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Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Sunderland, Durham [7]

London, Middlesex [6]

Nottingham [6]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire [3]

Durham, Durham [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Northwich, Cheshire [3]

Rainham, Kent [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Romsey Victoria [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Sutton, Surrey [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Arnold, Notts [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Durham [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Flint, Flintshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Jarrow, Durham [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1698]

Gunner [172]

Driver [149]

Corporal [142]

Serjeant [115]

Sapper [95]

Lance Corporal [66]

Second Lieutenant [66]

Lieutenant [60]

Captain [36]

Bombardier [32]

Acting Corporal [27]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Major [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Rifleman [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Worker [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Nurse [5]

Sister [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [254]

Royal Engineers [185]

Labour Corps [182]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Army Medical Corps [127]

Royal Garrison Artillery [101]

Northumberland Fusiliers [94]

Durham Light Infantry [73]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Fusiliers [61]

Manchester Regiment [58]

Royal Scots [58]

London Regiment [52]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Liverpool Regiment [46]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [43]

Royal Highlanders [41]

Highland Light Infantry [40]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

West Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Royal Naval Division [34]

West Riding Regiment [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Border Regiment [28]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27]

Scottish Rifles [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Rifle Brigade [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Defence Corps [23]

Seaforth Highlanders [23]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Tank Corps [18]

Service

British Army [2659]

Royal Navy [295]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [222]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [194]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [3591]

S [3]

A [1]

B [1]

F [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3528]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Sunderland, Durham [7] London, Middlesex [6] Nottingham [6] Brisbane Queensland [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Dundee, Forfarshire [3] Durham, Durham [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Northwich, Cheshire [3] Rainham, Kent [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Romsey Victoria [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Sutton, Surrey [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Arnold, Notts [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bow, London [2] Brightlingsea, Essex [2] Brixton, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Durham [2] Edinburgh [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Flint, Flintshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Jarrow, Durham [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1698] Gunner [172] Driver [149] Corporal [142] Serjeant [115] Sapper [95] Lance Corporal [66] Second Lieutenant [66] Lieutenant [60] Captain [36] Bombardier [32] Acting Corporal [27] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [16] Lance Serjeant [13] Major [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Rifleman [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Worker [6] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Nurse [5] Sister [5] Staff Nurse [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Transport Corporal [3] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [254] Royal Engineers [185] Labour Corps [182] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Army Medical Corps [127] Royal Garrison Artillery [101] Northumberland Fusiliers [94] Durham Light Infantry [73] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Fusiliers [61] Manchester Regiment [58] Royal Scots [58] London Regiment [52] Cheshire Regiment [48] Liverpool Regiment [46] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44] Royal Lancaster Regiment [43] Royal Highlanders [41] Highland Light Infantry [40] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] West Yorkshire Regiment [39] Royal Naval Division [34] West Riding Regiment [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Border Regiment [28] Gordon Highlanders [28] Worcestershire Regiment [28] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27] Scottish Rifles [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Cameron Highlanders [25] Rifle Brigade [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Defence Corps [23] Seaforth Highlanders [23] The Queen's Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [21] East Surrey Regiment [20] Royal Scots Fusiliers [20] South Lancashire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [18] Tank Corps [18]

Service

British Army [2659] Royal Navy [295] Canadian Expeditionary Force [222] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [194] Australian Imperial Force [122] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [3591] S [3] A [1] B [1] F [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3528] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [78] India [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1]

George Lamb

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1776 Private Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 5th Battalion

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Harry Lamb

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3340 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Frank Lamb

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56432

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Malcolm Henry Mortimer Lamb

Born 1875

Died 1952

British Army Temporary Captain /Temporary Major Special List/ Staff

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George Lamb

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279797

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Roland George Hollis Lamb

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205002

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Alfred Henry Lamb

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25387

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Clarence Lamb

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267441

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John Lamb

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106844

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Ernest Charles Lamb

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16438

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Percy Lamb

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1571

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Walter Herbert Lamb

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52219

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Cameron Lamb

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

British Army Captain Border Regiment

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Gershom Poole Lamb

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168407

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George Francis Lamb

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129991

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George Henderson Lamb

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7560

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Edward Benjamin Lamb

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123622

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Sydney Alvin Lamb

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191047

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Charles William Lamb

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31753

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George Lamb

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266027

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