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Southampton, Hampshire, England [14]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [10]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

London England [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Wigan, Lancashire [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Margate, Kent [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Ryde Isle of Wight [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Leicester [3]

Narrabri New South Wales [3]

Nottingham [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Wicklow [3]

Acton, London [2]

Arklow [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Bolton England [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Calne, Wiltshire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [2340]

Gunner [278]

Driver [238]

Corporal [206]

Serjeant [186]

Sapper [149]

Lance Corporal [100]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Lieutenant [58]

Captain [49]

Acting Corporal [38]

Pioneer [29]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Bombardier [20]

Major [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Rifleman [10]

Staff Nurse [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Worker [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Nursing Sister [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Muleteer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Sister [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Commander [2]

Conductor [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [330]

Royal Engineers [287]

Labour Corps [285]

Army Service Corps [250]

Royal Garrison Artillery [154]

London Regiment [120]

Manchester Regiment [112]

Royal Army Medical Corps [111]

Machine Gun Corps [96]

Royal Fusiliers [89]

Cheshire Regiment [85]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [79]

Lancashire Fusiliers [73]

Liverpool Regiment [73]

Hampshire Regiment [70]

Devonshire Regiment [66]

Middlesex Regiment [64]

Northumberland Fusiliers [53]

Rifle Brigade [52]

York and Lancaster Regiment [52]

Gloucestershire Regiment [50]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [41]

Royal Naval Division [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [38]

Wiltshire Regiment [38]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [36]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [36]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [36]

Somerset Light Infantry [36]

Welsh Regiment [36]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

East Surrey Regiment [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [34]

Essex Regiment [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [33]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [27]

Border Regiment [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [26]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [25]

Service

British Army [3658]

Royal Navy [381]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [281]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [213]

Australian Imperial Force [156]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [4824]

C [3]

P [2]

D [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4710]

Merchant Navy [89]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [108]

Australia [2]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

Switzerland [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [14] Melbourne Victoria [13] Sheffield, Yorkshire [10] Sydney New South Wales [10] Manchester, Lancashire [9] Adelaide South Australia [7] London England [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Wigan, Lancashire [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Margate, Kent [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Battersea, London [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Ryde Isle of Wight [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Hackney, London [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Leicester [3] Narrabri New South Wales [3] Nottingham [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Wicklow [3] Acton, London [2] Arklow [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Bolton England [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Calne, Wiltshire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [2340] Gunner [278] Driver [238] Corporal [206] Serjeant [186] Sapper [149] Lance Corporal [100] Second Lieutenant [77] Lieutenant [58] Captain [49] Acting Corporal [38] Pioneer [29] Acting Serjeant [27] Bombardier [20] Major [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Rifleman [10] Staff Nurse [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Worker [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Guardsman [7] Able Seaman [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Nursing Sister [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Leading Stoker [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Muleteer [4] Sergeant [4] Sister [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Commander [2] Conductor [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [330] Royal Engineers [287] Labour Corps [285] Army Service Corps [250] Royal Garrison Artillery [154] London Regiment [120] Manchester Regiment [112] Royal Army Medical Corps [111] Machine Gun Corps [96] Royal Fusiliers [89] Cheshire Regiment [85] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [79] Lancashire Fusiliers [73] Liverpool Regiment [73] Hampshire Regiment [70] Devonshire Regiment [66] Middlesex Regiment [64] Northumberland Fusiliers [53] Rifle Brigade [52] York and Lancaster Regiment [52] Gloucestershire Regiment [50] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45] Durham Light Infantry [43] Royal Berkshire Regiment [41] Royal Naval Division [40] East Lancashire Regiment [39] Royal Army Service Corps [38] Wiltshire Regiment [38] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [36] Leicestershire Regiment [36] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [36] Royal Lancaster Regiment [36] Somerset Light Infantry [36] Welsh Regiment [36] Yorkshire Regiment [36] East Surrey Regiment [35] South Lancashire Regiment [34] Essex Regiment [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [33] The Queen's Regiment [30] South Staffordshire Regiment [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Worcestershire Regiment [27] Border Regiment [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [26] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [25]

Service

British Army [3658] Royal Navy [381] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [281] Canadian Expeditionary Force [213] Australian Imperial Force [156] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [4824] C [3] P [2] D [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4710] Merchant Navy [89] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [108] Australia [2] Canada [1] South Africa [1] Switzerland [1]

Arthur Wellesley Gregory

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 43153 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Marines

British Army 43153 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Edward Gregory

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 2301 Corporal Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2301 Corporal Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2301 Lance Sergeant Hertfordshire 1st Battalion

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Jack Morrison Gregory

Born 1895

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force Temporary Sergeant 7 Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Temporary Sergeant 23 Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force 3 Division Artillery

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Charles Anthony Gregory

Born 1894

Died 1947

British Army 16570 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 10/16570 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Herbert George Gregory

Born 1882

Died 1969

British Army T/2035 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 200584 Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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George William Gregory

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1486 Private 1/7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Notts and Derby Regiment

British Army 2797 Notts & Derby 2/6

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Stephen Barnes Gregory

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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Albert Edward Gregory

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2525 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 2525 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 2525 A/Sgt Rifle Brigade 2 nd Battalion

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Harry Percy Gregory

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3466 Private Manchester Regiment 1/8th manchest Battalion

British Army 3466 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 1/8th manchest Battalion

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Julius Gregory

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army PS/4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th (Service) Battalion (3rd Public Schools)

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Job Gregory

Born 1884

Died 1933

British Army 28265 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James George Gregory

Born 1881

Died 1939

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 617626 Private Labour Corps

British Army 1400 Private Middlesex 13th Battalion

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John Gregory

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2322 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Albert Gregory

Born 1884

British Army 620 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Military Mounted Police

British Army 13124 Boy Royal Field Artillery 10th Battery

British Army 620 Serjeant Military Mounted Police

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Miles Sells Gregory

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74741

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Henry Gregory

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/1259 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1259 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1259 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Sidney Gregory

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 2779 Private Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2779 Private Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2779 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Charles Edwin Gregory

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 9510 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick Caleb Gregory

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy SS103995 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Bellona"

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Frederick John Gregory

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 18621 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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