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Melbourne Victoria [19]

Sydney New South Wales [19]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

London England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [4]

Galway [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cardiff [3]

Hammond South Australia [3]

Leicester [3]

Liverpool England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Orange New South Wales [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Auckland NZ [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Barnawatha Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2]

Callington England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [2]

Cork [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Crayford, Kent, England [2]

Dublin [2]

Farnborough, Kent [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1800]

Gunner [182]

Driver [163]

Corporal [147]

Serjeant [140]

Sapper [95]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lance Corporal [59]

Lieutenant [57]

Captain [39]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Corporal [26]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Bombardier [17]

Major [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Rifleman [9]

Sister [8]

Staff Nurse [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Guardsman [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Chaplain [3]

Drummer [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Nurse [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [239]

Royal Engineers [218]

Labour Corps [212]

Army Service Corps [194]

Royal Garrison Artillery [119]

Machine Gun Corps [82]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73]

London Regiment [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

Worcestershire Regiment [66]

Gloucestershire Regiment [58]

Royal Fusiliers [58]

Middlesex Regiment [52]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [44]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [42]

Northumberland Fusiliers [39]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Durham Light Infantry [33]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Manchester Regiment [33]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [32]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

East Yorkshire Regiment [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

Canadian Infantry [25]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

Royal Irish Regiment [25]

Royal Naval Division [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Wiltshire Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [21]

Welsh Regiment [21]

Connaught Rangers [20]

Service

British Army [2770]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [316]

Royal Navy [297]

Australian Imperial Force [223]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [202]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [3933]

F [2]

A [1]

E [1]

H [1]

L [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3864]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [71]

Ireland [5]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [19] Sydney New South Wales [19] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Plymouth, Devon [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] London, Middlesex [7] London England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bolton, Lancashire [4] Galway [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Bundaberg Queensland [3] Camberwell, London [3] Cardiff [3] Hammond South Australia [3] Leicester [3] Liverpool England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Orange New South Wales [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Auckland NZ [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Barnawatha Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2] Callington England [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chalford, Gloucestershire [2] Cork [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Crayford, Kent, England [2] Dublin [2] Farnborough, Kent [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Hackney, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [1800] Gunner [182] Driver [163] Corporal [147] Serjeant [140] Sapper [95] Second Lieutenant [60] Lance Corporal [59] Lieutenant [57] Captain [39] Pioneer [30] Acting Corporal [26] Acting Serjeant [19] Bombardier [17] Major [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Rifleman [9] Sister [8] Staff Nurse [8] Temporary Captain [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Able Seaman [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Guardsman [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Chaplain [3] Drummer [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Nurse [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [239] Royal Engineers [218] Labour Corps [212] Army Service Corps [194] Royal Garrison Artillery [119] Machine Gun Corps [82] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73] London Regiment [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] Worcestershire Regiment [66] Gloucestershire Regiment [58] Royal Fusiliers [58] Middlesex Regiment [52] Devonshire Regiment [47] Royal Munster Fusiliers [44] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [42] Northumberland Fusiliers [39] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Durham Light Infantry [33] Hampshire Regiment [33] Manchester Regiment [33] Rifle Brigade [33] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [32] Cheshire Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] East Yorkshire Regiment [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [28] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [26] The Queen's Regiment [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] Canadian Infantry [25] Royal Defence Corps [25] Royal Irish Regiment [25] Royal Naval Division [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Wiltshire Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [21] Welsh Regiment [21] Connaught Rangers [20]

Service

British Army [2770] Canadian Expeditionary Force [316] Royal Navy [297] Australian Imperial Force [223] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [202] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

G [3933] F [2] A [1] E [1] H [1] L [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3864] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [71] Ireland [5] India [2] Australia [1]

James Griffin

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Durham Light Infantry

Royal Navy K X/217 Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

Royal Navy Kitchener X/217 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Radway Griffin

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 98839 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 85th AA battery.

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Arthur Griffin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71650

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Francis Frederick Griffin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269199

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John Griffin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58504

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Francis Alfred Griffin

Born 1876

British Army 2692 Corporal London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 800209 Serjeant London Regiment 30th lond Battalion

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Alfred Frederick Griffin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62299

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Walter Ernest Griffin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89631

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Edward James Griffin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163709

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Herbert Griffin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65537

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John Griffin

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293555

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George Cragg Griffin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83373

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John Griffin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69100

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John Edward Griffin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279539

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Samuel Griffin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268061

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Thomas Colston Griffin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47150

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Alfred Griffin

Born 1878

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1317 Farrier Sergeant Australian Field Artillery 1st Div. Ammunition Col.

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Clive Griffin

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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James Frank Griffin

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 11482 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army Guardsman Coldstream Guards

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Lilian Griffin

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Army Nursing Service

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