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Sydney New South Wales [21]

London England [14]

Cork [12]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

London, Middlesex [8]

Bendigo Victoria [7]

Hong Kong [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

Poplar, London [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Gloucestershire [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Islington, London [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Oxford [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol England [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Chard, Somerset [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Swansea, Glamorgan [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Addlestone, Surrey [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bradford [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Carey Gully South Australia [2]

Rank

Private [2434]

Gunner [299]

Driver [208]

Corporal [192]

Serjeant [188]

Sapper [126]

Lance Corporal [96]

Second Lieutenant [82]

Lieutenant [67]

Acting Corporal [48]

Captain [47]

Acting Serjeant [37]

Pioneer [35]

Bombardier [33]

Major [23]

Rifleman [21]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [5]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Bugler [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Acting Major [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Drummer [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [315]

Labour Corps [304]

Royal Engineers [276]

Army Service Corps [270]

Royal Garrison Artillery [191]

London Regiment [153]

Machine Gun Corps [125]

Royal Army Medical Corps [97]

Royal Fusiliers [92]

Middlesex Regiment [80]

Gloucestershire Regiment [77]

Northumberland Fusiliers [74]

Suffolk Regiment [74]

Hampshire Regiment [72]

Durham Light Infantry [67]

Norfolk Regiment [61]

Rifle Brigade [61]

Devonshire Regiment [60]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [60]

West Yorkshire Regiment [51]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50]

Somerset Light Infantry [50]

Wiltshire Regiment [50]

The Queen's Regiment [49]

Essex Regiment [46]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [45]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [44]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

Royal West Kent Regiment [42]

West Riding Regiment [41]

Royal Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

East Surrey Regiment [36]

East Kent Regiment [35]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [32]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

Royal Defence Corps [29]

Royal Irish Rifles [29]

Royal Naval Division [29]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Canadian Infantry [27]

Dorsetshire Regiment [27]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3763]

Royal Navy [410]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [374]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [302]

Australian Imperial Force [273]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

L [5284]

D [6]

W [2]

A [1]

E [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5156]

Merchant Navy [102]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [102]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [21] London England [14] Cork [12] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] London, Middlesex, England [11] London, Middlesex [8] Bendigo Victoria [7] Hong Kong [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] Poplar, London [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Gloucestershire [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Islington, London [4] Lambeth, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Oxford [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol England [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Chard, Somerset [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Swansea, Glamorgan [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Addlestone, Surrey [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bradford [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Carey Gully South Australia [2]

Rank

Private [2434] Gunner [299] Driver [208] Corporal [192] Serjeant [188] Sapper [126] Lance Corporal [96] Second Lieutenant [82] Lieutenant [67] Acting Corporal [48] Captain [47] Acting Serjeant [37] Pioneer [35] Bombardier [33] Major [23] Rifleman [21] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Staff Serjeant [13] Able Seaman [12] Acting Bombardier [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Worker [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Armourer Staff Serjeant [5] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Shoeing Smith Corporal [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Bugler [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Acting Major [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Drummer [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [315] Labour Corps [304] Royal Engineers [276] Army Service Corps [270] Royal Garrison Artillery [191] London Regiment [153] Machine Gun Corps [125] Royal Army Medical Corps [97] Royal Fusiliers [92] Middlesex Regiment [80] Gloucestershire Regiment [77] Northumberland Fusiliers [74] Suffolk Regiment [74] Hampshire Regiment [72] Durham Light Infantry [67] Norfolk Regiment [61] Rifle Brigade [61] Devonshire Regiment [60] King's Royal Rifle Corps [60] West Yorkshire Regiment [51] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50] Somerset Light Infantry [50] Wiltshire Regiment [50] The Queen's Regiment [49] Essex Regiment [46] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [45] Royal Berkshire Regiment [44] Worcestershire Regiment [43] Royal West Kent Regiment [42] West Riding Regiment [41] Royal Army Service Corps [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] East Surrey Regiment [36] East Kent Regiment [35] Liverpool Regiment [35] Welsh Regiment [35] Yorkshire Regiment [35] Cheshire Regiment [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [32] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] Royal Defence Corps [29] Royal Irish Rifles [29] Royal Naval Division [29] Manchester Regiment [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Canadian Infantry [27] Dorsetshire Regiment [27] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [3763] Royal Navy [410] Canadian Expeditionary Force [374] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [302] Australian Imperial Force [273] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

L [5284] D [6] W [2] A [1] E [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5156] Merchant Navy [102] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [102] India [2] Ireland [2] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1]

Hector Charles Warwick Long

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 699 Pte 40th Bn AIF

Australian Imperial Force 699 Corporal Australian Infantry 40th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 699 Sergeant Australian Infantry 46th Battalion

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Ethel Mary Long

Born 1897

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16571

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16571 No.9 Aircraft Repair Depot RAF Edmonton

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Richard Long

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 17462 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Joseph Long

Born 1879

Died 1920

British Army 6395 Private (Acting Lance Corporal) South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6395 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6395 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Thomas John Henry Long

Born 1873

Died 1927

British Army 39351 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39351 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39351 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Bernard Wilfred Long

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 16th west Battalion

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Samuel Long

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1528 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290150 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Arthur Long

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E13

Royal Navy 312113 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine E13

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Albert Long

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 10614 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward William Valentine Long

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10408 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 10408 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Frank Herbert Maxwell Long

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 7453 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Arthur Howell Long

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 221706 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 221706 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No.1 Depot

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Frederick Long

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 18653 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 18653 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 18653 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Austin Theodore Long

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 10th (Cyclist) Battalion (Territorial)

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Charles Long

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20267 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Long

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/12966 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/12966 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Ernest Harold Long

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 4765 Corporal /Lance Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4765 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Eber James Long

Born 1872

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268294

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Thomas Long

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 22632 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd/5th Bn.

British Army 22496 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

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Robert Long

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 28444 Private Manchester Regiment 22 nd Battalion

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