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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]

Sidney Charles Law

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 6324 Private London Regiment

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Stanley Law

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5655 Private Connaught Rangers

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George Eckford Law

Born 1889

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 28160 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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Robert Law

Born 1879

Died 1957

Canadian Expeditionary Force 905016

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Harry Law

Died 1915

British Army 26395 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment 2nd

British Army 26395 Private Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) 2nd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry.

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John Law

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 42253 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 147487 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 147487 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Law

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194886

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Alfred Edward Law

Died 1918

British Army 121014 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 128587 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Bty. 64th Bde

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Henry Astell Law

Born 1889

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Staff

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Arthur Law

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43242

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Charles Law

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76281

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Harry Dampier Law

Born 1850

Died 1917

Royal Navy

Royal Navy Commander H.M.S. "Victory."

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Edward Samuel Law

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134407

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Sidney Walter Law

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 353862 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 353862 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 154th Heavy Battery

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A Law

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 161143 Serjeant Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 161143 Private Canadian Infantry

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H Law

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27513 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas Law

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97272

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James Pringle Law

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110570

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Roy Everett Law

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170071

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Ernest William Law

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17113

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