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Hong Kong [13]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Blaxhall, Suffolk [3]

Penguin Tasmania [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Suffolk England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [2]

Ellalong New South Wales [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [2]

Suffolk [2]

Waltham Abbey, Essex [2]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [2]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Benhall, Suffolk, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

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Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Buckland England [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

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Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

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Finsbury, London [1]

Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Flowton England [1]

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Gibraltar [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hainan [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [367]

Gunner [49]

Driver [27]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [20]

Captain [18]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Acting Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Labourer [4]

Major [4]

Worker [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Commander [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant Signaller [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Pumpman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Saddler [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stevedore [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [43]

Suffolk Regiment [39]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hussars [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Chinese Labour Corps [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Service

British Army [564]

Royal Navy [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

L [779]

C [2]

P [2]

H [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [735]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Singapore [1]

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Place of birth

Hong Kong [13] Sydney New South Wales [5] Blaxhall, Suffolk [3] Penguin Tasmania [3] Poplar, London [3] Suffolk England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chelmsford, Essex, England [2] Ellalong New South Wales [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Saxmundham, Suffolk [2] Suffolk [2] Waltham Abbey, Essex [2] Woodbridge, Suffolk [2] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Barton on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Benhall, Suffolk, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Buckland England [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Calcutta [1] Canton [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Finsbury, London [1] Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Flowton England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gibraltar [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grays, Essex [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hainan [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Hendon, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [367] Gunner [49] Driver [27] Corporal [26] Serjeant [20] Captain [18] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [16] Acting Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Labourer [4] Major [4] Worker [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigade Major [1] Chief Steward [1] Commander [1] Conductor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant Signaller [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Pumpman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Saddler [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stevedore [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52] Labour Corps [48] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [43] Suffolk Regiment [39] London Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Norfolk Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Hussars [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Chinese Labour Corps [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3]

Service

British Army [564] Royal Navy [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Australian Imperial Force [30] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

L [779] C [2] P [2] H [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [735] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Singapore [1]

Arthur Henry Ling

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211364

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Frederick Ling

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32390

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Archibald Louis Ling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82016

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John Richard Ling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47052

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William Harold Godfrey Mackwood Ling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99877

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Albert Frederick Ling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142715

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Oscar Ling

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404340

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William Henry Ling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185513

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Nathaniel Henry Charles Ling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60231

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Jack Ling

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27073

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Francis Alexander Ling

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 877961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 877961 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Ling

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135775

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135775 Private Canadian Infantry

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Dorothy Ling

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Victor John Price Ling

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2061 Middlesex Regiment 3/9th Battalion

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Joseph John Ling

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209293

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George Bruce Ling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248995

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Cecil Ling

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 14930 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Samuel Ling

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 961 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Albert Henry Ling

Died 1915

British Army 20453 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Joseph Ling

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 16554 Private Coldstream Guards

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