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Forest Gate, Essex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lydd, Kent [2]

Bow, East London, England [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Coggeshall, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Essex England [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kentish Town, North London [1]

Lexden, Essex [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mile End Old Town Western, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Prittlewell, Essex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Wickham Saint Pauls, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Bombadier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dragoons [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Intelligence Department [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HM Submarine H5 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Intelligence Department [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Dragoon Guards [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [126]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Forest Gate, Essex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lydd, Kent [2] Bow, East London, England [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Coggeshall, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Essex England [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kentish Town, North London [1] Lexden, Essex [1] Limehouse, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mile End Old Town Western, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Prittlewell, Essex [1] Stepney, London [1] Walworth, London [1] Wickham Saint Pauls, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [52] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Corporal [5] Sapper [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Bombadier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Essex Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [6] East Kent Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Border Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dragoons [1] East African Forces [1] East African Intelligence Department [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HM Submarine H5 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Invincible [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Intelligence Department [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Dragoon Guards [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [84] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [126]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Percy George Layzell

Born 1900

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force "C" Battalion

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Frederick Alfred Layzell

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J14692 Able Seaman HM Submarine H5

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Alfred Annison Layzell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 372953 Private London Regiment

British Army 5876 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ephraim Leonard Layzell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1938 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army GS/20525 Private Dragoons

British Army D/16353 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Cecil John Layzell

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K7795 Leading Stoker HMS Invincible

Royal Navy K7795 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Invincible

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Donald Arthur Layzell

Born 1898

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 32757

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William John Layzell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276784

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Walter Edward Layzell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29263

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William Alexander Layzell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216884

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John William Layzell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72039

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William G Layzell

Died 1918

British Army 8699 Company Serjeant Major Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 45274 Company Serjeant Major Royal Defence Corps

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Joseph Harold Layzell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35741

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John Bertie Layzell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201041

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Ernest Albert Layzell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63411

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Charles Frederick Layzell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217872

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Walter Herbert Layzell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9633 Private Border Regiment

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Frank J Layzell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14974 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert H Layzell

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3213 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Douglas Layzell

Born 1895

Died 1971

Royal Navy 213114 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 213114 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 213114 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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James Layzell

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 49452 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49452 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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