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London, Middlesex [5]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Peckham, Surrey [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Prospect South Australia [2]

Saint Heliers Jersey [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset [1]

Asheldham, Essex [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Battersea London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackpool [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Blackpool, Lancs [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, Kent, England [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Bryncoch Heath [1]

Butterwick, Lincolnshire [1]

Byker, Newcastle [1]

Castle Carey, Somerset [1]

Castle Cary, Somerset [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Debenham, Suffolk [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dimboola Victoria [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Ermington, Devon [1]

Eucha Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [536]

Gunner [71]

Driver [54]

Serjeant [48]

Corporal [44]

Sapper [34]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [10]

Captain [10]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Corporal [6]

Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Guardsman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Colonel [2]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Engineers [64]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

London Regiment [40]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Essex Yeomanry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [872]

Royal Navy [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

G [1096]

A [1]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1069]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

India [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [5] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, London [2] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Lambeth, London [2] Peckham, Surrey [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Prospect South Australia [2] Saint Heliers Jersey [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Ansford, Castle Cary, Somerset [1] Asheldham, Essex [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Battersea London [1] Battersea, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackpool [1] Blackpool England [1] Blackpool, Lancs [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, Kent, England [1] Bromley, London [1] Bryncoch Heath [1] Butterwick, Lincolnshire [1] Byker, Newcastle [1] Castle Carey, Somerset [1] Castle Cary, Somerset [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Debenham, Suffolk [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dimboola Victoria [1] East Ham, London [1] Ermington, Devon [1] Eucha Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [536] Gunner [71] Driver [54] Serjeant [48] Corporal [44] Sapper [34] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [10] Captain [10] Able Seaman [6] Acting Corporal [6] Major [6] Pioneer [6] Guardsman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Colonel [2] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Engineers [64] Labour Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] London Regiment [40] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Hampshire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Manchester Regiment [20] Cheshire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Suffolk Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Devonshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Army Ordnance Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Essex Yeomanry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [872] Royal Navy [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

G [1096] A [1] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1069] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] India [1]

Charles Gosling

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army Brigadier General General Staff Commanding 10th Brigade Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Arthur Gosling

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army Sapper South Midland Royal Engineers 2/1

British Army Lieutenant 61st South Midlands Division

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers 61st Company

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George Edward Gosling

Born 1889

Died 1938

British Army Captain Adjutant Cavalry Hussars

British Army 10th Hussars

British Army Major 10th Hussars

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Douglas Edward Gosling

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

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Charles Hector Gosling

Born 1893

Died 1947

British Army 124139 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor George Gosling

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army S/7518 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 7518 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Leonard Buchanan Gosling

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 102601 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 102601 Lance Corporal Tank Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Albert Gosling

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53593

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James Gosling

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 11558 Private Manchester Regiment

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Richard Gosling

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 18186 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 170th (County Palatine) Brigade

British Army 18186 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 39th Infantry Brigade

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Vincent James Gosling

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204436

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Frank Robert Gosling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55971

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Ernest John Gosling

Born 1899

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247283

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Frederick Gosling

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189458

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Alfred William Gosling

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5426 Private Leinster Regiment

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Leonard Thornley Ward Gosling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58722

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Samuel Gosling

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287735

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Harry Gosling

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49157

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Cecil Henry Gosling

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307562

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William Thomas Edward Gosling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221635

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