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Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [7]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Southport, Lancashire [3]

Fleetwood [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Morven Queensland [2]

Newdigate, Surrey [2]

Swallowfield, Berkshire [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Biggar, Lanarkshire. [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blundellsands, Liverpool [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Icklesham, Sussex [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Latchford, Cheshire [1]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Lion Mill Western Australia [1]

March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Saint Andrew Edinburgh [1]

Sherfield Hampshire [1]

Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire [1]

Shotley Bridge, Durham [1]

Southport [1]

St.George,Edinburgh. [1]

Surrey [1]

Thingwall, Cheshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [163]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [18]

Driver [17]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sergeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Captain [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [26]

Labour Corps [18]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Scots [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [258]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [351]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [351] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [7] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Southport, Lancashire [3] Fleetwood [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Morven Queensland [2] Newdigate, Surrey [2] Swallowfield, Berkshire [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Biggar, Lanarkshire. [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blundellsands, Liverpool [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Edinburgh [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Icklesham, Sussex [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Latchford, Cheshire [1] Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Lion Mill Western Australia [1] March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Saint Andrew Edinburgh [1] Sherfield Hampshire [1] Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire [1] Shotley Bridge, Durham [1] Southport [1] St.George,Edinburgh. [1] Surrey [1] Thingwall, Cheshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [163] Gunner [19] Corporal [18] Driver [17] Sapper [14] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Deck Hand [2] Sergeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bandmaster [1] Captain [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Army Service Corps [26] Royal Engineers [26] Labour Corps [18] Liverpool Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Scots [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [258] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [351]

Contribution

Military Service [332] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

George Leadbetter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 40339 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William E Leadbetter

Died 1916

British Army L/14973 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Duncan Leadbetter

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 142584 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Leadbetter

Died 1917

British Army 3528 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 37220 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 37220 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Leadbetter

Died 1917

British Army 16570 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Emms Leadbetter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283833

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Harold Leadbetter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127838

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Samuel Leadbetter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39089

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Victor Eugene Leadbetter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160739

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George Victor Leadbetter

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6135

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William Leadbetter

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2122DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2122 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Brock."

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William Leadbetter

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 3892DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3892 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.T. Haisborough

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Charles Austin Leadbetter

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Elliott Leadbetter

Australian Imperial Force 2928

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William Leadbetter

Born 1894

British Army 2183 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army WR 10069 Private Royal Engineers

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Thomas Nathaniel Leadbetter

Born 1898

Royal Navy 19490 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alan Edmonstoune Greenshields Leadbetter

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery 15th Brigade. L Battery

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Leslie Charles Leadbetter

Australian Imperial Force

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Eric Tilson Leadbetter

Australian Imperial Force 4191

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Harry Leadbetter

Born 1895

Royal Navy 3711 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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