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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

London England [4]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Thanet, Kent [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Acton, London [1]

Aldershot [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Bunyip Victoria [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow Sheffield [1]

Eden Bridge, Kent [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Gobur, Victoria, NSW [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hever, Edenbridge, Kent [1]

Hever, Kent [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hunslet [1]

Huonville Tasmania [1]

Kent [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Latrobe Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

Nundle New South Wales [1]

Ouzewell, Yorkshire [1]

Oxted [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [216]

Gunner [27]

Corporal [22]

Driver [19]

Serjeant [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [8]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

London Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Staff [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [339]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [458]

Contribution

Military Service [448]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [5] London England [4] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dover, Kent [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Thanet, Kent [2] West Ham, London [2] Acton, London [1] Aldershot [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Birkenhead England [1] Bunyip Victoria [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] East Malling, Kent [1] Ecclesall Bierlow Sheffield [1] Eden Bridge, Kent [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Gobur, Victoria, NSW [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hever, Edenbridge, Kent [1] Hever, Kent [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hunslet [1] Huonville Tasmania [1] Kent [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [1] Latrobe Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Loose, Kent [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] Nundle New South Wales [1] Ouzewell, Yorkshire [1] Oxted [1] Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [216] Gunner [27] Corporal [22] Driver [19] Serjeant [12] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [8] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Captain [2] Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Vice Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [27] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] London Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Staff [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [339] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [458]

Contribution

Military Service [448] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Australia [1] Malta [1]

George Osborne Longley

Australian Imperial Force 9402

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William Henry Longley

Born 1863

Died 1936

Royal Navy 110254 Petty Officer 1st Class

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Harold Longley

Born 1883

Royal Navy 21917 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 11490 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Cyrus Longley

Born 1889

British Army 3026

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J R Longley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117908

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John Longley

Born 1892

British Army 3021

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Ernest Sidney Longley

Born 1886

Royal Navy 10827 Royal Marine Artillery

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Charles Ernest Longley

Born 1880

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain General List

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George Longley

Born 1871

Died 1941

British Army 2nd Sussex Artillery Volunteers

British Army 2948 Trooper 14th Hussars

British Army 28657 Hussars

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Alfred James Longley

Australian Imperial Force 44

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Frank Richard Longley

Australian Imperial Force 52322

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William James Alfred Longley

Australian Imperial Force 813

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Henry Ernest Longley

Born 1895

Royal Navy J12052 Able Seaman HMS Conquest

Royal Navy J12052 Able Seaman Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy J12052 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

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L Longley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10977

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John Longley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harold Longley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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George Wellesley Longley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frederick Sydney Longley

Born 1883

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L A Longley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33091

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Robert Thomas Longley

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22828

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