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Torquay, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Moruya New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Beetaloo South Australia [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridestowe, Devon [1]

Bridgewater, Somersetshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Gowler South Australia [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Gunnedah New South Wales [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentuckey New South Wales [1]

Malcha Road New South Wales [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

Somerset [1]

Sowton, Devon, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

United States [1]

Walborough, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [66]

Gunner [9]

Driver [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Corporal [3]

Captain [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Cooper [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Adjutant [1]

Warrant Mechanician [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Shannon [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [101]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

L [162]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [163] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Torquay, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Devonport, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Moruya New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Bassaleg, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Beetaloo South Australia [1] Bow, London [1] Bridestowe, Devon [1] Bridgewater, Somersetshire [1] Bristol England [1] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Gowler South Australia [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Gunnedah New South Wales [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentuckey New South Wales [1] Malcha Road New South Wales [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] Somerset [1] Sowton, Devon, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] United States [1] Walborough, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [66] Gunner [9] Driver [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Corporal [3] Captain [2] Serjeant Major [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Cooper [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rough Rider [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Adjutant [1] Warrant Mechanician [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [12] Labour Corps [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Shannon [1] HMS Victory [1] Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [101] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9]

Last name first letter

L [162] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

William J Lavis

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army WR/318228 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Frederick Lavis

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 51134 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Depot

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Alfred Hugh Lavis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31235

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Andrew Lavis

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111702

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Charles Walter Lavis

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 309972 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Victory

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Frederick Henry Lavis

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34418

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John Lavis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242300

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Arthur Lavis

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126490

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126490 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Lavis

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1339 Lance Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 1339 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Leslie Lionel Lavis

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 205288 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/553134 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Henry Lavis

Died 1917

British Army 203118 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Garnet Emmerson Lavis

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335070

Canadian Expeditionary Force 335070 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Charles Lavis

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 35778 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 35778 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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George Dennis Lavis

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/3641 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3641 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frederick Lavis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10418 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 10418 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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John Thomas Lavis

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304203

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Albert Lavis

Born 1870

Died 1915

Royal Navy 138243 Chief Petty Officer HMS Pembroke

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Basil Lavis

Born 1893

Died 1956

Royal Navy 9/2403 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division - Drake Battalion

Royal Navy Paymaster Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Edward Lavis

Australian Imperial Force 110

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George Edward Lavis

Born 1895

Royal Navy 15697 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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