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Fermoy, Cork [57]

Fermoy [19]

Fermoy, County Cork [8]

Fermoy, Co. Cork [5]

Fermoy, Ireland [2]

Cork/Fermoy [1]

Fermoy, County Kildare [1]

Fermoy, Waterford [1]

Fermoy,Co Cork. [1]

Fermoy,Cork. [1]

Pound Lane, Fermoy, County Cork [1]

Rathcormac, County Fermoy [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant Flying Officer [1]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal [1]

Gentleman Cadet at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [1]

Lt. Col. [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Squadron-Leader [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon RNVR [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Vivid I [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Dublin [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Medical Branch [1]

Royal Air Force, Chief Engineer Iraq [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers and Staff [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 26th Siege Battery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division Engineers [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58]

British Army [28]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [16]

C [13]

G [9]

L [7]

D [6]

H [6]

O [6]

S [6]

M [5]

F [4]

W [4]

A [3]

P [3]

R [3]

E [2]

T [2]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ireland [3]

India [2]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fermoy, Cork [57] Fermoy [19] Fermoy, County Cork [8] Fermoy, Co. Cork [5] Fermoy, Ireland [2] Cork/Fermoy [1] Fermoy, County Kildare [1] Fermoy, Waterford [1] Fermoy,Co Cork. [1] Fermoy,Cork. [1] Pound Lane, Fermoy, County Cork [1] Rathcormac, County Fermoy [1]

Rank

Private [8] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Gunner [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant Flying Officer [1] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Corporal [1] Gentleman Cadet at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich [1] Lt. Col. [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Squadron-Leader [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon RNVR [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] HMS Erin [2] HMS Vivid I [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Dublin [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Marlborough [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Irish Guards [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Medical Branch [1] Royal Air Force, Chief Engineer Iraq [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers and Staff [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 26th Siege Battery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division Engineers [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Volunteer Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58] British Army [28] Australian Imperial Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [16] C [13] G [9] L [7] D [6] H [6] O [6] S [6] M [5] F [4] W [4] A [3] P [3] R [3] E [2] T [2] J [1] K [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Ireland [3] India [2]

Charles Atkinson

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 21402 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Waldermar Britt

Born 1896

Died 1922

British Army 3/3946 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Edward Wilson

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Captain The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas Boswell

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 883 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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John Callaghan

Australian Imperial Force 843

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James O'leary

Australian Imperial Force Q10078

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Bertram Edmund Ward

Born 1863

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Owen

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296519

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Thomas George James Alexander Pears

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149230

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Edward Patrick Day

Australian Imperial Force 77849

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Percy George Anson

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7008 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Thomas Donovan

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 5928 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 5928 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Brady

Australian Imperial Force 5549

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Richard Mortimer Dolan

Australian Imperial Force 3835

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Garnet E K Ledsham

Born 1891

Died 1922

British Army S/24569 Acting Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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James Power

Australian Imperial Force 3140

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Charles Sinclair

Australian Imperial Force 14176

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John Russell Skinner

Australian Imperial Force 357

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Thomas P Guiver

Born 1896

Died 1959

British Army 9527 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 65554 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9527/65554 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment 18th Battalion, 1st (Reserve) Battalion

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Michael Carey

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 39977 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 26th Siege Battery

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