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Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

St Thomas, Devon [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Chard, Somerset [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Malling, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Middleton South Australia [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Port Elliot South Australia [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wanstead, Essex [2]

15 St George's Road, Leyton [1]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Alton Pancras Dorset [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashton Clinton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [771]

Driver [84]

Gunner [77]

Serjeant [76]

Corporal [61]

Sapper [48]

Lance Corporal [32]

Acting Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [22]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [14]

Pioneer [14]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Trooper [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Matron [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/Since Commissioned Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bearer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [110]

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Labour Corps [85]

Army Service Corps [76]

London Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Somerset Light Infantry [30]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

Welsh Regiment [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Corps of Hussars [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Hussars [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1208]

Royal Navy [153]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1651]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1615]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malta [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Adelaide South Australia [5] St Thomas, Devon [5] Exeter, Devon [4] London, Middlesex [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Chard, Somerset [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham England [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [2] Kilburn, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Malling, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Middleton South Australia [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Port Elliot South Australia [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wanstead, Essex [2] 15 St George's Road, Leyton [1] Allansford Victoria [1] Alton Pancras Dorset [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashton Clinton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Beckenham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [771] Driver [84] Gunner [77] Serjeant [76] Corporal [61] Sapper [48] Lance Corporal [32] Acting Corporal [22] Lieutenant [22] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [14] Pioneer [14] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [10] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Rifleman [4] Trooper [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Matron [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] /Since Commissioned Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Captain Temporary Lieutenant [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bandmaster [1] Bearer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [110] Royal Field Artillery [109] Labour Corps [85] Army Service Corps [76] London Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Machine Gun Corps [38] Royal Fusiliers [38] Somerset Light Infantry [30] Middlesex Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] Welsh Regiment [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Hampshire Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] East Kent Regiment [13] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Corps of Hussars [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Hussars [7] Norfolk Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1208] Royal Navy [153] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [1651] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1615] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Gibraltar [1] India [1] Jamaica [1] Malta [1]

Harry Montague Lovell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57846

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Isaiah Lovell

Died 1919

British Army 5211 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 5211 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Royal Engineers 2nd Battalion attached Inland Water Transport

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William Lovell

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294099

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Harold Guildford Lovell

Born 1890

Died 1992

British Army Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Frederick Lovell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66751

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Alfred William Lovell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404353

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Alfred Ernest Lovell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224561

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Samuel Percy Lovell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226598

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Percy John Lovell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233262

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Arthur Moss Lovell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17164 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Henry Lovell

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 200099 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 5136 Sapper Royal Naval Division

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John Bawden Lovell

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 109458 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William H Lovell

Died 1918

British Army 29162 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Joseph Lovell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97969

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James W Lovell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105829

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Edgar William Lovell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1989 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Albert Lovell

Born 1863

Died 1919

Royal Navy 108631 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid

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Henry B Lovell

Born 1874

British Army 8734 Warrant Officer Class 1 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Bandmaster King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Thomas Lovell

Born 1856

Died 1918

British Army 31526 Private Royal Defence Corps 162 Protection Company

British Army Private 2nd Foot

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Alfred Charles Lovell

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 6076 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 6076 Acting Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Dorsetshire Regt. 5th Bn.

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