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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]

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Place of birth

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]

Sidney Walter Lester

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111316

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Frederick George Lester

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402781

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William Lester

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 31777 Acting Lance Corporal The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Henry Albert Lester

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9906 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9906 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9906 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Caleb James Lester

Born 1876

Royal Navy F28207 Aircraftman 2nd Class (D) HMS President II

Royal Navy F28207 Aircraftman 2nd Class (D)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228207 Air Mechanic 3rd Class No. 16 Kite Balloon Squadron

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Harry Wilfred Lester

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97895

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Abraham Lester

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283619

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Samuel Lester

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196427

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Charles Lester

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30472

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Norman Alexander Lester

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217815

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Albert Lester

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236780

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Thomas Arthur John Lester

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247854

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Thomas Lester

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 12054 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Lester

Died 1917

British Army 11659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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James Neville Lester

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32068

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Hubert George Lester

Born 1899

Died 1979

British Army 41599 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George William Lester

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 357

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John Lester

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262313

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Percy Arthur Lester

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118606

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Brian Latimer Lester

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army M2/166480 Private Army Service Corps M.T. Coy.

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