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Gravesend, Kent [3]

Buangor Victoria [2]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Casterton West England [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Denton, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Frindsbury, Kent [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Manchester England [1]

New Cross, London, Middlesex [1]

Newcross, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queenscliff Queensland [1]

Riplingham, Yorkshire [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Stamford Hill, London [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

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Private [61]

Corporal [12]

Driver [8]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Carpenter [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Waggoner; Wagoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

London Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine, SS Belgian Prince [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment/ Staff and Headquarters [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [110]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [159]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [159] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gravesend, Kent [3] Buangor Victoria [2] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bristol England [1] Casterton West England [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Denton, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Frindsbury, Kent [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Manchester England [1] New Cross, London, Middlesex [1] Newcross, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queenscliff Queensland [1] Riplingham, Yorkshire [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Sculcoates Hull, Yorkshire [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Stamford Hill, London [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [61] Corporal [12] Driver [8] Gunner [7] Serjeant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Carpenter [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Waggoner; Wagoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Army Service Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hussars [4] London Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine, SS Belgian Prince [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment/ Staff and Headquarters [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [110] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [159]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Edward Shaw Loft

Born 1897

Died 1974

Royal Navy SS6782

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Arthur Robert Loft

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25973

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Ambrose Arthur Loft

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Captain Canadian Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Loft

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy Carpenter Mercantile Marine, SS Belgian Prince

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Percy Trotter Loft

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29271 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas D Loft

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13637 Private Coldstream Guards

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Leonard Arthur Martin Loft

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406719

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William Ernest Loft

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156070

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Harry Loft

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183161

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John William Loft

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207750

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Montague Loft

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221578

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William Loft

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 836 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 156836 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 156836 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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David Loft

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 129911 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Loft

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 49011 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 49011 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Cyrus Godfrey Loft

Australian Imperial Force 2197

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Thomas Loft

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219347

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Stanley Loft

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 59527 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Thomas Loft

Died 1916

British Army 17675 Private East Surrey Regiment

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James Loft

Died 1915

British Army 3/7802 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Loft

Died 1917

British Army 11/1183 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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