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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Manchester England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Windsor Victoria [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dublin [2]

Freetown, Lancashire, England [2]

Lancashire [2]

Lancashire England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Stoke, Devon [2]

Winterbourne, Gloucestershire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Armitage, Staffordshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Belfast [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boddington, Northamptonshire [1]

Bollington Cheshire [1]

Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradford cum Beswick,Prestwich,Lancashire. [1]

Bristol [1]

Broadway, Co. Wexford [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [731]

Gunner [80]

Driver [78]

Corporal [57]

Serjeant [45]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [33]

Sapper [29]

Captain [24]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Major [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

2nd Lieutentant [1]

ALIAS [1]

ALIAS Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Chief Marshal [1]

Air Vice Marshal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Labour Corps [97]

Royal Engineers [86]

Army Service Corps [76]

Manchester Regiment [75]

Cheshire Regiment [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Liverpool Regiment [51]

South Lancashire Regiment [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [43]

London Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1177]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Royal Navy [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

L [1510]

A [3]

B [3]

W [3]

C [1]

H [1]

M [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1490]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Manchester England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Windsor Victoria [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dublin [2] Freetown, Lancashire, England [2] Lancashire [2] Lancashire England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Stoke, Devon [2] Winterbourne, Gloucestershire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Armitage, Staffordshire [1] Auckland [1] Belfast [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boddington, Northamptonshire [1] Bollington Cheshire [1] Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradford cum Beswick,Prestwich,Lancashire. [1] Bristol [1] Broadway, Co. Wexford [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [731] Gunner [80] Driver [78] Corporal [57] Serjeant [45] Second Lieutenant [41] Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [33] Sapper [29] Captain [24] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Major [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] 2nd Lieutentant [1] ALIAS [1] ALIAS Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Chief Marshal [1] Air Vice Marshal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102] Labour Corps [97] Royal Engineers [86] Army Service Corps [76] Manchester Regiment [75] Cheshire Regiment [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Liverpool Regiment [51] South Lancashire Regiment [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [43] London Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [32] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Royal Fusiliers [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Coldstream Guards [8] Essex Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] South Wales Borderers [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1177] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Royal Navy [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Australian Imperial Force [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

L [1510] A [3] B [3] W [3] C [1] H [1] M [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1490] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Edward Emanuel Leigh

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6828 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6828 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6828 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Leigh

Died 1917

British Army 9342 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Booth Leigh

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 26893 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.

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Edwin Leigh

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 117002 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Leigh

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1490 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 1/6th Btn

British Army 1490 Private Manchester Regiment

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Humphrey De Verd Leigh

Born 1897

Died 1981

Royal Navy Flight Commander Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Chandos Leigh

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Major King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Henry Leigh

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Private Malay States Volunteer Rifles

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William Leigh

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20865 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion.

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Lewis Leigh

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 156549 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 156549 Private Royal Engineers 254th Tunnelling Company

British Army 20145 Private South Wales Borderers

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Percy Lempriere Leigh

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Horatio Alfred Leigh

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 5624 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Leigh

Died 1914

British Army 1397 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Leigh

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1204 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 265103 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion.

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Arthur Leigh

British Army GS/11179 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/11779 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Egerton Leigh

Born 1876

Died 1958

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick David Leigh

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104500

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Ernest Leigh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79204

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John Thomas Leigh

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284167

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Alfred Leigh

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295375

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