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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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People [6274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

P J G Gordon-Ralph

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Irish Regiment

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A Hamilton Gordon

British Army Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General Staff

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W G Wolrige-Gordon

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers

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A P Gordon-Cumming

British Army Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

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G C W Gordon-Hall

British Army Major Yorkshire Light Infantry

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P St Bernard Gordon-Huntly

British Army Private South African 1st Infantry Imperial Horse

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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W M Gordon-Smith

British Army Captain 126th Baluchis

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A C Gordon-Smythe

British Army Major 5th Cavalry

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Elizabeth Will Sampson Gordon (now Mrs Lungley)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Marguerite Duclos (mrs Gordon)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Katherine Gordon (mrs Bonham-Carter)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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S Alys Mrs Gordon-Smith

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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

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Edith Mary Hine Now Gordon

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

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S Alys Gordon-Smith

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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

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