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Sydney New South Wales [18]

London England [14]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [14]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Battersea, London [9]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Plymouth, Devon [9]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [9]

Reading, Berkshire [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Perth Western Australia [7]

Wandsworth, London [7]

Camberwell, London [6]

Kempsey New South Wales [6]

Islington, London [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Launceston Tasmania [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Margate, Kent [5]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [5]

Surrey England [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Dover, Kent [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Hereford [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Lambeth, Surrey [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Newport, Monmouthshire [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Crewkerne, Somerset [3]

Dalston, London [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Lostock New South Wales [3]

Newington, London [3]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Private [3061]

Gunner [347]

Driver [301]

Corporal [262]

Serjeant [238]

Sapper [171]

Lance Corporal [126]

Second Lieutenant [107]

Lieutenant [92]

Captain [69]

Acting Corporal [66]

Acting Serjeant [47]

Pioneer [46]

Bombardier [43]

Major [24]

Rifleman [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Acting Bombardier [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Worker [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Ordinary Seaman [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Trooper [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Major General [5]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Private Acting Serjeant [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Nurse [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [463]

Labour Corps [365]

Royal Engineers [355]

Army Service Corps [336]

London Regiment [264]

Royal Garrison Artillery [219]

Royal Army Medical Corps [155]

Royal Fusiliers [134]

Machine Gun Corps [132]

Middlesex Regiment [129]

The Queen's Regiment [82]

Essex Regiment [81]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [81]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [77]

Rifle Brigade [75]

Bedfordshire Regiment [74]

Hampshire Regiment [66]

Royal Army Service Corps [64]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [62]

Welsh Regiment [62]

Gloucestershire Regiment [61]

Northumberland Fusiliers [61]

Worcestershire Regiment [61]

Devonshire Regiment [59]

East Surrey Regiment [58]

Royal West Kent Regiment [55]

Northamptonshire Regiment [54]

Royal Sussex Regiment [53]

British West Indies Regiment [52]

Somerset Light Infantry [51]

Royal Naval Division [49]

East Kent Regiment [47]

Norfolk Regiment [47]

Wiltshire Regiment [46]

Liverpool Regiment [45]

Suffolk Regiment [43]

Army Veterinary Corps [41]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [41]

Durham Light Infantry [41]

Gordon Highlanders [40]

Manchester Regiment [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

South Wales Borderers [38]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37]

Lincolnshire Regiment [36]

Royal Defence Corps [36]

Canadian Infantry [35]

Dorsetshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [35]

West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [4844]

Royal Navy [593]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [455]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [374]

Australian Imperial Force [263]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60]

Other Empire Force [14]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [6690]

S [16]

B [4]

G [4]

C [1]

F [1]

H [1]

P [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6576]

Merchant Navy [100]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [110]

Canada [5]

South Africa [2]

France [1]

India [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [18] London England [14] Melbourne Victoria [14] Portsmouth, Hampshire [14] Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] London, Middlesex, England [11] Battersea, London [9] Brisbane Queensland [9] Plymouth, Devon [9] Southampton, Hampshire, England [9] Reading, Berkshire [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Perth Western Australia [7] Wandsworth, London [7] Camberwell, London [6] Kempsey New South Wales [6] Islington, London [5] Lambeth, London [5] Launceston Tasmania [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Margate, Kent [5] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [5] Surrey England [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Dover, Kent [4] Hackney, London [4] Hereford [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Lambeth, Surrey [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Newport, Monmouthshire [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Chelsea, London [3] Crewkerne, Somerset [3] Dalston, London [3] Fulham, London [3] Kensington, London [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Lostock New South Wales [3] Newington, London [3] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Southwark, London [3] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Rank

