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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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People [1297] Stories Communities

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]

James Lester

British Army 171585 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Samuel Lester

British Army 34570 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 28065 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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James Lester

British Army 21970 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 204581 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Lester

British Army 78326 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Lester

British Army 269774 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy G Lester

British Army 267361 Corporal West Riding Regiment

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Albert Butler

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282648

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J. M. Lester

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C. R. Lester

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C V Lester

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Percy Lester Alias Crouch

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10780 Drummer Welsh Regiment

British Army 10780 Private

British Army 10780 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edward Lester

Born 1887

Died 1924

British Army 212957 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 258537 Royal Army Service Corps Remount

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William Poole Lester-Jones

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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James Lester Elms

British Army M2/194716 Corporal Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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J C Lester-Smith

British Army 845 Private Australian Infantry Battalion

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A C Lester Garland

British Army Captain 82nd Punjabis

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Agnes Louisa Goodall-Copestake

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army A/Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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