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Brixham, Devon [7]

London England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Mittagong New South Wales [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Worth, Sussex [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Dawlish, Devon [3]

Inglewood Queensland [3]

Leeds England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Sidmouth, Devon [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brancaster, Norfolk [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Exminster, Devon [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Kilkivan Queensland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Warracknabeal Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alderbury, Wiltshire [1]

Aramac Queensland [1]

Arncliffe New South Wales [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Balham, London [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Beaconsfield, Bucks [1]

Bermagui New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warkwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [739]

Gunner [93]

Driver [67]

Corporal [57]

Sapper [56]

Serjeant [44]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [24]

Captain [23]

Acting Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [8]

Major [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Rifleman [4]

Commander [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Worker [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cyclist [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Brigade Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Colonel Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel and Honorary Brigadier General [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [99]

Royal Field Artillery [97]

Royal Engineers [94]

Army Service Corps [85]

London Regiment [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [58]

Norfolk Regiment [43]

Devonshire Regiment [40]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Dorsetshire Regiment [28]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1176]

Royal Navy [170]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102]

Australian Imperial Force [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1692]

M [2]

P [2]

A [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1654]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Brixham, Devon [7] London England [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Mittagong New South Wales [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Worth, Sussex [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Dawlish, Devon [3] Inglewood Queensland [3] Leeds England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Sidmouth, Devon [3] Stepney, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brancaster, Norfolk [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Exminster, Devon [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Kilkivan Queensland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Warracknabeal Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alderbury, Wiltshire [1] Aramac Queensland [1] Arncliffe New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Balham, London [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Beaconsfield, Bucks [1] Bermagui New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warkwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [739] Gunner [93] Driver [67] Corporal [57] Sapper [56] Serjeant [44] Second Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [32] Lieutenant [24] Captain [23] Acting Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [8] Major [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Shoeing Smith [5] Able Seaman [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Rifleman [4] Commander [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Major [3] Worker [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cyclist [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Saddler [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Brigade Major [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Officer [1] Colonel Honorary Brigadier General [1] Colonel and Honorary Brigadier General [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [99] Royal Field Artillery [97] Royal Engineers [94] Army Service Corps [85] London Regiment [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [58] Norfolk Regiment [43] Devonshire Regiment [40] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Fusiliers [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Dorsetshire Regiment [28] Middlesex Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Durham Light Infantry [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Tank Corps [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1176] Royal Navy [170] Canadian Expeditionary Force [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102] Australian Imperial Force [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1692] M [2] P [2] A [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1654] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [29] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Albert Lake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46576

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Seymour Henry Lake

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131438

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Charles Henry Lake

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75541

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Arthur Reginald Lake

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304266

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Albert Sidney Lake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216470

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Fredrick James Lake

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 270376 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 225372 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 225372 Private London Regiment

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David Lake

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4046 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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William James Lake

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3229 Private Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 11900 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Lake

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164743

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Frederick Henry Lake

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76306

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Harry Charles Lake

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1219 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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George Francis Lake

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94891

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Charles Lake

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65962

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Harry Lake

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47312

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Thomas Stone Lake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168083

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Herbert Ernest Lake

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113728

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Joseph James Lake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 565

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Charles Box Lake

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123641

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Denis Lake

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 637039

Canadian Expeditionary Force 637039 Private Canadian Infantry

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Geoffrey William Lake

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

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