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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leicester [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

New Bay, Kent [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Saxelby, Leicestershire [1]

St George, Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Warragul Victoria [1]

West Brightside Sheffield [1]

Whatton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Labour Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

10th Hussars [1]

4th Dragoons [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps 484th Agricultural Company ex 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [177]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leicester [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Edinburgh [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] New Bay, Kent [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [1] Sale Victoria [1] Saxelby, Leicestershire [1] St George, Stonehouse, Devon [1] Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [1] Warragul Victoria [1] West Brightside Sheffield [1] Whatton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [102] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Gunner [11] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [21] Labour Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] 10th Hussars [1] 4th Dragoons [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Impregnable [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps 484th Agricultural Company ex 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [144] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [177] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

Shirley Greasley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 3018 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 3018 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/4 leicest Battalion

British Army 3018 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Daniel Joseph Greasley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 870 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest John Greasley

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 12378 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Arthur George Greasley

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 5773

Australian Imperial Force 5773 Private

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Arthur Greasley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242864

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George Greasley

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 38637 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 38249 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Henry Jarvis Greasley

Born 1896

Died 1984

British Army 4581 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201272 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William F Greasley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 144922 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Greasley

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2136 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William John Greasley

Died 1917

British Army 19970 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Greasley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250155

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Herbert Greasley

Died 1916

British Army 25822 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John Nigel Greasley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 14977 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 14977 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Richard Greasley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82129

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James Greasley

Died 1916

British Army 12216 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Stanley Greasley

Died 1917

British Army 1671 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305216 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 305216 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Wilfred Greasley

Died 1916

British Army 13787 Private 7th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13787 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Joe Greasley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2404 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Albert Greasley

Australian Imperial Force 832

Australian Imperial Force 3398

Australian Imperial Force 19208

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John Greasley

Australian Imperial Force 3064

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