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Feltwell, Norfolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Bodicote, Banbury [1]

Boreham, Essex [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham [1]

London England [1]

London Paddington [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Oulton, Norfolk [1]

Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Paymaster Rear Admiral [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sapper [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

2/6th Gurkhas [1]

9th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Depot Essex Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gurkha Rifles [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

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L [150]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [150] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Feltwell, Norfolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Bodicote, Banbury [1] Boreham, Essex [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dalston, London [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham [1] London England [1] London Paddington [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Oulton, Norfolk [1] Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Wandsworth, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [82] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [6] Gunner [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Commander [1] Corporal [1] Naval Cadet [1] Paymaster Rear Admiral [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sapper [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Essex Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 2/6th Gurkhas [1] 9th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Chaplain [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Depot Essex Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gurkha Rifles [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [150]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Norman Lynes

Died 1916

British Army 7/3082 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 200776 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Lynes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123994

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Harry Lynes

Died 1917

British Army 17/97 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17/97 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Gerald Lynes

Died 1917

British Army 13867 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13867 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13867 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Reginald Lynes

Died 1917

British Army 5464 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 8423 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 5464 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Edward Lynes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252971

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Augustus Lynes

Australian Imperial Force 259

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Herbert R Lynes

Born 1892

British Army TF/1381 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army TF/265600 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Richard Lynes

British Army 9/12351 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 9/12351 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Lynes

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J28722 Boy 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Charles William Lynes

Born 1878

Royal Navy 10014 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Lynes

Born 1882

Royal Navy 10640 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Thomas James Lynes

Born 1900

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Joseph Peter Lynes

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 585

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Charles Richard Lynes

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 240710

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William Bertram Lynes

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43745

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Joseph Edward Lynes

Born 1900

Royal Navy F53443

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Albert Lynes

Born 1884

Royal Navy SS103227

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Frederick Lynes

Born 1895

Royal Navy 1/187 Royal Naval Division

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Albert Lynes

Born 1884

Royal Navy 210694

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