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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [2]

Suffolk [2]

Thorpe le Soken, Essex [2]

Warwick [2]

Albany, Durham, England [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Annesley, Notts [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Coventry England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Elindon, Solehall [1]

Elm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

Elton, Hunts [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Haddon, Hunts [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hillmorton, Warwickshire [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Hyde Park South Australia [1]

Islingdon, London [1]

Islington [1]

Rank

Private [385]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [34]

Driver [32]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Superintending Clerk [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Auxialiary Nurse [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Casualty Nurses [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

P Signaller [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sapper /Acting Corporal [1]

Serjeant Foreman/ Serjeant Foreman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Hussars [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lancers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [588]

Royal Navy [53]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [759]

Contribution

Military Service [745]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [2] Suffolk [2] Thorpe le Soken, Essex [2] Warwick [2] Albany, Durham, England [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Annesley, Notts [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, London [1] Burra South Australia [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Coventry England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Ham, London [1] Elindon, Solehall [1] Elm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1] Elton, Hunts [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Haddon, Hunts [1] Harlesden, Middlesex [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hillmorton, Warwickshire [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Hyde Park South Australia [1] Islingdon, London [1] Islington [1]

Rank

Private [385] Gunner [41] Serjeant [34] Driver [32] Corporal [24] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Superintending Clerk [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Auxialiary Nurse [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Casualty Nurses [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] P Signaller [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sapper /Acting Corporal [1] Serjeant Foreman/ Serjeant Foreman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Essex Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Hussars [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lancers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [588] Royal Navy [53] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [759]

Contribution

Military Service [745] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Edward Lines

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282966

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Herbert John Lines

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169816

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Samuel Lines

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193622

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Eugene Douglas Lines

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72399

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Charles Lines

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406346

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Robert Henry Lines

Born 1887

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33389 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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William Lines

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 20759 Private Sussex Regiment

British Army 11514 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Frederick Joseph Lines

Australian Imperial Force 1996

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John Harold Melbourne Lines

Australian Imperial Force

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Albert Murray Lines

Australian Imperial Force 3185

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William Charles Lines

Australian Imperial Force 862

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Reginald Lines

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142631

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Alfred Herbert Lines

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164856

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Albert Lines

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7606

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Alfred William Lines

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55603

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Ellis Lines

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57499

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James Pierce Lines

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180806

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180806 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Lines

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120474

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Frank Richard Lines

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209591

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Albert E. Lines

Died 1917

British Army 3805 Private London Regiment

British Army 302285 Private London Regiment

British Army 302285 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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