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Dublin [23]

Skibbereen, County Cork [4]

Leap, County Cork [3]

London [3]

Ballydehob, Co. Cork [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

County Cork [2]

Devon [2]

Dundee, Scotland [2]

Durrus, Bantry, County Cork [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Salford, Lancs. [2]

Southampton [2]

West Derby, Lancashire [2]

Abersychan, Monmouth [1]

Abingdon, Berks [1]

Albert Crescent, Belfast [1]

Aldershot [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Aran Islands, Galway [1]

Aughrim, Co. Wicklow [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Ballydehob, Co Cork [1]

Ballydehob, County Cork [1]

Ballydehob, County a Cork [1]

Ballymodan, County Cork [1]

Baltimore, West Cork [1]

Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire [1]

Barley, Royston, Herts [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Country Antrim [1]

Bentford, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancs. [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bletchingley, Surrey [1]

Borough Green, Kent [1]

Boughton, Faversham, Kent [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradninch, Devon [1]

Braintree, Bocking, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [200]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lieutenant [42]

Captain [34]

Lance Corporal [28]

Serjeant [28]

Corporal [27]

Major [19]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Sister [10]

Sapper [8]

Rifleman [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Driver [4]

Forewoman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Assistant Matron [3]

Colonel [3]

L/Cpl [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

L/CPL [2]

Nurse [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

2/Lt. [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt. [1]

2nd/Lt [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Deputy Veterinary Captain [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Company Sergeant-Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Drill Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [29]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Irish Rifles [14]

Irish Guards [13]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Leinster Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

General Hospital [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [398]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Royal Navy [11]

Other Empire Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [54]

B [49]

C [43]

S [42]

M [40]

H [37]

W [26]

R [18]

F [17]

A [16]

G [13]

O [13]

P [13]

E [12]

T [11]

K [10]

J [9]

L [9]

N [5]

V [3]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [439]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [100]

Ireland [42]

India [6]

Australia [2]

France [2]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [442] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dublin [23] Skibbereen, County Cork [4] Leap, County Cork [3] London [3] Ballydehob, Co. Cork [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] County Cork [2] Devon [2] Dundee, Scotland [2] Durrus, Bantry, County Cork [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington London [2] Kensington, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Salford, Lancs. [2] Southampton [2] West Derby, Lancashire [2] Abersychan, Monmouth [1] Abingdon, Berks [1] Albert Crescent, Belfast [1] Aldershot [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Aran Islands, Galway [1] Aughrim, Co. Wicklow [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Ballydehob, Co Cork [1] Ballydehob, County Cork [1] Ballydehob, County a Cork [1] Ballymodan, County Cork [1] Baltimore, West Cork [1] Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire [1] Barley, Royston, Herts [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Country Antrim [1] Bentford, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancs. [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bletchingley, Surrey [1] Borough Green, Kent [1] Boughton, Faversham, Kent [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradninch, Devon [1] Braintree, Bocking, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [200] Second Lieutenant [46] Lieutenant [42] Captain [34] Lance Corporal [28] Serjeant [28] Corporal [27] Major [19] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Sister [10] Sapper [8] Rifleman [7] Acting Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Driver [4] Forewoman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Assistant Matron [3] Colonel [3] L/Cpl [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] L/CPL [2] Nurse [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 2/Lt. [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt. [1] 2nd/Lt [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Deputy Veterinary Captain [1] Assistant Sister [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Company Sergeant-Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Drill Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Munster Fusiliers [29] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] London Regiment [14] Royal Irish Rifles [14] Irish Guards [13] Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Coldstream Guards [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Voluntary Aid Detachment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Leinster Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] General Hospital [3] Labour Corps [3] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [398] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Royal Navy [11] Other Empire Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [54] B [49] C [43] S [42] M [40] H [37] W [26] R [18] F [17] A [16] G [13] O [13] P [13] E [12] T [11] K [10] J [9] L [9] N [5] V [3] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [439] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [100] Ireland [42] India [6] Australia [2] France [2] Canada [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Ernest Knightly

British Army LZ1931 Acting Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Stewart Becher

Born 1869

Died 1916

British Army 2116 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army 2116 Private London Regiment 24th (service) battalion, royal fusiliers (city of lond Battalion

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William Pye

Died 1917

British Army 35206 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 266766 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2/6th Battalion.

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Maud Alice Abraham

Born 1888

British Army Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Robert Wallace Mcconnell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Richard John Swanton

Born 1903

Died 1918

British Army Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20934 - (Formerly 373060, in Royal Army Service C) Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion - Formerly Royal Army Service Corps.

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Arthur George Edward Egerton

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Albert Bartholomew Wilson

Died 1916

British Army 1526 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Jack Foister

Born 1893

Died 1986

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John Patrick Ahern

Died 1915

British Army 1811 Lance Corporal London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 1811 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 1811 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Thomas Barratt

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 17114 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 17114 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 17114 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Marion Dorothy Chapman

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 17th General Hospital

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Francis Fitzgerald Waldron

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 19th (Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own) Hussars

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major RFC and 19th Hussars

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Frank Reginald Beck

Born 1861

Died 1915

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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Gladys Maud Jones

Born 1886

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Nursing Member Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment Dartford War Hospital

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment Queen Alexandra's Hospital London

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Elizabeth Howard

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Alice May Blacklock

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Nursing Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Olwen Carey-Evans

Born 1892

Died 1990

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross

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Edward Bowyer Green

British Army 7267 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 15/43217 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Ella Brigid Mccarthy

British Army Staff Nurse General Hospital

British Army Sister Citadel Military Hospital

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