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Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Cardiff New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Johnston, Renfrewshire [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Llanwonno, Glam [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1]

Nathalia Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newhaven, Midlothian [1]

Nyngan New South Wales [1]

Oatlands, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Thomas Ont [1]

Stoke Damerell, Devon [1]

Teralba New South Wales [1]

Week St.Mary, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [159]

Gunner [21]

Captain [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain /Acting Major [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

AM II (SD) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [272]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [404]

Contribution

Military Service [388]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Cardiff New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheshire England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Johnston, Renfrewshire [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Llanwonno, Glam [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1] Nathalia Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newhaven, Midlothian [1] Nyngan New South Wales [1] Oatlands, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Thomas Ont [1] Stoke Damerell, Devon [1] Teralba New South Wales [1] Week St.Mary, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [159] Gunner [21] Captain [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [12] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Temporary Captain [5] Rifleman [4] Sister [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Captain /Acting Major [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] AM II (SD) [1] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Brigadier General [1] Canteener [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Highland Light Infantry [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Gordon Highlanders [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Scots [8] Cameron Highlanders [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Tank Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Scottish Horse [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [272] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

L [404]

Contribution

Military Service [388] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Charles Lorne Lyle

Born 1882

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 547 driver Australian Infantry 7th Bn

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William Lyle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 6504 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Archibald Christopher Lyle

Born 1883

Died 1972

Royal Navy F33879 AM II (SD) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F33879 AM II (SD) RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233879 Royal Air Force

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William Telfert Lyle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115247

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Mark Lyle

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34253

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Francis Lewis Lyle

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 35240 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Wilbert Merle Lyle

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725587

Canadian Expeditionary Force 725587 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Harry Lyle

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 174326

Canadian Expeditionary Force 174326 Private Canadian Infantry

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Maurice Lyle

Born 1894

Died 1914

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1253 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 6th Squadron

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George Henry Lyle

Born 1901

Died 1919

British Army 183075 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Archibald Harold Lyle

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2498

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Robert Alexander Lyle

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161384 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Recruits' Training Wing (Blandford)

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Daniel Lyle

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army M2/156164 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M2/156164 Private Royal Army Service Corps 6th General Headquarters Reserve Mechanical Transport Company

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Alexander Lyle

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 27509 Private Royal Scots

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John Lyle

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 8624 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 8624 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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William Lyle

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Charles Mackenzie Lyle

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208349

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James Lyle

Died 1916

British Army 14742 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Alfred Lyle

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army SS/18180 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Haydon Stratton Lyle

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Captain Canadian Mounted Rifles

British Army Captain Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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