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Weymouth, Dorset [4]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

45 Grosvenor Square, London [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire, England [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Bayswater, Middlesex [1]

Bedford [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bondi New South Wales [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridport England [1]

Burmingham England [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Cabarlah Queensland [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chard, Somerset, England [1]

Chichester England [1]

Dorking [1]

Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1]

Ferryhill, Durham [1]

Fordyce, Banffshire [1]

Forest Gate England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Glen Innes New England [1]

Granya Victoria [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Ilkley Yorkshire [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset, England [1]

Kendal, Northumberland [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

London England [1]

London, England [1]

Marple, Cheshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southgate Middlesex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Lieutenant [27]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [16]

Driver [16]

Sapper [12]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [10]

Major [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Worker [5]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flag Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leiutenant Captan [1]

Lieutenant (Flag Lieutenant) [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major General [1]

Orderly [1]

Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Private/ Private/ Private/ Second Lieutenant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [20]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment/ Staff [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leinster Regiment/ Staff [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Church Army [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [334]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [485]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [474]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [4] Reading, Berkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Paignton, Devon [2] 45 Grosvenor Square, London [1] Aberdeen [1] Abingdon, Berkshire, England [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bayswater, Middlesex [1] Bedford [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bondi New South Wales [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridport England [1] Burmingham England [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1] Cabarlah Queensland [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chard, Somerset, England [1] Chichester England [1] Dorking [1] Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1] Ferryhill, Durham [1] Fordyce, Banffshire [1] Forest Gate England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Glen Innes New England [1] Granya Victoria [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Ilkley Yorkshire [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Iwerne Courtney, Blandford, Dorset, England [1] Kendal, Northumberland [1] Leyton, Essex [1] London England [1] London, England [1] Marple, Cheshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Sale Victoria [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southgate Middlesex [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [189] Lieutenant [27] Gunner [20] Corporal [16] Driver [16] Sapper [12] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [10] Major [8] Acting Corporal [6] Worker [5] Commander [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battalion Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flag Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leiutenant Captan [1] Lieutenant (Flag Lieutenant) [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major General [1] Orderly [1] Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Corporal [1] Private/ Private/ Private/ Second Lieutenant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [26] Labour Corps [22] Royal Engineers [20] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Essex Regiment/ Staff [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leinster Regiment/ Staff [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Military Foot Police [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Church Army [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [334] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [485] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [474] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Walter Traversari Legge

Born 1874

Died 1949

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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Hugh Legge

Born 1870

Died 1944

British Army Orderly Serbian Relief Fund

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Humphry Legge

Born 1888

Died 1962

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Princess Royal

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Charles Stewart Legge

Born 1891

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/2365 Auckland Infantry Battalion

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William Norman Legge

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 880 Corporal Royal Canadian Army UnitDragoons

British Army 880 Corporal Royal Canadian Dragoons

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George Ferguson Legge

Born 1898

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 50091 Private

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Reginald Alexander Legge

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224108

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James Legge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19725

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Frederick Legge

Died 1916

British Army 16450 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Reginald Charles Legge

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 2142 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)

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Frederick T Legge

Died 1917

British Army 13748 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Walter Legge

Australian Imperial Force V79861

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Heneage Cecil Legge

Born 1890

Died 1956

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

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John Douglas Legge

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Percival William Legge

Australian Imperial Force N92179

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Leslie John Legge

Australian Imperial Force 928

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Cyril Legge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9918 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Legge

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1767 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 1767 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Forbes Legge

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2353 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 240549 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Michael Legge

Died 1917

British Army 4838 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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