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Maryborough Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Pagham, Sussex [2]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Coombrooke England [1]

Craigie Victoria [1]

Croydon England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Felling, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hammersmith, England [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Hockley, Warwickshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kineton, Warwickshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Long Handborough, Oxfordshire [1]

Mansfield Victoria [1]

Marong Victoria [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Milverton, Warwickshire [1]

Moseley, Worcestershire [1]

Newbold Pacey, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Pensnett, Staffordshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Point Do Gatte [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Ross, Gloucestershire [1]

Saint Ives Pensilva Liskeard, Cornwall [1]

Saltley, Birmingham [1]

Scilly Islands, Cornwall [1]

Seaforth, Liverpool [1]

Sheffield England [1]

South Hackney, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [234]

Driver [26]

Corporal [24]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [22]

Lance Corporal [16]

Sapper [13]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Major [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Guardsman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Assistant Surgeon [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Commander [1]

Company Commander [1]

Donkeyman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward (3rd Class) [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private Paid Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Labour Corps [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Indian Medical Department [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Engineering Unit [3]

Imperial Camel Corps [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

2nd Royal Scots [2]

3rd Hussars [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

8th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Engineers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [405]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Royal Navy [33]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [531]

Contribution

Military Service [523]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [531] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maryborough Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Pagham, Sussex [2] Bendigo Victoria [1] Brixton, London [1] Buenos Aires [1] Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Coombrooke England [1] Craigie Victoria [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derbyshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Felling, Gateshead, Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glamorganshire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hammersmith, England [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Hockley, Warwickshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kineton, Warwickshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Long Handborough, Oxfordshire [1] Mansfield Victoria [1] Marong Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Milverton, Warwickshire [1] Moseley, Worcestershire [1] Newbold Pacey, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Pensnett, Staffordshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Point Do Gatte [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Ross, Gloucestershire [1] Saint Ives Pensilva Liskeard, Cornwall [1] Saltley, Birmingham [1] Scilly Islands, Cornwall [1] Seaforth, Liverpool [1] Sheffield England [1] South Hackney, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [234] Driver [26] Corporal [24] Gunner [22] Serjeant [22] Lance Corporal [16] Sapper [13] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Major [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Guardsman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Assistant Surgeon [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Commander [1] Company Commander [1] Donkeyman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward (3rd Class) [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private Paid Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Army Service Corps [28] Labour Corps [28] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Indian Medical Department [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Engineering Unit [3] Imperial Camel Corps [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 2nd Royal Scots [2] 3rd Hussars [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] 8th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Engineers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [405] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Royal Navy [33] Australian Imperial Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [531]

Contribution

Military Service [523] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William George Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 200200 Serjeant East Kent Regiment 4th east Battalion

British Army 1590 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th

British Army 1590 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th

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Ernest William Greenway

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 1786 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest John Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2139 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur William Greenway

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 290812 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 325034 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Samuel George Greenway

Born 1863

Died 1915

Royal Navy 108269 Petty Officer 2nd Class HM Yacht Sanda

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Walter Greenway

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4653

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Douglas Howard Wilson Greenway

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14/207 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 13th Battalion attached 4th Battalion

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Joseph James Greenway

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284863

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Ernest Greenway

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83892

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Arthur Greenway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275026

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Frederick James Greenway

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282145

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Hubert C. Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12265 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Greenway

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 7617 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd worcest Battalion

British Army 7617 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Leonard H Greenway

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 12830 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th oxfordshire and Battalion

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Cleveland Edmund Greenway

Born 1864

Died 1934

British Army C309 Colonel Draft Conducting Officer

British Army Colonel Draft East Surrey Regiment

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Edmund Herbert Greenway

Born 1869

Died 1915

Royal Navy 139874 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Frederick Charles Garton Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2827 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Kenneth Greenway

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Leonard Greenway

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 460078 Private Canadian Infantry 4th Btn

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Alfred Greenway

Died 1915

British Army 3/4649 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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