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Jersey, Channel Islands [637]

Jersey, Channel Islands, England [52]

St Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands [45]

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [28]

Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Islands [23]

Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands [9]

St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands [7]

Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands [4]

St Clements, Jersey, Channel Islands [4]

Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands [3]

St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands [3]

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [3]

St Johns, Jersey, Channel Islands [3]

Gorey Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Saint Helens Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Saint Helier Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Saint Peters Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

St Helier's, Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

St John, Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

St Martins, Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

St Saviour's, Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Anne-Port Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

George Town Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Glouville Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Jersey - Channel Islands [1]

Jersey Channel Islands [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Jersey, St Helien, Channel Islands [1]

La Rocque, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Millbrook Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Old Manor Lodge, St Johns, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Ronceville, St Clements Road, St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Rozel,St Martins,Jersey. Channel Islands [1]

Saint Brelades Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Brelads Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Clements Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Helier Jersey,Channel Islands [1]

Saint Helier's Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Heliers, Jersey Channel Islands [1]

Saint Johns Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Martins Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Saint Saviours Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St Brelades, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St Heleir, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St Helen, Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

St Helier,Jersey,Channel Islands [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Gunner [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman II [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class (Bugler) [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Crewman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

French Interpreter [1]

Interprètes [1]

Joiner III [1]

Leading Crewman [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Officers Steward 3 [1]

Officers Steward 3 (Batman) [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

1/39th Garhwals Rifles [1]

1st Army Headquarters [1]

39th Garhwal Rifles [1]

Armée française [1]

Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps (AMPC) [1]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1]

Channel Islands Militia [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Fleet Air Arm [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. " Victory" [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Birkenhead [1]

HMS Broke [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Fisgard [a Portsmouth shore training base] [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Minotaur [Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Pembroke II [Royal Naval Air Station] [1]

HMS President II [A Shore-located Accounting Base] [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

HMS Victory II [a Portsmouth shore base] [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [192]

British Army [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [127]

B [85]

D [77]

C [73]

H [63]

G [62]

S [52]

M [48]

P [46]

R [44]

W [38]

A [31]

T [26]

N [24]

J [18]

K [12]

V [12]

F [10]

Q [10]

E [8]

O [8]

I [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [598]

Military Service [271]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Canada [4]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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People [878] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Jersey, Channel Islands [637] Jersey, Channel Islands, England [52] St Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands [45] St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [28] Saint Heliers Jersey, Channel Islands [23] Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands [9] St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands [7] Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands [4] St Clements, Jersey, Channel Islands [4] Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands [3] St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands [3] St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [3] St Johns, Jersey, Channel Islands [3] Gorey Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Saint Helens Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Saint Helier Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Saint Peters Jersey, Channel Islands [2] St Helier's, Jersey, Channel Islands [2] St John, Jersey, Channel Islands [2] St Martins, Jersey, Channel Islands [2] St Saviour's, Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Anne-Port Jersey, Channel Islands [1] George Town Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Glouville Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Jersey - Channel Islands [1] Jersey Channel Islands [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Jersey, St Helien, Channel Islands [1] La Rocque, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Millbrook Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Old Manor Lodge, St Johns, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Ronceville, St Clements Road, St Saviour, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Rozel,St Martins,Jersey. Channel Islands [1] Saint Brelades Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Brelads Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Clements Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Helier Jersey,Channel Islands [1] Saint Helier's Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Heliers, Jersey Channel Islands [1] Saint Johns Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Martins Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Saint Saviours Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St Brelades, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St Heleir, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St Helen, Jersey, Channel Islands [1] St Helier,Jersey,Channel Islands [1]

Rank

Private [29] Ordinary Seaman [8] Gunner [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Captain [4] Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Leading Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman II [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class (Bugler) [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Crewman [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] French Interpreter [1] Interprètes [1] Joiner III [1] Leading Crewman [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Officers Steward 3 [1] Officers Steward 3 (Batman) [1] Petty Officer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] 1/39th Garhwals Rifles [1] 1st Army Headquarters [1] 39th Garhwal Rifles [1] Armée française [1] Attached Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps (AMPC) [1] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1] Channel Islands Militia [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Fleet Air Arm [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. " Victory" [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Birkenhead [1] HMS Broke [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Fisgard [a Portsmouth shore training base] [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Minotaur [Minotaur-class armoured cruiser] [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Pembroke II [Royal Naval Air Station] [1] HMS President II [A Shore-located Accounting Base] [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS Thunderer [1] HMS Victory II [a Portsmouth shore base] [1] HMS Vivid I [1]

Service

Royal Navy [192] British Army [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [127] B [85] D [77] C [73] H [63] G [62] S [52] M [48] P [46] R [44] W [38] A [31] T [26] N [24] J [18] K [12] V [12] F [10] Q [10] E [8] O [8] I [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [598] Military Service [271]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Canada [4] India [2] Australia [1]

Eric Llewellyn Gruchy

Born 1898

Died 1980

British Army 149076 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 462 Siege Battery

British Army 149076 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 224 Siege Battery

British Army 149076 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 36 Coastal Fire Command [Channel Islands]

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Joshua Laverty De Gruchy

Born 1866

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18608 Private Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Philip De Gruchy

Born 1893

Died 1973

British Army 7/4096 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 29968 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas De Gruchy

Born 1887

British Army 113473 Driver Royal Field Artillery No 3 Depot RFA (Hilsea Portsmouth)

British Army 113473 Driver Royal Field Artillery 43rd Reserve Battery

British Army 113473 Driver Royal Field Artillery 78th Battery

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Snowdon William De Gruchy

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/19395 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 21st (Service) Battalion (Islington)

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Philip Laurens De Gruchy

Born 1899

British Army 150263 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Including 396th and 57th Siege Batteries

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Albert George De Gruchy

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy

Royal Navy F42936 Aircraftsman 2nd Class Fleet Air Arm

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242936 Air Mechanic 3 Royal Air Force RAF Marston

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John Gruchy

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 695 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 695 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Charles Gruchy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No. 4 Supplies Depot Ruislip

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Air Force No. 4 Supplies Depot RAF Ruislip

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Mark Mattingly De Gruchy

Born 1896

Died 1953

British Army 9563 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9563 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Langton Gruchy

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army E/2438 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Sidney De Gruchy

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207551 Boy 2nd Class (Bugler)

Royal Navy 207551 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 207551 Ordinary Seaman

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Frederick De Gruchy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186031

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Warren Henry Wardell

Born 1866

Died 1914

British Army Major 1/39th Garhwals Rifles

Indian Army Major 39th Garhwal Rifles 1st Battalion

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Alfred De Gruchy Hamon

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 131558 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 42 Company

British Army 131558 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 316 Siege Battery

British Army 131558 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 316 Siege Battery

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Phillip Stanley De Gruchy

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army T/4095 Private Royal Irish Rifles 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 30042 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas Gruchy

Born 1885

Died 1944

Royal Navy 213887 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 213887 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 213887 Ordinary Seaman

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Rodney De Gruchy

Born 1899

Died 1974

British Army 37254 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 37254 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Stanley Roberts De Gruchy

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 138T Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/10th Battalion

British Army 290144 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/10th Battalion

British Army 290144 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/10th Battalion

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Arthur Albert Edward William Warren

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16891 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS TIPPERARY

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