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Oldham, Lancashire [16]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Lancashire England [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Cheshire England [3]

Manchester England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Staffordshire England [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Auburn New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brixton, Surrey [2]

Buangor Victoria [2]

Donald Victoria [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Morley, Yorkshire [2]

Southside, Glasgow [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aikton, Cumberland [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Antwerp [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton Under Tyne England [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton, Lancashire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ayrshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Barrow, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Bathgate [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Rank

Private [1227]

Gunner [132]

Driver [101]

Corporal [100]

Serjeant [80]

Sapper [69]

Second Lieutenant [56]

Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [43]

Captain [39]

Major [23]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Rifleman [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Worker [5]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Sergeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Saddler [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Canteener [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Orderly [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [156]

Labour Corps [153]

Royal Field Artillery [147]

Royal Engineers [145]

Army Service Corps [128]

Royal Army Medical Corps [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [84]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

Lancashire Fusiliers [60]

Cheshire Regiment [51]

South Staffordshire Regiment [45]

Liverpool Regiment [44]

Royal Scots [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34]

Highland Light Infantry [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

West Riding Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [25]

Gordon Highlanders [24]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Scottish Rifles [22]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [19]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1920]

Royal Navy [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [130]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [92]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [2422]

B [1]

E [1]

G [1]

H [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2383]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [64]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Oldham, Lancashire [16] Sydney New South Wales [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Lancashire England [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Cheshire England [3] Manchester England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Staffordshire [3] Staffordshire England [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Auburn New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brixton, Surrey [2] Buangor Victoria [2] Donald Victoria [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Lancashire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Morley, Yorkshire [2] Southside, Glasgow [2] Willesden, London [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aikton, Cumberland [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Antwerp [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton Under Tyne England [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton, Lancashire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ayrshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Barrow, Whalley, Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Bathgate [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford [1]

Rank

Private [1227] Gunner [132] Driver [101] Corporal [100] Serjeant [80] Sapper [69] Second Lieutenant [56] Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [43] Captain [39] Major [23] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [14] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [7] Rifleman [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Temporary Captain [5] Worker [5] Lieutenant Commander [4] Sergeant [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Brevet Major [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Saddler [3] Serjeant Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Canteener [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Orderly [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rear Admiral [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2]

Unit

Manchester Regiment [156] Labour Corps [153] Royal Field Artillery [147] Royal Engineers [145] Army Service Corps [128] Royal Army Medical Corps [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [84] Machine Gun Corps [65] Lancashire Fusiliers [60] Cheshire Regiment [51] South Staffordshire Regiment [45] Liverpool Regiment [44] Royal Scots [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34] Highland Light Infantry [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] West Riding Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] London Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Royal Scots Fusiliers [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [25] Gordon Highlanders [24] King's Own Scottish Borderers [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Scottish Rifles [22] Royal Fusiliers [21] East Lancashire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [19] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Seaforth Highlanders [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] Canadian Infantry [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1920] Royal Navy [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [130] Canadian Expeditionary Force [92] Australian Imperial Force [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [2422] B [1] E [1] G [1] H [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2383] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [64] India [1]

Ernest Lees

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5970 Private London Regiment

British Army 5970 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373024 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Algernon Henry Lees

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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William Robert Lees

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army M2/269059 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Prior Lees

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army Major London Regiment

British Army Major London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Peter Lees

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 6892 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200387 Private Scottish Rifles 2nd Battalion

British Army 376806 Private Royal Scots 2/10th Battalion

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William Gordon Lees

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Lees

Died 1918

British Army 22452 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 22452 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 22452 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 19th Battalion

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Arthur Compton Lethbridge Dumville Lees

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Major Shropshire Light Infantry

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David Lees

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8158 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Lees

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army M2/020331 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/020331 Private Army Service Corps

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Alec Antony Lees

Born 1890

Died 1971

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Richard Lees

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army B1701 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 9th Battalion

British Army B/1701 Rifleman Rifle Brigade Depot

British Army B/1701 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 9th Battalion

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Albert Lees

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 13144 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Wallace C Lees

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Sth/152 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Percy Beresford Lees

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Francis A.k.a. Frank John Lees

Born 1895

British Army Lieutenant Railway Transport Establishment

British Army 7021 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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George Lees

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24193

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Daniel Stewart Lees

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284619

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Francis Edward Lees

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139402

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Henry Lever Lees

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115177

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