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Sydney New South Wales [10]

London England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [3]

Auckland [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Holkham Norfolk [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leicester [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Northampton [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Tooting, London [2]

Wallasey, Cheshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blessington Tasmania [1]

Bogong Victoria [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Borung Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [774]

Driver [85]

Gunner [79]

Serjeant [71]

Corporal [62]

Sapper [47]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [25]

Bombardier [14]

Captain [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Trooper [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Davadar [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Volunteer [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

1st Class Petty Officer [1]

A/CPL [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Airman [1]

Assistant Administrator/Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [113]

Army Service Corps [102]

Labour Corps [100]

Royal Engineers [94]

London Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Essex Regiment [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1247]

Royal Navy [140]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1657]

D [1]

S [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1633]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

Mauritius [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] London England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Marlow, Buckinghamshire [3] Auckland [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dover, Kent [2] Holkham Norfolk [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Lambeth, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leicester [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Northampton [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Tooting, London [2] Wallasey, Cheshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Abersychan, Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blessington Tasmania [1] Bogong Victoria [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Borung Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [774] Driver [85] Gunner [79] Serjeant [71] Corporal [62] Sapper [47] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [25] Bombardier [14] Captain [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Acting Corporal [12] Company Serjeant Major [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Trooper [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Davadar [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Volunteer [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier Acting Corporal [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 1st Class Petty Officer [1] A/CPL [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Airman [1] Assistant Administrator/Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [113] Army Service Corps [102] Labour Corps [100] Royal Engineers [94] London Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Royal Fusiliers [46] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Middlesex Regiment [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Suffolk Regiment [26] The Queen's Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Essex Regiment [20] South Lancashire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Liverpool Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Norfolk Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Kent Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Border Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1247] Royal Navy [140] Canadian Expeditionary Force [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Australian Imperial Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1657] D [1] S [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1633] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] Mauritius [1]

Charles Frederick Langley

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army 20250 Private Sherwood Foresters

British Army 30575 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 5th Reserve Battalion

British Army 2808 Trooper Household Battalion

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Charles Frederick Langley

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army 2808 Acting Corporal Household Battalion

British Army 30575 Acting Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 20250 Private Sherwood Foresters 4th

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Richard Langley

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 200045 Warrant Officer Class 2 Border Regiment

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John Basil Robert Langley

Born 1888

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1909

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Cyril Langley

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army T2/13298 Davadar Army Service Corps

British Army T2/13298 Driver Army Service Corps

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Alfred Henry Langley

Born 1895

British Army 2623 Private Durham Light Infantry 8th Battalion

British Army 300358 Private Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Frank William Charles Langley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 92589 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Herbert Langley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1444 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1444 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery d/110th Battalion

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Frederick Langley

Born 1889

Died 1947

Royal Navy SS107615

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Hugh Alfred Langley

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138511 Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 138511 Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion

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Bertram Langley

Born 1876

Died 1947

Canadian Expeditionary Force 679123 Private 3rd Division Concert Party

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Edward Langley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42874

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John Thomas Langley

Died 1915

British Army 3738 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Henry Langley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 21974 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Lawrence Eric Langley

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army 184 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 184 Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Walter Langley

Died 1918

British Army 240482 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Bn.

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Walter Langley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282124

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Charles John Langley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/6563 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion.

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James Alfred Langley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132235 Airman Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132235 Airman Royal Flying Corps

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Charles Langley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263794

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