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Brisbane Queensland [5]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Chester, Cheshire [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wicklow [3]

Ballymena, Antrim [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Watchem Victoria [2]

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Cahir, Tipperary [1]

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Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

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Drumbo, Co Down [1]

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Gloucester England [1]

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Gympie Queensland [1]

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Heanor, Derbyshire [1]

Hillsborough, County Down [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Honor Oak Park, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kew, London [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [245]

Driver [26]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [15]

Sapper [15]

Captain [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Pioneer [5]

Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private/ Private/ Private [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Seaman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Honorary Captain RAMC [1]

Temporary Honorary Lieutenant RAMC [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Royal Engineers [28]

Army Service Corps [27]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Border Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

London Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

10th Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [395]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [48]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [588]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [578]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

South Africa [1]

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People [589] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [5] Belfast, Antrim [3] Chester, Cheshire [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wicklow [3] Ballymena, Antrim [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Down [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Tottenham, London [2] Watchem Victoria [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belligen New South Wales [1] Bellingen New South Wales [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Breconshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cahir, Tipperary [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charlton, London [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Clinton South Australia [1] Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Darley Dale, Derbyshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Douglas, Isle of Man [1] Drumbo, Co Down [1] Elderslie, Renfrews [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fordwych [1] Gloucester England [1] Gotham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Heanor, Derbyshire [1] Hillsborough, County Down [1] Holborn, London [1] Honor Oak Park, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Kew, London [1] Kilkenny [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [245] Driver [26] Gunner [25] Serjeant [25] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [18] Lieutenant [15] Sapper [15] Captain [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Pioneer [5] Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Filter Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private/ Private/ Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Seaman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Honorary Captain RAMC [1] Temporary Honorary Lieutenant RAMC [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Royal Engineers [28] Army Service Corps [27] Labour Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Irish Rifles [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Border Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] London Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] 10th Royal Irish Rifles [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [395] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [48] Australian Imperial Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [588] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [578] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] South Africa [1]

William George Gregg

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 1592 Private Welsh Guards

British Army

British Army 1592 Private Welsh Guards

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Joseph James Gregg

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 240799 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2669 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240799 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Herbert Atkinson Gregg

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280430

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William Gregg

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190891

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Richard Gordon Wray Gregg

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 7245 Australian Infantry 13th battalion

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William Gregg

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2525C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 2525C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Alfred Henry Gregg

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409199

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Thomas James Nathanial Gregg

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48877

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Robert Gregg

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308750

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William Henry Gregg

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 5 Battalion (attached 1 Battalion)

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Alexander Gregg

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 7593 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 278819 Private Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) 1/7th Battalion

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John W Gregg

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 13/16533 Private Royal Irish Rifles "C" Coy. 13th Battalion

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Theophilus G Gregg

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1393 Private King Edward's Horse

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Milton Fowler Gregg

Born 1892

Died 1978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50051

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Stanley Gregg

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296470

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Arthur Gregg

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 58482 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 58482 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Alex Gregg

Born 1878

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126772

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126772 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops

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Charles Adam Gregg

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 835573

Canadian Expeditionary Force 835573 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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George Whittaker Gregg

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208125

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William Walter Gregg

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4534

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