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Erith, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire. [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Monmouthshire [1]

Chudleigh, Exeter, Devon [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kettering [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough England [1]

New Cross, Kent [1]

New Cross, Kent, London [1]

North Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Peterborough [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Ponders End, Middlesex [1]

Preston England [1]

Rylstone New South Wales [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Thelveton [1]

Tumut New South Wales [1]

Vauxhall, London [1]

Rank

Private [148]

Driver [18]

Gunner [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Major [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Service

British Army [232]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [315]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [315] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Erith, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke,Gosport,Hampshire. [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Monmouthshire [1] Chudleigh, Exeter, Devon [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Holborn, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kettering [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough England [1] New Cross, Kent [1] New Cross, Kent, London [1] North Adelaide, South Australia [1] Peterborough [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Ponders End, Middlesex [1] Preston England [1] Rylstone New South Wales [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Thelveton [1] Tumut New South Wales [1] Vauxhall, London [1]

Rank

Private [148] Driver [18] Gunner [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [10] Corporal [9] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Major [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Gunner RMA [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [19] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Connaught Rangers [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Service

British Army [232] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [315]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Arthur Leader

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3/10388 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 306438 Private Royal Engineers

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Fred Leader

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281416

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Patrick Leader

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148688

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Leslie Harold Leader

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 53101 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert Harry Leader

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR/8/9711 Private Training Reserve 35th Battalion

British Army 8/9711 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick Leader

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147742

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George Leader

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211209

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John Leader

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218251

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Reginald John Carey Leader

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Francis William Mowbray Leader

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Connaught Rangers

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Leonard John Leader

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 11522 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMS Hampshire

Royal Navy PO/11522 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 11522 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Hampshire

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Albert Leader

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 15842 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Henry Cyril Leader

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232402

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Henry Samuel Leader

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243773

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Richard Leader

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124866

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Edwin Charles Leader

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 321129 Private London Regiment

British Army 321129 Lance Corporal London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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John Leader

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71989

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71989 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Robert Leader

Died 1915

British Army 7796 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Albert Claude Leader

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 34572 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 53859 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Hamilton Leader

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 8975 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 8975 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 8975 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

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