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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]

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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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People [708] Stories Communities

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 F C Goss

British Army 241 Gunner 1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 614051 Gunner 1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force

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Austin Goss

British Army 91183 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 67052 Private 52nd Graduate Battalion

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P Goss

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F. W. Goss

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Frank Goss

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Hyman Gostomski Known As Goss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4961 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532248 Rifleman London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 532248 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Percy Kemp

Born 1891

Royal Navy K5378

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Isaac Gostomski Known As Goss

Born 1880

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