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Horsham, Sussex [6]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Worthing, Sussex [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Atherton England [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Forrest Hill Queensland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Portslade, Sussex [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Robertsbridge, Sussex [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Wood Green, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banbridge [1]

Barnsdale, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

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Boston Lincolnshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

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Camberwell, Surrey [1]

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Cook's Bridge, Suffolk [1]

Cow Bridge, Lincs [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dove Hill, Royston [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Gatton Queensland [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haddington Haddington, [1]

Harrow England [1]

Rank

Private [399]

Gunner [53]

Driver [42]

Corporal [39]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [31]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Signalman [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Brevet Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Dental Surgeon [1]

Captain/ Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Artillery Clerk [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

LanceC Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76]

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Engineers [52]

Army Service Corps [46]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [671]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [877]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [869]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham, Sussex [6] Sydney New South Wales [4] Worthing, Sussex [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Arundel, Sussex [2] Atherton England [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Forrest Hill Queensland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Portslade, Sussex [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Robertsbridge, Sussex [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Westminster, London [2] Wood Green, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banbridge [1] Barnsdale, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Boston Lincolnshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Box Hill Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chicester, Sussex [1] Compton, Guildford, Surrey [1] Cook's Bridge, Suffolk [1] Cow Bridge, Lincs [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dove Hill, Royston [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Gatton Queensland [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Haddington Haddington, [1] Harrow England [1]

Rank

Private [399] Gunner [53] Driver [42] Corporal [39] Serjeant [39] Sapper [31] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Stoker [2] Signalman [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Brevet Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Dental Surgeon [1] Captain/ Captain [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Artillery Clerk [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] LanceC Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [76] Labour Corps [53] Royal Engineers [52] Army Service Corps [46] London Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [671] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [877] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [869] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Egypt [1]

William Greenfield

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142187

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Edgar Lewis Greenfield

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189752

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Herbert Greenfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125287

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Thomas Greenfield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32319

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Edith Olive Williams

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21181

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21181 Member Women's Royal Air Force 1st Stores Depot, RAF Kidbrooke, Greenwich, London

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Charles Greenfield

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 260004 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 260004 Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Stanley Greenfield

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3425 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Greenfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1530 Lance Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1530 Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1530 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Bertie Greenfield

Died 1917

British Army 85714 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 288065 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Bevil Greenfield

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Cecil Greenfield

Died 1918

British Army 13651 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Henry Frederick Greenfield

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64853

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Frederick Walter Greenfield

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7877

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Stanley Nunn Greenfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39121

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George William Greenfield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88005

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John Greenfield

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130531

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George Greenfield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1660

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Frederick Henry Greenfield

Died 1916

British Army SD/3358 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Walter G Greenfield

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S 7546 Private Rifle Brigade

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Albert Greenfield

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10124 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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