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Chester, Cheshire [3]

Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [3]

Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lansallos, Cornwall [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Brandon Colliery, Durham [1]

Brentford, Middlesex, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Burslem, Staffs [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Exeter [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Faversham England [1]

Felling on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Halton, Cheshire [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hertford [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kelsall [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leek, Staffordshire, England [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [391]

Gunner [54]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [33]

Driver [32]

Lance Corporal [17]

Captain [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Bearer [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Army [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [64]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [44]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Border Regiment [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [619]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Royal Navy [41]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [777]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [3] Dewsbury, West Yorkshire [3] Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lansallos, Cornwall [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Auburn New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Brandon Colliery, Durham [1] Brentford, Middlesex, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burland, Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Burslem, Staffs [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Exeter [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Faversham England [1] Felling on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Halton, Cheshire [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hertford [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kelsall [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leek, Staffordshire, England [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [391] Gunner [54] Serjeant [36] Corporal [34] Sapper [33] Driver [32] Lance Corporal [17] Captain [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Bearer [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Nurse [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Army [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [64] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [44] Labour Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Cheshire Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Border Regiment [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [619] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Royal Navy [41] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [777] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

John Lightfoot

Born 1877

Died 1945

British Army 15456 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery Second Boer War

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery India

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Thomas Henry Lightfoot

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 68907 Private Machine Gun Corps Motor Branch

British Army Cheshire Imperial Yeomanry

British Army 68907 Gunner Machine Gun Corps 6th Battalion

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Joseph Lightfoot

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Charles Lightfoot

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28929

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Arthur Lightfoot

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44102

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Edward Lightfoot

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111973

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Frederick Williamson Lightfoot

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240

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Charles Lightfoot

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 67519 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67519 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 42 Brigade 29th Battery

British Army 67519 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 29th Battery

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William Crampton Lightfoot

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296254

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Henry Lightfoot

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289645

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William Kyne Lightfoot

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33176

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Ernest Lawler Lightfoot

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163449

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Charles Coltman Lightfoot

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276988

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Herbert Lightfoot

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109873

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Thomas Lightfoot

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 18/1530 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Edward Lightfoot

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 20328 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 242519 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest Lightfoot

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3/1573 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Lightfoot

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 128568 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 27059 Pioneer King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 128568 Private Royal Engineers

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Francis George Lightfoot

Born 1880

Died 1940

British Army 42524 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army 69852 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Edward Alfred Lightfoot

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27368

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