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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]

Ernest James Guy

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39094

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Ernest Henry Guy

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409222

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James Guy

Born 1887

Died 1919

Royal Navy 226859 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy 226859 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 226859 Ordinary Seaman

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Robin Guy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4290

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Albert Guy

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33325

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Christopher Godfrey Guy

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Enos Guy

Died 1915

British Army 10266 Private Coldstream Guards

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Arthur C Guy

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army C/12532 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ronald Lidderdale Guy

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Joseph Edward Guy

Died 1918

British Army 36031 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John G. H. Guy

Died 1918

British Army 100070 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 100070 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William John Guy

Died 1915

British Army 9824 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 9824 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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James Guy

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 202684 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Guy

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12283 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Percy Guy

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 352276 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Hampshire Heavy Battery

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Kenrick William Guy

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229761

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Albert Henry Guy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307980

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Oswald Vernon Guy

Born 1890

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Temporary Major 7th Battalion, Tank Corps

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John Guy

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198204

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Alfred James Guy

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20177 Private Border Regiment

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