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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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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]

Gerald Noel Gosling

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Gosling

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 341006 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Lawrence William James Gosling

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 242140 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army GS/68036 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Sidney Thomas Gosling

Born 1897

Died 1957

British Army R11442 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edgar Charles Gosling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149681

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Archibald Albert Gosling

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169691

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Walter Henry Gosling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66231

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James Gosling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46804 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles Sidney Gosling

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 32922 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 32922 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Gosling

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army 118 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 645112 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 3rd Wessex Brigade

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Arthur Gosling

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8127 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army

British Army 79834 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 176 Tunnelling Company

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James Gosling

Died 1918

British Army 228381 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Snowden Gosling

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 15191 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 15191 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Leonard Gosling

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/40185 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Thomas Gosling

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 7690 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7690 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Matthew Gosling

Died 1915

British Army 14081 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14081 Private Border Regiment

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John Gosling

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9524 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9524 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Samuel Gosling

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 37193 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Gosling

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8600 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8600 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Gosling

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 105692 Sapper Royal Engineers

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