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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Tivetshall Norfolk [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Hapton Norfolk [2]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Holkham Norfolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leouka [2]

Markyate, Hertfordshire [2]

Middlesborough England [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Surrey [2]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Arleston, Shropshire [1]

Arleston, Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Attleborough [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Booton, Norfolk [1]

Brimington England [1]

Bronington [1]

Burnham Overy, Norfolk [1]

Burslem, Staffs [1]

Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Cambridgeshire England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Claremont Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [478]

Driver [48]

Gunner [45]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [34]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer Mechanic [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

6446 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy Servant [1]

Carpenter [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner/Signaller [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [43]

London Regiment [40]

Northamptonshire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Norfolk Regiment [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [715]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [909]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [894]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [6] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Tivetshall Norfolk [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Bushey, Hertfordshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Hapton Norfolk [2] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Holkham Norfolk [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leouka [2] Markyate, Hertfordshire [2] Middlesborough England [2] Poplar, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Surrey [2] Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Arleston, Shropshire [1] Arleston, Wellington, Shropshire [1] Attleborough [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Booton, Norfolk [1] Brimington England [1] Bronington [1] Burnham Overy, Norfolk [1] Burslem, Staffs [1] Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Cambridge England [1] Cambridgeshire England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Claremont Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [478] Driver [48] Gunner [45] Corporal [44] Serjeant [34] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [12] Captain [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer Mechanic [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 6446 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy Servant [1] Carpenter [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner/Signaller [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1] Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65] Royal Field Artillery [59] Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [43] London Regiment [40] Northamptonshire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [26] Norfolk Regiment [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [715] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Australian Imperial Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [909] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [894] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Australia [1]

Edward Groom

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/37096 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Frank Albert Groom

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 25444 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Walter Groom

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 97437 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 201570 Essex Regiment "A" Co. 4th (Reserve) Bn.

British Army 97437 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Francis Joseph Groom

Born 1882

Died 1961

British Army 5519 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick George Groom

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 144

Australian Imperial Force 144 Private 15th Battalion

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Joseph Groom

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 9865 Colour Serjeant 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Richard Groom

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest John Groom

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T2/14337 Driver Army Service Corps

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Roland Joseph Groom

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 43375 Private Essex Regiment 10th

British Army 23053 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd

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Arthur James Groom

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 39274 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army GS68959 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Cecil Henry Groom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168715

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Herbert George Groom

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56321

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Edward Groom

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157327

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Ernest Edward Groom

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33426

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George Groom

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80445

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Frank Benjamin Joseph Groom

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197645

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Arthur John Groom

Born 1875

British Army 49340 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 79397 Private Labour Corps 133rd Company

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Lot Groom

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124341

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Frederick Sidney Groom

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38408

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James Groom

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213325

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