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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]

William Henry Grainger

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 18045 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Walter Grainger

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62054

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Leonard Charles Grainger

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 371956 Private London Regiment

British Army 371956 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Thomas Grainger

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 24793 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment Labour Companies

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William Grainger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22704

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Herbert John Grainger

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143025

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Henry Thomas Grainger

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163608

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Arthur Maurice Grainger

Born 1889

Died 1954

British Army 22277 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Edward Grainger

Born 1888

Died 1963

Royal Navy 230597

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Sidney Grainger

Died 1915

British Army 21027 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th worcest Battalion

British Army 21027 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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George Grainger

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 10713 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10713 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur Grainger

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3424 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 260012 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 260012 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Grainger

Died 1918

British Army 25089 Driver Royal Field Artillery 32nd Brigade

British Army 25089 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Henry Albert Mitchel Grainger

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 2358 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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Fred Grainger

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23388 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Archibald Arthur Grainger

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 19312 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19312 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Rupert Grainger

Born 1899

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4214

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Arthur Ellis Grainger

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 3576 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 3576 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Grainger

Died 1917

British Army 14295 Private 8th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14295 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Scott Grainger

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2019 Lance Corporal 4th Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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