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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]

George Charles Greaves

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3129 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 59887 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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George W Greaves

Died 1918

British Army 2842 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 42942 Private Royal Scots

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William Greaves

Died 1921

British Army 7797 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 7797 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frank Greaves

Died 1917

British Army 27717 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Greaves

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3203 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201027 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 201027 Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Wright Greaves

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284210

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Arnold Greaves

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 367115 Private Labour Corps 7th Training Reserve

British Army 367115 Private Labour Corps 297th Reserve Company

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Tom Greaves

Died 1917

British Army 14318 Private 8th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14318 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Greaves

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169872

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Samuel Greaves

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136961

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Henry Charles Greaves

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285948

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Walter Marsden Greaves

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139092

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George Ernest Greaves

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279972

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Thomas William Greaves

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43552

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Ernest Greaves

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275961

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Wilfred Walker Greaves

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92907

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Reginald John Greaves

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47210

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Fred Greaves

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4886 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202195 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Lewis Greaves

Died 1915

British Army 1887 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1887 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th manchest Battalion

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Oswald Greaves

Died 1918

British Army 203796 Private Manchester Regiment

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