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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]

William Law

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283119

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Harold Burgin Law

Born 1894

Died 1951

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 4thBn

British Army Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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William Law

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122171

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Richard Law

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41006

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John Law

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126053

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Clarence Reginald Law

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262530

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Jesse William Law

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275668

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Joshua Law

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135827

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Charles Law

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264743

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James Findlater Ogilvie Law

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275817

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Edward Henry Law

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296913

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Frank Victor Law

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56141

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Robert Frederick Law

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 86224 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 86224 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery

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Thomas Henry Beetham Law

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231682

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Sydney Howard Law

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232855

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George Law

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239282

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Edward Michael Fitzgerald Law

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Fergus Law

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 241571 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy Law

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4335 Private London Regiment

British Army 4335 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Harold A Law

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6438 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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