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South Shields, Durham, England [3]

North Shields England [2]

South Shields, County Durham [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wyalong New South Wales [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

York [2]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goss New South Wales [1]

Jarrow, Northumberland [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Morrisons Victoria [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

North Seaton, Northumberland [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland England [1]

Ontario [1]

Possibly Easington Lane or Houghton Le Spring County Durham [1]

Ryhope, County Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southern Cross Western Australia [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

ran [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

14th Hussars [1]

155th Pioneers [1]

19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

2/155th Pioneers [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [115]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [176]

Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

South Shields, Durham, England [3] North Shields England [2] South Shields, County Durham [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wyalong New South Wales [2] Yass New South Wales [2] York [2] Ballan Victoria [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goss New South Wales [1] Jarrow, Northumberland [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Morrisons Victoria [1] Newcastle England [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1] North Seaton, Northumberland [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northumberland England [1] Ontario [1] Possibly Easington Lane or Houghton Le Spring County Durham [1] Ryhope, County Durham [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southern Cross Western Australia [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland, England [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [77] Gunner [12] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Driver [5] Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Second Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] ran [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Engineers [14] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Labour Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Northumberland Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Tank Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 14th Hussars [1] 155th Pioneers [1] 19th (Queen Alexander's Own) Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 2/155th Pioneers [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [115] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [176]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Christopher Grieves

Born 1892

Died 1957

British Army 24/1509 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 24th Battalion 1st Tyneside Irish

British Army 33806 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry Maybe 4th Battalion

British Army 214395 Second Corporal Royal Engineers Special Brigade - 4th Battalion

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George Grieves

Died 1915

British Army 6/3391 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Grieves

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 50825 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Austin Grieves

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4841 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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James N Grieves

Born 1868

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 297745

Canadian Expeditionary Force 297745 Corporal Canadian Forestry Corps

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William John Greives - Grieves

Born 1867

Died 1929

British Army 102472 Sapper Royal Engineers 170th Tunnelling Company

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Christopher Grieves

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236323

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George Cummings Grieves

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239309

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Harry Elliot Grieves

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135889

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George H. Grieves

Died 1918

British Army 12554 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 12554 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Joseph Grieves

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 242695 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Grieves

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 45821 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Percival Ernest Grieves

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170480

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William Grieves

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191670

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William H Grieves

Born 1880

British Army 4798 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars

British Army 46430 Private Corps of Hussars

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Tom Grieves

Australian Imperial Force 668

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James Grieves

Died 1918

British Army 281844 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 5th northumberland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Grieves

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 21969 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George R Grieves

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2334310

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2334310 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Grieves

Born 1898

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 748010

Canadian Expeditionary Force 748010 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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