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Stoke, Staffordshire [3]

Casino New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Longton, Staffordshire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Bayswater [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Fenton, Staffordshire [1]

Fenton, Staffs [1]

Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire [1]

Longton, Staffs [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Meir, Staffordshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Stone, Staffordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Trentham, Staffordshire [1]

Tunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Whitley, Northumberland [1]

Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [196]

Gunner [32]

Driver [18]

Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant-General [1]

Nurse [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler [1]

private [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [66]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

29th Punjabis [1]

29th Punjabis, attached South Waziristan Militia [1]

Service

British Army [303]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

L [361]

Contribution

Military Service [357]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [361] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stoke, Staffordshire [3] Casino New South Wales [2] London England [2] Longton, Staffordshire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Bayswater [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Fenton, Staffordshire [1] Fenton, Staffs [1] Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Kidsgrove, Staffordshire [1] Longton, Staffs [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Meir, Staffordshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Staffordshire [1] Staffordshire England [1] Stone, Staffordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Trentham, Staffordshire [1] Tunstall, Staffordshire [1] Westminster, London [1] Whitley, Northumberland [1] Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [196] Gunner [32] Driver [18] Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Temporary Major [4] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant-General [1] Nurse [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler [1] private [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [66] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [21] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 29th Punjabis [1] 29th Punjabis, attached South Waziristan Militia [1]

Service

British Army [303] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

L [361]

Contribution

Military Service [357] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Scurr Leese

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2193 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6 Battalion

British Army 2193 Private Manchester Regiment 1/6 Battalion

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Harry Leese

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 154366 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Leese

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135053

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135053 Private Royal Flying Corps Recruits Depot

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William Henry Leese

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 12765 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 12765 private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Edward Leese

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148616

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John Francis Leese

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286399

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Alfred Leese

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33747

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John Leese

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282577

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Harry Leese

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237104

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Samuel Leese

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242301

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Victor Leese

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 736817

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Leese

Born 1883

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 534237

Canadian Expeditionary Force 534237 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Francis Leese

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 22916 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 27410 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27410 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Joseph Leese

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 50263 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Samuel Leese

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 203549 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Leese

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4903 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 27405 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27405 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur W Leese

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 12758 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40376 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40367 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Leese

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 5025 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 242350 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 242350 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Louis Austin Leese

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 46550 Private Manchester Regiment

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Hamlet Leese

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 8223 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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