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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]

Uriah Gordon

Born 1891

Other Empire Force 3320 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4642 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Charles Grubb Gordon

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4418 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40121 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/40121 Private Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 9th

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Thomas Gordon

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 20/29 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 16th Battalion

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Thomas Isaac Gordon

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 30021 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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William Gordon

Born 1884

British Army 2535 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265869 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

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Simeon James Gordon

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 370 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 1941 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 1941 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Joseph Gordon

Born 1892

Died 1933

Royal Navy J6928

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Frederick James Gordon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 235261 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st/4th Battalion

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Robert Patrick Gordon

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1446 Private Gordon Highlanders 4th Battalion

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William Gordon

Born 1883

British Army 203667 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 574282 Private Labour Corps

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Robert I Gordon

Born 1897

British Army 1323 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 265192 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Charles Gordon

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15161 Private Scots Guards

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Robert Gordon

Died 1918

British Army 40458 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29667 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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John Gordon

Born 1890

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/562 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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John Gordon

Died 1915

British Army 2881 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 2881 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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John Gordon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 535304 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 535304 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Edmund Charles Gordon

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7611 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 296487 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Margaret I Gordon

Born 1882

British Army Staff Nurse Stationary Hospital

British Army Assistant Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Elizabeth Marjorie A.k.a. Elma Gordon

Born 1874

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Volunteer Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Norman Victor Gordon

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6265

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