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Devonport Tasmania [13]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Colne, Lancashire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Beechworth Victoria [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Keighley, Yorkshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford England [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

York [2]

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Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Bradford, West Yorkshire [1]

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Castle Ward, Northumberland [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Darnall, Sheffield [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

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Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Goonamble New South Wales [1]

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Guelph ON [1]

Halifax England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Heworth, York, Yorkshire [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Huddersfield Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [352]

Gunner [54]

Driver [38]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General Sir [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Corporal Wheeler [1]

Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major now Commissions [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Labour Corps [46]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment [40]

West Riding Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

London Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Scots Guards [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [589]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [760]

H [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [748]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [3]

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Devonport Tasmania [13] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Colne, Lancashire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Beechworth Victoria [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Keighley, Yorkshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bradford England [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] York [2] Bacup, Lancs [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bolton Lancs [1] Bradford Manchester [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Bradford, West Yorkshire [1] Bramley Yorkshire [1] Buffalo NY [1] Castle Ward, Northumberland [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Darnall, Sheffield [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Darwin, Lancashire [1] Doncaster Yorkshire [1] Doncaster Yorkshire. [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Eastbourne Sussex [1] Edwardstown South Australia [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Goonamble New South Wales [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Greenwich, London South East [1] Guelph ON [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Heworth, York, Yorkshire [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Huddersfield Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [352] Gunner [54] Driver [38] Serjeant [35] Corporal [30] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General Sir [1] Captain Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Corporal Wheeler [1] Engineer Lieutenant For Temporary Service [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Major and Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major now Commissions [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [77] Labour Corps [46] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [41] West Yorkshire Regiment [40] West Riding Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Cheshire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] London Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Border Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Scots Guards [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [589] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [760] H [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [748] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [3]

Cyril Laycock

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 48437 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35909 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35909 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Bertie Laycock

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army 34528 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 418843 Private Labour Corps

British Army 418843 Private Labour Corps Lancashire Fusiliers

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Claud Laycock

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229829

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George Alfred Laycock

Died 1915

British Army 6310 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur William Laycock

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3083 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frank Laycock

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 15517 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 79215 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herman Laycock

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 7177 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 785863 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Scatcherd Laycock

Born 1879

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 15th Bttln, Canadian Infantry

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Fred Laycock

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61163

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Fred Laycock

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 248527

Canadian Expeditionary Force 248527 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Wilfred Laycock

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88415

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Charles Richard Laycock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198408

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Joseph Frederick Laycock

Born 1867

Died 1952

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

British Army Brigadier General Sir Staff

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David William Laycock

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army GS/14760 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 14760 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

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Charles Stanley Laycock

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210364

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Arthur Laycock

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19338

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Jeffrey Lewin Laycock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248636

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Henry Herschel Laycock

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249815

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Augustus Henry Laycock

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8838 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph B Laycock

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53680 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 64980 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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