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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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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]

Thomas Groom

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196553

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Edgar Groom

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1767 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 56546 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 56546 Private Welch Regiment 16th Battalion

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Albert Groom

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army G/15314 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Stephen Spurrell Groom

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 87003 Corporal Royal Engineers 204th Field Coy.

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John Groom

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13708

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William Groom

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194323

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Herbert Frank Groom

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67285

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Cecil Matthew Groom

Born 1883

Died 1974

British Army 26076 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Archie Groom

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 6443 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 6443 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373372 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Clarance Hadler Groom

Born 1887

Died 1927

British Army 157166 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 1 Depot

British Army 157166 Gunner/Signaller Royal Garrison Artillery 47th Seige Battery

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Joseph Walter Groom

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309534

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David Groom

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67267

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Ernest Groom

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 30167 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 8889 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 7th northst Battalion

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Wilfred Thomas Groom

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213442

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Richard Groom

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164330

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James Charles Groom

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95162

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Ernest Heymann Groom

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13233

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Edward George Groom

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 78048 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Harold Groom

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army R/33490 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George H Groom

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 144353 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 144353 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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