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Brighton, Sussex [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Horningsham, Wiltshire [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

London England [1]

Loughton, Essex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Sussex England [1]

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Private [35]

Major [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain [1]

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Painter [1]

Pioneer [1]

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Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Wanderer [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Labour Corps Irish Command ex Army Service Corps [1]

Late Royal Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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L [86]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Brighton, Sussex [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Horningsham, Wiltshire [1] Hove, Sussex [1] London England [1] Loughton, Essex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Surrey England [1] Sussex England [1]

Rank

Private [35] Major [6] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Painter [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] London Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Wanderer [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Labour Corps Irish Command ex Army Service Corps [1] Late Royal Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment attached Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [86] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Richard Roy Lewer

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William John Mortimer Lewer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50464

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Edwin Thomas Lewer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 10261 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Joseph Lewer

Died 1917

British Army 8532 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 18532 Private Hampshire Regiment 16th Bn.

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John Lewer

Died 1916

British Army 14755 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 14755 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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George Henry Lewer

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 26232 L/Cpl South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 26232 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Charles Robert Lewer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40281

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Alexander David Comyns Lewer

Died 1914

British Army 2570 Private London Regiment

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Edward William Lewer

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army L/8838 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/8838 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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George Lewer

Australian Imperial Force 1793

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Charles Reuben Lewer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 47154 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest Lewer

Born 1882

Died 1919

Royal Navy K38640 Stoker 1st Class HMS Tiger

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Alexander David Comyns-Lewer

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 2570 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 2570 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Joseph Herbert Lewer

Australian Imperial Force 3675

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Edwin Thomas Lewer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 400807

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George Lewer

Australian Imperial Force 54230

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William Frank Lewer

Born 1896

Royal Navy 17789 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Percy Gordon Hillary Lewer

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 259657

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Leonard Lewer

Born 1895

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Sydney Frank Lewer

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 503365

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