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L/Cpl

British  

abbreviation

  1. lance corporal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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L/Cpl Hooley, who had previously been deployed to Afghanistan, Africa and Eastern Europe, was described in tributes as having a "rare gift" of "deep kindness".

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

An Army investigation into the death of L/Cpl Bernard Mongan described it as a "tragic event".

From BBC Jul. 5, 2025

While L/Cpl Mongan never made an official complaint about bullying Ms Norton believed his chain of command "should have been capable of identifying that and dealing with it".

From BBC Jul. 5, 2025

Barrister Adam Farrer, representing the MoD, told the court there had been "no suspicious circumstances" surrounding L/Cpl Mongan's death.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2023

For some time Battalion Headquarters knew nothing of this disaster, and it was only when the Signaller L/Cpl.

From The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. by John David Hills

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