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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Limehouse, London [2]

Roma Queensland [2]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broadmeadows Victoria [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Gretna Dumfriesshire [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hoxton, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lewis Ponds New South Wales [1]

Mile End, London [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Pontypridd [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Shillingford, Devon [1]

Sparkwell, Devon [1]

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Private [53]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Devon Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Border Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devon Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [97]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [154]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Plymouth, Devon [8] Sydney New South Wales [3] Limehouse, London [2] Roma Queensland [2] Antony, Cornwall [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broadmeadows Victoria [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Gretna Dumfriesshire [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hoxton, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lewis Ponds New South Wales [1] Mile End, London [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Pontypridd [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Shillingford, Devon [1] Sparkwell, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [53] Gunner [9] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Devonshire Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [7] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Devon Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Border Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devon Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS LION [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King Edward's Horse [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS INDOMITABLE [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [97] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [154]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alfred George Lisle Lavers

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 9849 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Bn

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Charles Edward Lavers

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 43150 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 85th Siege Battery

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Edward George Lavers

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71568

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John Ernest Rendle Lavers

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 185162 Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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Frederick William Lavers

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 31573 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 31573 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor Alfred Lavers

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3044 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Lavers

Died 1917

British Army 16975 Private Devonshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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William Henry Lavers

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 5212 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd/8th Battalion

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Charles Lavers

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197422

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George Clements Lavers

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161014

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Arthur Lavers

Died 1918

British Army 63273 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 63273 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Herbert James Lavers

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2822 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2822 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Balfour Lavers

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4647 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 241569 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Percy Henry Gordon Lavers

Australian Imperial Force 6083

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Harold Stanley Lavers

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221056

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Henry Lavers

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/14205 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14205 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Charles Lavers

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 47322 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert A Lavers

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 15825 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Albion Lavers

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173532

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Harold Lavers

Australian Imperial Force 305

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