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Belfast, Antrim [3]

Belfast [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Warragul Victoria [2]

County Down [1]

Korumburra Victoria [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portaferry, Down [1]

Shannon Lower, Clonleigh, Raphoe North, Co Donegal [1]

Shepparton Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Tyrone [1]

WaanYarra Victoria [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [99]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Army Service Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

10th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

2/25th Punjabis [1]

6th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Divisional Engineers/Royal Engineers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Hospital [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Lovat's Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [201]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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People [203] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Antrim [3] Belfast [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Warragul Victoria [2] County Down [1] Korumburra Victoria [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Middlesex [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portaferry, Down [1] Shannon Lower, Clonleigh, Raphoe North, Co Donegal [1] Shepparton Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tunstall, Staffordshire [1] Tyrone [1] WaanYarra Victoria [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [99] Gunner [14] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Serjeant [6] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [25] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Army Service Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] 10th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 2/25th Punjabis [1] 6th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1] Army Reserve [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Divisional Engineers/Royal Engineers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Hospital [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Lovat's Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [203]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] Malta [1]

John Roulston Gourley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 22819 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 22819 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Batallion

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Thomas Gourley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296806

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Cyril Edward Gourley

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 681886 Sergeant Royal Regiment of Artillery 276th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force)

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Thomas Gourley

Died 1917

British Army 204727 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 235362 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Gourley

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463279

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463279 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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William Gourley

Died 1917

British Army 42062 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Gourley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279512

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William Gourley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303295

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Ernest Gourley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305500

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Thomas Walker Gourley

Australian Imperial Force 2618

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Edwin Joseph Gourley

Australian Imperial Force

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George Gourley

Born 1878

British Army 15345 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No 4 Depot

British Army 90288 Boy Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 90288 Trumpeter Royal Garrison Artillery 16 Coy

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James Gourley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 35521 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Francis Gourley

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 9790 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 9790 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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James Gourley

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army 9660 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 17297 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Gourley

Died 1917

British Army 2379 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 43846 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Gourley

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 7415 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 7415 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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William H Gourley

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 7786 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 353886 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 353886 Private London Regiment

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James Gourley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15204 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 15204 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Joseph Gourley

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430976

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430976 Private Canadian Infantry

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