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Dover, Kent [7]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Rockland All Saints, Norfolk [3]

Attleborough, Norfolk [2]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bressingham Norfolk [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Dagenham, Essex [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Gulgong New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Portarlington Victoria [2]

Saint Marylebone, London [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Abbotsley, Beds [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Attleborough Norfolk [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

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Dalston, London [1]

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Dersingham Norfolk [1]

Dunalley Tasmania [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Great Ellingham Norfolk [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hensingford, Hampshire [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Hougham Dover [1]

Hougham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [307]

Gunner [34]

Driver [32]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [17]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

3rd Class Acting Surgeon [1]

AM3 Driver [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler/Corporal [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Serjeant/ Corporal Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Subordinate Assistant Surgeon [1]

Supervisor [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Norfolk Regiment [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

London Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [465]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

L [621]

E [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Dover, Kent [7] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Sydney New South Wales [5] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Rockland All Saints, Norfolk [3] Attleborough, Norfolk [2] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Bressingham Norfolk [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Dagenham, Essex [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Gulgong New South Wales [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Midhurst, Sussex [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Plumstead, London [2] Portarlington Victoria [2] Saint Marylebone, London [2] Stepney, London [2] Abbotsley, Beds [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Attleborough Norfolk [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Middlesex [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Dalston, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Dersingham Norfolk [1] Dunalley Tasmania [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Great Ellingham Norfolk [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hensingford, Hampshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Hougham Dover [1] Hougham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [307] Gunner [34] Driver [32] Corporal [24] Sapper [17] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [14] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] 3rd Class Acting Surgeon [1] AM3 Driver [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler/Corporal [1] Second Corporal [1] Serjeant/ Corporal Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Subordinate Assistant Surgeon [1] Supervisor [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [45] Royal Field Artillery [40] Norfolk Regiment [32] Army Service Corps [30] London Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [465] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

L [621] E [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [614] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Robert Howlett Lincoln

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67564

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Horace Leir Lincoln

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21281

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Thomas Lincoln

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283546

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Herbert Frederick Lincoln

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55618

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Thomas Lincoln

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112824

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George Dawling Lincoln

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92548

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Christopher W Lincoln

Died 1918

British Army 2080 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 37510 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Charles Lincoln

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 20536 Private Essex Regiment

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George W Lincoln

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army M2/155973 Private Army Service Corps

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Harry Stephen Lincoln

Died 1918

British Army 15775 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Lincoln

Born 1876

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47881 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Harry Lincoln

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24938

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Algernon Robert Lincoln

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army 20765 Private Essex Regiment

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Richard Edward Alfred Lincoln

Born 1874

Died 1918

Royal Navy 174298

Royal Navy 174298 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Endeavour"

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Henry James Lincoln

Died 1916

British Army 19560 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 13th Battalion

British Army G/19560 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Depot Battalion

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John David Lincoln

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217695

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Joshua Henry Lincoln

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229831

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Edward Harry Lincoln

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3/7737 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Lincoln

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253165

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Christmas Lincoln

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91256

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