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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]

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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]

Mary Gladys Corinnia Foley

Born 1882

British Army Assistant Matron General Hospital

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Moyra Cavanagh

British Army Nurse St John's Ambulance Brigade attached General Hospital

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