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Belfast, Down [374]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [33]

Belfast Down [9]

Belfast, County Down [5]

Belfast, Down, Ireland [4]

Belfast, Co Down [3]

Ballymacarett, Belfast, county Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Belfast, County Antrim - County Down [1]

Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1]

Belfast,Down [1]

Doneybrace, Belfast, County Down [1]

Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Down, Belfast [1]

Dromore Down, Belfast [1]

Knockbreda Belfast, Down [1]

Rank

Rifleman [30]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Private [6]

Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Trimmer [3]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmith 3rd Class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Gunner [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [34]

Royal Naval Reserve [6]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

HMS Ajax [2]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Daffodil [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Magic [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Nepean [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Prince George [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

HMS Tiger [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Alfred" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bittern [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [396]

British Army [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [86]

S [45]

B [31]

C [30]

H [30]

G [28]

W [26]

L [19]

K [18]

P [18]

R [16]

D [15]

T [14]

A [13]

F [11]

J [10]

O [10]

E [9]

N [4]

V [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ireland [2]

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People [437] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Belfast, Down [374] Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [33] Belfast Down [9] Belfast, County Down [5] Belfast, Down, Ireland [4] Belfast, Co Down [3] Ballymacarett, Belfast, county Down, Northern Ireland [1] Belfast, County Antrim - County Down [1] Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [1] Belfast,Down [1] Doneybrace, Belfast, County Down [1] Down Town, Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Down, Belfast [1] Dromore Down, Belfast [1] Knockbreda Belfast, Down [1]

Rank

Rifleman [30] Stoker 1st Class [8] Able Seaman [6] Private [6] Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal [3] Deck Hand [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Trimmer [3] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] ALIAS [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmith 3rd Class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Gunner [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [34] Royal Naval Reserve [6] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS VALIANT [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] HMS Ajax [2] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Daffodil [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Magic [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Nepean [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Prince George [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Racoon [1] HMS Tiger [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid II [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Alfred" [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bittern [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [396] British Army [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [86] S [45] B [31] C [30] H [30] G [28] W [26] L [19] K [18] P [18] R [16] D [15] T [14] A [13] F [11] J [10] O [10] E [9] N [4] V [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [430]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Ireland [2]

Robert Atkinson

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12520 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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John Johnston

Died 1916

British Army 12937 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Samuel Weir

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13831 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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David Mullan

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 3707 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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William John Kinnear

Died 1916

British Army 8/15076 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 15076 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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George Adams

Died 1916

British Army 12497 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Francis Lemon

Died 1916

British Army 1005 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

British Army 1005 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Walter Johnston

Born 1889

Royal Navy 13998 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Thomas Whitley

Born 1895

Royal Navy 13304 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW

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James Mcbratney

Born 1876

Royal Navy 166603 Chief Petty Officer HMS Tiger

Royal Navy 166603 Chief Petty Officer Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid)

Royal Navy 166603 Boy 2nd Class

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Arthur Kelly

Born 1897

Royal Navy K29630

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Herbert Magowan

Born 1895

Royal Navy K57721

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William Lowrey

Born 1899

Royal Navy K49402

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Patrick Mcgettigan

Born 1881

Royal Navy 203036

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Robert Clarke

Born 1883

Royal Navy 207207

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Alexander Frederick Kirk

Born 1898

Royal Navy J63410 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy J63410 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy DA 15399 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Martin Mccartney

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS114267 Stoker 1st Class HMS Nepean paid via HMS Woolwich, depot ship to the 13th Destroyer Flotilla

Royal Navy SS114267 Stoker 1st Class HMS Nepean paid via HMS Apollo, depot ship to the 4th Destroyer Flotilla

Royal Navy SS114267 Stoker 2nd Class Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

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