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Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Rushall Norfolk [2]

Twyford, Hampshire [2]

Adlington, Suffolk [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashey, Hampshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bondi New South Wales [1]

Borung Victoria [1]

Broome [1]

Burnside South Australia [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dorset [1]

Drexford, Hampshire [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Elliminit Victoria [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hartismere, Suffolk [1]

Hartismeres, Suffolk [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hedge End Botley, Hampshire [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

London England [1]

Market, Devizes [1]

Mousehole, Cornwall [1]

Mousehoule, Cornwall [1]

Newington, London [1]

Nhill Victoria [1]

Norfolk [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Orcheston, Wiltshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Rank

Private [176]

Gunner [20]

Driver [15]

Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [9]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal (Cadet) [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Clerk [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Wagoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler Corporal/Temporary Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [22]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [270]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

L [375]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [2] Margate, Kent [2] Rushall Norfolk [2] Twyford, Hampshire [2] Adlington, Suffolk [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashey, Hampshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bondi New South Wales [1] Borung Victoria [1] Broome [1] Burnside South Australia [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dorset [1] Drexford, Hampshire [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Elliminit Victoria [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex [1] Hampshire [1] Hartismere, Suffolk [1] Hartismeres, Suffolk [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hedge End Botley, Hampshire [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] London England [1] Market, Devizes [1] Mousehole, Cornwall [1] Mousehoule, Cornwall [1] Newington, London [1] Nhill Victoria [1] Norfolk [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Norwood, Surrey [1] Orcheston, Wiltshire [1] Paddington, London [1]

Rank

Private [176] Gunner [20] Driver [15] Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Sapper [9] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal (Cadet) [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Officer Cadet [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Clerk [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Wagoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler Corporal/Temporary Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [22] Hampshire Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [270] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

L [375] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [364] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Leonard Lee Lawes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222311

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William Frederick Lawes

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 37535 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Lawes

Died 1916

British Army

British Army 5/2097 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Sidney Charles Lawes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3686 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Walter John Lawes

Died 1915

British Army L/11554 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Lawes

Died 1918

British Army 32345 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Lawes

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army L/10157 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10157 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Victor J Lawes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 270096 Private Manchester Regiment

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William C Lawes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10876 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Albert E. Lawes

Died 1918

British Army 16259 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Albert Lawes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41685 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Charles Albert Lawes

Died 1919

British Army 355186 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Bernard John Alfred Lawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307764

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Charles William Lawes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150325

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Leonard Horace Lawes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166314

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William Lawes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204317

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William Albert Lawes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88352

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Christopher John Lawes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96500

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Harold Thomas Lawes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59293

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William Lawes

Died 1917

British Army T4/198161 Driver Army Service Corps 487th H.T. Coy.

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