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Ballarat Victoria [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Parramatta New South Wales [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Broughton, Hampshire [1]

Burninyong Victoria [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cassop, Durham [1]

Dartmouth, Devon, England [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Devon England [1]

Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dingwall [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fowey, Cornwall, England [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glen Alvie Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Govan, Renfrewshire [1]

Grand Island, Nebraska [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [302]

Gunner [29]

Serjeant [29]

Driver [28]

Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [16]

Sapper [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Rifleman [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Clerk [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Carpenter [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Muleteer [1]

Nursing Member [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

London Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Fiji Labour Corps [2]

Service

British Army [467]

Royal Navy [58]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

L [663]

S [2]

D [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [645]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Parramatta New South Wales [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Wadebridge, Cornwall [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Bethnal Green [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughton, Hampshire [1] Burninyong Victoria [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cassop, Durham [1] Dartmouth, Devon, England [1] Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Devon England [1] Dewsbury, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dingwall [1] Dudley, Worcestershire, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Easton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fowey, Cornwall, England [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glen Alvie Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Govan, Renfrewshire [1] Grand Island, Nebraska [1] Guildford Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [302] Gunner [29] Serjeant [29] Driver [28] Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [16] Sapper [14] Lieutenant [10] Rifleman [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Clerk [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Carpenter [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Muleteer [1] Nursing Member [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] Army Service Corps [33] Labour Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [33] Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] London Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Scottish Rifles [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Highland Light Infantry [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Scots [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Fiji Labour Corps [2]

Service

British Army [467] Royal Navy [58] Australian Imperial Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

L [663] S [2] D [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [645] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Henry Luke

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 353935 Private London Regiment

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William Shadwell Luke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2204 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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George Luke

Born 1896

Died 1924

British Army 2376 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 711754 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Arthur Luke

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130428

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Alfred Docking Luke

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army SS/14437 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 307361 Private Labour Corps

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John Vivyan Luke

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3138 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Stephen Luke

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6000 Company Serjeant Major Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 6000 Warrant Officer Class 2 Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ake Luke

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279851

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George Lofthouse Luke

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43211

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William John Luke

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10872

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Edward Rowland Luke

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197027

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Thomas John Luke

Born 1851

Died 1916

British Army 51153 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Bde.

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Charles George Luke

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163582

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William Luke

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107086

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Richard Edmonds Luke

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220339

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Frank Luke

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246543

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Frederick Luke

Born 1895

Died 1983

British Army 71787 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 71787 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Francis Luke

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65664

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George Macauley Luke

Born 1888

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Sub-Lieutenant HMS "Marmora"

Royal Navy Temporary Engineer Sub-Lieutenant HMS "Roxburgh"

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John Robert Luke

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25555

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