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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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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]

William Thomas Irwin

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 29440 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 29440 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 29440 Corporal Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 10th (Reserve) Battalion

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Joseph Thornton

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army 9966 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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J Girvan

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 14241 Lance Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Thomas Davis

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy 163920 Able Seaman HMS Viknor

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William Thompson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127517

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Alexander Denver

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army 14147 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Megaw

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 222973 Seaman

British Army 5006 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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James Nicholson

Australian Imperial Force 1042

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Joseph Allen

Australian Imperial Force 4224

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Owen Mccann

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10838 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Leathem

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 410 Private 42nd Infantry Battalion "C" Company

Australian Imperial Force 410 Private 42nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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John Alexander Malcomson

Australian Imperial Force

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Arnold Denham Boulger

Australian Imperial Force

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John Allen

Australian Imperial Force Q20778

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Thomas Phoenix

Australian Imperial Force 403

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Robert Surplus

Australian Imperial Force 4242

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Samuel James Allen

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 7538 Private Scots Guards

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James Burns

Australian Imperial Force 277

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Robert Douglas

Australian Imperial Force 1892

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John Dummigan

Australian Imperial Force 2628

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