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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Birmingham England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Oldham, Lancashire [4]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [3]

Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Berwick Victoria [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Heidelberg Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield England [2]

Southampton [2]

Warrenheip Victoria [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Anfield, Lancashire [1]

Aston England [1]

Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Balborough, Derbyshire [1]

Barnsley [1]

Barrow- in-Furness, England [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford England [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bowes Park, London [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [970]

Gunner [95]

Driver [89]

Serjeant [67]

Corporal [62]

Sapper [42]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [28]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [12]

Major [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Chaplain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Matron [2]

Nurse [2]

Private/Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

ASM [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Commander (Emergency) [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal/Sapper [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [126]

Royal Field Artillery [112]

Army Service Corps [105]

Royal Engineers [88]

Manchester Regiment [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

York and Lancaster Regiment [57]

West Yorkshire Regiment [52]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

West Riding Regiment [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [23]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

British West Indies Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Border Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1428]

Royal Navy [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [1800]

Contribution

Military Service [1773]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Barbados [1]

Germany [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Birmingham England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Oldham, Lancashire [4] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [3] Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Berwick Victoria [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Heidelberg Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield England [2] Southampton [2] Warrenheip Victoria [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Anfield, Lancashire [1] Aston England [1] Aughton, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Balborough, Derbyshire [1] Barnsley [1] Barrow- in-Furness, England [1] Barrow-in-Furness, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford England [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bowes Park, London [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [970] Gunner [95] Driver [89] Serjeant [67] Corporal [62] Sapper [42] Second Lieutenant [42] Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [28] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [12] Major [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Chaplain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Matron [2] Nurse [2] Private/Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] ASM [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Commander (Emergency) [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal/Sapper [1] Flight Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [126] Royal Field Artillery [112] Army Service Corps [105] Royal Engineers [88] Manchester Regiment [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] York and Lancaster Regiment [57] West Yorkshire Regiment [52] Machine Gun Corps [48] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Durham Light Infantry [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] East Lancashire Regiment [31] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Liverpool Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [27] West Riding Regiment [26] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [23] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22] Leicestershire Regiment [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] British West Indies Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Border Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1428] Royal Navy [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Australian Imperial Force [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

G [1800]

Contribution

Military Service [1773] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Barbados [1] Germany [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Fred Greaves

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 16648 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16648 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16643 Lance Corporal York & Lancaster Regiment th Batallion

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Abraham Greaves

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army 3381 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

British Army 241044 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/6 Battalion

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Thomas Greaves

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 26162 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Michael Greaves

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army L/24984 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army

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Fred Greaves

Born 1890

Died 1973

British Army 23715 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 23715 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Arthur Speight Greaves

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 12107 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 12107 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 12107 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Howard Francis Linford Greaves

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1st Battalion

British Army 3422 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Thomas Greaves

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment) 6th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment) 6th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army Captain Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire And Derbyshire Regiment) 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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George Greaves

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army T4/043825 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 228 Company

British Army T4/043825 Driver Army Service Corps 664 Company

British Army T4/043825 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick Greaves

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 13176 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 13176 Private Sherwood Forresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 17th Battalion

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William Frederick Greaves

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 57068 Rifleman New Zealand Infantry

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Walter Greaves

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3598 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/26370 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/26370 Lance Corporal 6th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Walter Greaves

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 64342 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Greaves

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 11773 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 12152 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur Tom Greaves

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 36702 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 36702 Sergeant Major RAMC

British Army 36702 ASM RAMC

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Reuben Adolphus Greaves

Born 1887

British Army 63555 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Greaves

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army TS/3181 Strapper Army Service Corps Remount Depot

British Army RTS/3181 Private Army Service Corps 2nd Remount Depot

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Samuel Greaves

Died 1915

British Army 112794 Sapper Royal Engineers 172 Tunnelling Company

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Charles John Greaves

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2896 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2896 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Harry Sinclair Greaves

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2027 Private Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) City of London Yeomanry

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