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Leatherhead, Surrey [3]

Leura New South Wales [3]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Aldborough, Yorkshire [1]

Aylesbury [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belmont, Port-of-Spain [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Burstwick, Yorkshire [1]

Capel, Surrey [1]

Catwick, Yorkshire, England [1]

Cippenham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Durham [1]

Hornsea, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hulme, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lee, Kent, England [1]

Lewisham, Kent, England [1]

Lincoln Lincs [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Malvern Victoria [1]

Manchester [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moseley, Worcestershire [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Navenby, Lincolnshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [225]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [22]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [17]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Waggoner [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [361]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [479]

J [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [468]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Leatherhead, Surrey [3] Leura New South Wales [3] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Aldborough, Yorkshire [1] Aylesbury [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belmont, Port-of-Spain [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Burstwick, Yorkshire [1] Capel, Surrey [1] Catwick, Yorkshire, England [1] Cippenham, Buckinghamshire [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Cowfold, Horsham, Sussex [1] Croydon, London [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Durham [1] Hornsea, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hulme, Salford, Lancashire [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lee, Kent, England [1] Lewisham, Kent, England [1] Lincoln Lincs [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Malvern Victoria [1] Manchester [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moseley, Worcestershire [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Navenby, Lincolnshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [225] Driver [24] Serjeant [22] Gunner [21] Sapper [17] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Waggoner [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39] Royal Field Artillery [37] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Engineers [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Air Force [3] Scottish Rifles [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [361] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [479] J [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [468] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] United States [1]

George Euclid Grantham

Died 1916

British Army 23941 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 23941 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 20th Battalion

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William Grantham

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2393563

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2393563 Private Canadian Infantry 48th Highlanders

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Monica Constance Mylne

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment North West Ambulance Station, Lawn Road, Hampstead, London

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T J Grantham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55431

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William Mathew Grantham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45147

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Herbert Frederick Grantham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185773

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Herbert Grantham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45387

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Albert Grantham

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139473

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Walter Grantham

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295247

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Cecil Ernest Grantham

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267813

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Edgar Henry Grantham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234170

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Edward Rodney Hasluck Grantham

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8927 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Grantham

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 7144 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7144 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Hugo Frederick Grantham

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Vernon Joseph Grantham

Born 1899

British Army 12269 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3771 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion

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Frederick William Grantham

Died 1915

British Army Captain 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers

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George Grantham

Born 1879

Died 1933

British Army 3227 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 62839 Private South Wales Borderers

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Hubert Grantham

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191206

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Walter William Grantham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29837

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Frederick Grantham

Died 1918

British Army 201472 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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