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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Dunolly Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Walbundrie New South Wales [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Cloondara, County Longford [1]

Cookstown, Tyrone [1]

Denbigh, Denbighshire [1]

Denish, Galway [1]

Dublin, [1]

Durham England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Granville New South Wales [1]

Harrow Victoria [1]

Keerglen, Kilfian, Mayo [1]

Kent England [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Market Weighton, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire, England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

Parkes New South Wales [1]

Prestatyn, Flintshire [1]

Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Ramsey , Huntingdonshire [1]

Ramsey , Huntingdonshire . [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Tichborne New South Wales [1]

Wingham Victoria [1]

Wunghnu Victoria [1]

Yea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [276]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [11]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Pioneer Serjeant [2]

3rd Class Assistant Sergeon [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Master Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Connaught Rangers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Scots [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Leinster Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [395]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

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L [488]

Contribution

Military Service [479]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Dunolly Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Walbundrie New South Wales [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Auckland [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Cloondara, County Longford [1] Cookstown, Tyrone [1] Denbigh, Denbighshire [1] Denish, Galway [1] Dublin, [1] Durham England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Granville New South Wales [1] Harrow Victoria [1] Keerglen, Kilfian, Mayo [1] Kent England [1] Lancashire England [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester England [1] Market Weighton, Yorkshire [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire, England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] Parkes New South Wales [1] Prestatyn, Flintshire [1] Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Ramsey , Huntingdonshire [1] Ramsey , Huntingdonshire . [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Tichborne New South Wales [1] Wingham Victoria [1] Wunghnu Victoria [1] Yea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [276] Driver [26] Serjeant [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Sapper [11] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Pioneer Serjeant [2] 3rd Class Assistant Sergeon [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Master Gunner 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Major [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Liverpool Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Connaught Rangers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Munster Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Scots [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Leinster Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [395] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [19] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [488]

Contribution

Military Service [479] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Robert John Loftus

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3167 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Bn

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Harry W Loftus

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 88324 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 88324 Master Gunner 2nd Class Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank L. Loftus

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 17596 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Achey Loftus

Born 1885

Died 1987

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Richard Loftus

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264669

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Henry Gordon Loftus

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Loftus

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Aquitania."

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John Victor Loftus

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122270

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W Loftus

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Royal Scots

British Army Captain Royal Scots

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Charles Loftus

Died 1915

British Army 3628 Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 3628 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Kenneth Loftus

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 107370 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Loftus

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 31601 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Mark Loftus

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1700 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1700 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Peter Loftus

Died 1916

British Army 11752 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11752 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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George Loftus

Died 1920

British Army 36867 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Peter Loftus

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 1155 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 19/1115 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Loftus

Died 1916

British Army 200846 Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 200846 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Charles Loftus

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 43393 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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William Loftus

Died 1916

British Army 13015 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Edward Loftus

Died 1916

British Army 14112 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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