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Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffs [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chapel-enle-frith , Deryshire [1]

Cowes England [1]

Cromford, Derbyshire [1]

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Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Heath, Staffordshire [1]

Hertford England [1]

Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Luton [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Matlock , Derbyshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesex [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

ROUGH HAY, BRANSTON, STAFFS [1]

Redford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Winster, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [13]

Driver [8]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Midshipman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Foreman of Works Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4]

Derby Yeomanry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Sherwood Foresters [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

1st Signal Corps [1]

2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

8th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [217]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [253]

Contribution

Military Service [250]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [2] West Bromwich, Staffs [2] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chapel-enle-frith , Deryshire [1] Cowes England [1] Cromford, Derbyshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Heath, Staffordshire [1] Hertford England [1] Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Matlock , Derbyshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesex [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] ROUGH HAY, BRANSTON, STAFFS [1] Redford, Nottinghamshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Westminster, London [1] Winster, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [14] Corporal [13] Driver [8] Sapper [8] Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Midshipman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Bombardier [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Foreman of Works Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rear Admiral [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Vice Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4] Derby Yeomanry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Sherwood Foresters [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 1st Signal Corps [1] 2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] 6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 8th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [217] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [253]

Contribution

Military Service [250] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James Greatorex

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2290 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 2290 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

British Army 2290 Private Sherwood Foresters ( Notts and Derbys Regiment ) 1st /6th Battalion

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Percy Greatorex

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4471 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241432 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Janet Mary Greatorex

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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John Anthony Greatorex

Born 1898

Died 1985

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Richard Beaulah Greatorex

Born 1897

Died 1970

British Army 45239 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Henry James Greatorex

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36409

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Thomas Greatorex

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14552

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Horace Greatorex

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 12139 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Anthony Greatorex

Born 1900

Died 1924

British Army 105715 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Sherwood Foresters 6th Battalion

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Helen Margaret Greatorex

Born 1888

Died 1935

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ernest Greatorex

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202651 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 202651 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Greatorex

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102586

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John P Greatorex

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7021 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest Barker Greatorex

Died 1918

British Army 43745 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Greatorex

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238815

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Hubert Hedley Greatorex

Born 1888

Died 1970

British Army 2784 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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William Greatorex

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 126895 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 110826 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Anthony Greatorex

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Joseph Greatorex

Died 1916

British Army R4/068424 Private Army Service Corps

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Joseph Greatorex

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 5228 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242895 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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