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Warwick Queensland [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Leeds England [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Killarney Queensland [2]

Allora Queensland [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boconnell, Lurgan, County Armagh [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cornsay Colliery, Durham [1]

Digmoor, Lancashire [1]

Dukinfield Cheshire [1]

Durham [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

East San Jose, California [1]

Glamorgan [1]

Hindon, Wiltshire [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Knarsbro England [1]

Lewes [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Meringdan Queensland [1]

Miles Platting Manchester [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Old Kent Road, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Andrews parish, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Stanthorpe Queensland [1]

Upton Beacon, Yorkshire, England [1]

Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Wednesbury, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Driver [29]

Gunner [27]

Serjeant [24]

Corporal [18]

Sapper [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

General Staff Officer [1]

Guardsman /Lance Corporal [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [33]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Examination Services [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [389]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [484]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [474]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Warwick Queensland [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Leeds England [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Killarney Queensland [2] Allora Queensland [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boconnell, Lurgan, County Armagh [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cornsay Colliery, Durham [1] Digmoor, Lancashire [1] Dukinfield Cheshire [1] Durham [1] Durham, Durham [1] East San Jose, California [1] Glamorgan [1] Hindon, Wiltshire [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Knarsbro England [1] Lewes [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Meringdan Queensland [1] Miles Platting Manchester [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Old Kent Road, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Rishton, Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Selby, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Andrews parish, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Stanthorpe Queensland [1] Upton Beacon, Yorkshire, England [1] Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Wednesbury, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [238] Driver [29] Gunner [27] Serjeant [24] Corporal [18] Sapper [12] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Conductor [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] General Staff Officer [1] Guardsman /Lance Corporal [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [33] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Engineers [20] Durham Light Infantry [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Liverpool Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Examination Services [2] French Red Cross [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [389] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [484] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [474] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

Ambrose Dixon Haldrege Grayson

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Grayson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2424 3/1st Derbyshire Yeomanry

British Army 43060 Private /Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

British Army 43060 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Watson Grayson

Born 1868

Died 1956

British Army Captain Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Edward Grayson

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 765991 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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George Grayson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284749

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Arthur Grayson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36259

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George Charles Grayson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army T4/044350 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/044350 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/044350 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Felix Grayson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277976

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John T Grayson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2822 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240896 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Alfred Grayson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 45436 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/76477 Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 4th Battalion.

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George Grayson

Born 1883

Died 1975

British Army 34269 Gunner 11th Battery Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 34269 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Robert William Grayson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82249

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Ralph Grayson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 49455 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Unit: 132nd Field Ambulance.

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Joseph Edward Grayson

Born 1903

Died 1919

British Army 238923 Boy Royal Field Artillery 3rd Depot

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Allan Grayson

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army RX4/263645 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Edward Grayson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165701

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Godfrey Francis William Grayson

Born 1879

Died 1925

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Temeraire

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman Hawke Battalion

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John Spencer Grayson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76544

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Alfred Grayson

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5709 Private 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Grayson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/22404 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/22404 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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