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Stroud, Gloucestershire [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Balaclava South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Dunedin [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Tarraville Victoria [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstone, Hampshire, England [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Balmoral Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Burslem, Staffs [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clare New South Wales [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Downend, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Ellacombe, Devon [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fryerstown Victoria [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hamshire England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kington Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Lisburn [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longtime, Staffs [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mitre Victoria [1]

Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Natimuk Victoria [1]

Normanby Victoria [1]

Nystad [1]

Rank

Private [188]

Driver [26]

Gunner [21]

Sapper [17]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [25]

Labour Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Dorset Yeomanry [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [299]

Royal Navy [34]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [412]

Contribution

Military Service [400]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [412] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stroud, Gloucestershire [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Balaclava South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Dunedin [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Tarraville Victoria [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstone, Hampshire, England [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Balmoral Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Burslem, Staffs [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clare New South Wales [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Downend, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Ellacombe, Devon [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fryerstown Victoria [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hamshire England [1] Islington, London [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Kensington, London [1] Kington Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Lisburn [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longtime, Staffs [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mitre Victoria [1] Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Natimuk Victoria [1] Normanby Victoria [1] Nystad [1]

Rank

Private [188] Driver [26] Gunner [21] Sapper [17] Serjeant [14] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Sister [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Assistant Sister [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [25] Labour Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Dorset Yeomanry [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [299] Royal Navy [34] Australian Imperial Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [412]

Contribution

Military Service [400] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Frank Lear

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 136115 Sapper Royal Engineers 172 Tunnelling Company

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Arthur Edward Lear

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 12799 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army TR 13981 Private Training Reserve 16th Battalion

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Joseph Lear

Born 1891

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Edward Christian Rutherford Lear

Born 1882

British Army 2nd Lieutenant London Regiment 28th County of London Battalion, Artists Rifles

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

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Wilfred John Lear

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319488

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James Henry Lear

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408438

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Albert John Lear

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188500

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Edwin Charles Lear

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279848

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William Lear

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185530

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Arthur Wilberforce Lear

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29125

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Walter Samuel Powell Lear

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77129

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William Lear

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161710

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John Henry Lear

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239001

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Ronald John Lear

Born 1896

Died 1918

Lance Corporal

British Army 22138 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Horace Lear

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 34083 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred William Lear

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 180157 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 180157 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John William Lear

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 55914 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 23117 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Henry Lear

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119157

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Leonard Lear

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36374

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Victor Sidney Lear

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy K5169 Stoker 1st Class HMS Collingwood

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