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Tipperary [339]

Clonmel, Tipperary [36]

Tipperary, Ireland [16]

Cahir, Tipperary [14]

Thurles, Tipperary [12]

Nenagh, County Tipperary [10]

Templemore, Tipperary [10]

Carrick on Suir, Tipperary [8]

Cashel, County Tipperary [8]

Tipperary, Tipperary [8]

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [7]

Roscrea, Tipperary [7]

Clonmel, County Tipperary [6]

Clonmell, Tipperary [6]

Caher, Tipperary [4]

Cashel, Tipperary [4]

Clogheen, Tipperary [4]

Nenagh, Tipperary [4]

St. Mary's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [4]

Thurles, County Tipperary [4]

Cloughjordan Tipperary [3]

Co. Tipperary [3]

Fethard, Tipperary [3]

St Mary's, Clonmel, County Tipperary [3]

Templemore, County Tipperary [3]

Aherlow, County Tipperary [2]

Bansha, County Tipperary [2]

Cahir, County Tipperary [2]

Carrick, Tipperary [2]

Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary [2]

Clogheen, County Tipperary [2]

Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [2]

Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary [2]

Co Tipperary [2]

Emly, Tipperary [2]

Kilshane, Tipperary [2]

Menagh, Tipperary [2]

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary [2]

Newport, Tipperary [2]

Parish of St Peter and Paul, Clonmel, Co Tipperary [2]

Roscrea, Co Tipperary [2]

Aghancon, Tipperary [1]

Balley Sheene, Tipperary [1]

Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary [1]

Ballingarry, Tipperary [1]

Ballybacon, County Tipperary [1]

Ballycahill, Co. Tipperary [1]

Ballydabid, Tipperary [1]

Ballydavid, Bansha, County Tipperary [1]

Ballyhane, County Tipperary [1]

Rank

Private [118]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [11]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Gunner [7]

Major [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Brigadier General [4]

Driver [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major General [2]

Reverend [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2/Lt. [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal Private [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Sergeant-Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Brevet Major and Adjutant [1]

Captain (Adjutant) [1]

Chaplain 3rd Class (Captain) [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Cooper [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Regiment [76]

Leinster Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Connaught Rangers [5]

Irish Guards [5]

London Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

HMS VALIANT [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

"A" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [1]

16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [1]

18th Division Third Army [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Royal Irish Regiment [1]

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1]

2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment [1]

2nd South Irish Horse [1]

30th Punjabis [1]

3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

6th Royal Irish Regiment [1]

7th Leinster Regiment [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [230]

Royal Navy [204]

British Army [180]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [81]

C [70]

O [68]

R [65]

B [58]

H [58]

D [43]

K [42]

L [33]

G [27]

P [25]

S [25]

F [24]

W [19]

T [14]

J [12]

N [11]

A [7]

Q [7]

E [6]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [628]

Merchant Navy [57]

Country

Ireland [50]

United Kingdom [43]

India [5]

Germany [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Jersey [1]

United States [1]

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People [697] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Tipperary [339] Clonmel, Tipperary [36] Tipperary, Ireland [16] Cahir, Tipperary [14] Thurles, Tipperary [12] Nenagh, County Tipperary [10] Templemore, Tipperary [10] Carrick on Suir, Tipperary [8] Cashel, County Tipperary [8] Tipperary, Tipperary [8] Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [7] Roscrea, Tipperary [7] Clonmel, County Tipperary [6] Clonmell, Tipperary [6] Caher, Tipperary [4] Cashel, Tipperary [4] Clogheen, Tipperary [4] Nenagh, Tipperary [4] St. Mary's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [4] Thurles, County Tipperary [4] Cloughjordan Tipperary [3] Co. Tipperary [3] Fethard, Tipperary [3] St Mary's, Clonmel, County Tipperary [3] Templemore, County Tipperary [3] Aherlow, County Tipperary [2] Bansha, County Tipperary [2] Cahir, County Tipperary [2] Carrick, Tipperary [2] Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary [2] Clogheen, County Tipperary [2] Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [2] Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary [2] Co Tipperary [2] Emly, Tipperary [2] Kilshane, Tipperary [2] Menagh, Tipperary [2] Nenagh, Co. Tipperary [2] Newport, Tipperary [2] Parish of St Peter and Paul, Clonmel, Co Tipperary [2] Roscrea, Co Tipperary [2] Aghancon, Tipperary [1] Balley Sheene, Tipperary [1] Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary [1] Ballingarry, Tipperary [1] Ballybacon, County Tipperary [1] Ballycahill, Co. Tipperary [1] Ballydabid, Tipperary [1] Ballydavid, Bansha, County Tipperary [1] Ballyhane, County Tipperary [1]

