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Limerick [525]

Limerick, Ireland [39]

Limerick, Limerick [22]

Rathkeale, Limerick [10]

Kilmallock, Limerick [6]

Limerick City [5]

Newcastle West, Limerick [5]

Saint Johns, Limerick [5]

Newcastle, Limerick [4]

Saint Michaels, Limerick [4]

Bruree, Limerick [3]

Co. Limerick [3]

County Limerick [3]

Croom, Limerick [3]

Glin, Limerick [3]

Knocklong, Limerick [3]

Limerick New South Wales [3]

Abbeyfeale, Limerick [2]

Adare, Limerick [2]

Ballylanders, Limerick [2]

Bruff, Limerick [2]

Caherconlish, Limerick [2]

Capamore, Limerick [2]

Cappamore, Limerick [2]

Coonagh, County Limerick [2]

Doon, Limerick [2]

Foynes, Limerick [2]

Galbally, Limerick [2]

Glen, Limerick [2]

Killmallock, Limerick [2]

Kilteely, Limerick [2]

Limerick, Munster [2]

Shanagolden, Limerick [2]

St John's, Limerick [2]

St. John's, Limerick [2]

Abbey Seale, Limerick [1]

Abbeyfeale, County Limerick [1]

Ardagh, Limerick [1]

Ardpatrick, Limerick [1]

Askeaton, Co. Limerick [1]

Askeaton, Limerick [1]

Athea, Limerick [1]

Athlunkard, Co, Limerick [1]

Baggotstown, Limerick [1]

Ballangarry, Limerick [1]

Ballingary, Co. Limerick [1]

Ballybricken, County Limerick [1]

Ballyhahill, Limerick [1]

Ballylinders, Limerick [1]

Ballymackshanboy, Limerick [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Captain [13]

Seaman [11]

Major [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Gunner [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Driver [2]

Reverend [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

1st Writer [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

2nd. Lt. [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Chaplain Captain Reverend [1]

Cooper [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lt. Col. [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

R.S.M [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Driver [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14]

Royal Naval Reserve [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

HMS Goliath [5]

Irish Guards [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [4]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

HMS Emerald [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Thunderer [2]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

196th Battalion [1]

2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1]

30th Battalion 1st Renforcement Draft [1]

57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force), attached 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

5th Royal Irish Lancers [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Chaplains attached 4th Light Horse Brigade [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Division Cyclist Company [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

H. M. Paddle Minesweeper "Erins Isle" [1]

H.M.S. "Barham." [1]

H.M.S. "Kent" [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271]

Australian Imperial Force [209]

British Army [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [133]

C [77]

O [75]

H [70]

B [53]

D [50]

S [47]

R [41]

K [39]

F [34]

G [34]

L [34]

P [22]

W [19]

T [14]

N [11]

A [9]

E [9]

Q [8]

J [6]

V [5]

I [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [592]

Merchant Navy [179]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Ireland [13]

Germany [2]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [795] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Limerick [525] Limerick, Ireland [39] Limerick, Limerick [22] Rathkeale, Limerick [10] Kilmallock, Limerick [6] Limerick City [5] Newcastle West, Limerick [5] Saint Johns, Limerick [5] Newcastle, Limerick [4] Saint Michaels, Limerick [4] Bruree, Limerick [3] Co. Limerick [3] County Limerick [3] Croom, Limerick [3] Glin, Limerick [3] Knocklong, Limerick [3] Limerick New South Wales [3] Abbeyfeale, Limerick [2] Adare, Limerick [2] Ballylanders, Limerick [2] Bruff, Limerick [2] Caherconlish, Limerick [2] Capamore, Limerick [2] Cappamore, Limerick [2] Coonagh, County Limerick [2] Doon, Limerick [2] Foynes, Limerick [2] Galbally, Limerick [2] Glen, Limerick [2] Killmallock, Limerick [2] Kilteely, Limerick [2] Limerick, Munster [2] Shanagolden, Limerick [2] St John's, Limerick [2] St. John's, Limerick [2] Abbey Seale, Limerick [1] Abbeyfeale, County Limerick [1] Ardagh, Limerick [1] Ardpatrick, Limerick [1] Askeaton, Co. Limerick [1] Askeaton, Limerick [1] Athea, Limerick [1] Athlunkard, Co, Limerick [1] Baggotstown, Limerick [1] Ballangarry, Limerick [1] Ballingary, Co. Limerick [1] Ballybricken, County Limerick [1] Ballyhahill, Limerick [1] Ballylinders, Limerick [1] Ballymackshanboy, Limerick [1]

Rank

Private [51] Captain [13] Seaman [11] Major [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Gunner [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Driver [2] Reverend [2] Sapper [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 1st Writer [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 2nd. Lt. [1] Acting Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Chaplain Captain Reverend [1] Cooper [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lt. Col. [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] R.S.M [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Driver [1] Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [16] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14] Royal Naval Reserve [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] HMS Goliath [5] Irish Guards [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Connaught Rangers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath." [4] HMS Monmouth [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] HMS Emerald [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Thunderer [2] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 196th Battalion [1] 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers [1] 30th Battalion 1st Renforcement Draft [1] 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force), attached 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] 5th Royal Irish Lancers [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Chaplains attached 4th Light Horse Brigade [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Division Cyclist Company [1] East Kent Regiment [1] H. M. Paddle Minesweeper "Erins Isle" [1] H.M.S. "Barham." [1] H.M.S. "Kent" [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS CAROLINE [1]

Service

Royal Navy [271] Australian Imperial Force [209] British Army [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

M [133] C [77] O [75] H [70] B [53] D [50] S [47] R [41] K [39] F [34] G [34] L [34] P [22] W [19] T [14] N [11] A [9] E [9] Q [8] J [6] V [5] I [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [592] Merchant Navy [179]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Ireland [13] Germany [2] Gibraltar [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

William O'connor

Born 1891

Died 1935

British Army 03100 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army

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Patrick Keating

Born 1884

Died 1935

British Army 7193 Private Royal Irish Regiment Depot

British Army 7193 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion (South Africa)

British Army 7193 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion (India)

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John Collins

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment Army Reserve

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Edward Reason

Born 1883

Died 1940

British Army G/5302 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas Kearin

Born 1865

Died 1917

Royal Navy

Royal Navy SS Keeper Merchant Navy

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David Edward Allan

Born 1884

British Army T/328480 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Ernest Cotton Deane

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attached 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment

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Augustine Bowles

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 8711 Corporal Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion

British Army 10884 Sergeant Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10884 Sergeant Leinster Regiment

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Richard Edward Phillips Gabbett

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Christopher Joseph Saunier

Born 1883

Died 1925

Australian Imperial Force 5825

Australian Imperial Force 5825 Private Ist Pioneer Battalion

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Patrick Lawlor

Born 1879

British Army 6502 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 6502 Private Royal Irish Regiment Depot

British Army 6502 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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Freegift William Van Der Kiste

Born 1875

Died 1948

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery Indian Army Corps

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Acting Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Dominic O'connor

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Daniel O'neill

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2908 Private Connaught Rangers

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Martin Scully Or Sculley

Died 1914

British Army 7465 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 4th Battalion attached 2nd Battalion

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John Barry

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 15715 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3526 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 15715 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Michael James O'rourke

Born 1878

Died 1957

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428545 Private 30th Battalion 1st Renforcement Draft

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Joseph Murphy

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army Driver Army Service Corps 1st Coy. (Catterick)

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John Blencowe

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7780 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7780 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Batt

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Michael Munroe

Died 1916

British Army 12519 Private Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion

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