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Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Minster, Kent [3]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [3]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [2]

Little Snoring Norfolk [2]

London England [2]

Needham Market, Suffolk [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Bantham, Suffolk [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Colchester [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1]

Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Hunstanton, Norfolk [1]

Ipswich [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Langham, Essex [1]

Lawford, Suffolk [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Leytonstone England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [325]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [31]

Driver [27]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Machine Telegraphist [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46]

Suffolk Regiment [45]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Essex Regiment [27]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army [2]

Service

British Army [483]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [617]

Contribution

Military Service [603]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Minster, Kent [3] Stowmarket, Suffolk [3] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [2] Edmonton, London [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Highbury, London, Middlesex [2] Little Snoring Norfolk [2] London England [2] Needham Market, Suffolk [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Westminster, London [2] Bantham, Suffolk [1] Bedford England [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Colchester [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1] Finsbury, Middlesex [1] Hackney, London [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Hunstanton, Norfolk [1] Ipswich [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Johannesburg [1] Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Langham, Essex [1] Lawford, Suffolk [1] Lewisham, London [1] Leytonstone England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [325] Gunner [36] Corporal [31] Driver [27] Sapper [23] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Machine Telegraphist [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Private 1st Class [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46] Suffolk Regiment [45] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Essex Regiment [27] London Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [19] Norfolk Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army [2]

Service

British Army [483] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [617]

Contribution

Military Service [603] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13] India [1]

Francis Robert Henry Southgate

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 1416 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment Infantry

British Army 1416 Corporal Suffolk Regiment Infantry

British Army 200123 Acting Sergeant Suffolk Regiment Cambs & Suffolk Reserve Btn

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Albert Edward Southgate

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5162 Private London Regiment

British Army 5162, 322367 Private London Regiment

British Army 322367 Private London Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Walter Southgate

Born 1899

Died 1957

Royal Navy SS7941

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William Snowden Haste Southgate

Born 1884

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220168

Royal Navy F20168 Royal Naval Air Service

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Herbert Ernest Southgate

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291552

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Henry Southgate

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 478 Machine Telegraphist Indian Telegraphs Department

British Army 7869 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7869 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Robert Southgate

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy F/20345 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy F/20345 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220345 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Frederick Southgate

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59569

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Frederick Charles Southgate

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58950

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Francis John Southgate

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284883

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Leonard Charles Southgate

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28077

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George Southgate

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409691

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Herbert Ashby Southgate

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235477

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Frederick Charles Southgate

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68825

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Henry Hiriam Southgate

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264689

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Reginald Frederick Southgate

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115050

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Arthur Charles Southgate

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291541

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Leonard Charles Southgate

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28268

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Frank Edward Southgate

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 2745 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army SPTS/2745 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William James Southgate

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 753

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