordon

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6996 Private Irish Guards

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Henry Bernard Gordon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 7 battalion

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James William Nugent Gordon

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Angus and Dundee Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Angus and Dundee Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Alvin Edwin Gordon

Born 1887

Died 1919

Other Empire Force 1341 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 3609 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Donald Percy Gordon

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10934 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Ruford, Or Rufus Gordon

Born 1890

Died 1920

Other Empire Force 10196 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 15564 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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William Johnson Gordon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3223 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371148 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Gordon

Born 1885

British Army 635737 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 6390 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Highland Fifeshire Brigade

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Alexander Wesley Gordon

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1700 Private Lancashire Hussars

British Army Lance Corporal Military Police Corps Military Mounted Police

British Army P/12014 Private Military Police Corps Military Mounted Police

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Sydney Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 18016 Private Welsh Regiment

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John George Gordon

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2288 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2288 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10547 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

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William Gordon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1099 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265103 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alexander Robert Gisborne Gordon

Born 1882

Died 1967

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Major Royal Irish Fusiliers Staff

British Army Major Royal Irish Regiment Staff

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William Gordon

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1666 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Stanley Edgar Gordon

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/6th Liverpool Regiment

British Army Acting Major 1/6th Liverpool Regiment

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Aldwyn Remington Gordon

Born 1890

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2924 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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John Vivian Gordon

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1039 Private 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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