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L/Cpl

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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 Bugby tells BBC Newsbeat it makes sense to him.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Earlier on Wednesday, a private ceremony was held at Brize Norton before L/Cpl Hooley's body was carried past mourners lining the route to the Carterton Repatriation Memorial Garden.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Ms Jennings, who was serving with the Adjutant General's Corp attached to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and L/Cpl Jack Paolucci, from Birmingham, died at the scene of the crash.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

A review conducted after her death found Northumbria Police and the Army failed to properly address signs of L/Cpl Dhillon's jealous and obsessive behaviour.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

Once on the far side, this Platoon Commander, ably helped by L/Cpl.

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