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Leongatha Victoria [4]

Pembroke [4]

Angle, Pembrokeshire [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Easton, Gloucestershire [1]

Ferozepore, Punjab [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Marylebone, North West London [1]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorganshire [1]

Outtrim Victoria [1]

Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pembroke Dock, Wales [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Saint Twynells, West Pembrokeshire [1]

St Johns, Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Waterstone, Pembrokeshire [1]

Waunarlwydd near Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [45]

Captain [8]

Major [7]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Chauffeur Mechanic [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Special Reserve/ Manchester Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd Dragoons [1]

6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Engineers/Australian Divisional Signal Company [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

HMS TEMERAIRE [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment/ Staff [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pembroke Yeomanry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps 23rd Provisional Company [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [85]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [131]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [128]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [132] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leongatha Victoria [4] Pembroke [4] Angle, Pembrokeshire [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Derbyshire England [1] Easton, Gloucestershire [1] Ferozepore, Punjab [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Marylebone, North West London [1] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorganshire [1] Outtrim Victoria [1] Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Pembroke Dock, Wales [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Saint Twynells, West Pembrokeshire [1] St Johns, Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Waterstone, Pembrokeshire [1] Waunarlwydd near Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [45] Captain [8] Major [7] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] 3rd Writer [1] Chauffeur Mechanic [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Labour Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Special Reserve/ Manchester Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd Dragoons [1] 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Engineers/Australian Divisional Signal Company [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment [1] HMS TEMERAIRE [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment/ Staff [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pembroke Yeomanry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps 23rd Provisional Company [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [85] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [131] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [128] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1] Ireland [1]

William George Gwyther

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5878 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372954 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Rowson James Gwyther

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40999 Chauffeur Mechanic

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Ralph Gwyther

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 101312 Sapper Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 101312 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edwin Thomas Gwyther

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 23805 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 70843 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Gwyther

Born 1871

British Army 14711 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 6573 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 14711 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Gwyther

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121160

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Thomas Gwyther

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212010

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Reginald Duncan Gwyther

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Charles Gwyther

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 3876 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Gwyther

Died 1914

British Army 4878 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4878 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Leonard Travers Gwyther

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117349

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Charles Stuart Gwyther

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 67478 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Reginald Gwyther

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12235

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Albert Edward Gwyther

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175055

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James Gwyther

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38598

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George Henry Gwyther

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92721

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Philip Hugh Gwyther

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 27210 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Guy Llewellyn Gwyther

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 7th leicest Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Stanley Victor Gwyther

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2717 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Henry Gwyther

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 67282 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 28173 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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