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Guernsey, Channel Islands [8]

Bridport, Dorset [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Taradale Victoria [5]

Weymouth, Dorset [5]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wareham, Dorset [3]

Beaminster, Dorset [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Surrey Hills Victoria [2]

Sussex England [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Whitchurch, Dorset [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warkwickshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Brent, Devon [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

CANNING TOWN ESSEX [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Carrickfergus [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Chester England [1]

Rank

Private [486]

Gunner [80]

Driver [49]

Corporal [42]

Sapper [34]

Serjeant [31]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Chief Schoolmaster [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Commissioned Shipwright [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [87]

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Army Service Corps [68]

Dorsetshire Regiment [62]

Labour Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Hampshire Regiment [44]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Dorset Yeomanry [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [5]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

British Army [789]

Royal Navy [129]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1066]

Contribution

Military Service [1029]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Guernsey, Channel Islands [8] Bridport, Dorset [7] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Taradale Victoria [5] Weymouth, Dorset [5] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wareham, Dorset [3] Beaminster, Dorset [2] Bingara New South Wales [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plumstead, London [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Poplar, London [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Surrey Hills Victoria [2] Sussex England [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Whitchurch, Dorset [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea [1] Bedminster Bristol, Somerset [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warkwickshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Brent, Devon [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, London [1] CANNING TOWN ESSEX [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Carrickfergus [1] Cheltenham [1] Chester England [1]

Rank

Private [486] Gunner [80] Driver [49] Corporal [42] Sapper [34] Serjeant [31] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Transport Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Chief Schoolmaster [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Commissioned Shipwright [1] Company Serjeant Major /Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Gunner Driver [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [87] Royal Field Artillery [79] Army Service Corps [68] Dorsetshire Regiment [62] Labour Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Hampshire Regiment [44] London Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Somerset Light Infantry [24] Devonshire Regiment [20] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Dorset Yeomanry [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Military Foot Police [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [5] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

British Army [789] Royal Navy [129] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1066]

Contribution

Military Service [1029] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] New Zealand [1]

Thomas John Legg

Born 1891

Died 1926

British Army 9626 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Legg

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 20210 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 267389 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/6th Bn.

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Septimus Henry Legg

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 10435 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10435 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Harold John Legg

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army G/12969 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Thomas John Gladstone Legg

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 316120 Private Devonshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 436925 Private Labour Corps

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Horace Gordon Legg

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 687 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 22nd Battalion

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Walter Ambrose Legg

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 3502 Private London Regiment

British Army 531217 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William Henry Legg

Died 1916

British Army 4922 Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Reginald Campion Legg

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 38560 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Ernest James Legg

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15448 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Bn

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Samuel Legg

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 240278 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 32514 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Legg

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8096

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William Thomas Legg

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112746

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Leonard Daniel Legg

Born 1889

Died 1975

British Army 96205 Pte Machine Gun Corps Cavalry 17th Squadron

British Army 991 Trumpeter Dorset Yeomanry

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Arthur Legg

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77722

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Reginald Faithful Legg

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163517

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George Edwin Legg

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7563

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Edward Frank Legg

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29425

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Frederick William Legg

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5445

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James Arthur Legg

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85982

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