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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]

John Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 1986

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James Kincraig Lyall

Australian Imperial Force

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William Henry Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 173

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John Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 9314

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Robert Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 2636

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William Charles Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 1059

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Thomas Allen Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 1954

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Jack Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 3391

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Alexander William Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 1118

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Andrew Fraser Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 57367

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Frank Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 2405

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Alexander Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 262

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Jack Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 7026

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Alfred Ernest Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 1820

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James Edward Lyall

Australian Imperial Force 5457

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Alexander Lyall

Born 1895

Royal Navy 638 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Edwyn Llandaff Lyall

Born 1879

Royal Navy 3009 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Gordon Gilmore Lyall

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 15927 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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John Smart Lyall

Born 1888

Royal Navy 1588 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Arthur Davis Lyall

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 38181 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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