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Melbourne Victoria [11]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Brighton, Sussex [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Liverpool England [3]

Thorpdale Victoria [3]

Bright Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Chelsea, Middlesex [2]

Dublin [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Inverness Scotland [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

MacKay Queensland [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole [2]

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [2]

Traralgon Victoria [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Wick [2]

37 Hutcheon Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

40 Homesdale Street, Grangetown, Cardiff [1]

Aberdeen New South Wales [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Back, Rossshire [1]

Banbury [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Bardnaclavan, Thurso. [1]

Barens [1]

Barrington New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [784]

Gunner [90]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [71]

Driver [48]

Sapper [43]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lieutenant [30]

Captain [24]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Seaman [5]

Sister [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Guardsman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Local Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker [2]

Surgeon [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

1st Engineer [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Surgeon [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [103]

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Labour Corps [83]

Royal Engineers [74]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Gordon Highlanders [34]

Royal Scots [30]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29]

London Regiment [29]

Highland Light Infantry [28]

Cameron Highlanders [27]

Essex Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Highlanders [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Naval Reserve [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [187]

Royal Navy [115]

Australian Imperial Force [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1802]

Contribution

Military Service [1750]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [11] Sydney New South Wales [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Brighton, Sussex [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Liverpool England [3] Thorpdale Victoria [3] Bright Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Chelsea, Middlesex [2] Dublin [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Inverness Scotland [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] MacKay Queensland [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Rawcliffe Bridge, Goole [2] Thurso, Caithness, Scotland [2] Traralgon Victoria [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Wick [2] 37 Hutcheon Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] 40 Homesdale Street, Grangetown, Cardiff [1] Aberdeen New South Wales [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Back, Rossshire [1] Banbury [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Bardnaclavan, Thurso. [1] Barens [1] Barrington New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [784] Gunner [90] Corporal [71] Serjeant [71] Driver [48] Sapper [43] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [34] Lieutenant [30] Captain [24] Pioneer [14] Acting Corporal [13] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Seaman [5] Sister [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Guardsman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Local Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker [2] Surgeon [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 1st Engineer [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Surgeon [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Cook [1]

Unit

Seaforth Highlanders [103] Royal Field Artillery [87] Labour Corps [83] Royal Engineers [74] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Machine Gun Corps [37] Gordon Highlanders [34] Royal Scots [30] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [29] London Regiment [29] Highland Light Infantry [28] Cameron Highlanders [27] Essex Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Canadian Infantry [19] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Highlanders [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Scottish Rifles [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Manchester Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Naval Reserve [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [187] Royal Navy [115] Australian Imperial Force [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [1802]

Contribution

Military Service [1750] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Canada [2] Australia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Nicholas William Gunn

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army 2324 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 534022 Private Labour Corps

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Jeffrey Gunn

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23809 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 23809 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 23809 Private Grenadier Guards

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Frank Gunn

Born 1895

British Army 3559 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 269607 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Gunn

Born 1877

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 45091 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion

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Ernest Gunn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 405490 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army 2031 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Gunn

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5910 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 5910 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 5910 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Robert Gunn

Born 1873

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 429242

Canadian Expeditionary Force 429242 Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

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John Gunn

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 405491 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army 2032 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3/3rd West Riding Field Ambulance (Territorial Force)

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Samuel Gunn

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675184

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675184 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Gunn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3153 Private 29th Divisional Cyclist Corps

British Army 5072 Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 25193 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Gunn

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18164

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Walter Roderick Hamilton Gunn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 251385 Corporal London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd Battalion

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Nicholas Alexander Gunn

Born 1855

Died 1925

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Thomas Kerr Gunn

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269879

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William Henry Gunn

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2457 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2457 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Peter Gunn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18470

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Robert Gunn

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29563

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John Percy Gunn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102728

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Alfred Batchelor Gunn

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402962

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Thomas Gunn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134286

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