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Brisbane Queensland [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Port Melbourne Victoria [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Derby [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Streatham, London [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thorney, Cambridgeshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwick [1]

Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1]

Backworth, Northumberland [1]

Balham, London [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Boulia Queensland [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Christchurch [1]

Clacton, Essex [1]

Clayton, Lancashire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Colombo,Ceylon. [1]

Cornlough, Antrim [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [637]

Gunner [66]

Serjeant [53]

Driver [49]

Corporal [41]

Sapper [35]

Lance Corporal [29]

Captain [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [90]

Royal Engineers [73]

Royal Field Artillery [70]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

London Regiment [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [945]

Royal Navy [112]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1231]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1212]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

South Africa [2]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Port Melbourne Victoria [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Derby [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Margate, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Streatham, London [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thorney, Cambridgeshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Armadale Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwick [1] Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1] Backworth, Northumberland [1] Balham, London [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Boulia Queensland [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Christchurch [1] Clacton, Essex [1] Clayton, Lancashire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Colombo,Ceylon. [1] Cornlough, Antrim [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [637] Gunner [66] Serjeant [53] Driver [49] Corporal [41] Sapper [35] Lance Corporal [29] Captain [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [90] Royal Engineers [73] Royal Field Artillery [70] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] London Regiment [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] West Riding Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [945] Royal Navy [112] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1231] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1212] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] South Africa [2] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Arthur James Lilley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/11937 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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Henry John Lilley

Died 1916

British Army 859 Private London Regiment

British Army 300579 Private London Regiment

British Army 300579 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Arthur Leonard Lilley

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy Acting Boatswain

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS Hampshire

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Roger Arthur Lilley

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy M29898 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class HMS Vernon

Royal Navy M29898 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class L55

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John Lilley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 86140 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 86140 Private 94th Brigade Machine Gun Company

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John Gilbert Lilley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205233

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William John Lilley

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263334

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Albert Neath Lilley

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army G/13419 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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James Lilley

Born 1883

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 43623 New Zealand Field Artillery

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Harry Lilley

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784521

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784521 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Lilley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245588

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Harvey Lilley

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 33165 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 30093 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Arthur Lilley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 27117 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/14749 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 14749 Royal Sussex 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Percival Lilley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1608 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30206 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Arthur Lilley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3687 Private London Regiment

British Army 531341 Private London Regiment

British Army 531341 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Ellen Wrightson Lilley

Born 1901

Royal Navy G4596 Writer Women's Royal Naval Service Crystal Palace

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Walter Edward Lilley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48753

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Frederick William Lilley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24748

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James Lilley

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy K11769 Stoker 1st Class HMS Phaeton

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T Lilley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 17418 Private Royal Scots

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