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Blackburn, Lancashire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Freckleton, Lancashire [2]

Harden New South Wales [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Rochdale England [2]

Wedderburn Victoria [2]

Auckland NZ [1]

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Balwyn Victoria [1]

Banks, Southport, Lancashire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermuda, West Indies [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackbourn England [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Blackham, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Bury [1]

Bury England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Derby Tasmania [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

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Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Frecleton, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Great Harwood, Lancashire [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leyland, Lancashire, England [1]

Lincoln [1]

Longford England [1]

Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [429]

Gunner [60]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [34]

Driver [28]

Lance Corporal [15]

Sapper [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Major [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Matron [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Labour Corps [46]

Army Service Corps [42]

East Lancashire Regiment [41]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Engineers [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Service

British Army [671]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [45]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [849]

K [4]

Contribution

Military Service [835]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Preston, Lancashire [3] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Freckleton, Lancashire [2] Harden New South Wales [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Rochdale England [2] Wedderburn Victoria [2] Auckland NZ [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balwyn Victoria [1] Banks, Southport, Lancashire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermuda, West Indies [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackbourn England [1] Blackburn England [1] Blackham, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Bury [1] Bury England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Derby Tasmania [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Elsterwick Victoria [1] Etwall, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Frecleton, Lancashire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Great Harwood, Lancashire [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kirkham, Preston, Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leyland, Lancashire, England [1] Lincoln [1] Longford England [1] Lytham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [429] Gunner [60] Serjeant [35] Corporal [34] Driver [28] Lance Corporal [15] Sapper [15] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Major [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Matron [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [64] Labour Corps [46] Army Service Corps [42] East Lancashire Regiment [41] Liverpool Regiment [38] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Engineers [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Border Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Tank Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3]

Service

British Army [671] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [45] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [849] K [4]

Contribution

Military Service [835] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Albert Gregson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3402 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202492 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Gregson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 6112 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242927 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Fred Gregson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 51074 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery "V" VIII Corps Heavy T.M. Bty.

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William Hilder Gregson

Born 1877

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2608

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Edward Maurice Gregson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Territorial Force

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James Joseph Gregson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79137

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William James Wilbert Gregson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73471

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Gr Robert Gregson

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405130

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Arthur H Gregson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134672

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Walter Gregson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102684

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Thomas Gregson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94975

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Robert Gregson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35527 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Gregson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408260

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Hubert Gregson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108134

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Robert Gregson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87833

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Harry Gregson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293148

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Samuel Edgar Gregson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131110

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James Gregson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302312

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Charles Stuart Gregson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102151

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Alfred Gregson

British Army 7/912 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army 7/912 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7/912 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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