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Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ballina, Co. Mayo [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Castle Sea, Roscommon [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Liverpool [1]

Oldham, Lancashire, England [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stalybridge, Lancashire [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

West Calder [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Gunner [13]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Steward [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Connaught Rangers [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Irish Guards [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [169]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [207]

Contribution

Military Service [202]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [207] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ballina, Co. Mayo [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Castle Sea, Roscommon [1] Kilkenny [1] Liverpool [1] Oldham, Lancashire, England [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1] Roma Queensland [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Stalybridge, Lancashire [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] West Calder [1]

Rank

Private [132] Gunner [13] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Steward [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [16] Liverpool Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [10] Cheshire Regiment [7] Connaught Rangers [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Irish Guards [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Scottish Rifles [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Monmouth [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [169] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [207]

Contribution

Military Service [202] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William John Lavin

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3344 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Robert Lavin

Born 1884

Died 1940

Other Empire Force 31398 Steward Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry

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Thomas Lavin

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 17545 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17545 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Reg. 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Joseph Lavin

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 11422 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11422 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Lavin

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 17497 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 61365 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Lavin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 4077 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4077 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Harry Lavin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308048

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Charles Lavin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 305482 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Francis Lavin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120459

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John Lavin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269502

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James Lavin

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 52489 Private Royal Scots

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Patrick Lavin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 10128 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Lavin

Died 1916

British Army 20445 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20445 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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John Lavin

Died 1917

British Army 202918 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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James Lavin

Died 1916

British Army 7069 Private Irish Guards

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Edward Lavin

Died 1916

British Army 4122 Private Connaught Rangers

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William Lavin

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 9477 Private Connaught Rangers

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Francis Lavin

Died 1914

British Army 8415 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8415 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Frederick Lavin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61897

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Thomas Amos Lavin

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432699

Canadian Expeditionary Force 432699 Private Canadian Infantry

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