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Shetland, Scotland [17]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1]

Breesay, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Forres [1]

Forres, Morayshire [1]

Gardiesting, Zetland [1]

Kyabram Victoria [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Leongatha Victoria [1]

Lerwick, Shetland [1]

Lerwick, Shetland Islands [1]

Linton Victoria [1]

Manly New South Wales [1]

Mid Yell, Shetland [1]

Newington, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey, England [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Rokewood Victoria [1]

Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Scotland [1]

South Yell, Shetlands [1]

Southland [1]

Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [8]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Seaman [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Seaforth Highlanders [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Royal Scots [6]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Base Camp Details Attached Welsh Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Unit/Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Egyptian Army [1]

Forth Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General and Special List [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [234]

Contribution

Military Service [197]

Merchant Navy [37]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [235] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Shetland, Scotland [17] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [4] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [4] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Ellon, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Boddam, Aberdeenshire [1] Breesay, Shetland, Scotland [1] Dunfermline [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Forres [1] Forres, Morayshire [1] Gardiesting, Zetland [1] Kyabram Victoria [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leongatha Victoria [1] Lerwick, Shetland [1] Lerwick, Shetland Islands [1] Linton Victoria [1] Manly New South Wales [1] Mid Yell, Shetland [1] Newington, London [1] Peckham, Surrey, England [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Rokewood Victoria [1] Scalloway, Shetland, Scotland [1] Scotland [1] South Yell, Shetlands [1] Southland [1] Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [11] Serjeant [9] Corporal [8] Captain [5] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Seaman [2] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Squadron Leader [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Seaforth Highlanders [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Reserve [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Royal Scots [6] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Army Service Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders/ Staff [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Base Camp Details Attached Welsh Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Unit/Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Egyptian Army [1] Forth Royal Garrison Artillery [1] French Red Cross [1] General and Special List [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Battalion [1] Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Machine Gun Corps [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [123] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [234]

Contribution

Military Service [197] Merchant Navy [37]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James Ewen Leask

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22246

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Douglas Paton Leask

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18177

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Thomas Leask

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/12643 Private Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) 8th Battalion

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Henry Smith Leask

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174114

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John Robert I Leask

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283003

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James Lester Leask

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745118

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745118 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Leask

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420634

Canadian Expeditionary Force 420634 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Leask

Died 1917

British Army 204289 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John William Leask

Died 1917

British Army 9439 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 9439 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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James Cunliffe Leask

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas William Geddes Leask

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army TF4250 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 196872 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Leask

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2168 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240458 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240458 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Leask

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 30792 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 40599 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Leask

Died 1916

British Army S/12948 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James J. Leask

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 13177 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 13177 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Erwin Leask

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127551

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James Gordon Leask

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154164

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Ernest James Leask

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71691

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Edward Richard Leask

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407106

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John Leask

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1625

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