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Eastbourne, Sussex [5]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Kensington South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bromley Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Isfield, Sussex [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bombay [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Catsfield [1]

Chiddingly, Sussex [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Evandale Tasmania [1]

Fairleigh, Yorkshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Glen Osmond South Australia [1]

Golford, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Ironsbottom England [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Lamberhurst, Kent [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Maidstone [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Malling, Kent [1]

Newhaven [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Rye England [1]

St John's, Leicester Leicestershire [1]

St Peters South Australia [1]

St Saviour's, Leicester [1]

Stroud, Kent [1]

Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Gunner [27]

Driver [15]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Kent Regiment [4]

16th Lancers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [2]

19th Hussars [2]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

46th Canadian Infantry [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Battalion Tank Corps [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [224]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [324]

Contribution

Military Service [316]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex [5] Launceston Tasmania [4] Kensington South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bromley Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Isfield, Sussex [2] Lewisham, London [2] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bombay [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Catsfield [1] Chiddingly, Sussex [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Eastbourne [1] Evandale Tasmania [1] Fairleigh, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Glen Osmond South Australia [1] Golford, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Heathfield, Sussex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Ironsbottom England [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Lamberhurst, Kent [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Loose, Kent [1] Maidstone [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Malling, Kent [1] Newhaven [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Rye England [1] St John's, Leicester Leicestershire [1] St Peters South Australia [1] St Saviour's, Leicester [1] Stroud, Kent [1] Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [132] Gunner [27] Driver [15] Corporal [14] Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Kent Regiment [4] 16th Lancers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [2] 19th Hussars [2] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 46th Canadian Infantry [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Battalion Tank Corps [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [224] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [324]

Contribution

Military Service [316] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Herman Gurr

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 168550 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George William Gurr

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/17326 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Arthur Gurr

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SD/799 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Henry Neal Gurr

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 472 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 472 Lance Corporal 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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James William Gurr

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194704

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Alvan Willie Gurr

Died 1958

Australian Imperial Force 48

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Horace Henry Gurr

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142570

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Charles Gurr

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75185

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William James Gurr

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98861

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William Gurr

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206868

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Alfred E Gurr

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 249124 Private Labour Corps

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Harry Leslie Gurr

Died 1918

British Army 59599 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Benjamin Gurr

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45926 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 5th Battalion

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George Stannard Gurr

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301866

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Albert Victor Gurr

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 241037 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3547 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th (Cinque Ports) Battalion

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Wilfred Vernon Gurr

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 53589 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Gurr

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/11230 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Herbert William Gurr

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30454

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Harold Frederick Gurr

Born 1896

British Army 76179 Gunner 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 202089 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1420321 Sergeant Royal Artillery

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John William Gurr

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61409 Corporal Clerk 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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