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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London England [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Aspull England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bray, County Wicklow [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell East Victoria [1]

Codnor, Derbyshire [1]

Denton Lancs [1]

Denton near Manchester [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Enderby, Leicestershire [1]

Foundling Hospital, London [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Killarney [1]

Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Newbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oxford England [1]

Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Riddings, Derbyshire [1]

Rozelle New South Wales [1]

Saint Marks, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Stockwell, Lambeth [1]

Rank

Private [265]

Gunner [29]

Driver [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [16]

Sapper [15]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Captain /Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain/ Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Civilian Owner [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Leading Aircraftsman [1]

Lieutenant (precedence backdated) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Reverend [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant. [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Tank Mechanic/ Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Army Service Corps [34]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Hussars [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Irish Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [424]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [546]

G [10]

T [2]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [543]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London England [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Leicester [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Aspull England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bray, County Wicklow [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Burra South Australia [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell East Victoria [1] Codnor, Derbyshire [1] Denton Lancs [1] Denton near Manchester [1] Derbyshire England [1] Enderby, Leicestershire [1] Foundling Hospital, London [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Killarney [1] Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lancashire England [1] Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs [1] Leicester England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] London [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Newbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oxford England [1] Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Riddings, Derbyshire [1] Rozelle New South Wales [1] Saint Marks, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Stockwell, Lambeth [1]

Rank

Private [265] Gunner [29] Driver [19] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [17] Corporal [16] Sapper [15] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Captain /Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain/ Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Civilian Owner [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Commissary [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Leading Aircraftsman [1] Lieutenant (precedence backdated) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Reverend [1] Sub Conductor [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant. [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Tank Mechanic/ Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Army Service Corps [34] Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Hussars [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Tank Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Irish Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] French Red Cross [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [424] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [546] G [10] T [2] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [543] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12] South Africa [1]

Cyril Percy Langton

Born 1898

Died 1968

British Army 22234 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 22234 Private West Riding Regiment Training Reserve

British Army 22234 Private West Riding Regiment "Home Front"

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Hugh Gordon Langton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

British Army 2697/250796 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

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Edwin Simmons Langton

Born 1866

Died 1954

British Army 15230 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery Depot

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Walter Langton

Born 1891

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58

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Frank Langton

Born 1882

British Army 7862 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7862 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Edward Langton

Born 1896

British Army 406 Private London Regiment

British Army 406 Private London Regiment 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)

British Army 406 Private London Regiment 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney)

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Harry Edward Langton

Born 1899

Died 1966

British Army A/205535 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army S/13555 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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George Henry Langton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36982

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Edmund Langton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113419

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William Langton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112356

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John Thomas Langton

Born 1891

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13074

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Edward Langton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130220

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John Lancelott Langton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3288 Private London Regiment

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George William Langton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261220

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Alfred Langton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186569

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Samuel Langton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81567

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Percy Langton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168359

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Jim Langton

Died 1918

British Army 17050 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Patrick Francis Langton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army SD/2370 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Henry Langton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 29828 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army G/14605 Private East Kent Regiment

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