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Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Chichester, Sussex [5]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Horsham Victoria [3]

Modbury, Devon [3]

Sevenoaks, Kent [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Twyford, Berkshire [3]

Bendoc Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Coromandel Valley South Australia [2]

Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Southampton England [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

West End, Southampton [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barnstaple England [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire, England [1]

Blackwood South Australia [1]

Blqckheath, Kent [1]

Bow, Bromley, Middlesex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cheetham Manchester [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chilcomb Hampshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Corindi New South Wales [1]

Coromandel South Australia [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Davenport England [1]

Devon [1]

Rank

Private [291]

Gunner [43]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [29]

Sapper [25]

Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Pioneer [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Commissioned Writer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Member [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [44]

Labour Corps [38]

Hampshire Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

North Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [487]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [706]

Contribution

Military Service [684]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Chichester, Sussex [5] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Horsham Victoria [3] Modbury, Devon [3] Sevenoaks, Kent [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Twyford, Berkshire [3] Bendoc Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Coromandel Valley South Australia [2] Horsforth, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Southampton England [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] West End, Southampton [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barnstaple England [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bitterne, Hampshire, England [1] Blackwood South Australia [1] Blqckheath, Kent [1] Bow, Bromley, Middlesex [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cheetham Manchester [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chilcomb Hampshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Corindi New South Wales [1] Coromandel South Australia [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Davenport England [1] Devon [1]

Rank

Private [291] Gunner [43] Driver [34] Serjeant [29] Sapper [25] Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [10] Pioneer [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Commissioned Boatswain [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Commissioned Writer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Saddler [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Member [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Rough Rider [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [44] Labour Corps [38] Hampshire Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Devonshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] North Somerset Yeomanry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Service

British Army [487] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

L [706]

Contribution

Military Service [684] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [1]

Frank Terence Light

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 38890 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Bryan Light

Born 1891

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13750

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Walter John Light

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10779 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Bertie James Light

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10954 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Alfred Light

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army S/36899 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Bn.

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Eric Light

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 203433 Private Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 443501 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Frank Light

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20613 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 20613 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalian

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Robert Charles Light

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1731 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William James Light

Born 1893

Died 1974

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408562

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William James Light

Born 1887

Died 1980

British Army 180862 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Eric Light

British Army Machine Gun Corps 188 Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 40th Battalion

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William Light

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS113151

Royal Navy S.S.113151 (Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Henry Light

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284328

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Arthur Light

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50110

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Albert James Light

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290131

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Frank Light

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118408

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Joseph Robert Light

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27652

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Henry John Light

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105724

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Thomas Alfred Light

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197885

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Wallace Light

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93607

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