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Kildare [100]

Newbridge, Kildare [19]

Naas, Kildare [14]

Kildare, Ireland [13]

Curragh Camp, Kildare [12]

Curragh, Kildare [11]

Athy, Kildare [8]

County Kildare [7]

Kilcock, Kildare [6]

Kildare, Kildare [5]

Celbridge, Kildare [4]

Curragh Camp, County Kildare [4]

Athy, Co. Kildare [3]

Naas, County Kildare [3]

Nass, Kildare [3]

Co Kildare [2]

Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare [2]

Dublin, Kildare [2]

Leixlip, Kildare [2]

Maynooth, Kildare [2]

Newbridge Kildare [2]

Newbridge, County Kildare [2]

Rathangan, Kildare [2]

Sallins, Kildare [2]

Allen, Kildare, Ireland [1]

Ashby, Kildare [1]

Ashy, Kildare [1]

Athol, Kildare [1]

Athy, County Kildare [1]

Athy, County Kildare Ireland [1]

Authy, Kildare [1]

Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare [1]

Ballymore, Kildare [1]

Ballytore, Kildare [1]

Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1]

Blackbriech Naas, Kildare [1]

Blackwood, Kildare [1]

Blessington, Kildare [1]

Carisvilla, County Kildare [1]

Carlow, Co Kildare [1]

Carragh Camp, Kildare [1]

Castle Dermott, Kildare [1]

CastleDermot Co. Kildare [1]

Castledermot, County Kildare [1]

Castledermott, County Kildare [1]

Celbridge, County Kildare [1]

Celbridge, County Kildare [1]

Celleridge, Kildare [1]

Co. Kildare [1]

Curragh Camp, Co Kildare [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Lieutenant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain, Brevet Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour-Sergeant [1]

First Mate [1]

Greaser [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Master Mariner [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer (New Scheme) [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Irish Guards [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

31st Duke Of Connaught's Own Lancers, Indian Army, attached 5th Lancers [1]

3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

9th Australian Imperial Force [1]

9th Australian Infantry [1]

9th Hodson's Horse and Staff, 2nd Cavalry Division [1]

9th Hodson's Horse, detached Meerut Divisional Special Duty [1]

9th Hodsons Horse [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMPMS "Ascot" [1]

HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS LION [1]

Service

Royal Navy [141]

British Army [73]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [35]

M [31]

S [30]

B [23]

H [23]

D [20]

K [20]

W [19]

F [18]

R [17]

O [12]

G [11]

A [10]

P [9]

N [6]

T [6]

L [5]

E [3]

J [3]

I [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Merchant Navy [47]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ireland [9]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

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People [304] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kildare [100] Newbridge, Kildare [19] Naas, Kildare [14] Kildare, Ireland [13] Curragh Camp, Kildare [12] Curragh, Kildare [11] Athy, Kildare [8] County Kildare [7] Kilcock, Kildare [6] Kildare, Kildare [5] Celbridge, Kildare [4] Curragh Camp, County Kildare [4] Athy, Co. Kildare [3] Naas, County Kildare [3] Nass, Kildare [3] Co Kildare [2] Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare [2] Dublin, Kildare [2] Leixlip, Kildare [2] Maynooth, Kildare [2] Newbridge Kildare [2] Newbridge, County Kildare [2] Rathangan, Kildare [2] Sallins, Kildare [2] Allen, Kildare, Ireland [1] Ashby, Kildare [1] Ashy, Kildare [1] Athol, Kildare [1] Athy, County Kildare [1] Athy, County Kildare Ireland [1] Authy, Kildare [1] Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare [1] Ballymore, Kildare [1] Ballytore, Kildare [1] Bishop's Court, County Kildare [1] Blackbriech Naas, Kildare [1] Blackwood, Kildare [1] Blessington, Kildare [1] Carisvilla, County Kildare [1] Carlow, Co Kildare [1] Carragh Camp, Kildare [1] Castle Dermott, Kildare [1] CastleDermot Co. Kildare [1] Castledermot, County Kildare [1] Castledermott, County Kildare [1] Celbridge, County Kildare [1] Celbridge, County Kildare [1] Celleridge, Kildare [1] Co. Kildare [1] Curragh Camp, Co Kildare [1]

Rank

Private [32] Lieutenant [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Captain [4] Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Boy [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Drummer [2] Gunner [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain, Brevet Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour-Sergeant [1] First Mate [1] Greaser [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Master Mariner [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Petty Officer (New Scheme) [1] Rough Rider [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [13] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Irish Guards [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Vivid [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 31st Duke Of Connaught's Own Lancers, Indian Army, attached 5th Lancers [1] 3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 9th Australian Imperial Force [1] 9th Australian Infantry [1] 9th Hodson's Horse and Staff, 2nd Cavalry Division [1] 9th Hodson's Horse, detached Meerut Divisional Special Duty [1] 9th Hodsons Horse [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Civil Hospital Reserve [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMPMS "Ascot" [1] HMS 'Vanguard' [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS LION [1]

Service

Royal Navy [141] British Army [73] Australian Imperial Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [35] M [31] S [30] B [23] H [23] D [20] K [20] W [19] F [18] R [17] O [12] G [11] A [10] P [9] N [6] T [6] L [5] E [3] J [3] I [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [247] Merchant Navy [47]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Ireland [9] Germany [1] Malta [1]

John Vincent Holland

Born 1890

Died 1975

British Army Private Life Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (on probation) Leinster Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (on probation) Leinster Regiment, attd. Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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James Reddy

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 7045 Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment

British Army 7045 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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John Webster

Died 1914

British Army 7936 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas De Burgh

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant 31st Duke Of Connaught's Own Lancers, Indian Army, attached 5th Lancers

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Thomas Connolly

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 7672 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5457 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ellen A.k.a. Eleanor Frances Orford

Born 1889

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 1st Western General Military Hospital

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Michael Coughlan

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168751

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Ernest Henry Shackleton

Born 1874

Died 1922

Other Empire Force Cadet Merchant Navy Houghton Tower

Other Empire Force Second Mate Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force First Mate Merchant Navy

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Edmund Hornby Kenyon

Born 1899

Died 1921

Royal Navy J36042 Boy Victory

Royal Navy K47934 Stoker

British Army 18872 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th

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Richard Clouter

Born 1879

Died 1943

British Army 4553 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4553 Boy Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4553 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Jamieson

Born 1888

British Army 7131 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers

British Army 2445 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Cyclist Corps

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Maurice Alwyn Adams

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2350 Driver New Zealand Field Artillery

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William John Nolan

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy J35213

Royal Navy J/35213 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke

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Eric De Burgh

Born 1881

Died 1973

Indian Army Major 9th Hodsons Horse

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 9th Hodson's Horse and Staff, 2nd Cavalry Division

Indian Army Captain, Brevet Major 9th Hodson's Horse, detached Meerut Divisional Special Duty

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William Joseph Treacy

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 267 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Fitzclarence

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Brigadier General Staff

British Army Brigadier General General Staff

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Arthur Joseph Dease

Born 1871

Died 1965

British Army Driver French Red Cross

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Frank Mullally

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6698 Air Mechanic 2 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6698 Air Mechanic 3 Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6698 Air Mechanic 1 Royal Air Force

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James Mullaly

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 3/5067 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 5087 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 5087 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Eleanor Hope Shackleton

Born 1879

Died 1960

British Army Sister Civil Hospital Reserve No. 4 General Hospital

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