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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]

Frederic Harold Long

Born 1896

Died 1961

British Army TR/10/2338 Private Royal Fusiliers 31st (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 34394 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 73897 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Wilson Cherrington Long

Born 1894

Died 1956

British Army C/12840 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Long

Born 1885

Died 1964

British Army T4/045087 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Alfred Long

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280401

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Ivor Osborne Long

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55669

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Edward Long

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5448 Warrant Officer Class 2 North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 5448 Company Serjeant Major North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Long

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166396

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Frank Jesse Long

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90244

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Walter William Long

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83159

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Arthur George Long

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66844

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Herbert William Long

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125017

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Charles Leopold Long

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107739

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Frederick Long

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38101

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Christopher Long

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280249

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Alfred Long

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 372 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 891669 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 891669 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles George Long

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16202

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William Charles Long

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72083

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Charles Leonard Long

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82899

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Frederick John Long

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90626

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Frederick James Silvester Long

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53184

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