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Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Acton, London [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Belstone England [1]

Belstone, Devon [1]

Bonsall, Derbys [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Consall, Derbyshire [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Endon, Staffordshire [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Matlock, Derbyshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Stoke, Staffs [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Tideswell, Derbyshire [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [187]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [12]

Driver [10]

Sapper [7]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2/5th Lancers Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [258]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [355]

Contribution

Military Service [353]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

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People [355] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Toowoomba Queensland [2] Acton, London [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Belstone England [1] Belstone, Devon [1] Bonsall, Derbys [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Consall, Derbyshire [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Dalston, London [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonshire England [1] Endon, Staffordshire [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Matlock, Derbyshire [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham England [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Sheffield [1] Stoke, Staffs [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Tideswell, Derbyshire [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [187] Gunner [18] Serjeant [14] Corporal [12] Driver [10] Sapper [7] Pioneer [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Royal Field Artillery [23] Labour Corps [22] Royal Engineers [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Cheshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Australian Infantry [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 1st York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2/5th Lancers Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [258] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [355]

Contribution

Military Service [353] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1]

Sydney James Gratton

Born 1883

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 5018 Private Australian Infantry 22nd Battalion

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Harry Reginald Gratton

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army TR/8/25823 Private Training Reserve 36th Battalion

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William Davies Gratton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261084

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Ernest Charles Gratton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67144

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Harold Percy Gratton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31511

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Thomas Edward Gratton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34545

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Alfred Frank Gratton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3/6619 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilfrid Lawson Gratton

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1420 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Thomas H Gratton

Born 1896

Died 1967

British Army M/286558 Private Army Service Corps

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John Thomas Gratton

Died 1916

British Army 13687 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 13687 Acting Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 13687 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Gratton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3588 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 241139 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 241139 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Albert Gratton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 55391 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Gratton

Died 1915

British Army 4371 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 4371 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Edward John Gratton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 22450 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Gratton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 13240 Private Coldstream Guards

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John George William Gratton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 23303 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William H Gratton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 27661 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Gratton

Died 1915

British Army 15557 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 15557 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Gratton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 61865 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Gratton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15297 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 15297 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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