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Camberwell Victoria [5]

Islington, London [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4]

Battersea, Surrey [3]

Burrowbridge, Somerset [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Cumberland New South Wales [2]

Devonshire England [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Gilberton South Australia [2]

Hendon, London [2]

Kintbury, Berkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Meopham, Kent [2]

Moe Victoria [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Shropshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

Ackleton, Shropshire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banstead, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Beaulieu, Hampshire [1]

Bemerton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermerton Salisbury [1]

Berwick Scotland [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [581]

Gunner [73]

Sapper [52]

Serjeant [50]

Corporal [49]

Driver [47]

Acting Corporal [21]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [8]

Captain [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Trooper [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Saddler [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Assistant Cook (Part-time) [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Davadar [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieut-Commander Surgeon [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Army Service Corps [83]

Royal Engineers [82]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

London Regiment [34]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Dragoon Guards [6]

Service

British Army [937]

Royal Navy [110]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1296]

Contribution

Military Service [1273]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Place of birth

Camberwell Victoria [5] Islington, London [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4] Battersea, Surrey [3] Burrowbridge, Somerset [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Cumberland New South Wales [2] Devonshire England [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Gilberton South Australia [2] Hendon, London [2] Kintbury, Berkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Meopham, Kent [2] Moe Victoria [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Shropshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Witney, Oxfordshire [2] Ackleton, Shropshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banstead, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Beaulieu, Hampshire [1] Bemerton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bermerton Salisbury [1] Berwick Scotland [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham England [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bourke New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [581] Gunner [73] Sapper [52] Serjeant [50] Corporal [49] Driver [47] Acting Corporal [21] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [16] Bombardier [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [8] Captain [7] Able Seaman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Trooper [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Saddler [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Gunner [1] Assistant Cook (Part-time) [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Davadar [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieut-Commander Surgeon [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93] Army Service Corps [83] Royal Engineers [82] Labour Corps [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] London Regiment [34] Machine Gun Corps [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Worcestershire Regiment [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] Hampshire Regiment [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Middlesex Regiment [13] Shropshire Light Infantry [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Dragoon Guards [6]

Service

British Army [937] Royal Navy [110] Canadian Expeditionary Force [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Australian Imperial Force [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1296]

Contribution

Military Service [1273] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Benjamin Langford

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9921 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Luther Lionel Langford

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9276 Bandsman Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 9276 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Richard Langford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2170 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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William Benjamin Langford

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 32463 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Langford

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284135

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George Henry Langford

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133077

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Joseph Langford

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148345

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Harry Langford

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91640

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Thomas Langford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196682

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Jesse Langford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63704

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Charles Thomas Langford

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212807

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Harry Robert George Langford

Born 1884

Died 1953

British Army 2711 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur John Langford

Died 1916

British Army 27869 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Archibald James Langford

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 21614 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Joseph Langford

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th Battalion

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James Langford

Died 1916

British Army 9603 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 43161 Private Essex Regiment

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William John Langford

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Eldred Langford

Born 1878

Died 1939

British Army 30060 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army S/8580 Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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Henry Langford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309014

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Albert Ernest Langford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279903

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