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Ballan Victoria [7]

Islington, London [4]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [3]

Appleton, Berkshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Berkshire England [2]

Burnie Tasmania [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Esher, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

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Boughton, Northamptonshire [1]

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Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kelvedon, Essex [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

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Private [270]

Driver [33]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

AC2 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Base Details [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [33]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Service

British Army [421]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

L [576]

D [1]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [566]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Ballan Victoria [7] Islington, London [4] Colchester, Essex [3] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [3] Appleton, Berkshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Berkshire England [2] Burnie Tasmania [2] Deptford, London [2] Esher, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldershot, Surrey [1] Aldgate, E London [1] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Baccan Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blakeville Victoria [1] Boughton, Northamptonshire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Burslem [1] Camberwell London [1] Canton [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Catlins River [1] Clacton-on-Sea, Essex [1] Coggleshall, Essex [1] Devonport Tasmania [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Essex [1] Essex England [1] Euston, London [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Geelgong New South Wales [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kelvedon, Essex [1] Kensington, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [270] Driver [33] Gunner [29] Corporal [25] Serjeant [23] Sapper [13] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] 3rd Lieutenant [1] AC2 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sub Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Base Details [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Rifleman [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [33] Royal Engineers [33] Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [29] London Regiment [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Suffolk Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Military Foot Police [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Division [3]

Service

British Army [421] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

L [576] D [1] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [566] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Gustave Lay

Born 1880

Died 1951

British Army 8/1771 Corporal Otago Regiment

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1771 Corporal Otago Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1771 Private Otago Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry John Lay

Born 1883

Died 1969

British Army M/318284 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M318284 Private Service Corps

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Frederick James Lay

Born 1897

Died 1967

British Army 7094 Private London Regiment

British Army 738197 Private London Regiment

British Army 7094 Private London Regiment 24th Btn London Regt/8th Btn London Regt

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Archibald Baden Lay

Born 1900

Died 1967

Royal Navy J83655

Royal Navy J83655 Ordinary Seaman Pembroke

Royal Navy J83655 Ordinary Seaman HMS Duke

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Horace Stanley Lay

Born 1895

Died 1951

Royal Navy J11352

Royal Navy J11352 Signalman various ships

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Joseph Henry Lay

Born 1852

British Army 20308 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 20308 Private Middlesex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 904 Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment duke of edinburgh's (wiltshire regiment) 62nd Battalion

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Alfred Frederick Lay

Died 1916

British Army 3576 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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George William Lay

Born 1889

Died 1953

British Army L/35494 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/35494 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 36th Ulster Div

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Edgar Lay

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77308

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Augustus Frederick Lay

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104748

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Reginald Stewart Lay

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28981

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Edward Lay

Died 1914

British Army 1811 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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John Hazel Lay

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7510

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William George Lay

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302119

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Daniel Lay

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93683

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Charles Lay

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3718 Private London Regiment

British Army 302218 Private London Regiment

British Army 302218 Rifleman London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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W Lay

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 88610 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Ernest Lay

Born 1894

Died 1959

British Army 4398 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200894 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Edward Lay

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88178

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Frederick William Lay

Died 1918

British Army 130452 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Reserve Battalion

British Army 22624 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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