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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]

George Theophilus Guy

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army M2/033623 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps No 2nd Company (Mechanical Transport Depot)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79556 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79556 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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James Guy

Born 1881

Died 1969

British Army 17268 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17268 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Corpral Yorkshire regiment 5th yorkshire reg

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William Robins Guy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2785 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 240555 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Frederick Guy

Born 1892

Died 1984

British Army 136834 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alice Annie Guy

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospital Girton Newnham Unit

Other Empire Force Sister Scottish Women's Hospital Attached Serbian Army

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George Ely Guy

Born 1875

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62399 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Ethelbert Andrew James Guy

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16436 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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George James Guy

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 42324 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion.

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William Guy

Died 1954

British Army 6744 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 41263 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 8976 Private Training Reserve 2nd Battalion

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Chester Cameron Guy

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1475 Acting Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1475 Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Alexander John Guy

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army SE/303 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 46817 Private 17th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 46817 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Guy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75453

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George Guy

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35094

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Henry Guy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310178

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Robert Walker Guy

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 53272 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 42069 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers "A" Company, 6th Battalion.

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Frank Morey Guy

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227559

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Basil John Douglas Guy

Born 1882

Died 1956

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Barfleur

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Barfleur

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George Guy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198532

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Alfred George Guy

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40721

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Ernest Guy

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 7679/A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7679/A Seaman HMS Alert

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