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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bracknell, Berkshire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Leicester [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

North Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Armagh [1]

Ashbourne, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalore [1]

Berragh [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Booligal New South Wales [1]

Bradford Co Pennsylvania [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brownhill Creek South Australia [1]

Buckleigh, Devon [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Calbourne Isle of Wight [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

City of Limerick [1]

Cley, Norfolk [1]

Coonagh, County Limerick [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Dublin [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire. [1]

Rank

Private [480]

Driver [52]

Gunner [50]

Corporal [40]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [15]

Pioneer [12]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Seaman [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Davadar [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

London Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Connaught Rangers [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Leinster Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Border Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Service

British Army [720]

Royal Navy [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [941]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [902]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Melbourne Victoria [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bracknell, Berkshire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Leicester [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex [2] North Walsham, Norfolk [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Armagh [1] Ashbourne, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalore [1] Berragh [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Booligal New South Wales [1] Bradford Co Pennsylvania [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brownhill Creek South Australia [1] Buckleigh, Devon [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Calbourne Isle of Wight [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] City of Limerick [1] Cley, Norfolk [1] Coonagh, County Limerick [1] Derbyshire England [1] Dublin [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Finchley, London [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Garston, Liverpool, Lancashire. [1]

Rank

Private [480] Driver [52] Gunner [50] Corporal [40] Serjeant [31] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [15] Pioneer [12] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Seaman [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Band Boy [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major/Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Davadar [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Nursing Staff [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68] Labour Corps [67] Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] London Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Norfolk Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Irish Fusiliers [12] Essex Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Connaught Rangers [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Leinster Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Border Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Munster Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Service

British Army [720] Royal Navy [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [941] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [902] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Ireland [1]

John George Grimes

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8258 Serjeant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8258 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Alexander Thornton Grimes

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 2926 Corporal London Regiment 2/6th lond Battalion

British Army 320955 Corporal London Regiment 2/6th lond Battalion

British Army 320955 Corporal London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Edward Grimes

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3611 Private Leinster Regiment

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Arthur Grimes

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7963 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Grimes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 180407 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 43739 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 10th Bn.

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George Grimes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111650

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Ernest Grimes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99596

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Frank Grimes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299357

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Thomas Grimes

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408201

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John Grimes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130467

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William Grimes

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 514024 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 494th Field Coy

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Thomas Grimes

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy 1425C Seaman HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 1425C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1425C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Joseph Grimes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280537

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Francis Grimes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141269

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Birt Grimes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106250

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Sidney Grimes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 32669 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Dennis Grimes

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 250724 Private London Regiment 3rd City of London Battalion (Royal Fusilliers)

British Army Private

British Army 250724 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Leonard Cecil Grimes

Died 1916

British Army 609 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 609 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Leonard Peter Grimes

Died 1918

British Army 19969 Private Coldstream Guards

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Reginald Grimes

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 181148 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/257058 Sapper Royal Engineers

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