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Sydney New South Wales [28]

London, Middlesex, England [17]

London England [13]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Brisbane Queensland [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

London, Middlesex [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Horsham Victoria [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Nottingham [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Camberwell, London [5]

Chatham, Kent [5]

Cork [5]

Hereford [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Wandsworth, London [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Gympie Queensland [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Blandford, Dorset [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Christchurch, Hampshire [3]

Gloucester [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Kingsbridge, Devon [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Orange New South Wales [3]

Sheerness, Kent [3]

Somerset England [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Windsor, Berkshire [3]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Aston, Birmingham [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Bedford [2]

Bellambi New South Wales [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bransford, Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Rank

Private [2573]

Gunner [297]

Corporal [205]

Driver [188]

Serjeant [182]

Sapper [157]

Lance Corporal [125]

Second Lieutenant [107]

Lieutenant [72]

Captain [63]

Pioneer [62]

Acting Corporal [42]

Acting Serjeant [30]

Major [27]

Bombardier [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [23]

Able Seaman [17]

Rifleman [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Commander [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Davadar [5]

Worker [5]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Guardsman [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [354]

Royal Field Artillery [324]

Labour Corps [291]

Army Service Corps [269]

London Regiment [174]

Royal Garrison Artillery [170]

Royal Army Medical Corps [106]

Machine Gun Corps [100]

Worcestershire Regiment [95]

Gloucestershire Regiment [93]

Royal Fusiliers [91]

Hampshire Regiment [81]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73]

Middlesex Regiment [70]

Devonshire Regiment [68]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68]

Rifle Brigade [60]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [55]

Northumberland Fusiliers [54]

Royal Army Service Corps [54]

Royal West Kent Regiment [54]

Somerset Light Infantry [54]

Dorsetshire Regiment [52]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51]

Wiltshire Regiment [50]

South Staffordshire Regiment [49]

Welsh Regiment [48]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [47]

South Wales Borderers [47]

East Surrey Regiment [46]

Essex Regiment [44]

The Queen's Regiment [43]

Royal Naval Division [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [39]

Northamptonshire Regiment [39]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Suffolk Regiment [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [34]

Bedfordshire Regiment [33]

Cheshire Regiment [31]

North Staffordshire Regiment [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [31]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [29]

Canadian Infantry [27]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3978]

Royal Navy [473]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [308]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [306]

Australian Imperial Force [280]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

British Indian Army [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

L [5496]

B [4]

D [2]

G [2]

M [2]

A [1]

F [1]

H [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5365]

Merchant Navy [99]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [118]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

Singapore [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [28] London, Middlesex, England [17] London England [13] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Brisbane Queensland [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] London, Middlesex [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Horsham Victoria [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Nottingham [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Camberwell, London [5] Chatham, Kent [5] Cork [5] Hereford [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Wandsworth, London [5] Battersea, London [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Gympie Queensland [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Blandford, Dorset [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Christchurch, Hampshire [3] Gloucester [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Kingsbridge, Devon [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Orange New South Wales [3] Sheerness, Kent [3] Somerset England [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] Westminster, London [3] Windsor, Berkshire [3] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2] Ararat Victoria [2] Aston, Birmingham [2] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Bedford [2] Bellambi New South Wales [2] Birmingham [2] Bransford, Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Rank

Private [2573] Gunner [297] Corporal [205] Driver [188] Serjeant [182] Sapper [157] Lance Corporal [125] Second Lieutenant [107] Lieutenant [72] Captain [63] Pioneer [62] Acting Corporal [42] Acting Serjeant [30] Major [27] Bombardier [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [23] Able Seaman [17] Rifleman [16] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Acting Bombardier [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Colour Serjeant [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lieutenant Commander [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Commander [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Davadar [5] Worker [5] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colonel [3] Guardsman [3] Nursing Sister [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [354] Royal Field Artillery [324] Labour Corps [291] Army Service Corps [269] London Regiment [174] Royal Garrison Artillery [170] Royal Army Medical Corps [106] Machine Gun Corps [100] Worcestershire Regiment [95] Gloucestershire Regiment [93] Royal Fusiliers [91] Hampshire Regiment [81] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73] Middlesex Regiment [70] Devonshire Regiment [68] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [68] Rifle Brigade [60] King's Royal Rifle Corps [55] Northumberland Fusiliers [54] Royal Army Service Corps [54] Royal West Kent Regiment [54] Somerset Light Infantry [54] Dorsetshire Regiment [52] Manchester Regiment [52] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51] Wiltshire Regiment [50] South Staffordshire Regiment [49] Welsh Regiment [48] Royal Berkshire Regiment [47] South Wales Borderers [47] East Surrey Regiment [46] Essex Regiment [44] The Queen's Regiment [43] Royal Naval Division [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [39] Northamptonshire Regiment [39] Liverpool Regiment [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] Yorkshire Regiment [37] Suffolk Regiment [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [34] Bedfordshire Regiment [33] Cheshire Regiment [31] North Staffordshire Regiment [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [31] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [29] Canadian Infantry [27] Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3978] Royal Navy [473] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [308] Canadian Expeditionary Force [306] Australian Imperial Force [280] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [3] British Indian Army [2] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

L [5496] B [4] D [2] G [2] M [2] A [1] F [1] H [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5365] Merchant Navy [99] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [118] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] Singapore [1]

Robert William Lane

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283321

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Albert George Lane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266580

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Joseph William Lane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145989

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George Woolway Lane

Born 1895

Died 1956

British Army 1571 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295343 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Lane

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135103

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Archibald Lane

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119403

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John Frederick Lane

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163879

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Albert Sidney Lane

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15205 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur Horace Lane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47675

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Sidney Lane

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25321

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Arthur George Lane

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3979 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Lane

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164453

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Henry William Albert Lane

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196492

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Cecil Henry Lane

Born 1889

British Army 10300 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10300 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 10300 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Bertie Mitchell Lane

Died 1918

British Army 1831 TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3/4th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Lane

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50869 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Lane

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5729 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Frederick Lane

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25741 Private Worcestershire Regiment "D" Coy. 14th Battalion

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Phillip Henry Lane

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 18902 Driver Royal Field Artillery "D" Bty. 94th Brigade

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George Lane

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy PO/9337 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

Canadian Navy H.M.S. "Rainbow"

Royal Navy PO/9337 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. "Vindictive"

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