Rank

Private [118] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [11] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Gunner [7] Major [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Able Seaman [5] Brigadier General [4] Driver [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major General [2] Reverend [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] 2/Lt. [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal Private [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Sergeant-Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Brevet Major and Adjutant [1] Captain (Adjutant) [1] Chaplain 3rd Class (Captain) [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Cooper [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Regiment [76] Leinster Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Munster Fusiliers [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Connaught Rangers [5] Irish Guards [5] London Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] HMS VALIANT [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] HMS Erin [2] HMS Vivid [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Prince Of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] "A" Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [1] 16th Battalion Australian Infantry, AIF [1] 18th Division Third Army [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Royal Irish Regiment [1] 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1] 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment [1] 2nd South Irish Horse [1] 30th Punjabis [1] 3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] 6th Royal Irish Regiment [1] 7th Leinster Regiment [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [230] Royal Navy [204] British Army [180] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [81] C [70] O [68] R [65] B [58] H [58] D [43] K [42] L [33] G [27] P [25] S [25] F [24] W [19] T [14] J [12] N [11] A [7] Q [7] E [6] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [628] Merchant Navy [57]

Country

Ireland [50] United Kingdom [43] India [5] Germany [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] Jersey [1] United States [1]

George Rowland Patrick Roupell

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Colonel East Surrey Regiment

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William O'brien

Born 1879

British Army 19748 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 18082 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Patrick Ryan

Born 1881

British Army 6988 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 6988 Private Royal Irish Regiment Depot

British Army 6988 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion (South Africa)

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Theophilus William Seale

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 1095 Corporal South Irish Horse "C" Squadron, South Irish Horse, Riverstown, Co. Cork

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Ronald Francis Keith Macdonald

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 117 Driver Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 767182 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion (Artists Rifles)

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Thomas Grant

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 6277 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

British Army 6277 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Patrick Mcloughlin

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 6247 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 5357 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 6247 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Rahilly

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3056 Private London Regiment

British Army 3056 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Douglas Patrick Gordon Cole-Baker

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25197 Private Auckland Infantry Regiment

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Michael Heffernan

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 6686 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Joseph Finn

Born 1875

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

Other Empire Force Temporary Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

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Patrick Quirke

Born 1877

British Army 205810 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 5440 Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 15021 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Andrew Duncan Montague Browne

Born 1878

Died 1969

British Army Major 18th Division Third Army

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 18th Division Third Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 18th Division Third Army

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Frederick Tyrell Godman

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment Ninth Battalion

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John De Vere Bowles

Born 1877

Died 1955

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery o.c. 110th Brigade

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William Frederick Brock

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276147

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Patrick O'houlihan

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1256 Australian Army Medical Corps 1st Field Ambulance

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Arlington Augustus Chichester, K

Born 1863

Died 1948

British Army Brigadier General GOC 5th Infantry Brigade

British Army Brigadier General DAQMG, BEF and British Armies in France

British Army Major General DAQMG, British Armies in France

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Charles William Smith

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276184

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Michael Dwyer

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 6092 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6092 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6092 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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