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Clitheroe, Lancashire [3]

Durham England [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Ripon, Yorkshire [2]

Terara New South Wales [2]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Battersea England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Nowra New South Wales [1]

Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Paddington [1]

Padeham, Lancashire [1]

Pateley Bridge [1]

Ripon [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Manchester [1]

Skegness Lincoln [1]

West Morand England [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

York [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [249]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [17]

Gunner [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Corporal/ Signalman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Signaller [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Labour Corps [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Engineers [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [354]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

L [422]

Contribution

Military Service [418]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [422] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clitheroe, Lancashire [3] Durham England [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Ripon, Yorkshire [2] Terara New South Wales [2] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Battersea England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Nowra New South Wales [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Paddington [1] Padeham, Lancashire [1] Pateley Bridge [1] Ripon [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Salford, Manchester [1] Skegness Lincoln [1] West Morand England [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] York [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [249] Corporal [20] Serjeant [19] Driver [17] Gunner [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Corporal/ Signalman [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Signaller [1] Warrant Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [32] Labour Corps [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Engineers [21] East Lancashire Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Army Service Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [354] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

L [422]

Contribution

Military Service [418] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Henry Leeming

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11185 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11185 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Richard Leeming

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134279

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Albert Baynes Leeming

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31263

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Frederick William Leeming

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69520

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Ernest James Leeming

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287995

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Charles Hilton Leeming

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58345

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Samuel Leeming

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53561

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James Leeming

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 65293 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Leeming

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 23632 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 23632 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Arthur Leeming

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Stanley Leeming

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 8793 Lance Corporal Dragoon Guards

British Army 51160 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 51160 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Louis Leeming

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 73rd Wing

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John J Leeming

Born 1899

Died 1983

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 132.245 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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John Edward Leeming

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20044

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20044 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Jonas Manasseh Leeming

Died 1916

British Army 16/1511 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1511 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles H Leeming

Died 1916

British Army 10054 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10054 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward Leeming

Died 1916

British Army 18702 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18702 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Ralph Leeming

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202254 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Leeming

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 203250 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Leeming

Died 1915

British Army 14097 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 14097 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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