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Cavan [82]

County Cavan [7]

Cavan, Cavan [5]

Cavan, Ireland [4]

Co Cavan [4]

Kingscourt, Cavan [4]

Virginia, Cavan [4]

Bailieborough, Cavan [3]

Belturbet, Cavan [3]

Cootehill, Cavan [3]

Arva, Cavan [2]

Bawnboy, Cavan [2]

Co. Cavan [2]

Drumgoon, Cavan [2]

Knockbride, Cavan [2]

Mount Nugent, Cavan [2]

Mullagh, Cavan [2]

Alva, Cavan [1]

Anna Mullen Sharcock, Cavan [1]

Anna, Cavan [1]

Annan, Co. Cavan [1]

Armagh, Cavan [1]

Bailborough, Cavan [1]

Bailieborough, Co Cavan [1]

Bailieborough, Co. Cavan [1]

Bailieborough, County Cavan [1]

Balieborough, Cavan [1]

Ballena, Cavan [1]

Ballinagh, Cavan [1]

Ballyaise, Cavan [1]

Ballyhouse, Cavan [1]

Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan [1]

Belterburt, Cavan [1]

Belturbel, Cavan [1]

Belturber, Cavan [1]

Belturbet, Co. Cavan [1]

Belturbet, County Cavan [1]

Betterbet, Cavan [1]

Brilieboro, Cavan [1]

Castlegraham, Cavan [1]

Cavan County [1]

Cavan, Co. Cavan [1]

Cavan, County Cavan [1]

Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland [1]

Cavan, Wales [1]

Coote Hill, County Cavan [1]

Cootehill, Co. Cavan [1]

Cross Keys, Cavan [1]

Curlough, Co Cavan [1]

Derrin, Cavan [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergt. [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Staff [1]

Assistant Military Secretary [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

RMS Leinster sinking [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Hyacinth [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Oriol." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BROKE [1]

Royal Regiment of Artillery [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70]

British Army [40]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [35]

B [27]

C [20]

F [15]

S [11]

R [10]

D [9]

L [9]

H [8]

W [8]

K [7]

O [5]

T [5]

G [4]

P [4]

J [3]

N [3]

I [2]

Q [2]

A [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [146]

Merchant Navy [35]

Country

Ireland [6]

United Kingdom [5]

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People [189] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cavan [82] County Cavan [7] Cavan, Cavan [5] Cavan, Ireland [4] Co Cavan [4] Kingscourt, Cavan [4] Virginia, Cavan [4] Bailieborough, Cavan [3] Belturbet, Cavan [3] Cootehill, Cavan [3] Arva, Cavan [2] Bawnboy, Cavan [2] Co. Cavan [2] Drumgoon, Cavan [2] Knockbride, Cavan [2] Mount Nugent, Cavan [2] Mullagh, Cavan [2] Alva, Cavan [1] Anna Mullen Sharcock, Cavan [1] Anna, Cavan [1] Annan, Co. Cavan [1] Armagh, Cavan [1] Bailborough, Cavan [1] Bailieborough, Co Cavan [1] Bailieborough, Co. Cavan [1] Bailieborough, County Cavan [1] Balieborough, Cavan [1] Ballena, Cavan [1] Ballinagh, Cavan [1] Ballyaise, Cavan [1] Ballyhouse, Cavan [1] Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan [1] Belterburt, Cavan [1] Belturbel, Cavan [1] Belturber, Cavan [1] Belturbet, Co. Cavan [1] Belturbet, County Cavan [1] Betterbet, Cavan [1] Brilieboro, Cavan [1] Castlegraham, Cavan [1] Cavan County [1] Cavan, Co. Cavan [1] Cavan, County Cavan [1] Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland [1] Cavan, Wales [1] Coote Hill, County Cavan [1] Cootehill, Co. Cavan [1] Cross Keys, Cavan [1] Curlough, Co Cavan [1] Derrin, Cavan [1]

Rank

Private [27] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Corporal [1] Engineman [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sergeant [1] Sergt. [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Staff [1] Assistant Military Secretary [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] RMS Leinster sinking [1] Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division - HMS Hyacinth [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Oriol." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS BROKE [1] Royal Regiment of Artillery [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70] British Army [40] Australian Imperial Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [35] B [27] C [20] F [15] S [11] R [10] D [9] L [9] H [8] W [8] K [7] O [5] T [5] G [4] P [4] J [3] N [3] I [2] Q [2] A [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [146] Merchant Navy [35]

Country

Ireland [6] United Kingdom [5]

John Donnelly

Born 1884

Royal Navy 205565

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Charles Robert Wilson

Born 1891

British Army 55029 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 317448 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Rupert Alexander Smith

Born 1885

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Eric Edward Dorman Smith

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry

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Hugh Finnegan

Born 1883

Royal Navy 301531

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Patrick Fitzpatrick

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS141

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James Leddy

Born 1897

Royal Navy K55010

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Patrick Newman

Born 1898

Royal Navy K56474

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Patrick Newman

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7764

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