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Crewe, Cheshire [3]

East Dulwich, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, London, Surrey [1]

Chester [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1]

Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

West Calder, Midlothian [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Gunner [13]

Driver [10]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Serjeant [6]

Major [4]

Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Musician [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1/5th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1]

1/5th Liverpool Regiment [1]

12th South Wales Borderers [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [161]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [193]

Contribution

Military Service [190]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [193] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Crewe, Cheshire [3] East Dulwich, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, London, Surrey [1] Chester [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne England [1] Patricroft, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] West Calder, Midlothian [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [91] Gunner [13] Driver [10] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Serjeant [6] Major [4] Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Musician [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1/5th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1] 1/5th Liverpool Regiment [1] 12th South Wales Borderers [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [161] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [193]

Contribution

Military Service [190] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

George Grindley

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 29745 Private South Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 2635 Driver East Lancashire Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Percy Grindley

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 91684 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 91684 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 73487 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Grindley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139532

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John Grindley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407520

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Alfred William Grindley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229379

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Robert Grindley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123724

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Edward Grindley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62100 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 62100 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Grindley

Died 1916

British Army 23668 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Charles Grindley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 95067 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment Longton

British Army 95067 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Henry Grindley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282900

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John Grindley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402580

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David [mccauley Alec] Grindley

Australian Imperial Force 4174

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Samuel Grindley

Died 1916

British Army 11665 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11665 Lance Corporal 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11665 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Grindley

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 24460 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 24460 Gunner Grenadier Guards

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William Grindley

Died 1918

British Army 67495 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67495 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Henley Grindley

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1642

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1642 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Guy Grindley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200914

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Melville Grindley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27750

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William H. Grindley

Died 1916

British Army 31086 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Robert G W Grindley

Died 1917

British Army 352365 Private Manchester Regiment

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