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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Gulargambone New South Wales [3]

Gympie Queensland [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Bacup, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Broadwater New South Wales [2]

Carrickfergus, Antrim [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Fifeshire Scotland [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Haslingden, Lancashire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kent England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Moree New South Wales [2]

Mytholmroyd [2]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [2]

Northampton [2]

Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2]

Saint Lukes, London [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Todmorden, Lancashire [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1448]

Gunner [154]

Driver [128]

Serjeant [97]

Corporal [89]

Sapper [83]

Lieutenant [59]

Second Lieutenant [59]

Lance Corporal [57]

Captain [42]

Acting Corporal [26]

Pioneer [20]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Rifleman [11]

Bombardier [9]

Major [9]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Worker [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Bombardier [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Reverend [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Captain /Temporary Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sergeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Chaplain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [177]

Labour Corps [172]

Army Service Corps [167]

Royal Engineers [152]

Royal Garrison Artillery [94]

Royal Army Medical Corps [78]

London Regiment [67]

Gordon Highlanders [51]

Machine Gun Corps [49]

Royal Scots [46]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42]

Scottish Rifles [41]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [40]

West Yorkshire Regiment [38]

Royal Highlanders [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Highland Light Infantry [34]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

East Lancashire Regiment [33]

Seaforth Highlanders [33]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [31]

Manchester Regiment [30]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Northamptonshire Regiment [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Essex Regiment [28]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [26]

West Riding Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Cameron Highlanders [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18]

Royal Irish Rifles [17]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Service

British Army [2195]

Royal Navy [186]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156]

Australian Imperial Force [113]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [2917]

H [2]

A [1]

G [1]

J [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2855]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Paisley, Renfrewshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Goulburn New South Wales [4] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Gulargambone New South Wales [3] Gympie Queensland [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Aberdeenshire [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Bacup, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Broadwater New South Wales [2] Carrickfergus, Antrim [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Fifeshire Scotland [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Haslingden, Lancashire [2] Islington, London [2] Kent England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Moree New South Wales [2] Mytholmroyd [2] Newark, Nottinghamshire [2] Northampton [2] Ramsbottom, Lancashire [2] Saint Lukes, London [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Todmorden, Lancashire [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1448] Gunner [154] Driver [128] Serjeant [97] Corporal [89] Sapper [83] Lieutenant [59] Second Lieutenant [59] Lance Corporal [57] Captain [42] Acting Corporal [26] Pioneer [20] Acting Serjeant [17] Rifleman [11] Bombardier [9] Major [9] Staff Serjeant [7] Worker [7] Able Seaman [6] Lance Bombardier [6] Temporary Captain [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Serjeant Major [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Reverend [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Captain /Temporary Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sergeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Chaplain [2] Deck Hand [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [177] Labour Corps [172] Army Service Corps [167] Royal Engineers [152] Royal Garrison Artillery [94] Royal Army Medical Corps [78] London Regiment [67] Gordon Highlanders [51] Machine Gun Corps [49] Royal Scots [46] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [42] Scottish Rifles [41] Royal Fusiliers [40] Royal Scots Fusiliers [40] West Yorkshire Regiment [38] Royal Highlanders [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Highland Light Infantry [34] Liverpool Regiment [34] East Lancashire Regiment [33] Seaforth Highlanders [33] King's Royal Rifle Corps [31] Manchester Regiment [30] Middlesex Regiment [30] Northamptonshire Regiment [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Essex Regiment [28] Cheshire Regiment [26] King's Own Scottish Borderers [26] West Riding Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Cameron Highlanders [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Royal Irish Fusiliers [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [18] Royal Irish Rifles [17] Canadian Infantry [16] Royal Air Force [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Service

British Army [2195] Royal Navy [186] Canadian Expeditionary Force [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [156] Australian Imperial Force [113] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [2917] H [2] A [1] G [1] J [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2855] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [1]

John Thomas Law

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army M2/187563 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army M2/187563 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps 596th Motor Transport Company

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William Law Jones Law

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278100

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John Tait Law

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187271

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John Law

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 07577 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Robert Mclaren Law

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2002 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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John Meffan Law

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140596

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Frederick Joseph Law

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52682

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David Law

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275287

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William James Law

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262647

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Frederick William Law

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71012

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sergeant 6th Brigade 27th Battalion

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Reginald Cecil Claude Law

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 240233 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion

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Charles Thackerrey Law

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185646

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Sidney George Law

Born 1888

British Army Reserve

British Army 2574 Private Life Guards 1st

British Army 2574 Sapper Life Guards

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William Law

Born 1895

British Army 6501 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200155 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6501 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William Law

Born 1894

British Army 1472 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1472 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 1472 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Georgina Eliza Massie - Aka Joy - Law

Born 1880

Died 1921

Other Empire Force British Empire Leave Club

Other Empire Force Civilian Clerk Intelligence Branch, British G.H.Q.

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Francis Edwin Law

Died 1916

British Army 35221 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army 16421 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Battalion Training Reserve

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Harold George Law

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 21036 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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James Berry Law

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122871

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John Law

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51267

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