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Lurgan, Armagh [61]

Lurgan [28]

Lurgan, Down [11]

Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [8]

Lurgan, Antrim [5]

Lurgan, Co Armagh [5]

Cornamucklagh, Lurgan, Armagh [2]

Aghalee Lurgan [1]

Ballydugan, Lurgan, Armagh [1]

Boconnell, Lurgan, County Armagh [1]

Derrytrasna, LURGAN [1]

George Street, Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

LURGAN [1]

Lurgan Armagn [1]

Lurgan Down [1]

Lurgan North [1]

Lurgan Northern Ireland [1]

Lurgan, Armagh , Norther Ireland [1]

Lurgan, Armaghshire [1]

Lurgan, Co. Armagh [1]

Lurgan, County Dover [1]

Lurgan, County Down [1]

Lurgan, Dowry [1]

Lurgan, Shankill parish, Co. Armagh [1]

Lurgan, [Shankill parish], Co Armagh. [1]

Lurgan,Co.Armagh. [1]

Lurgan,County Armagh [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Rifleman [5]

Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

14th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

16th Canadian Infantry [1]

42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

42nd Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

General Staff Office [1]

HM Torpedo Boat 10 [1]

HMS Conqueror [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS Viknor [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Prince Of Wales Leinster Regiment [1]

Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78]

British Army [34]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [33]

H [15]

G [13]

B [11]

D [11]

W [11]

C [10]

A [6]

K [4]

L [4]

S [4]

T [4]

F [2]

N [2]

O [2]

P [2]

R [2]

U [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [129]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ireland [4]

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People [140] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lurgan, Armagh [61] Lurgan [28] Lurgan, Down [11] Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [8] Lurgan, Antrim [5] Lurgan, Co Armagh [5] Cornamucklagh, Lurgan, Armagh [2] Aghalee Lurgan [1] Ballydugan, Lurgan, Armagh [1] Boconnell, Lurgan, County Armagh [1] Derrytrasna, LURGAN [1] George Street, Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] LURGAN [1] Lurgan Armagn [1] Lurgan Down [1] Lurgan North [1] Lurgan Northern Ireland [1] Lurgan, Armagh , Norther Ireland [1] Lurgan, Armaghshire [1] Lurgan, Co. Armagh [1] Lurgan, County Dover [1] Lurgan, County Down [1] Lurgan, Dowry [1] Lurgan, Shankill parish, Co. Armagh [1] Lurgan, [Shankill parish], Co Armagh. [1] Lurgan,Co.Armagh. [1] Lurgan,County Armagh [1]

Rank

Private [18] Rifleman [5] Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer [1] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 14th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 16th Canadian Infantry [1] 42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 42nd Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Infantry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] General Staff Office [1] HM Torpedo Boat 10 [1] HMS Conqueror [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Iris II - Seaman Storming Party ("D" Company) [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS Viknor [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Prince Of Wales Leinster Regiment [1] Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION [1] Scots Guards [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [78] British Army [34] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

M [33] H [15] G [13] B [11] D [11] W [11] C [10] A [6] K [4] L [4] S [4] T [4] F [2] N [2] O [2] P [2] R [2] U [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [129] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Ireland [4]

David Hobbs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14305 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 9 Battalion

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William Maxwell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 6/11160 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 11160 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles Depot Bn.

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Samuel Green

Australian Imperial Force 17073

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Herbert Daley

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS4231

Royal Navy SS4231 (Ch) Ordinary Seaman HMS Pathfinder

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George Weir

Born 1897

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 7812

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Wallace Greer

Died 1916

British Army 8/12847 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 12847 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Robert Uprichard

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 857 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 857 Private Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Gordon Keatley

Born 1897

Died 1960

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442415

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54th Batt

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Edward Mccrory

Died 1916

British Army 22772 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 4th Battalion.

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Alexander Collins

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 16113 Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29358 Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st Garrison Battalion.

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William Weir

Born 1893

Died 1977

Australian Imperial Force 527

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Victor William Joseph Allen

Born 1896

Died 1924

British Army 28970 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Dynes

Born 1898

Royal Navy 18033 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William James O'hara

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23937 Able Seaman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy J/23937 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J23937 Able Seaman HMS Conqueror

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Arthur Watson

Australian Imperial Force 2899

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Joseph Sturgeon

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171217

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171217 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Henry Turkington

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405452

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Frederick William Douie

Born 1889

Royal Navy 15594 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION

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John Greer Dill

Born 1881

Died 1944

British Army Captain Prince Of Wales Leinster Regiment

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel General Staff Office

British Army Brigadier General General Headquarters Staff

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William John Bunting

Born 1901

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2086SB Signal Boy Royal Naval Reserve

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