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Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Armagh [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Longmelford, Suffolk, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

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Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newfoundland [1]

North Overgate, Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

North Overgate,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

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Sale, Cheshire [1]

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Spondon, Derbyshire [1]

Tallington, Lincolnshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wells, Somerset [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

Williams Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Gunner [14]

Driver [12]

Corporal [11]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieu [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pr [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [199]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

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L [279]

Contribution

Military Service [273]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

France [1]

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People [279] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Armagh [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Enneskillen [1] Essex [1] Finchley, London [1] Hackney, London [1] High Street, Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Longmelford, Suffolk, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesex, England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newfoundland [1] North Overgate, Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] North Overgate,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Northam Devon [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Saint Feock, Cornwall [1] Saint Flock, Cornwall [1] Sale, Cheshire [1] Southampton [1] Spondon, Derbyshire [1] Tallington, Lincolnshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Warwickshire [1] Wells, Somerset [1] Wickham New South Wales [1] Williams Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [123] Gunner [14] Driver [12] Corporal [11] Captain [7] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieu [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Pr [1] Rifleman [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [199] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [279]

Contribution

Military Service [273] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1] France [1]

Harold Hutchinson Lilly

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Andrew Bruce Lilly

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434334

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434334 Private Canadian Infantry

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Howard Ralph Lilly

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62483

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Augustus Lilly

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 194 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 194 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Bertram John Robert Lilly

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army L/6685 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Lilly

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231428

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William John Lilly

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410152

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Ernest William Lilly

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219193

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Reginald Brooke Lilly

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264793

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Albert Edward Lilly

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 206022 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George Henry Lilly

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219268

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Arthur John Lilly

Died 1917

British Army 343 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army TR/714 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Maurice Lilly

Died 1918

British Army 26564 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward A Lilly

Died 1914

British Army 8582 Private Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Lilly

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army G/13921 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13921 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alfred Lilly

Died 1918

British Army 35226 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick William Lilly

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4020 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Otto Lilly

Born 1890

Died 1976

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Benjamin Edward Lilly

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 10733 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Lilly

Died 1915

British Army 9587 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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