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Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Cranna Neuagh [1]

Formby, Lancashire, England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Kexborough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Leyton [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Myrtleford Victoria [1]

Northampton [1]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

23rd Cavalry [1]

31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

6th King's African Rifles [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards Depot [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

M L B [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [80]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [98]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [101] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Batley, Yorkshire [1] Cranna Neuagh [1] Formby, Lancashire, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Kexborough, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Leyton [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Myrtleford Victoria [1] Northampton [1] Sheffield,Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Warracknabeal Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [40] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Border Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 23rd Cavalry [1] 31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 6th King's African Rifles [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards Depot [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Army [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] M L B [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [80] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [101]

Contribution

Military Service [98] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Lloyd Bee Gunson

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 205273 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leslie Robert Schrader Gunson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 31st Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William C. Gunson

Died 1916

British Army 26610 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Edward F Gunson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4221 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Edward Gunson

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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William Norman Gunson

Australian Imperial Force

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Edwin Gunson

Born 1893

British Army 12/926 Acting Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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George Frederick Gunson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 188506 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Roy Gunson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 66135 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Mossop Gunson

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army T4/084416 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/084416 Corporal Mechanic Army Service Corps

British Army T4/084416 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Edward Charles Gunson

Australian Imperial Force 62813

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Arthur Reginald Gunson

Australian Imperial Force 1974

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John Livingstone Gunson

Australian Imperial Force 52823

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William James Gunson

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2792 New Zealand Field Artillery 15th Battery

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Aaron Gunson

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 281165 Private Labour Corps 134 Labour Company

British Army 26210 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 281165 Private Labour Corps Agricultural Company

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John Gunson

Australian Imperial Force 848

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John Gunson

Born 1899

Royal Navy 2661 Royal Marine Artillery

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Horace Gunson

Born 1896

Royal Navy J47107

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Walter William Gunson

Born 1899

Royal Navy R/1766 Royal Naval Division

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Harold Leslie Gunson

British Army 201020 Lance Serjeant The Queen's Regiment 3/4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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