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Benalla Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Symondsbury, Dorset [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Batcombe, Somerset [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridport, Devon [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucs [1]

Coventry, Warwick [1]

Dorset [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Langport, Somerset [1]

Mickleham, Surrey [1]

Miles Queensland [1]

Plymouth [1]

Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Seaford, Sussex [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

South Petherton, Somerset [1]

St Ives, Cornwall, England [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Tetminster, Dorset [1]

Thebarton South Australia [1]

Woking, Surrey [1]

Yeovil England [1]

Yetminster England [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Engineer Conductor [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Transport Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Dorset Yeomanry [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

20th Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Yeomanry [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Lancashire Hussars [1]

4th Brigade [1]

4th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

I C of Clerks [1]

Service

British Army [152]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [219]

Contribution

Military Service [218]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [219] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Benalla Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Symondsbury, Dorset [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Batcombe, Somerset [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridport, Devon [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucs [1] Coventry, Warwick [1] Dorset [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Langport, Somerset [1] Mickleham, Surrey [1] Miles Queensland [1] Plymouth [1] Pokesdown, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Seaford, Sussex [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] South Petherton, Somerset [1] St Ives, Cornwall, England [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Symondsbury, Bridport, Dorset [1] Tetminster, Dorset [1] Thebarton South Australia [1] Woking, Surrey [1] Yeovil England [1] Yetminster England [1]

Rank

Private [96] Gunner [13] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Sapper [8] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Engineer Conductor [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Transport Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Dorset Yeomanry [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Labour Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 20th Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Yeomanry [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Lancashire Hussars [1] 4th Brigade [1] 4th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Corps of Military Staff Clerks [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] I C of Clerks [1]

Service

British Army [152] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [219]

Contribution

Military Service [218] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alfred Leslie Guppy

Born 1886

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force 201 Acting Corporal 4th Brigade 14th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 201 Corporal 4th Brigade 14th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 201 Sergeant 4th Brigade 14th Battalion

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Edwin John Guppy

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 701 Guardsman Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Arthur James Guppy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34507

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William Henry Guppy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6245 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Guppy

Born 1875

Died 1936

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Edgar Arthur Guppy

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7980

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Reginald Arthur Guppy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237923

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William Guppy

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 57570 Acting Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 57570 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Guppy

Died 1916

British Army 3/799 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 3/799 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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William Henry Guppy

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401680

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Arthur John Guppy

Died 1915

British Army 10403 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 10403 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Gordon Guppy

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 8/25113 Training Reserve 52nd Battalion

British Army 30814 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Sidney Guppy

Died 1917

British Army 12059 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 12059 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Sydney Guppy

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12305 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 12305 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Alfred William Guppy

Died 1916

British Army 39673 Private Welsh Regiment

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Albert E E Guppy

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5606 Acting Corporal London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 592972 Acting Corporal London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 592972 Corporal London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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William George Guppy

Born 1886

British Army 38062 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army WR/143171 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 1 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter John Guppy

Australian Imperial Force 1161

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Charles Leslie Guppy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237211

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John Guppy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243824

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