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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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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]

Walter Ernest Mitchell

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 2964 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Charles O'shaughnessy

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 8831 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Arthur Durman

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Edward Hartney

Died 1916

British Army 3304 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Henry Conway

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 281337 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Cleaning Office (63rd Company)

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Richard Joseph Mcbrinn

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 272123 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

Royal Navy 272123 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class H.M.S. "Barham."

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Thomas Doyle

Died 1918

British Army 281122 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 43rd Anti-Aircraft Battery

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Patrick Cronin

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 5161A Seaman HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5161A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 5161A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Goliath."

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Patrick Sullivan

Died 1918

British Army 364468 Private Labour Corps

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Patrick Prendergast

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299382

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Alexander Irwin

Born 1892

British Army L/3229 Corporal Lancers

British Army L/3229 Serjeant Lancers

British Army L/3229 R.S.M 5th Royal Irish Lancers

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Joseph O'donoghue

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288259 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Recruits Depot

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288259 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Wireless and Observers School, RAF Flowerdown Camp

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Richard Pratt

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261221

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Thomas Cronin

Born 1891

Died 1926

British Army 61180 Private Northumberland Regiment 1/4th northumberland Battalion

British Army 1461 Private King Edward's Horse 2nd Battalion

British Army 302787 Private Tank Corps

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Patrick Sullivan

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10420 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Henry O'connell De Courcy Macdonnell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Captain Connaught Rangers 6th Battalion

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Michael Joseph O'toole

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183968

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Terence Mcmahon

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194988

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Vincent Joseph Foxe

Born 1892

British Army 240233 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2nd. Lt. Middlesex Regiment (attd.)

British Army Cadet

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Harry Kemmis

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5308 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5308 Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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