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Pte. Michael Gardner
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blaydon
Michael Gardner was wounded in August 1916
Pte. William Dodds Gardner
British Army 4th Battalion, B Company Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dudley
(d.24th May 1915)
William Dodds Gardner aged 20, died on 24 May 1915, was the son of John and Jane Anne Gardner (nee Franks)of 6 Augusta Terrace, Dinnington Colliery, Dudley, Northumberland. He was born in 1895 in Jarrow and enlisted in Hexham. From the 1911 England and Wales BMD census his father John Gardner was aged 51 and a widower, occupation was Cartman and horse driver for a colliery coal loader born South Shields. William was aged 15 and coalminer and driver born Jarrow.
William is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate Memorial
Pte. George William Garfin
British Army 12th (Service) Btn Cheshire Regiment
from:17 Gordon Street, Leigh
George William Garfin joined the Army on 9 November 1915 Age 26. He attested in Manchester and was residing at 17 Gordon Street Leigh. His trade on enlistment was Cotton Spinner. He embarked from Southampton on 26th Oct 1916 and joined The 12th Battalion The Cheshire Regiment. he disembarked at Salonica 6th Nov 16 and fought in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Greece and Bulgaria. Pte George Garfin was charged on 28 Nov 1916 in Salonica. The charge was that “While on Active Service being deficient of a Mackintosh Cape value 15/1†He was subsequently deprived 14 days pay, made to pay for the Cape and was awarded 10 days Confined to Camp.
He was reported Wounded in the Field on 25th of April 1917 and was admitted to 42 General Hospital with a Gun Shot Wound to his right thigh. He was then moved on 6th Jan 1918 by 68 Field Ambulance after admission to 29 General Hospital. He was then medically reclassified as B2X and on 5th Mar 18 he was transferred to the Labour Corps and served in 976 Company and 999 company. On 10 August 1918 he was posted to the Lewis Gun School as his specialist military qualification was a Lewis Gunner. He embarked for the UK on 10th of August 1918 and was discharged on 25th March 1919. Pte Garfin was awarded the Victory Medal and British War Medal and was awarded a 20% Disability for deafness on discharge.
T. N. C. Garfit
Army Durham Light Infantry
A/Sgt. John Richard Garfoot DCM.
British Army 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Eakring
John Richard Garfoot was awarded the DCM for the following: On 4th of November 1918, near Landrecies, he went forward against an enemy strongpoint with a Lewis gun and two men, and under heavy fire rushed the post, captured the position, 1 officer, 21 men, one machine-gun and one anti-tank rifle.
Pte. Thomas Gargett
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 10th DLI
Rflmn. Jack Gargini
British Army 7th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Lambeth, Surrey
(d.11th May 1917)
I believe Jack Gargini must have been a relative of my grandfather, possibly a cousin, but I am still investigating. Gargini is a rare name and my family came from Genova in Italy. My Great Grandfather was Italian. I am looking into the history of my ancestors. My grandfather was Remo John Gargini who also served in the First World War and survived, his brother called Giacomo Gargini (nicknamed Jack), also survived the Great War.
Jack Gargini was born in St Pancras, Middlesex. He was killed in action in France and Flanders and was in his early twenties. I believe he was an only child, I am a mother of one son and can only imagine the heart break that must have been felt by his parents. It is a privilege to remember and honour his memory.
L/Cpl. Clifford Garland
British Army 61st Div. Signal Coy Royal Engineers
from:Redland, Bristol
(d.28th Aug 1917)
Clifford Garland was accidentally killed on 28th of August 1917, aged 22. He is buried in Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium. Son of Agnes E. Garland, of 34, Hampton Rd., Redland, Bristol, and the late Harry Garland.
CSM Edward Garland
Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion
from:Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Company Sergeant Major Edward Garland was the son of George and Margaret Garland, of Main St., Blessington. He died on 2nd February 1919 and is buried in the north-east part of the Blessington (St. Mary) Church of Ireland Churchyard in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Sgt. Edward Garland
British Army 7th Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
(d.16th December 1918)
Edward Garland was a regular soldier in the Wiltshire Regiment prior to the outbreak of the First World War. He served in South Africa in the Boer War and also served in India.
Having left the army he moved to Chesterfield, where he became a porter on the Midland Railway. He remained at that job for five years. He then went to work at The Malt House (Maltkins) in Langwith, Derbyshire, although his home was at Brimington, near Chesterfield.
He was wounded on 18th October 1918 in the drive to the Hindenburgh Line, he was transported to No 9 Hospital in Rouen where he succumbed to his injuries on 16th December 1918.
2nd Lt. George Mcauley Garland MM
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. James Henry Hill Garland
British Army 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
Private William Henry Garland
British Army 16th Battalion Middlesex Regt
from:Bush Hill Park, Enfield
(d.1st July 1916)
Pte. Richard Garley
British Army 5th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Disley, Cheshire
(d.9th April 1917)
Richard Garley was my great uncle, my grandfather's brother. He and his other brother Tom Westray Garley both fought in WW1 and both died in 1917, Richard on 9th April and Tom on 22nd December. My grandfather was too young to fight in WW1. They are both commemorated on the War Memorial in Disley, Cheshire and in Lyme Hall, Cheshire.
Pte. George Frederick Garlick
British Army 2nd Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
(d.21st May 1917)
Pte. Harry Garlick
British Army 1/7th Btn. London Regiment
from:Islington, London
Harry Garlick was my great uncle. He was a good, quiet and kind man and died after the war in Hounslow, Middx on 1st December 1971 at the age of 82.
