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Riverton South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arklow, Co Wicklow [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Dunstown Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary [1]

Kinock, Galway [1]

Kirtlington, Oxfordshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saints Peter and Paul, Clonmel, County Tipperary [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Strathalbyn South Australia [1]

Swansea England [1]

Tramore, County Waterford [1]

Warrnambool Victoria [1]

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Private [212]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [21]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drum Major [1]

Fitter [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

13th Hussars [2]

4th Dragoon Guards [2]

6th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hamphshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Service

British Army [332]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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Military Service [391]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

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Ireland [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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Riverton South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arklow, Co Wicklow [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Dunstown Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary [1] Kinock, Galway [1] Kirtlington, Oxfordshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saints Peter and Paul, Clonmel, County Tipperary [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Strathalbyn South Australia [1] Swansea England [1] Tramore, County Waterford [1] Warrnambool Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [212] Gunner [23] Corporal [21] Driver [21] Serjeant [17] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drum Major [1] Fitter [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, The Reverend [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Irish Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 13th Hussars [2] 4th Dragoon Guards [2] 6th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hamphshire Regiment Territorial Force [2] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Service

British Army [332] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [394]

Contribution

Military Service [391] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

Ireland [2] United Kingdom [2]

John Griffen

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130589

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Samuel Griffen

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86140

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Patrick Albert Griffen

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99653

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Walter William Griffen

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30773 Private Grenadier Guards 5th Battalion

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John James Griffen

Australian Imperial Force 3312

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Patrick Griffen

Died 1916

British Army S/21770 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Robert Griffen

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 12183 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 428989 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Griffen

Died 1917

British Army G/34853 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George Desborough Griffen

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149783

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William Charles Leslie Griffen

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3073

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Charles William Ratcliffe Griffen

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61048

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John Griffen

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82862

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Charles Griffen

Died 1916

British Army 39012 Private Royal Scots

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Daniel Griffen

Australian Imperial Force 6808

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James Griffin

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 4853 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Peter Griffen Griffin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 27636 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 27636 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Batallion

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Oswald Clement Griffen

Australian Imperial Force 2863

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Martin Joseph Griffen

Australian Imperial Force 5581

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John Mortimer Griffen

Australian Imperial Force 6803A

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Arthur Gordon Griffen

Born 1885

Royal Navy 10130 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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