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Guernsey [9]

St Peter Port [4]

Alderney [2]

La Rocques, St Peters in the Wood [2]

St Andrews [2]

St Peter Port, Guernsey [2]

Bingley, Yorks [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Cafel [1]

Castel [1]

Forest [1]

Herne Hill, Surrey [1]

Hoxton [1]

Kettering [1]

King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire [1]

London [1]

Longueville [1]

March, Cambridgeshire [1]

St Lawrence [1]

St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland [1]

St Peter's Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

St Sampson [1]

St Sampsons, Guernsey [1]

St Saviour [1]

St Saviours, Guernsey [1]

St. Peter Port [1]

St. Peter's in the wood [1]

Vale [1]

Vale, Yorkshire [1]

Wavertree,West Derby,Lancashire. [1]

Wokingham [1]

castel [1]

Rank

Private [2294]

Serjeant [96]

Corporal [81]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Lieutenant [34]

Lance Corporal [31]

Captain [25]

Acting Corporal [17]

Sapper [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Transport Corporal [9]

Major [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Driver [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Lieutenant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pensioner [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [2545]

Royal Irish Regiment [191]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [121]

Labour Corps [73]

1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [71]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

2nd Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Guernsey Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Scots [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 2nd Reserve Battalion [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

1st Battalion Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3]

7th Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

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British Army [2648]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

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L [368]

B [276]

M [218]

D [210]

C [164]

S [164]

R [158]

H [157]

G [154]

P [120]

T [118]

W [114]

F [92]

J [55]

O [55]

N [51]

A [49]

E [35]

V [25]

Q [24]

K [19]

I [12]

U [4]

Y [4]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2636]

Country

Guernsey [10]

United Kingdom [7]

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Guernsey [9] St Peter Port [4] Alderney [2] La Rocques, St Peters in the Wood [2] St Andrews [2] St Peter Port, Guernsey [2] Bingley, Yorks [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Cafel [1] Castel [1] Forest [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] Hoxton [1] Kettering [1] King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire [1] London [1] Longueville [1] March, Cambridgeshire [1] St Lawrence [1] St Martins, Perthshire, Scotland [1] St Peter's Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] St Sampson [1] St Sampsons, Guernsey [1] St Saviour [1] St Saviours, Guernsey [1] St. Peter Port [1] St. Peter's in the wood [1] Vale [1] Vale, Yorkshire [1] Wavertree,West Derby,Lancashire. [1] Wokingham [1] castel [1]

Rank

Private [2294] Serjeant [96] Corporal [81] Second Lieutenant [61] Lieutenant [34] Lance Corporal [31] Captain [25] Acting Corporal [17] Sapper [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Transport Corporal [9] Major [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Driver [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Second Lieutenant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pensioner [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [2545] Royal Irish Regiment [191] Royal Irish Fusiliers [121] Labour Corps [73] 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [71] Durham Light Infantry [45] Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Middlesex Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] West Riding Regiment [13] Seaforth Highlanders [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] 2nd Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Guernsey Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Scots [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 2nd Reserve Battalion [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 1st Battalion Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [3] 7th Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3]

Service

British Army [2648] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

L [368] B [276] M [218] D [210] C [164] S [164] R [158] H [157] G [154] P [120] T [118] W [114] F [92] J [55] O [55] N [51] A [49] E [35] V [25] Q [24] K [19] I [12] U [4] Y [4] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2636]

Country

Guernsey [10] United Kingdom [7]

John Henry Marquand

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 709 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Edward J Frampton

Died 1918

British Army 1219 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Harry J Mecham

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 1238 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Wilfred Sarre

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 936 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Cyril Rickard

Born 1900

Died 1934

British Army 3817 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Clarence Henry Le Huray

Died 1917

British Army 1079 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Tostevin

Died 1918

British Army 1186 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

British Army 2109 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry. 2nd (Reserve) Battalion

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George Henry Burley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1619 Private 1st Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

British Army 1619 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Algernon Herbert Charles Frampton

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 169 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

Royal Navy 224618

British Army 169 Company Serjeant Major Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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John Stanley Gibson

Born 1901

Died 1918

British Army 183 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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George Farling Burley

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 102 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Reginald Arthur Burnell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1336 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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James William Bevan

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1811 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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George Edmund Cornelius

Died 1918

British Army 89 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Michael James Curtin

Died 1918

British Army 242 Corporal Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Thomas Richard Batiste

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 637 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Bertie De La Mare

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1515 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Edwin James Ferbrache

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 152 Serjeant Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Arthur J Chapman

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1409 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Oswald Henry Bisson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1803 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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