Private [3061] Gunner [347] Driver [301] Corporal [262] Serjeant [238] Sapper [171] Lance Corporal [126] Second Lieutenant [107] Lieutenant [92] Captain [69] Acting Corporal [66] Acting Serjeant [47] Pioneer [46] Bombardier [43] Major [24] Rifleman [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Acting Bombardier [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Staff Serjeant [13] Worker [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Ordinary Seaman [11] Temporary Lieutenant [11] Able Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Battery Serjeant Major [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Acting Captain [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Corporal Acting Serjeant [7] Temporary Captain [7] Trooper [6] Deck Hand [5] Major General [5] Private Acting Lance Corporal [5] Private Acting Serjeant [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Nurse [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [463] Labour Corps [365] Royal Engineers [355] Army Service Corps [336] London Regiment [264] Royal Garrison Artillery [219] Royal Army Medical Corps [155] Royal Fusiliers [134] Machine Gun Corps [132] Middlesex Regiment [129] The Queen's Regiment [82] Essex Regiment [81] Royal Berkshire Regiment [81] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [77] Rifle Brigade [75] Bedfordshire Regiment [74] Hampshire Regiment [66] Royal Army Service Corps [64] King's Royal Rifle Corps [62] Welsh Regiment [62] Gloucestershire Regiment [61] Northumberland Fusiliers [61] Worcestershire Regiment [61] Devonshire Regiment [59] East Surrey Regiment [58] Royal West Kent Regiment [55] Northamptonshire Regiment [54] Royal Sussex Regiment [53] British West Indies Regiment [52] Somerset Light Infantry [51] Royal Naval Division [49] East Kent Regiment [47] Norfolk Regiment [47] Wiltshire Regiment [46] Liverpool Regiment [45] Suffolk Regiment [43] Army Veterinary Corps [41] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [41] Durham Light Infantry [41] Gordon Highlanders [40] Manchester Regiment [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] South Wales Borderers [38] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37] Lincolnshire Regiment [36] Royal Defence Corps [36] Canadian Infantry [35] Dorsetshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [35] West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Service

British Army [4844] Royal Navy [593] Canadian Expeditionary Force [455] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [374] Australian Imperial Force [263] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60] Other Empire Force [14] Indian Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [6690] S [16] B [4] G [4] C [1] F [1] H [1] P [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6576] Merchant Navy [100] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [110] Canada [5] South Africa [2] France [1] India [1] United States [1]

James Lawrence

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 58469 Sergeant Labour Corps

British Army 28306 Private The Queen's Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 58469 Private Labour Corps 98th Company

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Albert Richard Lawrence

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Grenadier Guards

British Army 30461 Company Sergeant Major Cheshire Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 44352 Company Sergeant Major Manchester Regiment 53rd (Training Reserve) Battalion

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John George Lawrence

Born 1891

Died 1932

British Army 6665 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 33rd Reserve Battery R.F.A - probably Redford Barracks, Edinburgh, Scotland

British Army 6665 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 4B Reserve Brigade, Boyton, Nr Warminster

British Army 6665 Gunner British Expeditionary Force, France, 2nd Division 44th Howitzer Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

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Jonah Lawrence

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 8365 Lance Corporal King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 1st Batallion

British Army 8365 Private #King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 1st Battalion

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John Ramsell Lawrence

Born 1900

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163954

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Thomas Bernard Lawrence

Born 1895

Died 1956

British Army Captain General List

British Army 3/6289 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2 Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur Fairless Lawrence

Born 1887

Died 1956

British Army 2527 Acting Corporal Life Guards

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129874 Sergeant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129874 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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David Lawrence

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army S/16801 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/16801 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th ( Service ) Battalion

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Herbert Alexander Lawrence

Born 1861

Died 1943

British Army Major (Retired) 2nd Yeomanry Division

British Army Brigardier General 2nd Yeomanry Division

British Army General Staff

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Charles Lawrence

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 567 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st/9th Bn

British Army 567 Cyclist Hampshire Regiment 1/9th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Frederick Lawrence

Born 1892

Died 1946

British Army 242862 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Charles Lawrence

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20817 Corporal Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 20817 Corporal Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 7/8th Battalion

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Alexander Mcconnachie Lawrence

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 266384 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 6th Battalion

British Army 12312 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Arthur Lawrence

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy PO/15121 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Aaron Lawrence

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 15698 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Sidney Lawrence

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3006 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 530893 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 3006 Private London Regiment

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Charles Lawrence

Born 1870

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M. Yacht "Sanda"

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Frederick Lawrence

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 9351 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 8351 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Rudolph Russell Lawrence

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 625 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

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Robert Charles Lawrence

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 40682 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 2nd Brigade

British Army 40682 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 40682 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 231st Brigade

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