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Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Market Drayton, Shropshire [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Berrington, Salop [1]

Bramhall, Stockport [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Dukinfield, Cheshire [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Prestwich, Manchester [1]

Sleat, Portree, Inverness-Shire [1]

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [8]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

CSM [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Dispensary Nurse [1]

L/Corp [1]

L/Serg [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serg [1]

Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Serbian Relief Fund [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Royal Field Artillery/ Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Sprightly [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [242]

Contribution

Military Service [235]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Market Drayton, Shropshire [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Berrington, Salop [1] Bramhall, Stockport [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Dukinfield, Cheshire [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Prestwich, Manchester [1] Sleat, Portree, Inverness-Shire [1] Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Todmorden, Yorkshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [130] Gunner [12] Serjeant [10] Corporal [8] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Major [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] CSM [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Dispensary Nurse [1] L/Corp [1] L/Serg [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Serg [1] Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [25] Labour Corps [16] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Serbian Relief Fund [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Royal Field Artillery/ Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Border Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Sprightly [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [195] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [242]

Contribution

Military Service [235] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

James Stephen Leah

Born 1882

British Army 93869 Company Serjeant Major Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6014 Pte Loyal North Lancashire Regt Second

British Army 6014 L/Corp Loyal North Lancashire Regt Second

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Ellis Leah

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 351095 Private Manchester Regiment 2/9th Battalion

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James A Leah

Died 1920

British Army 315 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 5/315 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Arthur Christopher Leah

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106233

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Oliver Leah

Died 1916

British Army 16893 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16893 Acting Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Henry Leah

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33224

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Martin Leah

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 32604 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Leah

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58941

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William Thomas Leah

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K30991 Stoker 1st Class HMS Sprightly

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Fred Leah

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 24409 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 40016 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 40016 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 6 Battalion

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William Leah

Died 1916

British Army 7538 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 40204 Private Manchester Regiment

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John W Leah

Died 1918

British Army 23478 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Harry Leah

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 9760 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Leah

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 240855 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Fred Leah

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 63070 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edgar Leah

Died 1915

British Army 12018 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Leah

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9926 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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John Leah

Died 1915

British Army 13628 Colour Serjeant King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot

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Richard Leah

Died 1917

British Army 203861 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Leah

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1899 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1899 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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