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Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Gloucester [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Huntingdon, Hampshire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingsholm, Gloucester [1]

Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lanceshire England [1]

Leeds England [1]

New Brompton, Kent [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Preston Wynne [1]

Redcliffe, Bristol [1]

Rushall, Staffordshire [1]

Wiston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Privte [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [5]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

1st Life Guards [1]

20th Hussars [1]

2nd Ammunition Cavalry Company Tank Corps [1]

3rd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

9th South Wales Borderers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [181]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [239]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [239]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [2] Gloucester [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Hackney, London [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Huntingdon, Hampshire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingsholm, Gloucester [1] Kingswood, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Lancashire England [1] Lanceshire England [1] Leeds England [1] New Brompton, Kent [1] Northamptonshire [1] Preston Wynne [1] Redcliffe, Bristol [1] Rushall, Staffordshire [1] Wiston, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Rank

Private [127] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nursing Staff [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Privte [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Signal Boy [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [12] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [5] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2] Herefordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 1st Life Guards [1] 20th Hussars [1] 2nd Ammunition Cavalry Company Tank Corps [1] 3rd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 9th South Wales Borderers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [181] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

G [239] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [239] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles Gwilliam

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 22377 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Harry Gwilliam

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 72359 Pioneer Royal Field Artillery 44th Brigade

British Army 72359 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Gwilliam

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 13606 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 13606 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Edward Gwilliam

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430296

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430296 Private Canadian Pioneers

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William Sydney Gwilliam

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268860

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Richard Edward Gwilliam

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 19667 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Alfred Gwilliam

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282469

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Richard John Gwilliam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96614

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John Gwilliam

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7902 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 7902 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Ernest Stanley Gwilliam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130264

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Albert Gwilliam

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 28442 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Gwilliam

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12707 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12707 Private Devonshire Regiment

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James Harold Gwilliam

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177714

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Alfred Gwilliam

Died 1916

British Army 12103 Private 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 12103 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Gwilliam

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16638 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 16638 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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William George Gwilliam

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402409

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Thomas L Gwilliam

Died 1917

British Army 20770 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 242607 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Gwilliam

Died 1915

British Army 20874 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William T Gwilliam

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 243651 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Charles Cecil Gwilliam

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107892

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