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Grindon, Staffordshire [2]

Murrumbateman New South Wales [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Alsager, Cheshire [1]

Bunbury, Cheshire [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cradley, Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Edgebolton, Shawbury, Shropshire, [1]

Kent [1]

London England [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Market Drayton, Staffordshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire, England [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newcastle, Staffordshire, England [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Yass New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Sapper [13]

Gunner [12]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Privater Acting Bombardier [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

4th Hussars [1]

5th South Wales Borderers [1]

66th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery/ Royal Engineers [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [169]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [202]

Contribution

Military Service [199]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [202] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Grindon, Staffordshire [2] Murrumbateman New South Wales [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Alsager, Cheshire [1] Bunbury, Cheshire [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Clapton, London [1] Cradley, Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Edgebolton, Shawbury, Shropshire, [1] Kent [1] London England [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1] Market Drayton, Staffordshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire, England [1] Newcastle England [1] Newcastle, Staffordshire, England [1] Staffordshire [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Yass New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [114] Sapper [13] Gunner [12] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Privater Acting Bombardier [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Cheshire Regiment [9] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve [3] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 4th Hussars [1] 5th South Wales Borderers [1] 66th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery/ Royal Engineers [1] Australian Infantry [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [169] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [9] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

G [202]

Contribution

Military Service [199] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Harry Grocott

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 15289 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 15289 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 15289 Private Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion.

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James Edward Grocott

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17130 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 17130 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Jesse John Grocott

Born 1898

Died 1956

British Army 42901 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Grocott

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289292

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Clarence Edward Grocott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29680

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Walter Grocott

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41018

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William Joseph Grocott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203448

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William Grocott

Died 1916

British Army 12632 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Grocott

Born 1894

British Army 3/11294 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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David Cecil Bernard Grocott

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9923

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Henry Grocott

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 16953 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Bernard Grocott

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 8264 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8264 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8264 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Lionel Grocott

Died 1918

British Army 78360 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Grocott

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 605 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200038 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200038 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Frederick Grocott

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 42108 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35670 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Grocott

Died 1916

British Army 11324 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 11324 Acting Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Grocott

Died 1915

British Army 41313 Driver Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 41313 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Clement Grocott

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 204296 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Arthur R Grocott

Died 1918

British Army 12380 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 266206 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 266206 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Percival Grocott

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 45633 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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