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Dover, Kent [3]

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Maidenhead England [3]

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Adelaide South Australia [2]

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Hastings, Sussex [2]

Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

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Bisley England [1]

Boolarra Victoria [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

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Bow, East London [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgenorth,, Staffordshire [1]

Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [610]

Gunner [69]

Serjeant [61]

Corporal [58]

Driver [46]

Sapper [35]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Rifleman [8]

Pioneer [7]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

A/Sister [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class (D) [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Paymaster [1]

Chaplain [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Waggoner [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

P [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [85]

Royal Engineers [77]

Labour Corps [70]

London Regiment [57]

Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Monmouthshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [927]

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

L [1296]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1274]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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London England [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Dover, Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Maidenhead England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Singleton New South Wales [3] Southminster, Essex [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bromley-by-Bow, London [2] Canning Town, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Cricklewood, London [2] Cunningham Victoria [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Huyton Quarry, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Leicester England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Abingdon, Berkshire, England [1] All Saints, Worcester [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Berkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bisley England [1] Boolarra Victoria [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Boreham England [1] Bow, East London [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgenorth,, Staffordshire [1] Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [610] Gunner [69] Serjeant [61] Corporal [58] Driver [46] Sapper [35] Second Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [11] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Rifleman [8] Pioneer [7] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Reverend [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] A/Sister [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class (D) [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain Paymaster [1] Chaplain [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Waggoner [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] P [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [85] Royal Engineers [77] Labour Corps [70] London Regiment [57] Army Service Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Worcestershire Regiment [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [20] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] South Wales Borderers [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Defence Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Monmouthshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [927] Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] Australian Imperial Force [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

L [1296] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1274] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

Joshua Frederick Bishop Lester

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 6706 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373598 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frank Lester

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 51674 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51674 Corporal 10th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 51674 Sergeant 10th Battalion South Lancashire

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Thomas Edwin Lester

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2927

Australian Imperial Force 2917 Private Australian Infantry, 33rd Bn

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Jesse Herbert Lester

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 1461 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Welsh Brigade 1/3 Glamogan Battery

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Joseph Herbert Lester

Born 1893

British Army 23990 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 4961873 Private Sherwood Foresters

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John Lester

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 283924 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Good Hope

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William Owen Ernest Lester

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 77491 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 4th Bn. attd. 8th Bn.

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George Percy Lester

Born 1880

Died 1950

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Robert Edward Lester

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 64874 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Lester

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 306019 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion.

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William George Lester

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3354 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Lester

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 26242 Driver Australian Infantry 51st Battalion

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Walter Edwin Lester

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235906

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Nathan Lester

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22023

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Harry Lester

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295058

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William Richard Lester

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135067

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Eric Peter Stanley Lester

Died 1915

British Army 2900 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Charles Lester

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army R/6803 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment 10th Battalion

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Edwin Lester

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2869 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200851 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Edward W Lester

Born 1895

British Army L/5263 Private 16th Lancers

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