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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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People [910] Stories Communities

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]

Thomas Edward Groom

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 16402 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 28625 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 28625 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Richard Robert Groom

Australian Imperial Force 4709

Australian Imperial Force 4709 Private

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Harry Stanley Groom

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 31447 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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Herbert William Groom

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army 22455 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Albert George Groom

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15004 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Cyril Groom

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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William Herbert Groom

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6307 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533136 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533136 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Thomas Groom

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S/3201 Lance Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 8582 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 8582 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Adams Groom

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215959

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Ernest Holland Groom

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216878

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Frank Groom

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37944

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William James Groom

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 23803 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/60438 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 60438 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Edward James Groom

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165510

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Ethel Dinah Hitchins

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Charles Groom

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237622

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237622 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Wesley Groom

Born 1898

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135152

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135152 Private Canadian Infantry

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William James Groom

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213422

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John Groom

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214531

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Percy Edward Groom

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246297

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James Alfred Groom

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246998

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