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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Goodna Queensland [4]

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ashfield New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bright Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Corowa New South Wales [2]

Crail, Fifeshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Euston New South Wales [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Londonderry [2]

North Shields, Northumberland [2]

Wyrallah New South Wales [2]

26 Lochburn Road, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [1]

Ararat New South Wales [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Becks Hill New South Wales [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Belfast, Country Antrim [1]

Benares now known as Varanasi [1]

Bolton England [1]

Rank

Private [545]

Gunner [68]

Corporal [54]

Lieutenant [51]

Serjeant [43]

Sapper [40]

Captain [39]

Driver [39]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Lance Corporal [25]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Pioneer [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Chaplain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Grade Clerk [1]

3rd Constable [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Royal Engineers [75]

Gordon Highlanders [66]

Labour Corps [59]

Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Scots [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Royal Highlanders [43]

Highland Light Infantry [36]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

British West Indies Regiment [23]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Scottish Rifles [21]

Canadian Infantry [20]

Cameron Highlanders [18]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Border Regiment [7]

Dragoon Guards [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Scottish Horse [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [960]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [230]

Australian Imperial Force [136]

Royal Navy [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [1571]

M [2]

A [1]

B [1]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

P [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1519]

Merchant Navy [50]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [2]

Barbados [1]

Malta [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Melbourne Victoria [6] Brisbane Queensland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Goodna Queensland [4] Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ashfield New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bright Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Corowa New South Wales [2] Crail, Fifeshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland [2] Edinburgh [2] Euston New South Wales [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London [2] London England [2] Londonderry [2] North Shields, Northumberland [2] Wyrallah New South Wales [2] 26 Lochburn Road, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Anstruther, Fifeshire [1] Ararat New South Wales [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Becks Hill New South Wales [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Belfast, Country Antrim [1] Benares now known as Varanasi [1] Bolton England [1]

Rank

Private [545] Gunner [68] Corporal [54] Lieutenant [51] Serjeant [43] Sapper [40] Captain [39] Driver [39] Second Lieutenant [37] Lance Corporal [25] Major [17] Acting Corporal [16] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [8] Temporary Captain [8] Pioneer [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Sister [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Chaplain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Grade Clerk [1] 3rd Constable [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Royal Engineers [75] Gordon Highlanders [66] Labour Corps [59] Army Service Corps [49] Royal Scots [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Royal Highlanders [43] Highland Light Infantry [36] Seaforth Highlanders [35] London Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps [24] British West Indies Regiment [23] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Scottish Rifles [21] Canadian Infantry [20] Cameron Highlanders [18] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Border Regiment [7] Dragoon Guards [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Scottish Horse [7] Training Reserve [7] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Indian Defence Force [5] Military Foot Police [5] Territorial Force Nursing Service [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leinster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [960] Canadian Expeditionary Force [230] Australian Imperial Force [136] Royal Navy [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [1571] M [2] A [1] B [1] C [1] D [1] H [1] P [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1519] Merchant Navy [50] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [3] New Zealand [2] Barbados [1] Malta [1]

Walter Alexander Andrew Leslie

Born 1893

Died 1982

Other Empire Force Cadet Officer Training Corps Bedford Grammar School Contingent

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Leslie

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27533 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Wallace Leslie

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 67814 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67814 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil A. Malcolm Leslie

Born 1897

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 491358

Canadian Expeditionary Force 491358 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Btn

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Edwin Thornton Leslie

Born 1892

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Bandsman Halton Rifles 20th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 38th Battalion

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William Robert Norman Leslie

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Gloucester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 15382/7 Lieutenant 3rd Battalion Gloucester Regiment attd 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment C Company

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Ernest Hodgson Leslie

Born 1884

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 47th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6th Regiment, Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles

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John Grant Leslie

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24759

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Joseph Bertram Leslie

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20372 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Johnston Leslie

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13368 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 44126 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Leslie

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67539

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James Mudie Leslie

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269900

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William Bettesworth Leslie

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118288

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John Thomas Leslie

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42108

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Malcolm Leslie

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281063

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Wilfred Leslie

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 277392 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion.

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Henry Leslie

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 142938 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur George Leslie

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132606

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Cecil George Leslie

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army Captain Army Staff 36th Divisional Head Quarters

British Army Major Army Staff 36th Divisional Head Quarters

British Army Major Dragoon Guards

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Harold Hutson Leslie

Born 1899

British Army 766038 Private London Regiment 1/28th london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 766038 Private London Regiment 2/28th london regiment (artist Battalion

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