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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]

Charles Stuart Greenwood

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Wilton Greenwood

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 24561 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24561 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Alexander Greenwood

Born 1896

British Army 6774 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 43628 Corporal Scottish Rifles 10th Battalion

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Gerald Wyatt Greenwood

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Thomas Greenwood

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68550

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Albert E Greenwood

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 3/3547 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Stanley Greenwood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44639

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Wilfred Greenwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109940

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Thomas Hamilton Greenwood

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224505

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Thomas Greenwood

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124186

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John Philip Greenwood

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80104

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Walter Greenwood

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37932

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Angus Greenwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113252

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Peter Greenwood

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94624

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Walter William Greenwood

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38313

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Robert Greenwood

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186502

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George William Greenwood

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136354

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Harry Greenwood

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275465

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James Greenwood

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190304 Clerk

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Albert Henry Greenwood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102962

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