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Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

East Ruston, Norfolk [2]

Birchip Victoria [1]

Costessey [1]

Fritton, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Happisburgh, Norfolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Masbro, Rotherham [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Sculthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Stalham, Norfolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wickcliffe Victoria [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Wyke, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [76]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [8]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

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Norfolk Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Pioneer Battalion [1]

Depot Norfolk Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS Goshawk [1]

Hampshire Regiment Training Reserve [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery B Army Reserve [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Attentive III" [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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G [167]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] East Ruston, Norfolk [2] Birchip Victoria [1] Costessey [1] Fritton, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Happisburgh, Norfolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Masbro, Rotherham [1] Poplar, London [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Sculthorpe, Norfolk [1] Stalham, Norfolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wickcliffe Victoria [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Wyke, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [76] Gunner [13] Serjeant [10] Driver [8] Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Conductor [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [9] Labour Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Pioneer Battalion [1] Depot Norfolk Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS Goshawk [1] Hampshire Regiment Training Reserve [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery B Army Reserve [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Attentive III" [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [123] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [167]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William John Grimmer

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 70552 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Thomas Grimmer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144447

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William George Grimmer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73683

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Leonard Grimmer

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army K.W/722 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army Private York and Lancaster Regiment

Royal Navy KW/722 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Thomas Leslie Grimmer

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28738

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Benjamin Grimmer

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 243614 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 243614 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John William Grimmer

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army M1/6591 Private Army Service Corps 92nd M.T. Coy

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Harland Hezekiah Grimmer

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335949 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Benjamin Grimmer

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 33752 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert George Grimmer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1753 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 50470 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 50470 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Reginald Grimmer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39069 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Richard Grimmer

Died 1917

British Army 2067 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 43732 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Grimmer

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 211621 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John T Grimmer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 115305 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Benjamin Grimmer

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159954

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John Robert Grimmer

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6109

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Herbert William Grimmer

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 1046 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Halcyon II"

Royal Navy 1046/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Richard J G Grimmer

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 11/777 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Grimmer

Died 1917

British Army 14482 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 14482 Acting Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 14482 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Septimus Grimmer

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14398 Private Norfolk Regiment

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