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Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Rochdale, Lancashire [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

London England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Yorkshire England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Morchard Bishop, Devon [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Ashburton, Devon [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cambridge [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dunalley Victoria [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Emmaville New South Wales [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hunstanton, Norfolk [2]

Maldon Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire [2]

Saint Lukes, London [2]

Winsford, Cheshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Acton, London [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Auckland [1]

Rank

Private [1397]

Gunner [163]

Corporal [130]

Driver [130]

Serjeant [128]

Sapper [58]

Lance Corporal [53]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lieutenant [38]

Acting Corporal [31]

Captain [30]

Bombardier [26]

Pioneer [25]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Worker [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

A/Sgt [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [194]

Labour Corps [181]

Royal Engineers [156]

Army Service Corps [149]

Royal Garrison Artillery [109]

Machine Gun Corps [83]

Manchester Regiment [81]

Royal Army Medical Corps [79]

Lancashire Fusiliers [78]

London Regiment [72]

Royal Fusiliers [56]

Liverpool Regiment [48]

Devonshire Regiment [45]

Cheshire Regiment [44]

West Riding Regiment [42]

West Yorkshire Regiment [41]

Middlesex Regiment [40]

Northumberland Fusiliers [40]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28]

Suffolk Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2216]

Royal Navy [191]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [2859]

G [2]

S [2]

B [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2813]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

Australia [1]

Barbados [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

Russian Federation [1]

South Africa [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [6] Rochdale, Lancashire [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] London England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Yorkshire England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Chelsea, London [3] Hackney, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Morchard Bishop, Devon [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Ashburton, Devon [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cambridge [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dunalley Victoria [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Emmaville New South Wales [2] Gloucester [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hunstanton, Norfolk [2] Maldon Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Rock Ferry, Cheshire [2] Saint Lukes, London [2] Winsford, Cheshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Acton, London [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Auckland [1]

Rank

Private [1397] Gunner [163] Corporal [130] Driver [130] Serjeant [128] Sapper [58] Lance Corporal [53] Second Lieutenant [46] Lieutenant [38] Acting Corporal [31] Captain [30] Bombardier [26] Pioneer [25] Acting Serjeant [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Rifleman [8] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Worker [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Major [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] A/Sgt [1] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [194] Labour Corps [181] Royal Engineers [156] Army Service Corps [149] Royal Garrison Artillery [109] Machine Gun Corps [83] Manchester Regiment [81] Royal Army Medical Corps [79] Lancashire Fusiliers [78] London Regiment [72] Royal Fusiliers [56] Liverpool Regiment [48] Devonshire Regiment [45] Cheshire Regiment [44] West Riding Regiment [42] West Yorkshire Regiment [41] Middlesex Regiment [40] Northumberland Fusiliers [40] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33] East Lancashire Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [31] Welsh Regiment [29] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28] Suffolk Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Army Veterinary Corps [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Border Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2216] Royal Navy [191] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Australian Imperial Force [79] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [2859] G [2] S [2] B [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2813] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [51] Australia [1] Barbados [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] Russian Federation [1] South Africa [1]

Fred Leach

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 58621 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 58621 Gnr. Royal Field Artillery 110th Brigade

British Army 58621 Gnr. Royal Field Artillery 40th Battery

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Frank Leach

Born 1883

British Army 90742 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 90742 Acting Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stephen H Leach

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 9363 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 9363 Pte. Lancashire Fusiliers 1st

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Robert Onebye Leach

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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William Leach

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army SD/3163 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Cecil Carlton Leach

Born 1897

British Army 5472 Private London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles) 15th Battalion

British Army 352751 Private Labour Corps No. 622 (H.S.) Employment Company

British Army 352751 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

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Harry Austin Leach

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 1473 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Leach

Died 1915

British Army 7309 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Leach

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 30936 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 302642 Private Royal Air Force

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Frank Leach

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10672 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Leach

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army 9265 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Percy Hastings Leach

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 3rd Worcester Battery (TF)

British Army Second Lieutenant South Midland Brigade Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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George Leach

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8/2151 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army 330661 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Edmund Leach

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 15208 Private Manchester 24th

British Army 15208 Private Manchester Regiment 24th Battalion

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Francis Leonard Leach

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army T2426 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Isaac Oakley Leach

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 23043 Trooper Imperial Yeomanry 3rd Battalion

British Army 36811 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/5th Battalion

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David Leach

Born 1881

British Army 6221 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Henry Leach

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10346 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Gerald Kemball Leach

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Thomas Herbert Leach

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16726 Private Liverpool Regiment 18th Battalion

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