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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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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]

Edwin Groves

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82061

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Alfred William Groves

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186642

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Charles Percival Groves

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56389

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Harry Groves

Died 1918

British Army 25054 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 25054 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arthur Groves

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116438

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Walter Sydney Groves

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28011

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Frederick Charles Groves

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103175

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John Stiby Groves

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107252

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107252 Corporal Canadian Signal Corps

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Richard Ernest Groves

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116639

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116639 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Victor George Groves

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121921

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Alfred William Groves

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226203

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Frederick Groves

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241763

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Andrews R. Groves

Died 1917

British Army G/34568 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Groves

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army R 7559 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Charles Groves

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 9324 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Groves

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 9384 Private Scots Guards

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Richard Groves

Died 1916

British Army 20052 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Reginald Groves

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 42011 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 72301 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 72301 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harry Groves

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1313 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Harry Groves

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2001 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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