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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Dudley, Worcestershire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Lefroy Tasmania [3]

Yateley, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brinkley, Cambridgeshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Christchurch [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Narromine New South Wales [2]

Ripon, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Antrim [1]

Antwerp [1]

Arundel England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bolarum, Madras, India [1]

Boulder Western Australia [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brandon, Durham [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burrawang New South Wales [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, South Wales [1]

Cheshire [1]

Codnor, Ripley, Derbyshire [1]

Cork [1]

Coventry [1]

Rank

Private [686]

Gunner [77]

Driver [71]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [42]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Worker [4]

Drummer [3]

Guardsman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver /Acting Bombardier [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

TF Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97]

Royal Engineers [72]

Army Service Corps [70]

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

London Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1015]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Royal Navy [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

G [1320]

Contribution

Military Service [1297]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [5] Dudley, Worcestershire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Camberwell, London [3] Lefroy Tasmania [3] Yateley, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brinkley, Cambridgeshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Christchurch [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Narromine New South Wales [2] Ripon, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Antrim [1] Antwerp [1] Arundel England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bolarum, Madras, India [1] Boulder Western Australia [1] Bow, London [1] Brandon, Durham [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burrawang New South Wales [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, South Wales [1] Cheshire [1] Codnor, Ripley, Derbyshire [1] Cork [1] Coventry [1]

Rank

Private [686] Gunner [77] Driver [71] Serjeant [47] Corporal [42] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Rifleman [4] Worker [4] Drummer [3] Guardsman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver /Acting Bombardier [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] TF Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97] Royal Engineers [72] Army Service Corps [70] Labour Corps [69] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] London Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [33] Durham Light Infantry [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] Royal Fusiliers [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [21] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Manchester Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Highland Light Infantry [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Royal Scots [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1015] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Royal Navy [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

G [1320]

Contribution

Military Service [1297] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Frederick Thomas Grainger

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 556982 Rifleman London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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James Grainger

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1510 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Walter George Grainger

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army STK/96 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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William Maynard Grainger

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14274 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/14274 Private HMS Goliath

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Edward Grainger

Born 1882

Died 1975

British Army 662689 Private Labour Corps

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William Henry Grainger

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51186

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51186 Lance Corporal Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Ernest Albert Grainger

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 523517 Labour Corps.

British Army 46162 Private Dukee of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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John Grainger

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5108 Sergeant Connaught Rangers 4th Battalion

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Richard William Grainger

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 26694 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert Henry Grainger

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91437

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Hubert Grainger

Born 1894

British Army 3558 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 633362 Private Labour Corps

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George Alexander Grainger

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242117

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Joseph Grainger

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43409

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James Grainger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188558

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John Grainger

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188427

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Thomas Grainger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69651

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Robert Grainger

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297700

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Alfred Grainger

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106356

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Thomas Frederick Grainger

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 26991 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Joseph Grainger

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94735

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