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Richmond New South Wales [4]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wellington New South Wales [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mountfield, Sussex [2]

New Malden, Surrey [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellingen New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, Middlesex [1]

Cardiff [1]

Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

East Maitland New South Wales [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Hellingly [1]

Hemingford, Huntingdonshire [1]

Hornchurch, Essex [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Penistone [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Saint George, London [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [248]

Gunner [34]

Driver [26]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Armourer Temporary [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Appointed Acting Colour Serjeant paid Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Filter [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signal Lieutenant Commander [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

London Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [393]

Royal Navy [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [529]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [523]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Richmond New South Wales [4] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wellington New South Wales [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mountfield, Sussex [2] New Malden, Surrey [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2] Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellingen New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camberwell, Middlesex [1] Cardiff [1] Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derbyshire England [1] East Maitland New South Wales [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Heathfield, Sussex [1] Hellingly [1] Hemingford, Huntingdonshire [1] Hornchurch, Essex [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Monmouthshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Penistone [1] Poplar, London [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Saint George, London [1] Shadwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [248] Gunner [34] Driver [26] Corporal [24] Serjeant [20] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [7] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Armourer Temporary [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Appointed Acting Colour Serjeant paid Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Filter [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signal Lieutenant Commander [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] London Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Cambridgeshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] City of London Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [393] Royal Navy [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [529] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [523] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13] France [1]

Nathaniel Lavender

Born 1885

Died 1951

British Army 5146 Private London Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 303172 Private London Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas John Lavender

Born 1879

British Army 7646 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 13264 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Harris Lavender

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12/569 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12/569 Sergeant Yorkshire and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battallion Sheffield Pals

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Benjamin Robert Lavender

Born 1885

Died 1973

Royal Navy 219521

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Oliver Lavender

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 307662 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

British Army 332 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

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Arthur Lavender

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112815

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George Lavender

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290974

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Thomas Lavender

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6608

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William Lavender

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250927

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Charles Edward Lavender

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army 115645 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 1 Depot

British Army 115645 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 4 Bty 1 S A R B

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William James Lavender

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16411

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James Alfred Lavender

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K14556 Leading Stoker HMS Natal

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Thomas Lavender

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3/10992 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10992 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Reginald Lavender

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 82084 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Elliott Lavender

Died 1917

British Army 11530 Captain York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11530 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Alfred Patrick Lavender

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13955 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13955 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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David Henry Ambrose Lavender

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 32357 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George T. Lavender

Died 1918

British Army G/33599 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John William Lavender

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205115

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Louis Arthur Lavender

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143207

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