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Leigh, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Allerton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Bury Lancashire [1]

Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Harley, Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Little Lever, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Rahere Street, Goswell Road, Central London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Sandbach, Cheshire [1]

Walkden, Lancashire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Westmorland [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [214]

Gunner [23]

Driver [12]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Worker [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Signaller [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [24]

Army Service Corps [20]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [316]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [1]

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L [378]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

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People [379] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leigh, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Islington, London [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Allerton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Bury Lancashire [1] Cheadle, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Hammersmith [1] Harley, Wentworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Little Lever, Lancashire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Rahere Street, Goswell Road, Central London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Sandbach, Cheshire [1] Walkden, Lancashire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Warwickshire [1] Westmorland [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [214] Gunner [23] Driver [12] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [11] Serjeant [11] Sapper [10] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Major [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Worker [2] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Signaller [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Liverpool Regiment [27] Labour Corps [24] Army Service Corps [20] Cheshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [316] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [378] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [373] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1]

Luke Owen Leather

Born 1880

Died 1932

British Army 1692 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 1692 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick James Leather

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 372520 Private London Regiment

British Army 372520 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5166 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Tom Leather

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3042 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Territorial Force

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John Norman Leather

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17680 Lance Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 17680 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Alfred Leather

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6270 Private Manchester Regiment

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Gad Leather

Born 1876

Died 1932

British Army 12457 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 695124 Private Labour Corps

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Gerald Leather

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Samuel Leather

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139498

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Charles Leather

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260904

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W M Leather

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261448

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George Leather

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127030

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William Herbert Leather

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army 259863 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Edgar Leather

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/10679 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert James Outram Leather

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116021

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116021 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles

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Christopher Leather

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Leather

Died 1915

British Army 8580 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Joseph Leather

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4320 Private Signaller Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Richard Leather

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108464

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Arthur William Leather

Born 1893

Died 1918

South African Services 22992 Private 2nd Regiment South African Infantry

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Edward Wilberforce Leather

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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