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Sydney New South Wales [19]

London England [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

London, Middlesex [9]

Bradford, Yorkshire [8]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Islington, London [7]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [5]

Durham [5]

Tamworth New South Wales [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Wickmere Norfolk [4]

Woking, Surrey [4]

Bognor, Sussex [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Kent England [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Rotherhithe, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Towitta South Australia [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Arlington [2]

Auburn South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Carshalton, Surrey [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Godstone, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1858]

Gunner [203]

Driver [172]

Serjeant [127]

Corporal [114]

Sapper [111]

Lance Corporal [79]

Second Lieutenant [76]

Lieutenant [72]

Captain [47]

Pioneer [37]

Acting Corporal [34]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Bombardier [21]

Major [19]

Rifleman [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Temporary Captain [11]

Worker [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Commander [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Drummer [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Hon Capt [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [268]

Labour Corps [242]

Royal Engineers [229]

Army Service Corps [209]

London Regiment [109]

Royal Garrison Artillery [104]

Royal Army Medical Corps [77]

Royal Fusiliers [76]

Suffolk Regiment [64]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

West Yorkshire Regiment [60]

Northumberland Fusiliers [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [50]

Manchester Regiment [48]

West Riding Regiment [48]

Durham Light Infantry [47]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

Middlesex Regiment [42]

Royal Army Service Corps [41]

Essex Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

The Queen's Regiment [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Rifle Brigade [37]

East Surrey Regiment [36]

York and Lancaster Regiment [36]

Lincolnshire Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Naval Division [29]

Bedfordshire Regiment [28]

East Lancashire Regiment [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Welsh Regiment [26]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

Canadian Infantry [24]

East Kent Regiment [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

Royal Air Force [22]

Service

British Army [2918]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [341]

Royal Navy [328]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [260]

Australian Imperial Force [233]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [4192]

W [2]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4087]

Merchant Navy [81]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [19] London England [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] London, Middlesex [9] Bradford, Yorkshire [8] London, Middlesex, England [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Islington, London [7] Bournemouth, Hampshire [5] Durham [5] Tamworth New South Wales [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Broken Hill New South Wales [4] North Shields, Northumberland, England [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Wickmere Norfolk [4] Woking, Surrey [4] Bognor, Sussex [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Kent England [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Rotherhithe, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Towitta South Australia [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Arlington [2] Auburn South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Carshalton, Surrey [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Deptford, London [2] Dover, Kent [2] Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Godstone, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1858] Gunner [203] Driver [172] Serjeant [127] Corporal [114] Sapper [111] Lance Corporal [79] Second Lieutenant [76] Lieutenant [72] Captain [47] Pioneer [37] Acting Corporal [34] Acting Serjeant [25] Bombardier [21] Major [19] Rifleman [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Temporary Captain [11] Worker [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Sergeant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Commander [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Drummer [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colonel [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Hon Capt [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [268] Labour Corps [242] Royal Engineers [229] Army Service Corps [209] London Regiment [109] Royal Garrison Artillery [104] Royal Army Medical Corps [77] Royal Fusiliers [76] Suffolk Regiment [64] Machine Gun Corps [62] West Yorkshire Regiment [60] Northumberland Fusiliers [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [50] Manchester Regiment [48] West Riding Regiment [48] Durham Light Infantry [47] Liverpool Regiment [45] Middlesex Regiment [42] Royal Army Service Corps [41] Essex Regiment [40] Yorkshire Regiment [40] The Queen's Regiment [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Rifle Brigade [37] East Surrey Regiment [36] York and Lancaster Regiment [36] Lincolnshire Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [34] Hampshire Regiment [31] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] Royal Naval Division [29] Bedfordshire Regiment [28] East Lancashire Regiment [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Welsh Regiment [26] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] Army Veterinary Corps [24] Canadian Infantry [24] East Kent Regiment [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] Royal Air Force [22]

Service

British Army [2918] Canadian Expeditionary Force [341] Royal Navy [328] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [260] Australian Imperial Force [233] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [4192] W [2] C [1] D [1] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4087] Merchant Navy [81] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [84] Australia [2] Canada [2] India [1]

Levi Lambert

Born 1877

Died 1958

British Army 159369 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Edward Lambert

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army GS/10086 Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th (Service) Bn

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Reginald Lambert

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20644 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20644 Private York and Lancaster 3 Batt

British Army 20644 Private 14th Reserve Cavalry

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John George Lambert

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 32777 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 32777 Private Durham Light Infantry 15 Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Lambert

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 12880 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 16774 Sergeant Ox & Bucks Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 16774 Private Ox & Bucks Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Stanley Kemp Lambert

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army C/3957 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 17th Btn.

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Rev Sidney Elijah Lambert

Born 1886

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435398 Hon Capt Canadian Chaplain Services

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John James Lambert

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 85465 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 85465 Sapper Royal Engineers 451st Field Company

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John William Lambert

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 50407 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Frederick Lambert

Born 1878

Died 1961

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Harry James Lambert

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army SD/3165 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6349 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Stanton Lambert

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army Major East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General East Lancashire Regiment 69th Infantry Brigade

British Army Major General East Lancashire Regiment Staff

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Ernest Albert Lambert

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15414 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 15414 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 15414 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Lewis Lambert

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Major Army Service Corps 4th Army Aux.

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Frank Lambert

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army T/207056 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/207056 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alexander Bavin Lambert

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 12455

Australian Imperial Force 3433

Australian Imperial Force 3433 Private HMAT A68 Anchises 56th Battalion, 9th Reimforcement

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Pierre Henri Lambert

Born 1899

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 64055 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Lambert

Born 1883

Died 1966

Royal Navy DA 17879 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Arthur Reginald Lambert

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 8375 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 8375 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Fred Lambert

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 72969 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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