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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Birmingham [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bonnie Doon Victoria [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Besthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Bishops Auckland, Durham [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Carlisle Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Chester le Street, Durham [1]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [1]

Coreen New South Wales [1]

Crook, Durham [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Dundee [1]

Dunoon, Argyllshire [1]

Durham [1]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Forfar, Forfar [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Goole [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Halloway, London [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hotham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [353]

Gunner [49]

Corporal [32]

Driver [30]

Sapper [26]

Serjeant [25]

Lieutenant [24]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [7]

Major [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Assistant Sister [2]

Coal Mine Worker [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Ordinary Signalman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Transport Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Royal Highlanders [19]

Royal Scots [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Border Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [592]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [819]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Birmingham [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bonnie Doon Victoria [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Besthorpe, Norfolk [1] Bishops Auckland, Durham [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burra South Australia [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Carlisle Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Cheshire England [1] Chester le Street, Durham [1] Chester-le-Street, Durham [1] Coreen New South Wales [1] Crook, Durham [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Dundee [1] Dunoon, Argyllshire [1] Durham [1] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1] Forfar, Forfar [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Goole [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Halloway, London [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hotham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [353] Gunner [49] Corporal [32] Driver [30] Sapper [26] Serjeant [25] Lieutenant [24] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [7] Major [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Assistant Sister [2] Coal Mine Worker [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Ordinary Signalman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Transport Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Labour Corps [40] Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Durham Light Infantry [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Royal Highlanders [19] Royal Scots [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Service Corps [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Border Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [592] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [819] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [798] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

William Charles Leighton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247363

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Harold Leighton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124647

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Donald Jack Leighton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262013

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Horace Leighton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276710

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Thomas William Leighton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 222874 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 222874 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John C Leighton

Died 1917

British Army 11872 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 202889 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Aaron Leighton

Died 1915

British Army 16790 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Gordon Porteous Leighton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 54271 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 41910 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Duncan Richard Leighton

Died 1917

British Army T4/216545 Private Army Service Corps

British Army G/23027 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/23027 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles Henry Leighton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 502100 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army T831 Driver Royal Engineers

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George Walker Leighton

Born 1897

Died 1921

British Army 2383 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760787 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 760787 Signaller Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Leighton

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51803 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 107296 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Joseph Leighton

Died 1916

British Army 13822 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13822 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Leighton

Died 1918

British Army T/1/2014 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 39145 Driver Highland Light Infantry

British Army 39145 Private Highland Light Infantry

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John Leighton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 352 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 352 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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George Roy Leighton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S/12260 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Henry R Leighton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 186716 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas G Leighton

Died 1918

British Army 64001 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 19932 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 265257 Private Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Leighton

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 202758 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Leighton

Died 1916

British Army 20257 Private Royal Scots

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