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Sydney New South Wales [28]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Glasgow Scotland [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Edinburgh Scotland [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Rockhampton Queensland [4]

York, Yorkshire [4]

Alexandria New South Wales [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Grenfell New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Manchester [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bradford [2]

Bulli New South Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Colton Lodge, Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2]

Cumberland England [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1866]

Gunner [218]

Corporal [163]

Driver [131]

Serjeant [124]

Sapper [112]

Second Lieutenant [99]

Lieutenant [87]

Lance Corporal [59]

Captain [56]

Acting Serjeant [33]

Acting Corporal [30]

Pioneer [25]

Bombardier [23]

Lance Serjeant [19]

Major [18]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Rifleman [9]

Deck Hand [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Colour Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Reverend [4]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Nursing Sister [3]

Saddler [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Commander [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [240]

Labour Corps [219]

Royal Engineers [209]

Army Service Corps [181]

Royal Garrison Artillery [127]

Royal Army Medical Corps [125]

Durham Light Infantry [100]

Northumberland Fusiliers [100]

Royal Scots [99]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

Royal Highlanders [73]

Liverpool Regiment [71]

Highland Light Infantry [66]

London Regiment [59]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [59]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Gordon Highlanders [50]

Manchester Regiment [45]

East Yorkshire Regiment [44]

West Riding Regiment [44]

Royal Naval Division [43]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

Scottish Rifles [40]

Border Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [39]

Cameron Highlanders [36]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Canadian Infantry [28]

East Lancashire Regiment [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Scots Guards [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2918]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [303]

Australian Imperial Force [275]

Royal Navy [258]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [235]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [4202]

G [1]

K [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4067]

Merchant Navy [109]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [28] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13] Melbourne Victoria [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Glasgow Scotland [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Edinburgh Scotland [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Rockhampton Queensland [4] York, Yorkshire [4] Alexandria New South Wales [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Darlington, Durham [3] Grenfell New South Wales [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Manchester [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bradford [2] Bulli New South Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Colton Lodge, Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2] Cumberland England [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Grays, Essex [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Holborn, London [2] Horsham Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1866] Gunner [218] Corporal [163] Driver [131] Serjeant [124] Sapper [112] Second Lieutenant [99] Lieutenant [87] Lance Corporal [59] Captain [56] Acting Serjeant [33] Acting Corporal [30] Pioneer [25] Bombardier [23] Lance Serjeant [19] Major [18] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Rifleman [9] Deck Hand [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Able Seaman [6] Worker [6] Acting Colour Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Reverend [4] Sergeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Nursing Sister [3] Saddler [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Commander [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [240] Labour Corps [219] Royal Engineers [209] Army Service Corps [181] Royal Garrison Artillery [127] Royal Army Medical Corps [125] Durham Light Infantry [100] Northumberland Fusiliers [100] Royal Scots [99] Machine Gun Corps [81] Royal Highlanders [73] Liverpool Regiment [71] Highland Light Infantry [66] London Regiment [59] Royal Scots Fusiliers [59] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Royal Fusiliers [51] Gordon Highlanders [50] Manchester Regiment [45] East Yorkshire Regiment [44] West Riding Regiment [44] Royal Naval Division [43] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] Scottish Rifles [40] Border Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [39] Cameron Highlanders [36] Seaforth Highlanders [35] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] King's Own Scottish Borderers [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Canadian Infantry [28] East Lancashire Regiment [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25] Middlesex Regiment [24] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Scots Guards [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [2918] Canadian Expeditionary Force [303] Australian Imperial Force [275] Royal Navy [258] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [235] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [4202] G [1] K [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4067] Merchant Navy [109] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [84] Canada [2] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Thomas Roy Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/2580

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James Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27179

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Harry Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 15649

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Albert Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40972

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James Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 18496

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Clarence Samuel Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42515

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John William Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42810

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James Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42924

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Kenneth Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 46364

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Robert Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49194

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Stanley Eric Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 44909

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Christian Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 47343

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John Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 58551

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Robert William Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/2323

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John Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 61681

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Charles Henry Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63895

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Percy Sempill Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69548

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Guilbert Rainton Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 72363

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Peter Stanley Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 58002

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Ernest Lawson

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 58003

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