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Brisbane Queensland [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Belfast [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Brewarrina New South Wales [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

Overtown, Lanarkshire [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Stanthorpe Queensland [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Armagh [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ballybay, Monaghan [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Ballymoney [1]

Ballymoney, Antrim [1]

Ballyshannon, Ireland [1]

Barr [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bellinger River New South Wales [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brickland [1]

Bridgeton Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Burke New South Wales [1]

Cambusnethan [1]

Central Otago [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Clonmel, County Tipperary [1]

County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

County Kildare [1]

Devon, England [1]

Dorset [1]

Down [1]

Dromore, Co. Down [1]

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Eden New South Wales [1]

Fenit [1]

Fifeshire Scotland [1]

Geham Queensland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, [1]

Glebe Point New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [19]

Driver [18]

Gunner [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [16]

Major [9]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Adjutant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [42]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [32]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Labour Corps [22]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Irish Guards [9]

Royal Highlanders [9]

Royal Scots [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Scots Guards [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Canadian Army Service Corps [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Infantry Battalion [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [125]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [664]

Contribution

Military Service [646]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Belfast [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Brewarrina New South Wales [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Islington, London [2] Overtown, Lanarkshire [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Stanthorpe Queensland [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Armagh [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ballybay, Monaghan [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Ballymoney [1] Ballymoney, Antrim [1] Ballyshannon, Ireland [1] Barr [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bellinger River New South Wales [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brickland [1] Bridgeton Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Burke New South Wales [1] Cambusnethan [1] Central Otago [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Clonmel, County Tipperary [1] County Down, Northern Ireland [1] County Kildare [1] Devon, England [1] Dorset [1] Down [1] Dromore, Co. Down [1] Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Eden New South Wales [1] Fenit [1] Fifeshire Scotland [1] Geham Queensland [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, [1] Glebe Point New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [238] Serjeant [21] Corporal [19] Driver [18] Gunner [17] Lieutenant [17] Captain [16] Major [9] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Reverend [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Adjutant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [42] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [32] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Engineers [24] Labour Corps [22] Highland Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Irish Guards [9] Royal Highlanders [9] Royal Scots [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Scots Guards [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Canadian Army Service Corps [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Infantry Battalion [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382] Canadian Expeditionary Force [125] Australian Imperial Force [59] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [664]

Contribution

Military Service [646] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

Joseph Dickinson Greer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151373

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James Hawthorne Greer

Born 1900

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198320

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Henry Arthur Greer

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 207945 Private Middlesex Regiment. 22nd. Battalion.

British Army 207945 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 207945 Private Middlesex Regiment 22nd Btn

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Thomas Boles Greer

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 916549

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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James Greer

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3276

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3276 Lance Corporal Canadian Engineers

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George Greer

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201602

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201602 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Greer

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3/2492 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2492 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John Greer

Died 1916

British Army 19322 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Greer

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 23484 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Richard Greer

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/3220 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 17391 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17391 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Greer

Died 1918

British Army 359192 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 359192 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Greer

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 21405 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Joseph Thomas Greer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 77686 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Greer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23783 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Denis Greer

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 22125 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Abraham J Greer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12867 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers Depot

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James Greer

Died 1916

British Army 5428 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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T Greer

Died 1917

British Army 17137 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17137 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Campbell Greer

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5257 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Greer

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 20381 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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