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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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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]

Arthur Gerald Leeson

Born 1870

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 704076

Canadian Expeditionary Force 704076 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Leeson

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12435 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Edward Leeson

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army 32216 Corporal Royal Engineers

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George Leeson

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 288570 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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George Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 27980 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Wilfrid Leeson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 20366 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 43150 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Leeson

Died 1916

British Army 3418 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert Leeson

Died 1916

British Army 74444 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Leeson

Died 1915

British Army S/12934 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/12934 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Harry Leeson

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 7786 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John P. Leeson

Died 1917

British Army 17481 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 214479 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 17481 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Leeson

Died 1917

British Army 203076 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John H Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 62757 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter John Leeson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 25270 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Leeson

Died 1916

British Army 27043 Private Manchester Regiment

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Matthew Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 26632 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 94304 Lance Corporal King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th (Liverpool Irish) Battalion

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William J Leeson

Died 1918

British Army 47153 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Fred Leeson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25059

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Walter Leeson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160428

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James Leeson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75655

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