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Lancashire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Wigan, Lancashire [4]

Barcaldine Queensland [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Barcaldine, Queensland [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Eagley Turton Bolton [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Grassendale, Lancashire [1]

Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Mildenhall, Wiltshire [1]

Preston [1]

Roscommon [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Southport [1]

Southport, Cheshire [1]

Trentham Victoria [1]

Wigan England [1]

Rank

Private [229]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [21]

Driver [18]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

2nd Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private/ Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

South Lancashire Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

King's Liverpool Regiment [3]

Lancashire Hussars [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Guards [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [336]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

L [415]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [411]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [416] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lancashire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Wigan, Lancashire [4] Barcaldine Queensland [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Barcaldine, Queensland [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cardiff [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Crawshawbooth, Lancs [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Eagley Turton Bolton [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Grassendale, Lancashire [1] Hollinwood, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Mildenhall, Wiltshire [1] Preston [1] Roscommon [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Southport [1] Southport, Cheshire [1] Trentham Victoria [1] Wigan England [1]

Rank

Private [229] Gunner [22] Sapper [21] Driver [18] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] 2nd Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private/ Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29] Labour Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [27] South Lancashire Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Army Service Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] King's Liverpool Regiment [3] Lancashire Hussars [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Connaught Rangers [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Guards [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [336] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

L [415] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [411] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Henry Arthur Leyland

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 15131 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion - 1st Liverpool Pals

British Army 29009 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion

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Paul Leyland

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4302 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 202562 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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John Alfred Leyland

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 20623 Private Liverpool Regiment 13th Bn.

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James Leyland

Born 1893

Died 1958

British Army 21783 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Wilfred Leyland

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 4384 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 53829 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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John Leyland

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189671

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Daniel Leyland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20520

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William Leyland

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185907

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Sydney Ben Leyland

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80483

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Harold Bertram Leyland

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83058

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Beatrice Alice Leyland

Born 1888

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service

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William Leyland

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290934

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Thomas Leyland

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 52466 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Herbert B Leyland

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19061 Private Border Regiment 2nd (Regular) Battalion.

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Robert Leyland

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51489

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Elias Leyland

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army 10823 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Leyland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253341

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Arthur Leyland

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 202482 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Fred Leyland

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 23585 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Leyland

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 269097 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 235448 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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