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Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Gympie Queensland [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

York [3]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Great Hockham, Norfolk [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Handsworth, Staffs [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

New Milns Scotland [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Araluen New South Wales [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brettenham, Suffolk [1]

Brunkerville New South Wales [1]

Burley-in-Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chorlton - On - Medlock Manchester. [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Cranwick, Norfolk [1]

Cumberland [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Rank

Private [788]

Gunner [111]

Driver [78]

Corporal [67]

Sapper [65]

Serjeant [55]

Lieutenant [40]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Captain [25]

Lance Corporal [25]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Major [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Fitter [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Temporary Colonel [2]

Temporary Colonel/ Consultant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Royal Engineers [120]

Army Service Corps [85]

West Yorkshire Regiment [82]

Labour Corps [78]

Royal Garrison Artillery [70]

West Riding Regiment [54]

Durham Light Infantry [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Yorkshire Regiment [32]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [24]

London Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Scots [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1320]

Royal Navy [119]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [82]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1684]

K [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1664]

Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

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Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Chorley, Lancashire [3] Gympie Queensland [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] York [3] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Great Hockham, Norfolk [2] Hackney, London [2] Handsworth, Staffs [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] New Milns Scotland [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Araluen New South Wales [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Bishop Auckland, New Zealand [1] Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brettenham, Suffolk [1] Brunkerville New South Wales [1] Burley-in-Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chorlton - On - Medlock Manchester. [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Cranwick, Norfolk [1] Cumberland [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, London [1]

Rank

Private [788] Gunner [111] Driver [78] Corporal [67] Sapper [65] Serjeant [55] Lieutenant [40] Second Lieutenant [38] Captain [25] Lance Corporal [25] Pioneer [16] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [12] Bombardier [8] Major [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Fitter [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Temporary Colonel [2] Temporary Colonel/ Consultant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [125] Royal Engineers [120] Army Service Corps [85] West Yorkshire Regiment [82] Labour Corps [78] Royal Garrison Artillery [70] West Riding Regiment [54] Durham Light Infantry [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Yorkshire Regiment [32] East Yorkshire Regiment [31] Machine Gun Corps [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [24] London Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [15] Gordon Highlanders [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Scots [14] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [14] Highland Light Infantry [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Border Regiment [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Scottish Rifles [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1320] Royal Navy [119] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [82] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [1684] K [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1664] Merchant Navy [20]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

George Eric Lister

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1682 Private Border Regiment

British Army 380415 Private Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Lister

Died 1917

British Army 21082 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Lister

Died 1916

British Army 11639 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 11639 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 11639 Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Lister

Died 1918

British Army 33097 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.

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Herbert Henry Holden Lister

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Oversby Lister

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78987

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George Oliphant Lister

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196655

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John Lister

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37529

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Arthur Lister

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24233

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Percy Jackson Lister

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215351

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Ernest Oswald Lister

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 31525 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 31525 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Henry Fillingham Lister

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219218

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Percy Lister

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225163

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Edgar Lister

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226721

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Cyril Harry Lister

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 103559 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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George Lister

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 52694 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 52694 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert John Lister

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 8609 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 151524 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Francis Henry Lister

Born 1863

Died 1918

Royal Navy Engineer Rear Admiral HMS Colleen

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Arthur Edward Lister

Born 1886

Died 1964

Royal Navy 13218 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Henry Lister

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42350

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