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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]

Albert George Grimes

Born 1882

Died 1968

British Army WR/313727 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 178652 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Grimes

Died 1917

British Army 2526 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18758 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18758 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Holder Grimes

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 165096 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3/1121 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 22783 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert E Grimes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army M2/115084 Private Army Service Corps

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Joseph Grimes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6030 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 202523 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Bertram Grimes

Died 1915

British Army 8677 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8677 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8677 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Grimes

Died 1915

British Army 27053 Private Welsh Regiment

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George Grimes

Died 1916

British Army 1534 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charles Edward Grimes

Died 1915

British Army 1521 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Walter Grimes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2905 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Archibald Edward Grimes

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army E/1165 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army E/1165 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Grimes

Died 1916

British Army 7808 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 7808 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edward Grimes

Died 1918

British Army 19259 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Grimes

Died 1914

British Army 3/229 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/229 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Robert Grimes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/17283 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Henry Grimes

Died 1916

British Army 47453 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battalion

British Army 47453 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Grimes

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 13243 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Herbert Joseph Grimes

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 201502 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 235449 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Grimes

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 4644 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Robert Grimes

Died 1915

British Army 1466 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1466 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6th manchest Battalion

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