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Dulverton, Somerset [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Ross Tasmania [5]

Tiverton, Devon [4]

Westbury Tasmania [4]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Fowey, Cornwall [3]

Alsager, Cheshire [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bracknell Tasmania [2]

Congleton, Cheshire [2]

Holloway, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Railton Tasmania [2]

Ruddle Moor, Cornwall [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

47 Marine Street, Bermondsey [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Avoca Tasmania [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London, England. [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopsbourne Tasmania [1]

Brent, Devon [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley, Middlesex [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Calstock, Cornwall, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clontarf, Dublin [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Devon England [1]

Rank

Private [283]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [25]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-corporal [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Engineers [40]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [33]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [466]

Royal Navy [80]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [707]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [676]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Dulverton, Somerset [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Ross Tasmania [5] Tiverton, Devon [4] Westbury Tasmania [4] Folkestone, Kent [3] Fowey, Cornwall [3] Alsager, Cheshire [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bracknell Tasmania [2] Congleton, Cheshire [2] Holloway, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Murwillumbah New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Poplar, London [2] Railton Tasmania [2] Ruddle Moor, Cornwall [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] 47 Marine Street, Bermondsey [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Avoca Tasmania [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London, England. [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopsbourne Tasmania [1] Brent, Devon [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, Middlesex [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Calstock, Cornwall, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Christchurch [1] Clontarf, Dublin [1] Cornwall [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Devon England [1]

Rank

Private [283] Gunner [39] Serjeant [37] Driver [25] Sapper [22] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [9] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Interpreter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-corporal [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Engineers [40] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [33] Devonshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] East Surrey Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [466] Royal Navy [80] Australian Imperial Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [707] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [676] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Ireland [1]

Hubert John Goss

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Sth/1175 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army skt/ 1175 Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 10th Batallion

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Vernon William Goss

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 1989 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Raymond George Frederick Goss

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2613 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2613 Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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James Goss

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2191 Private Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army 320849 Private Welsh Regiment 24th Battalion

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Clarence Richard Goss

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army 2521 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 5th northst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Charles Henry Thomas Goss

Born 1871

Died 1924

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278171

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Dorothy Muriel Goss

Born 1894

Died 1972

Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals (French Red Cross) Royaumont Abbey

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Cardinal Charles Goss

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124603

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William Goss

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13180

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Roy Gingell Goss

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 33242 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3/6th (Reserve) Battalion

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Leonard Sidney Goss

Born 1892

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1391

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Leonard Butcher Goss

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80749

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William Alfred Goss

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26501

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Arthur Charles Goss

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102341

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William Charles Goss

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211312

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Arthur George Goss

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3880 Corporal Rifle Brigade

9th Batallion

British Army 3880 Private Rifle Brigade 9th Battallion

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Emanuel Goss

Died 1916

British Army 6467 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 6467 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Goss

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 157530 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR502512 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/502512 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Henry Goss

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 11262 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 72489 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 72489 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Sydney Goss

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85543

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