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Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Berry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Bonhill, Dunbarton [1]

Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Donegal, Ireland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Londonderry (Derry) [1]

Londonderry, Ireland [1]

Middlesbrough [1]

Moville, Donegal [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Prestbury, Cheshire [1]

Prestbury, near Macclesfield [1]

Saint Eugene, Londonderry [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Highland Light Infantry [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

Royal Scots [11]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Lothians and Border Horse [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [156]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [219]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [219] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Berry, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Bonhill, Dunbarton [1] Butley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Donegal, Ireland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Londonderry (Derry) [1] Londonderry, Ireland [1] Middlesbrough [1] Moville, Donegal [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Prestbury, Cheshire [1] Prestbury, near Macclesfield [1] Saint Eugene, Londonderry [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [1]

Rank

Private [119] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Highland Light Infantry [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] Royal Scots [11] Royal Scots Fusiliers [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Scottish Rifles [10] Gordon Highlanders [8] Royal Engineers [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Irish Guards [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Lothians and Border Horse [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [156] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [219]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Robert Lafferty

Born 1895

British Army 1772 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240209 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William Lafferty

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 12056 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 12056 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Timothy Lafferty

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10950 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 10950 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Matthew Lafferty

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3053 Private Hussars

British Army 3053 Private 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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Henry Lafferty

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 10530 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Lafferty

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army 205314 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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Andrew Rankin Lafferty

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4131 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Patrick Lafferty

Died 1915

British Army 2054 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Bernard Lafferty

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 9454 Private Irish Guards

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John Lafferty

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 5406 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Lafferty

Died 1916

British Army 2331 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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William Lafferty

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6616 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hugh Lafferty

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 9162 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 79201 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 79201 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company

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George Lafferty

Died 1915

British Army 5392 Private Irish Guards

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Alexander Lafferty

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 46848 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Lafferty

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army S/21116 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Joseph Lafferty

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 12121 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 12121 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Daniel Lafferty

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147619

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William Fleming Lafferty

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166812

Canadian Expeditionary Force 166812 Corporal Canadian Pioneers

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Martin Lafferty

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 4195 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 310370 Private Gordon Highlanders

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