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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gilberton South Australia [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

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Bundabing Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiselhurst England [1]

Chiselhurst, Kent [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Heaton Moor, Lancashire [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kensington South Australia [1]

Kent England [1]

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Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Northenden, Cheshire [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Reading Berkshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Snodland Rochester, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Gunner [26]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Army Service Corps [25]

Labour Corps [24]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [332]

Royal Navy [32]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [447]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gilberton South Australia [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bath England [1] Blackheath England [1] Boxted, Colchester, Essex [1] Bristol England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bundabing Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiselhurst England [1] Chiselhurst, Kent [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Great Crosby, Lancashire, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Heaton Moor, Lancashire [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kensington South Australia [1] Kent England [1] Lancashire England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Northenden, Cheshire [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Reading Berkshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Snodland Rochester, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [26] Driver [25] Serjeant [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [9] Lieutenant [7] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Army Service Corps [25] Labour Corps [24] East Lancashire Regiment [22] London Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Machine Gun Corps [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [332] Royal Navy [32] Australian Imperial Force [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [447]

Contribution

Military Service [430] Conscientious Objector [8] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Henry Carlton Leaver

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 11876 Manchester Regiment 4th City Battalion

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Fred Leaver

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 36234 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36234 Private East Lancashire Regiment Sixth Battalion

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Thomas Joseph Leaver

Born 1894

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 6143

Australian Imperial Force 6143 Private 25th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Sapper

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Wilfred Leaver

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165345

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James Frank Leaver

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260120

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Christopher Leaver

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300351

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George Walter Leaver

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142581

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David Leaver

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164909

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Leonard Victor Leaver

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 22469 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Hartley Leaver

Died 1918

British Army 302370 Private Manchester Regiment

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Stanley Horace Leaver

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 762507 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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William Leaver

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278947

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William Leaver

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1575

Australian Imperial Force 1514 Private Australian Infantry 45th Btn

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Frederick Thomas Leaver

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263278

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Samuel Edward Leaver

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142561

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142561 Private Canadian Infantry

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Samuel Leaver

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 17964 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Francis Leaver

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19507 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Victor Leaver

Died 1916

British Army 24083 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Benjamin Leaver

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 200932 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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S G Leaver

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 73422 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 73422 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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