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Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Batley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bishops Scandle, Somerset [1]

Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Croydon [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Horfield,Bristol [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Leigh Dorset [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southsea [1]

Sunbury, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Winchelsea England [1]

Winchelsea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [79]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

76th Punjabis [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Excellent [1]

HMS Prince George [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Punjabis [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Mercantile Marine [1]

Merchant Navy, HMHS "Asturias" [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [120]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [153]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [153] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Axminster, Devon [1] Batley, Yorkshire, England [1] Bishops Scandle, Somerset [1] Chapeltown, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Croydon [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Horfield,Bristol [1] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Leigh Dorset [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southsea [1] Sunbury, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Winchelsea England [1] Winchelsea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [79] Corporal [9] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] 76th Punjabis [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Excellent [1] HMS Prince George [1] HMS St Vincent [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers/ Punjabis [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Mercantile Marine [1] Merchant Navy, HMHS "Asturias" [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [120] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [153]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Reginald Wilkie Gosney

Born 1888

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 1742 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 76th Punjabis

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Harold Gosney

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10644 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 10644 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Alfred Gosney

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237891

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Frederick Thomas Gosney

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8443 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8443 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Gosney

Born 1900

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Trimmer Merchant Navy, HMHS "Asturias"

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Rowland John Gosney

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190958

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William Charles Gosney

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain

Royal Navy Boatswain H.M.S. "Formidable."

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William Alfred Gosney

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 22744 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George Gosney

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 41752 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Gosney

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 54024 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Harold Gosney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242981

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John Gosney

Died 1915

British Army 13623 Private Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 13623 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Leslie Lawrence Gosney

Born 1892

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Captain The Queen's Regiment

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Leslie Gosney

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Gosney

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409815

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Ernest Gosney

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army T4/061510 Private Army Service Corps

British Army R/38128 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/38128 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Eric Morrison Gosney

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2922 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 110687 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 110687 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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John Gosney

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 235032 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 32285 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Ellis Gosney

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164563

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Robert Gosney

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198760

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