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Melbourne Victoria [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Bowden South Australia [4]

Knutsford [4]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Walthamstow, Essex [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [2]

Dovercourt, Essex, England [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Lewisham [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Newport England [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [2]

Aden [1]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Balla, Mayo [1]

Bareilly [1]

Barling, Essex [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bincombe, Dorset [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [984]

Driver [105]

Gunner [103]

Corporal [81]

Sapper [72]

Serjeant [55]

Lance Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [30]

Captain [23]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Bombardier [7]

Rifleman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pte [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Air Commodore [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Acting 2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Master at Arms [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [132]

Labour Corps [119]

Royal Engineers [115]

Army Service Corps [106]

London Regiment [92]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Royal Fusiliers [41]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [28]

Rifle Brigade [28]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Essex Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1504]

Royal Navy [158]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [103]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [2047]

Contribution

Military Service [1994]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Bermuda [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Battersea, London [4] Bowden South Australia [4] Knutsford [4] London England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Walthamstow, Essex [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birmingham [2] Brightlingsea, Essex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [2] Dovercourt, Essex, England [2] Holborn, London [2] Hoxton, London [2] Laura South Australia [2] Lewisham [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Newport England [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Plaistow, London [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [2] Aden [1] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Balla, Mayo [1] Bareilly [1] Barling, Essex [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bincombe, Dorset [1] Blackall Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [984] Driver [105] Gunner [103] Corporal [81] Sapper [72] Serjeant [55] Lance Corporal [32] Lieutenant [30] Captain [23] Second Lieutenant [22] Acting Serjeant [18] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [17] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Bombardier [7] Rifleman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Able Seaman [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Pte [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Air Commodore [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] Acting 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Master at Arms [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [132] Labour Corps [119] Royal Engineers [115] Army Service Corps [106] London Regiment [92] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Royal Fusiliers [41] Hampshire Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [28] Rifle Brigade [28] Middlesex Regiment [27] Cheshire Regiment [25] Essex Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] The Queen's Regiment [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Tank Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] West Riding Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1504] Royal Navy [158] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [103] Australian Imperial Force [93] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [2047]

Contribution

Military Service [1994] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Bermuda [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

J Groves

British Army 4420 Private 13th Hussars

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Edward J Groves

British Army 58 Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant 3rd Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 62364 Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 31257 Warrant Officer Class 2 Bedford Yeomanry

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Elizabeth Groves

Born 1863

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Ralph Gore Devereux Groves-Raines

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy J Groves-Wright

British Army 35661 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ralph Gore Devereux Groves-Raines

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment

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R G D Groves-Raines

British Army Captain East Kent Regiment

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