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Halifax, Yorkshire [18]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [10]

Bradford, Yorkshire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Burnley, Lancashire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

London England [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Nelson, Lancashire [8]

Rochdale, Lancashire [7]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6]

Bacup, Lancashire [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Bairnsdale Victoria [4]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [4]

Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Colne, Lancashire [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Betchton, near Alsager, Cheshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Burton, Lincolnshire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Durham [2]

Fowey, Cornwall [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

Littleborough, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2327]

Gunner [266]

Driver [195]

Corporal [159]

Serjeant [154]

Sapper [90]

Lance Corporal [60]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lieutenant [59]

Captain [42]

Pioneer [38]

Acting Corporal [35]

Bombardier [27]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Major [12]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Guardsman [11]

Rifleman [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Private Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Saddler [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Assistant Paymaster [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [314]

Labour Corps [308]

Army Service Corps [220]

Royal Engineers [204]

West Riding Regiment [187]

Royal Army Medical Corps [170]

Royal Garrison Artillery [145]

Lancashire Fusiliers [144]

East Lancashire Regiment [134]

West Yorkshire Regiment [133]

Manchester Regiment [107]

Machine Gun Corps [93]

London Regiment [91]

Royal Fusiliers [86]

Northumberland Fusiliers [80]

Durham Light Infantry [76]

Liverpool Regiment [68]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65]

Yorkshire Regiment [64]

Cheshire Regiment [53]

York and Lancaster Regiment [53]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [50]

Royal Army Service Corps [42]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [41]

East Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [39]

South Lancashire Regiment [36]

Lincolnshire Regiment [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

Border Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Highland Light Infantry [25]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [24]

Essex Regiment [24]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Welsh Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Army Veterinary Corps [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [3456]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [267]

Royal Navy [266]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [175]

Australian Imperial Force [115]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [4372]

B [1]

H [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4301]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Canada [2]

India [2]

South Africa [2]

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Halifax, Yorkshire [18] Melbourne Victoria [13] Todmorden, Yorkshire [10] Bradford, Yorkshire [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Burnley, Lancashire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [8] London England [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Nelson, Lancashire [8] Rochdale, Lancashire [7] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [6] Bacup, Lancashire [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Bairnsdale Victoria [4] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [4] Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Battersea, London [3] Colne, Lancashire [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albany Western Australia [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Betchton, near Alsager, Cheshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Burton, Lincolnshire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Durham [2] Fowey, Cornwall [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] Littleborough, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maryborough Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2327] Gunner [266] Driver [195] Corporal [159] Serjeant [154] Sapper [90] Lance Corporal [60] Second Lieutenant [60] Lieutenant [59] Captain [42] Pioneer [38] Acting Corporal [35] Bombardier [27] Acting Serjeant [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Major [12] Company Serjeant Major [11] Guardsman [11] Rifleman [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Private Lance Corporal [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Nursing Sister [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Saddler [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Assistant Paymaster [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [314] Labour Corps [308] Army Service Corps [220] Royal Engineers [204] West Riding Regiment [187] Royal Army Medical Corps [170] Royal Garrison Artillery [145] Lancashire Fusiliers [144] East Lancashire Regiment [134] West Yorkshire Regiment [133] Manchester Regiment [107] Machine Gun Corps [93] London Regiment [91] Royal Fusiliers [86] Northumberland Fusiliers [80] Durham Light Infantry [76] Liverpool Regiment [68] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65] Yorkshire Regiment [64] Cheshire Regiment [53] York and Lancaster Regiment [53] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [50] Royal Army Service Corps [42] King's Royal Rifle Corps [41] East Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Lancaster Regiment [39] South Lancashire Regiment [36] Lincolnshire Regiment [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] Border Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Highland Light Infantry [25] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [24] Essex Regiment [24] Royal Defence Corps [24] Yorkshire Light Infantry [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] Middlesex Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Welsh Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Army Veterinary Corps [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [3456] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [267] Royal Navy [266] Canadian Expeditionary Force [175] Australian Imperial Force [115] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [4372] B [1] H [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4301] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Canada [2] India [2] South Africa [2]

Cornelius Pearson Greenwood

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 13/776 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 13 Battalion

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Charles Greenwood

Born 1881

Died 1930

British Army 63037 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 78th Siege Battery

British Army 61977 Private Worcestershire Regiment 15th (Transport Workers) Battalion

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Bloice A Greenwood

Born 1897

British Army 57554 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 57554 PRIVATE KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS

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Samuel Greenwood

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 24880 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army 656684 Private Labour Corps 259 Prisoner of War Coy

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Harry Greenwood

Born 1895

Died 1958

British Army 1090 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 710313 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 710313 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Ernest Greenwood

Born 1884

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 106 Corporal 25th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frank Greenwood

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Corporal Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8697 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 8697 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Greenwood

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472809

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472809 Private Canadian Infantry 65th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472809 Private Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion

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William Greenwood

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5504 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Martin Greenwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3009 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3009 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard William Greenwood

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 21964 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 86628 Royal Defence Corps

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James Hurst Greenwood

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5496 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment attached 2nd Royal Marine Battalion

British Army 3340 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Richard Greenwood

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 19583 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 19583 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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John Thomas Greenwood

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9/15189 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army C/6565 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Greenwood

Died 1917

British Army 4119 Manchester Regiment

British Army 32400 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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John William Greenwood

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8072 Private 2nd West Riding Regiment

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Frank Greenwood

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10781 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20991 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Greenwood

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 5513 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242705 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur E Greenwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 4/1557 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Percy George Greenwood

Born 1888

British Army 50897 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 50897 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 39th

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