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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]

William Goss

Born 1891

British Army 15973 Private Welsh Regiment

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John Henry Goss

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/8417 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Royal Marine Gunner Royal Marines - HMS LION

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George William Charles Goss

Born 1879

Died 1948

Royal Navy 175001

Royal Navy Gunner HMS Pegasus

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George Richard Goss

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131312

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Joseph Goss

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409260

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Charles Joseph Goss

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 183542 Sapper Royal Engineers 432 Field Company

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William Edward Goss

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409327

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Samuel Goss

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 36490 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th worcest Battalion

British Army 36490 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Albert Goss

Died 1917

British Army 201525 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 201525 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Frederic Goss

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248357

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Leonard V Goss

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 111049 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter James Goss

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army 508621 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 5085 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frank John Goss

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131706

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Edward Oliver Goss

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1619 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Edward Charles Goss

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250024

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Frederick Robert Goss

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19080 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 19080 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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Herbert Goss

Died 1916

British Army 3035 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Herbert Goss

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16877 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th bedford Battalion

British Army 16877 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles S Goss

Died 1918

British Army 89568 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Goss

Died 1916

British Army 543 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 543 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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