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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Cookham, Berkshire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Bald Hills Queensland [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Derby [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Lithgow New South Wales [2]

Liverpool [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Terowie South Australia [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Waterford [2]

Whissonsett, Norfolk [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Been, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire, England [1]

Bishop Stortford [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blackmoor, Hampshire [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [790]

Gunner [88]

Serjeant [75]

Corporal [66]

Driver [56]

Sapper [51]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lieutenant [28]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [8]

Rifleman [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Captain [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Trooper [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Major [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100]

Royal Engineers [97]

Army Service Corps [88]

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

London Regiment [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

Royal Irish Regiment [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [20]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1224]

Royal Navy [119]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [91]

Australian Imperial Force [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [1643]

D [16]

Contribution

Military Service [1611]

Merchant Navy [43]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [5] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Cookham, Berkshire [3] Hackney, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Bald Hills Queensland [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Deptford, London [2] Derby [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Kennington, London [2] Lithgow New South Wales [2] Liverpool [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Terowie South Australia [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Waterford [2] Whissonsett, Norfolk [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Been, Buckinghamshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire, England [1] Bishop Stortford [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blackmoor, Hampshire [1] Bognor, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [790] Gunner [88] Serjeant [75] Corporal [66] Driver [56] Sapper [51] Second Lieutenant [32] Lieutenant [28] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [8] Rifleman [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Captain [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Trooper [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Major [4] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Major [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Saddler [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100] Royal Engineers [97] Army Service Corps [88] Labour Corps [87] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] London Regiment [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [34] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Middlesex Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [25] Hampshire Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [24] Somerset Light Infantry [24] Norfolk Regiment [21] Royal Irish Regiment [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [20] The Queen's Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1224] Royal Navy [119] Canadian Expeditionary Force [91] Australian Imperial Force [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [1643] D [16]

Contribution

Military Service [1611] Merchant Navy [43] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [2] India [2] Australia [1] France [1] Ireland [1]

Samuel Lacey

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403657

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Joseph Lacey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77604

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Oliver William Lacey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 22973 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Albert Lacey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91576

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Arthur Lacey

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223047

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George Maitland Lacey

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86033

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Charles Edward Lacey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278389

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Frederick William Lacey

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197107

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Norman Lacey

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 36278 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Jack Lacey

Died 1917

British Army GS/20978 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 20978 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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George Henry Lacey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296922

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Charles Henry Lacey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166998

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Frederick Charles Lacey

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 624

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George Lacey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8533

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Harry Gambell Lacey

Born 1884

Died 1952

Canadian Expeditionary Force 506011

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Stephen James Lacey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101913

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James Lacey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71404

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Bertram James Lacey

Born 1889

Died 1948

Australian Imperial Force 159 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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William Arthur Lacey

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266026

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Sydney Herbert Lacey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36887

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