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Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Saint Just, Cornwall [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

East Clandon, Surrey [2]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [2]

Saint Ives, Cornwall [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cleator Moor, Cumberland [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Compton, Devon [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Finchley England [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lone Gully Victoria [1]

Lord Clyde Victoria [1]

Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

St Ives England [1]

St Ives, Cornwall, England [1]

St James's Square,Westminster, London, [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Talbot Victoria [1]

Tourello Victoria [1]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [34]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Commander [2]

Driver [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Quarter Master Honorary Captain Acting Major [1]

Quarter Master Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Yeomanry [2]

4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

5th Wing Royal Flying Corps [1]

9th Attached Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Attached 9th Lancers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Cyclist Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Q-7 (Penshurst) [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Harvard Medical Unit Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Head Quarters 22nd Corps [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifles [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Royal Navy [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [143]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [143] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penzance, Cornwall [3] Saint Just, Cornwall [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] East Clandon, Surrey [2] Penzance, Cornwall, England [2] Saint Ives, Cornwall [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cleator Moor, Cumberland [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Compton, Devon [1] Cornwall England [1] Finchley England [1] Finchley, London [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lone Gully Victoria [1] Lord Clyde Victoria [1] Mousehole, Penzance, Cornwall [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1] St Ives England [1] St Ives, Cornwall, England [1] St James's Square,Westminster, London, [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Talbot Victoria [1] Tourello Victoria [1] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [34] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Gunner [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Commander [2] Driver [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Quarter Master Honorary Captain Acting Major [1] Quarter Master Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Royal Field Artillery [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Yeomanry [2] 4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 4th Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 5th Wing Royal Flying Corps [1] 9th Attached Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Attached 9th Lancers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Buckinghamshire Yeomanry Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Cyclist Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Q-7 (Penshurst) [1] HMS Revenge [1] HMS Warspite [1] Harvard Medical Unit Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Head Quarters 22nd Corps [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifles [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1] Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [77] Australian Imperial Force [19] Royal Navy [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [143]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] India [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas H Grenfell

British Army T4/1414 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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British Army 200128 Private 4th Reserve Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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