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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]

Frederick Oliver Southgate

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94481

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Edward Southgate

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38646

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Henry Charles Southgate

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239274

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William Charles Southgate

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31145

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William Southgate

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221563

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John E Southgate

Died 1918

British Army 39246 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Rowland Southgate

Died 1918

British Army 8850 Private Hussars

British Army 32999 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Southgate

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 60811 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Louis Southgate

Born 1878

Died 1921

British Army 291114 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Francis George Southgate

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 3452 RN Royal Marines Medical Unit

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William Daniel Southgate

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28097

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Algernon Hugh Southgate

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48806

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Percy Thomas Newell Southgate

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 199927 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 34297 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert William Leonard Southgate

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3173 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240701 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Walter Southgate

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12584 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Ernest Southgate

Died 1918

British Army G/32479 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Frederick Southgate

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 12583 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick Bevis Southgate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209502

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Percival Jim Southgate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227821

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Frederick Thomas Southgate

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124422

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