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Sarawak, Grey County, Ontario [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Cape Town [1]

Capetown [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Lisburn [1]

Lisburn, Antrim [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

St. Catharines, Ontario [1]

Stepney, London [1]

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Private [36]

Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Irish Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [83]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

Canada [1]

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Sarawak, Grey County, Ontario [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Down [1] Cape Town [1] Capetown [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Lisburn [1] Lisburn, Antrim [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] St. Catharines, Ontario [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [36] Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Labour Corps [7] Royal Engineers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Irish Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Tank Corps [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [83] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [81] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

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Canada [1] United Kingdom [1]

Thomas Lyness

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28053 Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 15th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28053 Private Canadian Infantry

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Claude Laverne Lyness

Born 1896

Died 1983

Canadian Expeditionary Force 277066 Private Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) First Depot Battalion

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William Jesse Lyness

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304422

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James Lyness

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142938

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William Ernest Lyness

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3038178 Private Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) First Depot Battalion

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Harold Lyness

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2689 Royal Highlanders

British Army 2689 Irish Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Leon Percy Lyness

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1347 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Wilbert Lyness

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183060

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183060 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas V Lyness

Died 1916

British Army 16599 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13162 Private Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Lyness

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14421 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Samuel Lyness

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306486

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Samuel Lyness

Born 1899

Royal Navy 19751 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Benjamin Lyness

Died 1919

British Army 5/5460 Rifleman Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army G/654 Rifleman Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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Hector Robert Lyness

Australian Imperial Force 7757

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Harold John Lyness

Australian Imperial Force 1242

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George Lyness

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3031529

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James Douglas Lyness

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2003545

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Thomas Lyness

British Army 14419 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Samuel Lyness

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2499714

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George Lyness

Born 1890

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