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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Chiltern Victoria [3]

Deniliquin New South Wales [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Hunstanton, Norfolk [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Crows Nest Queensland [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

East Hoathly [2]

Ilminster, Somerset [2]

Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Mathinna Tasmania [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Wellington, Shropshire [2]

Zeehan Tasmania [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Avenue Range South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyconnelly, Galway [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beath Scotland [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Small Heath, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [776]

Gunner [101]

Corporal [75]

Driver [67]

Sapper [66]

Serjeant [46]

Lance Corporal [34]

Lieutenant [30]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [9]

Major [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Daffadar [2]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Agent [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [112]

Royal Engineers [101]

Army Service Corps [87]

Labour Corps [86]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

London Regiment [41]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Hampshire Regiment [32]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Coldstream Guards [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1222]

Royal Navy [136]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [122]

Australian Imperial Force [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1715]

F [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1674]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Sydney New South Wales [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Arreton, Isle of Wight [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Chiltern Victoria [3] Deniliquin New South Wales [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Hunstanton, Norfolk [3] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Crows Nest Queensland [2] Devonport, Devon [2] East Hoathly [2] Ilminster, Somerset [2] Lancashire [2] London England [2] Mathinna Tasmania [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Poplar, London [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Wellington, Shropshire [2] Zeehan Tasmania [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Avenue Range South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyconnelly, Galway [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beath Scotland [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Small Heath, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [776] Gunner [101] Corporal [75] Driver [67] Sapper [66] Serjeant [46] Lance Corporal [34] Lieutenant [30] Second Lieutenant [30] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [9] Major [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cadet [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Daffadar [2] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Agent [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigade Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [112] Royal Engineers [101] Army Service Corps [87] Labour Corps [86] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Machine Gun Corps [42] London Regiment [41] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Hampshire Regiment [32] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Liverpool Regiment [27] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] The Queen's Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Coldstream Guards [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1222] Royal Navy [136] Canadian Expeditionary Force [122] Australian Imperial Force [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [1715] F [6]

Contribution

Military Service [1674] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Percy Frederic Guy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 14295 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Thomas Guy

Died 1916

British Army 25106 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Guy

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 23955 Private Coldstream Guards

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Edward W Guy

Died 1918

British Army M1/07579 Private Army Service Corps 5th Unit

British Army M1/7579 Corporal Army Service Corps 5th Unit

British Army M1/07579 Corporal Army Service Corps

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James W Guy

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1670 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 1670 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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William Guy

Died 1916

British Army 15790 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 15790 Private Essex Regiment

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Thomas Guy

Died 1917

British Army 112611 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick D Guy

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 3863 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 701211 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 701211 Private London Regiment

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John Williams Guy

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 22884 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 22884 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Austen Rice Guy

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8/1167 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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George Thomas Guy

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army L/442 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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James A Guy

Died 1916

British Army 13909 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 13909 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William G Guy

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 117129 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Lawrence Walter Guy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 14653 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 14653 Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Fred Guy

Died 1918

British Army 161147 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Stanley Guy

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/4518 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4518 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harry Guy

Died 1915

British Army 1163 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Guy

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13450 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 13450 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Guy

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 14087 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14087 Acting Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14087 Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Leonard Guy

Died 1916

British Army 11935 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11935 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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