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Millicent South Australia [3]

Bovington, Hertfordshire [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Finchley, London [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Mosman New South Wales [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

York Western Australia [2]

57 Evesham Road, West Ham, Essex [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Beetchley England [1]

Bigga New South Wales [1]

Bledlow, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Boorawa New South Wales [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire [1]

Calthorpe, Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Catthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chipstead, Surrey [1]

Clifton Queensland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Edmonton England [1]

Evans Head New South Wales [1]

Finchley, North London [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Hammersmith, West London [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Highgate Hill, London [1]

Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [378]

Corporal [52]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [32]

Sapper [32]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [15]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Master Gunner [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Superintendent [1]

Lady of Grace [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Labour Corps [40]

London Regiment [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

British Red Cross Society [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

9th Lancers [3]

Service

British Army [623]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Other Empire Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [802]

J [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [787]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Millicent South Australia [3] Bovington, Hertfordshire [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Finchley, London [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Margate, Kent [2] Mosman New South Wales [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] York Western Australia [2] 57 Evesham Road, West Ham, Essex [1] Aston Clinton [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Beetchley England [1] Bigga New South Wales [1] Bledlow, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Boorawa New South Wales [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire [1] Calthorpe, Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Catthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chipstead, Surrey [1] Clifton Queensland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Edmonton England [1] Evans Head New South Wales [1] Finchley, North London [1] Gloucester [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Hammersmith, West London [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Highgate Hill, London [1] Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [378] Corporal [52] Gunner [37] Serjeant [37] Driver [32] Sapper [32] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [15] Acting Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Major [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Master Gunner [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Superintendent [1] Lady of Grace [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [50] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Field Artillery [48] Labour Corps [40] London Regiment [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] British Red Cross Society [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] French Red Cross [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] 9th Lancers [3]

Service

British Army [623] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [30] Other Empire Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [802] J [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [787] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

James William Gurney

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2643 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370788 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370788 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Gurney

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3457 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 291182 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army TF/291182 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Harry Edward Gurney

Born 1876

Died 1922

British Army Captain 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards

British Army 3718 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company Foot Battery

Other Empire Force Gunner Bulawayo Field Force Artillery Troop

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Arthur William Gurney

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 53400 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 53400 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 28th Battalion

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Hubert Gurney

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2611 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 41624 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Quintin Edward Gurney

Born 1883

Died 1968

British Army Major Norfolk Yeomanry

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Arthur Gurney

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18114 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army G/24301 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Robert Wilcox Gurney

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210314

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Frederick Oswald Gurney

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24589

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Sidney Gurney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114381

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Ivor Bertie Gurney

Born 1890

Died 1937

British Army 241281 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William John Gurney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61412

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Henry James Gurney

Born 1877

British Army 33998 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 84196 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Gurney

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144885

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George Frank Gurney

Died 1917

British Army 31982 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Albert Gurney

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army T/37856 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Henry Gurney

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 9846 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 9846 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Gurney

Born 1859

Died 1918

Royal Navy 92795

Royal Navy 92795 (P.O.) Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Victory

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John Thomas Gurney

Died 1915

British Army 316 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 316 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

British Army 316 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Russell Samuel Gurney

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284870

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