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Bermondsey, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Boxford, Suffolk [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Colchester [1]

Cricklewood, Middlesex [1]

East Dulwich, South London [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Fakenham, Suffolk [1]

Felixstowe, Suffolk, England [1]

Fulharton, Norfolk [1]

Great Bricett, Suffolk [1]

Great Brissett, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Haughley, Suffolk [1]

Hitcham, Suffolk [1]

Hitching, Suffolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesex [1]

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Poplar, East London [1]

Ramsey, Essex [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Seabury, Suffolk [1]

Semer, Suffolk [1]

Soho, City of Westminster, London [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Southwark, South London [1]

St. Barnabas, Kingston, Yorkshire [1]

Stoke Newington, North London [1]

Rank

Private [197]

Gunner [26]

Driver [22]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Captain [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Sergeant Major 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [45]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

London Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

4th Hussars [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [296]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

G [363]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [359]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

Italy [1]

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Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Boxford, Suffolk [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Colchester [1] Cricklewood, Middlesex [1] East Dulwich, South London [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Fakenham, Suffolk [1] Felixstowe, Suffolk, England [1] Fulharton, Norfolk [1] Great Bricett, Suffolk [1] Great Brissett, Norfolk [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Haughley, Suffolk [1] Hitcham, Suffolk [1] Hitching, Suffolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longcross, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesex [1] Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Poplar, East London [1] Ramsey, Essex [1] Romford, Essex [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Seabury, Suffolk [1] Semer, Suffolk [1] Soho, City of Westminster, London [1] Southwark, London [1] Southwark, South London [1] St. Barnabas, Kingston, Yorkshire [1] Stoke Newington, North London [1]

Rank

Private [197] Gunner [26] Driver [22] Corporal [17] Serjeant [14] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [8] Captain [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Staff Sergeant Major 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [45] Labour Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] London Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Tank Corps [3] 4th Hussars [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2] Irish Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [296] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

G [363] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [359] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1] Italy [1]

Robert Alfred Grimwood

Born 1894

Died 1941

British Army L/22859 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/22859 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Coltman Grimwood

Born 1882

Died 1939

British Army S/14401 Staff Serjeant Major Army Service Corps 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters

British Army Staff Sergeant Major Army Service Corps

British Army Staff Sergeant Major Army Service Corps

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Sidney Ernest Grimwood

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army R/37713 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th Battalion

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Charles Robert Grimwood

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 41397 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Percy Grimwood

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/37303 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 2nd Battalion

British Army GS/37303 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Grimwood

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12950 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 12950 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 12950 Corporal Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Bertie Grimwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/12395 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Robert Grimwood

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16154 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Grimwood

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5227 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 5227 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Henry Grimwood

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 25188 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 4188 Hampshire Regiment

British Army 27864 Private Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 8th Battalion

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Oliver Grimwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 4036 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4030 Private Border 2nd Battalion

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Walter William Grimwood

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army M2/049696 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick William Grimwood

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148982

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T A C Grimwood

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69962

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Leonard Grimwood

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282408

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Arthur Edward Grimwood

Died 1916

British Army 26657 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Edward Grimwood

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51533 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 41035 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Cyril John Grimwood

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 56833 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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John Grimwood

Died 1915

British Army 6446 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6446 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Grimwood

Died 1918

British Army 5955 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 64354 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 22nd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish)

British Army 42187 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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