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Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Basket Range South Australia [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighouse Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Chester [1]

Darlington, Durham, England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gorleston [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [1]

Harton, Durham [1]

Holme, West Yorkshire [1]

Kensal Rise, Middlesex, England [1]

Lancaster [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Middleton on the Wolds, Yorkshire [1]

Montreal [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Unley South Australia [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

1st South African Infantry [1]

259 th ( Siberia) Rgt [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [163]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [209]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [1] Basket Range South Australia [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Brighouse Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Chester [1] Darlington, Durham, England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gorleston [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [1] Harton, Durham [1] Holme, West Yorkshire [1] Kensal Rise, Middlesex, England [1] Lancaster [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Middleton on the Wolds, Yorkshire [1] Montreal [1] Portsmouth England [1] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Unley South Australia [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1] West Ham, Essex [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [110] Gunner [14] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 1st South African Infantry [1] 259 th ( Siberia) Rgt [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [163] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [209] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [1] United States [1]

Matthew Leak

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army 5974 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 5974 Private Cheshire Regiment No. 3 Depot

British Army 5974 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edwin Owen Leak

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army M2/032040 Serjeant Army Service Corps attached Siege Battery Ammunition Column

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John Leak

Born 1892

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 2053 Private Australian Infantry 9th Battalion

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James Leak

Died 1918

British Army 11388 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11388 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Arthur Reynolds Leak

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279835

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Alfred Leak

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103445

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Thomas Leak

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31764

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Fred Leak

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 28383 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Archibald John Leak

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68121

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Henry John Robert Leak

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32321

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William Leak

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7640

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Thomas Leak

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68450

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Joseph Leak

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 14095 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arthur Leak

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4618 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266883 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 266883 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Samuel Leak

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 20752 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 20752 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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David J R Leak

Died 1915

British Army 3/10052 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas William Leak

Died 1915

British Army 12520 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12520 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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George Leak

Died 1916

British Army 2452 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Nathan Leak

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 41584 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Reginald Arthur Leak

Australian Imperial Force 6779

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