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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]

John C Groves

Died 1918

British Army 42255 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Samuel Groves

Died 1918

British Army 200747 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Groves

Died 1918

British Army 27746 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Groves

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 290787 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Edgar W Groves

Died 1918

British Army 171349 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertram Charles Groves

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Canteen Server (Civilian) Mercantile Marine - H.M.S. "Malaya"

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Austin James Groves

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226834

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William Groves

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88698

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Daniel Groves

Born 1893

British Army 2641 Acting Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200623 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Percy Robert Clifford Groves

Born 1878

Died 1959

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Major King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Shropshire Light Infantry attached Royal Flying Corps

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Arthur Thomas Groves

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR9/48774 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 53rd

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Thomas Percy Groves

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy J8803 Able Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Henry John Edward Groves

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Sussex

British Army G/24626 Private The Queen's Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Samuel Groves

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army 22476 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Horace Henry Groves

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5766

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Robert William Groves

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130661

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John Groves

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100755

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Richard John Groves

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85340

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George Groves

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army 48119 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 130th St John Field Ambulance

British Army 48119 Pte 130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC 130th (St John) Field Ambulance

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Charles Anderson Groves

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198344

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