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Manchester, Lancashire [17]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London England [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Myamyn Victoria [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Abram, Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Accrington, Lancs [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Arthurs Creek Victoria [1]

Aruths Creek Victoria [1]

Barnley, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, South West London [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bungwahl New South Wales [1]

Burke New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Byrock New South Wales [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester le Street [1]

Cholsey [1]

Church, Lancs [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Dublin South [1]

Earlestown [1]

Eastbury, Berkshire [1]

Eltham Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [550]

Corporal [58]

Gunner [46]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [37]

Sapper [32]

Lance Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Captain [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

CSerjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Hon Major [1]

Lance Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Pioneer/Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [80]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Army Service Corps [57]

Manchester Regiment [55]

Royal Engineers [51]

East Lancashire Regiment [49]

Lancashire Fusiliers [37]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [37]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

London Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

105th Mahrattas [3]

Service

British Army [802]

Royal Navy [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [984]

Contribution

Military Service [966]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [17] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London England [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Myamyn Victoria [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Abram, Wigan, Lancashire [1] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Accrington, Lancs [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Arthurs Creek Victoria [1] Aruths Creek Victoria [1] Barnley, Lancashire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, South West London [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bungwahl New South Wales [1] Burke New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Byrock New South Wales [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester le Street [1] Cholsey [1] Church, Lancs [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Dublin South [1] Earlestown [1] Eastbury, Berkshire [1] Eltham Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [550] Corporal [58] Gunner [46] Driver [37] Serjeant [37] Sapper [32] Lance Corporal [20] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Captain [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] CSerjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Hon Major [1] Lance Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Pioneer/Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [80] Royal Field Artillery [62] Army Service Corps [57] Manchester Regiment [55] Royal Engineers [51] East Lancashire Regiment [49] Lancashire Fusiliers [37] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [37] Liverpool Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps [27] Cheshire Regiment [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [17] London Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] South Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Essex Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] 105th Mahrattas [3]

Service

British Army [802] Royal Navy [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

G [984]

Contribution

Military Service [966] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

Francis Grimshaw

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 54245 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 54245 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Harold Shrives Grimshaw

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion.

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George Herbert Grimshaw

Born 1888

British Army 83311 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2581 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2581 Private Liverpool Regiment

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John Elisha Grimshaw

Born 1893

Died 1980

British Army 2609 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2609 Corporal The Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 105th Mahrattas

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Frederick Walter Grimshaw

Died 1917

British Army S/33494 Private Rifle Brigade

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Ewing Wrigley Grimshaw

Born 1867

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 62nd Punjabis

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Walter John Grimshaw

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army 304468 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 304468 Private Rifle Brigade

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Arthur Grimshaw

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56762

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William T Grimshaw

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125839

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Charlie Grimshaw

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30940

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John Grimshaw

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284712

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Alfred Grimshaw

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39164

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Raymond Hayes Grimshaw

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 11821 Private Manchester Regiment 19th manchest Battalion

British Army 11821 Corporal Manchester Regiment 19th manchest Battalion

British Army 11821 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Matthew Grimshaw

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199472

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James Grimshaw

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144174

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Albert Charles Grimshaw

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42959

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Benjamin Newman Grimshaw

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17915 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17915 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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John Grimshaw

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30868

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William Grimshaw

Died 1917

British Army G/2254 Lance Corporal Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

British Army GS/2254 Acting Corporal Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

British Army G/2254 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Robert Edward Grimshaw

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 19015 Private Durham Light Infantry

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