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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Grafton New South Wales [4]

Hong Kong [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Garstang, Lancashire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Woodburn New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Auckland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bombay [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Glasgow [2]

Grantville Victoria [2]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [2]

Ivybridge, Devon [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Newton Abbott, Devon [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Selworthy, Somerset [2]

Taralga New South Wales [2]

72, Harvey Street, Liverpool [1]

Aberavon, Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Antwerp [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1]

Argyle New South Wales [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Augathella Queensland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Balhannah South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [692]

Gunner [83]

Serjeant [69]

Driver [47]

Corporal [44]

Captain [41]

Lieutenant [38]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Lance Corporal [33]

Sapper [32]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Major [12]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Sister [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Commander [4]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy [2]

Brigade Colonel [2]

Cook's Mate [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Class Chaplain [1]

1st Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Engineers [70]

Army Service Corps [64]

Labour Corps [64]

Devonshire Regiment [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Highland Light Infantry [47]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Scots [28]

Scottish Rifles [27]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Army Cyclist Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1121]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [178]

Australian Imperial Force [126]

Royal Navy [119]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1713]

D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1653]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

India [1]

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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Exeter, Devon [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Grafton New South Wales [4] Hong Kong [4] Battersea, London [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Garstang, Lancashire [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Woodburn New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Auckland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bombay [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Glasgow [2] Grantville Victoria [2] Greenock, Renfrewshire [2] Ivybridge, Devon [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Newton Abbott, Devon [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland. [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Poplar, Middlesex, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Selworthy, Somerset [2] Taralga New South Wales [2] 72, Harvey Street, Liverpool [1] Aberavon, Neath, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Antwerp [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire [1] Argyle New South Wales [1] Argyllshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Augathella Queensland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Balhannah South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [692] Gunner [83] Serjeant [69] Driver [47] Corporal [44] Captain [41] Lieutenant [38] Second Lieutenant [35] Lance Corporal [33] Sapper [32] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Major [12] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Sister [5] Able Seaman [4] Commander [4] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy [2] Brigade Colonel [2] Cook's Mate [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Class Chaplain [1] 1st Lieutenant Colonel [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Engineers [70] Army Service Corps [64] Labour Corps [64] Devonshire Regiment [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Highland Light Infantry [47] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Scots [28] Scottish Rifles [27] London Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [21] East Lancashire Regiment [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Gordon Highlanders [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Army Cyclist Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Canadian Infantry [12] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Royal Highlanders [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1121] Canadian Expeditionary Force [178] Australian Imperial Force [126] Royal Navy [119] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1713] D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1653] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34] India [1]

John Lang

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 8160 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 8160 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Corbet Lang

Died 1915

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army Adjutant Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Arthur Lang

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 6th Battalion

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Vivian Lang

Born 1879

Died 1914

Royal Navy 356268 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Isaac Lang

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 64948 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 42643 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles William Samuel Lang

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88927

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George Thomas Lang

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67295

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Horace Lang

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20090

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William Lang

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266390

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Robert Lang

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408440

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William Charles Lang

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294165

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Frederick Robert Lang

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83259

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William Lang

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400071

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400071 Sergeant Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Wilfred Charles Lang

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150460

Canadian Expeditionary Force 150460 Private Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Sidney Charles Lang

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3259 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 27869 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion.

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John F Lang

British Army 10970 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 10970 Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 10970 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Alfred Ernest Lang

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311773

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Robert Stanley Lang

Born 1885

British Army British Red CrosShoeing Smithciety

British Army 399058 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick James Lang

Born 1893

Died 1985

British Army 1812 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 1812 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 1812 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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John Mitchell Lang

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80042

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