Pte. Albert Garner
British Army East Lancashire Regiment
from:Darwen, Lancashire
Albert Garner served with the East Lancashire and Manchester Regiments.
Pte. Charles William Garner
British Army 189th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Lincoln
(d.27th November 1917)
Charles Garner was the husband of Mrs Lucy Garner of Welton Hill, Lincoln. He initially enlisted with the Lincolnshire Regimentand then served with the 189th Company, Machine Gun Corps. He was killed in action on 27th of November 1917 aged 29 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial at Zonnebeke, in Belgium. Information courtesy of http://www.roll-of-honour.com
Pte. E. Garner
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Cleaton Moor
E Garner was wounded in December 1916
Pte. Edward Garner
British Army 1st Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment King's Regiment (Li
from:Frodsham, Cheshire
(d.8th Aug 1916)
Pte. Frederick Garner
British Army 17th Btn. London Regiment
from:40 Sarat Street, Bethnal Green
(d.1st Sep 1918)
Frederick Garner was born on the 11th of March 1880 in Bethnal Green and died on the Somme on 1st Sept 1918. He enlisted in Bow joining the 17th (Poplar and Stepney) Btn, London Regiment. His occupation before the war was that of barman, working for the company of Wells and Co. He was married to Sarah Warren and was the father of Frederick, William, Alfred, Caroline and Ethel.
I am still looking for a photo of my Grand-father as my Grand-mother, Sarah Warren was killed in an air-raid in 1944 in Bethnal Green, as far as I know all photos were lost.
Pte. Henry Garner
British Army 1st Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Plumstead
(d.15th September 1916)
Henry Garner was my uncle. I only found out about him after my father's death. Henry was born in 1898 and died in 1916 in France. My father was born in January 1917, so never knew his brother and never told me anything about him either. It was during some genealogy research that I found an additional member of the family.
Henry was killed in action and is buried in Guillemont Road Cemetery.
Pte James Garner
British Army South Wales Borderers
from:Stoke-on-Trent
(d.23rd Aug 1916)
Pte. William Garner
British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Bassingham, Lincoln
(d.21st October 1915)
William Garner, son of John William and Martha Garner, Fen Farm, Stainfield, Wragby, Lincoln, enlisted at Boston with the 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. He died of his wounds on 21st of October 1915 aged 24 years. He is buried in Hop Store Cemetery, Ypres. Information courtesy of http://www.roll-of-honour.com
A/Cpl. Reginald Garnet
British Army 16th Btn. London Regiment
from:London
Reginald Garnet was my great-uncle's brother-in-law. He was a viola player in the London Symphony Orchestra. He survived the war and died in 1969 in Worthing, Sussex, England, aged 81.
Sister. Garnett
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 32 Stationary Hospital
Sister Garnett served at No. 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux and No. 16 Stationery Hospital at Le Treport. She moved to No. 19 Casualty Clearing Station in September 1915.
L/Cpl. Albert Henry Garnett
British Army North Irish Horse
I have some photos of my Uncle Albert Garnett and recently a research archivist in England has finally identified the cap badge. It appears that when he left England for the Western Front he was seconded to the North Irish Horse. Due to missing records we are unable to determine which year he joined up, but in 1914 he was only 15 years old so perhaps it was later in the war.
Lt Kenneth Gordon Garnett MC CDG
Royal Field Artillery
"Lieutenant Kenneth Gordon Garnett, M.C., R.F.A., who died of wounds on the 21st inst. after a year's illness, was the son of Dr. William Garnett and Mrs Garnett, of Hampstead. He was educated at St Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1914 he rowed No 5 in the Cambridge winning eight, and also rowed for Leander in the same year.
On the outbreak of war he and several of his Cambridge friends joined the crew of the Zarepha, of which his brother, the late Lieutenant Stuart Garnett, was lieutenant-commander. For five months he was engaged in the adventurous work of mine-sweeping.
Then in January, 1915, he entered the Royal Field Artillery, and in the following month went out to France. In March he was shot in the leg, and returned home. When convalescent he went up to Cambridge and completed his honours degree course successfully, though still on crutches. He was offered three home billets, but declined them, as (to use his own words) he did not wish to stay at home and let a married man fight for him.
Returning to the front in October, 1915, he worked with his battery for 10 months. He was wounded in the spine on August 24, 1916, and for the past year has been nursed at the Empire Hospital, Vincent-square, and latterly at Templeton House, Roehampton. He was awarded the Military Cross and received his decoration from the King a few weeks ago, while at the Empire Hospital. He also received the Croix de Guerre from the French Government."
The Times, 22 August 1918
Pte. William Owen Garnett
British Army 1st Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Romford, Essex
(d.5th May 1915)
William Garnett was my grandfather's brother. My grandfather told my mother that he had died from gas poisoning and we eventually found out that this was on Hill 60 near Ypres, Belgium. This was the day when the British lost Hill 60, a significant position in Flanders, to the Germans after the gas attack. Bill was 19 years old.
Shipfitter 1st Cl John Patrick Garrah
US Navy USS President Lincoln USS New Mexico
from:Albany New York
My father, John Garrah, served in the US Navy and was assigned to the USS President Lincoln from the Spring of 1917 to 31st of May 1918 when it was torpedoed by the German U-90.
After this he was assigned to a freighter, the USS Herman Frasch which sank after being rammed during a fog off the Canadian coast while sailing to France in a convoy. Later again, he was transferred to the Battleship USS New Mexico, from which he was discharged in 1919 with a rank of Shipfitter 1st Class. Dad died in November 1971.
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