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Devonport, Devon [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Ilfracombe, Devon [3]

Devonport [2]

Maldon, Essex [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Amwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnstable, Devon [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barrow On Furness England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixham, London [1]

Bruton, Somerset [1]

Cadbury, Devon, England [1]

Carapook Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chewton Victoria [1]

Croyde, Devon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Downhouse, Devon [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Epperstone Manor, Nottinghamshire [1]

Exminster, Devon [1]

Fairfield England [1]

Farrells Flat South Australia [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glebe Point New South Wales [1]

Guernsey England [1]

Ilfracombe, North Devon [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

London [1]

Manna Hill South Australia [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Penzance [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Saint Austell Mevagissey, Cornwall [1]

Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Shirwell, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

South Molton, Devon, England [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [20]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Major [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Admiral [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Scots [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal North Devon Hussars [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Tank Corps [1]

20th Deccan Horse [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [221]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [317]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

South Africa [1]

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People [318] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Devonport, Devon [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Ilfracombe, Devon [3] Devonport [2] Maldon, Essex [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Amwell, Hertfordshire [1] Barnstable, Devon [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barrow On Furness England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixham, London [1] Bruton, Somerset [1] Cadbury, Devon, England [1] Carapook Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chewton Victoria [1] Croyde, Devon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Downhouse, Devon [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Epperstone Manor, Nottinghamshire [1] Exminster, Devon [1] Fairfield England [1] Farrells Flat South Australia [1] Fulham, London [1] Glebe Point New South Wales [1] Guernsey England [1] Ilfracombe, North Devon [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] London [1] Manna Hill South Australia [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Penzance [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Saint Austell Mevagissey, Cornwall [1] Selhurst, Croydon, Surrey [1] Shirwell, Barnstaple, Devon [1] South Molton, Devon, England [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [20] Driver [12] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Major [5] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Admiral [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Private 1st Class [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Surgeon [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [33] Labour Corps [19] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Scots [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [5] Essex Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal North Devon Hussars [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Tank Corps [1] 20th Deccan Horse [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [221] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [317] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] South Africa [1]

Arthur Archibald Ley

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army 2488 Private Royal North Devonshire Hussars

British Army 2488 Private Royal North Devon Hussars 77 Battalion

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William Thomas Ley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2312 Private Royal North Devon Hussars

British Army 2312 Private Royal North Devon Yeomanry

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James Wickham Ley

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army Major North Staffordshire Regiment

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Maurice Aden Ley

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Howard Ley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Simon Nicholas Ley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6633 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 489685 Private Labour Corps

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John W. Ley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 764608 Private London Regiment

British Army 764608 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Maurice Carew Ley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Richard Nicholas Ley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218817

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Harry Ley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240381

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Ernest George Ley

Died 1916

British Army 8017 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8017 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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William R Ley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 10198 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 32762 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Ley

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 350195 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Cyril Edwin Halse Ley

Australian Imperial Force 6851

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William H Ley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147462

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William John Ley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203237

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John Sidney Richard Ley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50574

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James Henry Ley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66103

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Reginald Frank Ley

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy M2184 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Princess Royal

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Frank Harold Thomas Ley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210966

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