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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

London England [4]

Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Anerley, Surrey, England [2]

Auckland NZ [2]

Camberley, Surrey [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Middleton Tasmania [2]

Settle, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wandsworth, Surrey [2]

Woking, Surrey [2]

24 Seven Street, Finsbury, Middlesex [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Ascot England [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balham [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beckenham England [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Briesley Hill England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Cardiganshire [1]

Carnshaw, Northamptonshire [1]

Clarence New South Wales [1]

Cobram New South Wales [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Cradley, Staffordshire [1]

Crediton, Devon, England [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire, England [1]

Evesham, Worcs [1]

Fleetwood [1]

Rank

Private [301]

Gunner [34]

Driver [32]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [26]

Corporal [25]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lieutenant [18]

Captain [17]

Major [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Guardsman [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Commissioned Writer [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Major /Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant/Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Army Service Corps [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [32]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Corps of Hussars [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Engineers/ Staff [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [529]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [691]

L [21]

Contribution

Military Service [698]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] London England [4] Ford End, Great Waltham, Essex [3] Paddington, London [3] Anerley, Surrey, England [2] Auckland NZ [2] Camberley, Surrey [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Middleton Tasmania [2] Settle, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wandsworth, Surrey [2] Woking, Surrey [2] 24 Seven Street, Finsbury, Middlesex [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Aldgate, London [1] Ascot England [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balham [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beckenham England [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Briesley Hill England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Cardiganshire [1] Carnshaw, Northamptonshire [1] Clarence New South Wales [1] Cobram New South Wales [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Cradley, Staffordshire [1] Crediton, Devon, England [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire, England [1] Evesham, Worcs [1] Fleetwood [1]

Rank

Private [301] Gunner [34] Driver [32] Serjeant [29] Sapper [26] Corporal [25] Second Lieutenant [24] Lieutenant [18] Captain [17] Major [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Guardsman [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Commissioned Writer [1] Driver Saddler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Major /Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant/Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42] Royal Field Artillery [41] Army Service Corps [35] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Labour Corps [32] London Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Corps of Hussars [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [4] French Red Cross [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Engineers/ Staff [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Yeomanry [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [529] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [691] L [21]

Contribution

Military Service [698] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

I A Grove-White

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain Royal Irish Rifles

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Guinevere Grove-Crofts

British Army Canteen Worker French Red Cross

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J H Grove-White

British Army Captain Indian Medical Service

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J H Grove-White

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Pierce Grove-White

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Middlesex Regiment

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J Le Grove

British Army Bandmaster King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Katie J Grove-Blackwell

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

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Harry C Le Grove

British Army 9098 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Le Grove

British Army 4523 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 704111 Driver Labour Corps

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William H Le Grove

British Army 1633 Private London Regiment

British Army 720234 Private London Regiment

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W H Le Grove

British Army 720234 Serjeant London Regiment

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Charles A I Le Grove

British Army 47350 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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