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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]

George Samuel Grimes

Died 1917

British Army 25666 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Christr Grimes

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 19665 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Reginald Charles Grimes

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 22589 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 72624 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 72624 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Grimes

Died 1920

British Army 51866 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery 36th Battalion

British Army 51866 Driver Royal Field Artillery 36th Battalion

British Army 51866 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Grimes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 4464 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 4464 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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William Grimes

Died 1917

British Army 9263 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 9263 Warrant Officer Class 2 Liverpool Regiment

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John Robert Grimes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 53414 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur F Grimes

Died 1918

British Army 209480 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Grimes

Died 1918

British Army 91730 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 91730 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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J T Grimes

Died 1917

British Army 34677 Private Essex Regiment

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Joseph Samuel Grimes

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2923 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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John Edward Grimes

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 50579 Driver Royal Field Artillery 8th Brigade

British Army 50579 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Grimes

Died 1917

British Army 306712 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306712 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Peter Grimes

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9347 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Francis J. Grimes

Died 1916

British Army 13388 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th highland Battalion

British Army 13388 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Stanley Grimes

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447150

Canadian Expeditionary Force 447150 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Henry Grimes

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1045335

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1045335 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sydney Grimes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5370

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Robert William Grimes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179865

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George Albert Thomas Grimes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45124

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