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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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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]

Samuel Lees

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135834

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Harry Lees

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301718

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Adam Dudgeon Lees

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280745

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George Henry Lees

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191540

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Redfearn Lees

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189864

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Harold Claude Lees

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265190

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William Frederick Lees

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123920

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John Samuel Lees

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114354

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James Lees

Born 1892

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Able Seaman Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Dido" (Hull)

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Thomas Joseph Lees

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3269 Private Australian Infantry 30th Battalion

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Thomas Leslie Lees

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1660 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 1660 Warrant Officer Class 2 Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/4th Bn.

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John Victor Elliott Lees

Born 1888

Died 1955

British Army Captain/Acting Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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James Wallace Lees

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 42152 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 42152 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery 34th Battery

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Charles William Lees

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263591

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Gwilym David Lees

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39749

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Wilfred Henry Lees

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56597

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Robert Lees

Born 1892

British Army 10594 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10594 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 10594 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Robert Charles Lees

Born 1873

Died 1932

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Barham

Royal Navy 270022 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2c HMS Barham

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Edward Lees

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50655

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James Bertram Lees

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41090

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