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Maidstone, Kent [4]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dublin [1]

Freetown, Lancashire, England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Goa [1]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [1]

Hereford England [1]

Homebush New South Wales [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Port-of-Spain [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Rye, East Sussex, [1]

Selkirh Scotland [1]

Shetland, Scotland [1]

Shrivenham, Berkshire [1]

Somerset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Tonbridge, Kent, England [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Warwickshire [1]

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Private [135]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [12]

Gunner [9]

Pioneer [8]

Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Paid Lance Bombadier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Ldg. Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Private /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Infantry [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

L [319]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [305]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

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People [321] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [4] Armidale New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dublin [1] Freetown, Lancashire, England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Goa [1] Gunnislake, Cornwall [1] Hereford England [1] Homebush New South Wales [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Port-of-Spain [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Rye, East Sussex, [1] Selkirh Scotland [1] Shetland, Scotland [1] Shrivenham, Berkshire [1] Somerset [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Tonbridge, Kent, England [1] Tottenham, London [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [135] Serjeant [13] Driver [12] Gunner [9] Pioneer [8] Corporal [7] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Paid Lance Bombadier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Ldg. Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Private /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [13] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] East Surrey Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Infantry [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [211] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

L [319] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [305] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1]

Carleton Eric Laurence

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army C1218 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C1218 Company Quarter Master Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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Herbert Harry Laurence

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 27400 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 27400 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Batt

British Army G/50893 Royal Fusilliers

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Shadrack William Laurence

Born 1895

Died 1967

Royal Navy SD 305 Ldg. Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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John Francis Laurence

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41112

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Ernest Albert Laurence

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126807

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Alfred Laurence

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160735

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Edmund Laurence

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105538

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Herbert Laurence

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194544

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Charles Laurence

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218687

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Gerald Cotton Raynes Laurence

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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Alfred Laurence

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67360

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Roger Laurence

Born 1879

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2030265

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 7508 Private Imperial Yeomanry 36th Company (West Kent) - 11th Battalion

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Hal Laurence

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30818

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Ralph Neville Laurence

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 3/8357 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/8357 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Dudley Sydney Laurence

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Robert French Laurence

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41594 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Mills Laurence

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 118453 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 118453 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Stuart Laurence

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Edgar Laurence

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305705

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Herbert Walter Laurence

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133014

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