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Shetland, Scotland [8]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [6]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Dalesford Victoria [1]

Darwin England [1]

Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Norwick, Unst, Shetland Islands [1]

Taihape [1]

The Bryne, Burra Isle, Zetland [1]

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Serjeant [3]

Seaman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

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Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

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Gordon Highlanders [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Dorset Fortress Company Royal Engineers [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

New Zealand Infantry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Verona." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Samoan Advance [1]

Shetland Coy Gordon Highlanders [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [1]

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British Army [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [6]

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L [85]

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Military Service [66]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [85] Stories Communities

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Shetland, Scotland [8] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [6] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Creswick Victoria [1] Dalesford Victoria [1] Darwin England [1] Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Norwick, Unst, Shetland Islands [1] Taihape [1] The Bryne, Burra Isle, Zetland [1]

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Private [17] Serjeant [3] Seaman [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

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Gordon Highlanders [4] Labour Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) [2] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Dorset Fortress Company Royal Engineers [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Imperial Army [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Manchester Regiment [1] New Zealand Infantry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Verona." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Samoan Advance [1] Shetland Coy Gordon Highlanders [1] Training Reserve [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Wellington Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [6]

Last name first letter

L [85]

Contribution

Military Service [66] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

John Alfred Laurenson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112128

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Alexander Henry Fleming Laurenson

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1/464 Samoan Advance

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Lawrence Laurenson

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6397 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 292544 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Morgan Douglas Laurenson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128176

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Robert Laurenson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206459

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Alexander James Laurenson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151563

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Arthur Laurenson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2007 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Charles James Laurenson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21177

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John Laurenson

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy L 67 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 67/L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section) Headquarters

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William Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 5374

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Robert Dowal Laurenson

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy L 1084 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve (Shetland Section)

Royal Navy L 1084 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1084L Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS MALAYA

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James Lawrence Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 4232

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Samuel William Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 665

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John Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 37

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Horatio Karl Laurenson

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2377 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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Andrew Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 2412

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Laurence Laurenson

Died 1916

British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders The Shetland Companies (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 7th Volunteer Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 7th Volunteer Battalion

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George Godfrey Laurenson

Australian Imperial Force 1951

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Mary Helen Laurenson

Royal Navy G5788

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Britta Astrid Laurenson

Royal Navy G4955

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