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Clarence Town New South Wales [4]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland [3]

Semaphore South Australia [3]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dundee Scotland [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Macduff Scotland [2]

Oatlands Tasmania [2]

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland [2]

24 Lenthall Street, Walton, Liverpool [1]

39 Walham Grove, Fulham [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldgate South Australia [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Auchencruive, Rothiemay, Banffshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Broomhill, Northumberland [1]

Calcutta [1]

Carnstie Scotland [1]

Christchurch [1]

Cove, Berwickshire [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Drouin Victoria [1]

Dunbartonshire [1]

Dundee [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Forfar [1]

Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hornsey [1]

Hutton, Berwickshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lang Lang Victoria [1]

Manchester, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Montrose [1]

Montrose Scotland [1]

Morpeth [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Mount Lofty South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [186]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Sapper [17]

Gunner [16]

Lieutenant [15]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Driver [11]

Captain [10]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Havildar [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Mate [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Scots [21]

Gordon Highlanders [18]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Cameron Highlanders [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Scots Guards [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Army Medical Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

36th Sikhs [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Imperial Army [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Light Horse [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

123rd Rifles [1]

14th Australian General Hospital [1]

8th Light Horse Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [317]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

L [483]

Contribution

Military Service [465]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

United States [2]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Clarence Town New South Wales [4] Launceston Tasmania [3] Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland [3] Semaphore South Australia [3] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dundee Scotland [2] Dundee, Forfarshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Macduff Scotland [2] Oatlands Tasmania [2] Scoonie, Fife, Scotland [2] 24 Lenthall Street, Walton, Liverpool [1] 39 Walham Grove, Fulham [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldgate South Australia [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Auchencruive, Rothiemay, Banffshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Broomhill, Northumberland [1] Calcutta [1] Carnstie Scotland [1] Christchurch [1] Cove, Berwickshire [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Drouin Victoria [1] Dunbartonshire [1] Dundee [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Forfar [1] Forfarshire Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hornsey [1] Hutton, Berwickshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Lancashire [1] Lang Lang Victoria [1] Manchester, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Montrose [1] Montrose Scotland [1] Morpeth [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Mount Lofty South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [186] Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [17] Sapper [17] Gunner [16] Lieutenant [15] Second Lieutenant [12] Driver [11] Captain [10] Major [7] Acting Corporal [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Havildar [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Mate [1] Nursing Sister [1] Officer Cadet [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Highland Light Infantry [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Scots [21] Gordon Highlanders [18] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Royal Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Division [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Cameron Highlanders [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Scots Guards [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Army Medical Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 36th Sikhs [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Imperial Army [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Light Horse [2] Military Foot Police [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 123rd Rifles [1] 14th Australian General Hospital [1] 8th Light Horse Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [317] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

L [483]

Contribution

Military Service [465] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] United States [2] Canada [1] India [1]

George Lindsay Lyall

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment attached North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 34886 Private Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 34886 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Frederick David Lyall

Born 1895

Died 1951

British Army 393164 Private Labour Corps 363rd Reserve Employment Company, Eastern Command Labour Centre

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Donald Lyall

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 587

Australian Imperial Force 587 Private Australian Infantry 1st Battallion

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Lindsay Ireland Lyall

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4995 Private London Regiment

British Army 51454 Private London Regiment

British Army 4995 and 51454 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 1st/14th Battalion

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William Leslie Lyall

Born 1875

Died 1949

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Lyall

Died 1915

British Army 1600 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 1600 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Graham Thomson Lyall

Born 1892

Died 1941

British Army Captain Canadian Overseas Military Forces

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 158524 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles George Lyall

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Lyall

Died 1916

British Army 2220 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 1/7th Battalion (Territorials)

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Alfred Edward Dalyell Lyall

Born 1885

British Army 1037 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots attached West India Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots attached West India Regiment

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David Webster Lyall

Born 1859

Died 1946

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St Clair Lyall

Born 1896

British Army 14605 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Lyall

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51488

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Charles Lyall

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 20627 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9896 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) No.2 Reserve Bn.

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William Lyall

Died 1917

British Army 5180 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 201982 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Annie Lyall

Born 1868

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 574

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David Valeon Lyall

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270385

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William Lyall

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67390

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Edward Lyall

Born 1870

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant Quarter Master Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Acting Major Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Alexander Cormack Lyall

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army S/12095 Private Cameron Highlanders

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