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Perth Western Australia [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Alcester, Warwickshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Campbell Town, Tasmania [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Derby [1]

Drimnagh,Co.Dublin. [1]

East Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gresford New South Wales [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingston-upon-Hull [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Mount Moriac Victoria [1]

Normanby Victoria [1]

Northampton England [1]

Northumberland England [1]

Orange, New South Wales [1]

Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Runton, Norfolk [1]

Sassafras Victoria [1]

Shanghai [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Standon, Hertfordshire [1]

Standon, Hertfordshire. [1]

Stepney England [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Truganina Victoria [1]

Willoughby New South Wales [1]

Woolwich,London. [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [143]

Gunner [28]

Captain [15]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [13]

Corporal [12]

Driver [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Bombardier [2]

Nurse [2]

Rifleman [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corpor [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain and then Major in same year [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon-Captain [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

London Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

King Edward's Horse [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Infantry Battalion [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [272]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [358]

M [4]

B [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

South Africa [1]

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People [364] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Perth Western Australia [3] Southwark, London [3] Alcester, Warwickshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] York Western Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Campbell Town, Tasmania [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Derby [1] Drimnagh,Co.Dublin. [1] East Hull, Yorkshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gresford New South Wales [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holloway, London [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingston-upon-Hull [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Mount Moriac Victoria [1] Normanby Victoria [1] Northampton England [1] Northumberland England [1] Orange, New South Wales [1] Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Runton, Norfolk [1] Sassafras Victoria [1] Shanghai [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Standon, Hertfordshire [1] Standon, Hertfordshire. [1] Stepney England [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Truganina Victoria [1] Willoughby New South Wales [1] Woolwich,London. [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [143] Gunner [28] Captain [15] Serjeant [14] Sapper [13] Corporal [12] Driver [11] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Bombardier [2] Nurse [2] Rifleman [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corpor [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Unpaid Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain and then Major in same year [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Lieutenant [1] Surgeon-Captain [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [30] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] London Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] King Edward's Horse [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Imperial Army [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Infantry Battalion [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [272] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [358] M [4] B [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9] South Africa [1]

Arthur H Leake

British Army 80060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank H Leake

British Army 62927 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Robert Billyard Leake

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Leonard A Leake

British Army 126656 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 666777 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Leake

British Army 121024 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry E Leake

British Army 53888 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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R A Leake

British Army 3640 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army P/10736 Driver Military Mounted Police

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Edwin V Leake

British Army 22120 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 500020 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Leake

British Army 148768 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Leake

British Army 12/436 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 312682 Private Royal Engineers

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Frank Leake

British Army 30675 Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 44514 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest Leake

British Army 49371 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 556525 Private Royal Engineers

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T Leake

British Army 122215 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel J Leake

British Army 11378 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 11378 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Robert Leake

British Army 8507 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 56222 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Leake

British Army S4/122430 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/122430 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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Edward T Leake

British Army 91285 Private Tank Corps

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Henry Leake

British Army 26529 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 102887 Private Labour Corps

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Charles M Leake

British Army 9383 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 370293 Private Labour Corps

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John Leake

British Army 71526 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 47061 Private Labour Corps

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