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Melbourne Victoria [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Carrick Tasmania [2]

Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gloucester [2]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Tipton, Staffordshire [2]

Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Baan Baa New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford England [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast Northern [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chiselhurst, Kent [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Christleton, Chester [1]

Rank

Private [781]

Gunner [95]

Driver [68]

Corporal [59]

Sapper [53]

Serjeant [48]

Lance Corporal [19]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Pioneer [14]

Captain [13]

Bombardier [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Major [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Doctor [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Assistant Supervisor [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Medical Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Drill Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [112]

Royal Engineers [91]

Labour Corps [89]

Army Service Corps [86]

Worcestershire Regiment [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

South Staffordshire Regiment [46]

York and Lancaster Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

London Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Devonshire Regiment [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1171]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1474]

M [2]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1456]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Hobart Tasmania [3] London England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Carrick Tasmania [2] Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gloucester [2] Halesowen, Worcestershire [2] Islington, London [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Tipton, Staffordshire [2] Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Baan Baa New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford England [1] Belfast [1] Belfast Northern [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chiselhurst, Kent [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Christleton, Chester [1]

Rank

Private [781] Gunner [95] Driver [68] Corporal [59] Sapper [53] Serjeant [48] Lance Corporal [19] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Pioneer [14] Captain [13] Bombardier [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Acting Corporal [9] Major [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Trooper [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Doctor [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Assistant Supervisor [1] Bugler [1] Chief Medical Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Drill Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [112] Royal Engineers [91] Labour Corps [89] Army Service Corps [86] Worcestershire Regiment [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] South Staffordshire Regiment [46] York and Lancaster Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] London Regiment [25] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Devonshire Regiment [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Coldstream Guards [8] Essex Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1171] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [59] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1474] M [2] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1456] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

James Guest

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 202864 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 42568 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percival John Guest

Died 1918

British Army 35746 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Guest

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 307418 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 307418 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Guest

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 57673 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57673 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Guest

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army 202236 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John W Guest

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 54471 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 431559 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Henry Guest

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231117

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Albert Edward Guest

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233116

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Henry John Guest

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237087

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Percival Cyril Guest

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286421

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John Benjamin Guest

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52601

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Samuel Leonard Guest

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54167

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Charles Edward Guest

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268694

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Charles Guest

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195144

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Wilbur Evans Guest

Born 1885

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Army Medical Corps

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James Guest

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240605

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Arthur Guest

Died 1918

British Army 43771 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Guest

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5949 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 5949 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 5949 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Ernest Henry Guest

Died 1918

British Army SS/1425 Private Army Service Corps 7th Unit

British Army 42581 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Ernest Guest

Died 1917

British Army 25716 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 38720 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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