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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

St Pancras, London [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blomsbury, London [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Blyth England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dovercourt, Essex [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glenties, Donegal [1]

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Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mepunga Victoria [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

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Private [61]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Matron [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Wheeler [1]

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Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

5th Lancers [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

4th South African Infantry [1]

51st Battalion [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Musketry School [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society of Portsmouth [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Infantry Machine Gun Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Lovat Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Personal Mission Anglaise Paris [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [107]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Royal Navy [7]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [158]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [153]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Leyton, Essex [2] St Pancras, London [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Allansford Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blomsbury, London [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Blyth England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dovercourt, Essex [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Glenties, Donegal [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Lanarkshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mepunga Victoria [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [61] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [8] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Cook's Mate [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Matron [1] Nursing Sister [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Labour Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] 5th Lancers [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 4th South African Infantry [1] 51st Battalion [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Musketry School [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society of Portsmouth [1] Corps of Lancers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Falmouth [1] Household Battalion [1] Infantry Machine Gun Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment Territorial Force [1] Lovat Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Personal Mission Anglaise Paris [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1]

Service

British Army [107] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Royal Navy [7] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [158] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [153] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Walter Henry Burleigh

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Reginald Patrick Burleigh

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1626 Private 51st Battalion

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Bennet Burleigh

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers Territorial Force

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Leonard George Burleigh

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 1/5th highland Battalion

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry

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George Burleigh

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38777

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John Albert Burleigh

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234609

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Clifford Leopold Edward Burleigh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223267

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Joseph Burleigh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150380

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James Emil Burleigh

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2153 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Benjamin Burleigh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25911

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William George Burleigh

Australian Imperial Force

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Robert S Burleigh

Died 1916

British Army 5696 Private Lovat Scouts

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John Henry Burleigh

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 49804 Private Durham Light Infantry

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B Burleigh

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Burleigh

Died 1918

British Army 36783 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Kirk Burleigh

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 46967 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 46967 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Burleigh

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129515

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The Hon Robert Bruce, Master Of Burleigh

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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William Harold Burleigh

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172103

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172103 Private Canadian Infantry

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Finlay Swan Burleigh

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2687 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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