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Brigg, Lincolnshire [2]

Coraki New South Wales [2]

Cowes Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Woolwich [2]

Allington, Lincolnshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bungarvallin New South Wales [1]

Caldemeade Victoria [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clyde Victoria [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Coventry England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Derby [1]

Edenham, Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Foster Victoria [1]

Goodwood Queensland [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Hightown, Lancashire [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool Lancashire [1]

Manchester [1]

Melool New South Wales [1]

Monham Victoria [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Nathalia Victoria [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1]

Richmond River New South Wales [1]

Riverina New South Wales [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Rupanyup Victoria [1]

Shrewley Common, Warwick [1]

St George Queensland [1]

Stepney [1]

Rank

Private [211]

Gunner [39]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [15]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Sapper [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Pte [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Chaplain [1]

Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the forces 4th Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Service

British Army [336]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Last name first letter

L [458]

Contribution

Military Service [456]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Brigg, Lincolnshire [2] Coraki New South Wales [2] Cowes Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Woolwich [2] Allington, Lincolnshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bungarvallin New South Wales [1] Caldemeade Victoria [1] Clapham, London [1] Clyde Victoria [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Coventry England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Derby [1] Edenham, Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Foster Victoria [1] Goodwood Queensland [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Hightown, Lancashire [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool Lancashire [1] Manchester [1] Melool New South Wales [1] Monham Victoria [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Nathalia Victoria [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Richmond River New South Wales [1] Riverina New South Wales [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Rupanyup Victoria [1] Shrewley Common, Warwick [1] St George Queensland [1] Stepney [1]

Rank

Private [211] Gunner [39] Corporal [23] Serjeant [19] Driver [15] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Sapper [3] Bombardier [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Pioneer [2] Pte [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] L/Cpl [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Chaplain [1] Temporary Chaplain 4th Class [1] Temporary Chaplain to the forces 4th Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Engineers [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Defence Force [2]

Service

British Army [336] Australian Imperial Force [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Last name first letter

L [458]

Contribution

Military Service [456] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Leeson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135613

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Edward Gregory Leeson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111994

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John Henry Leeson

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287962

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Frank Leeson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 21274 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 21274 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Ernest Reuben Leeson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1109 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Leeson

Died 1915

British Army 9694 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Leeson

Died 1916

British Army 4272 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 1505 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 820643 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 820643 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 176667 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ian Alister Leeson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Captain Light Infantry

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Sidney Leeson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13636 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Leeson

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5469 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 5469 Acting Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 5469 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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John C Leeson

Died 1915

British Army 2045 Private Cheshire Regiment

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John Leeson

Died 1914

British Army 9644 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thomas S Leeson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 27414 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 43475 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Leeson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 24331 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24331 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harold Leeson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 92752 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Leeson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 16018 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Thomas Leeson

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Chaplain Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains' Department Att 13th Battalion Royal Fusileers

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Harold Leeson

Australian Imperial Force 59767

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