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Place of birth

Trinity Without, Waterford [13]

Dublin [9]

St Patrick's, Waterford [8]

Dungarvan, County Waterford [7]

Cashel, County Tipperary [6]

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [5]

Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford [5]

Wexford [5]

Ballybricken, Waterford [4]

Carlow [4]

St Mary's, Enniscorthy, County Wexford [4]

Waterford, County Waterford [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Castlecomer, County Kilkenny [3]

Clonmel, County Tipperary [3]

Cork [3]

Nenagh, County Tipperary [3]

New Ross, County Wexford [3]

St. Mary's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [3]

Taghmon, County Wexford [3]

Aglish, County Waterford [2]

Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Charleville, County Cork [2]

Christchurch [2]

Duncormick, County Wexford [2]

Enniscorthy, County Wexford [2]

Fermoy, County Cork [2]

Ferns, County Wexford [2]

Gorey, County Wexford [2]

Kilkenny [2]

Kilkenny, County Kilkenny [2]

Kilmore, County Wexford [2]

Leek, Staffordshire [2]

Limerick [2]

Mallow, County Cork [2]

Piercestown, County Wexford [2]

Portlaw, County Waterford [2]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [2]

St Mary's, Clonmel, County Tipperary [2]

St. Andrew's, Dublin [2]

St. Bridget's, Wexford [2]

Thomastown, County Kilkenny [2]

Thurles, County Tipperary [2]

Abbeyleix, Queen's County [1]

Abbeyside, County Waterford [1]

Aberavon, Wales [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Affane, Cappoquin, County Waterford [1]

Agra [1]

Ahenure, Callan, Co. Kilkenny [1]

Rank

Private [482]

Lance Corporal [57]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [30]

Captain [23]

Lieutenant [23]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Major [11]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Drummer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Major and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Private (Boy) [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Regiment [584]

Royal Irish Rifles [36]

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [5]

Army Reserve [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Corps of Lancers [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

2nd Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

23rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1]

ALIAS [1]

Army Cyclists Corps [1]

Assistant Adjutant General [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1]

HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1]

HMS Basilisk [1]

HMS Carnarvon [1]

HMS Carysfort [1]

HMS Comus [1]

HMS Concord [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Hood [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Newark (base HMS Ganges) [1]

HMS Newark (base Shikari II) [1]

HMS Taurus [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Irish [1]

Royal Irish Regiment (Section B Reserve) [1]

Royal Irish Regiment (Section D Reserve) [1]

Royal Irish Rifle Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [601]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

C [68]

M [66]

D [52]

B [48]

H [48]

F [44]

R [36]

S [35]

G [33]

K [32]

L [25]

W [24]

O [22]

P [21]

T [18]

A [8]

J [8]

N [8]

E [7]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [601]

Country

United Kingdom [277]

Ireland [165]

Germany [50]

India [34]

Belgium [2]

France [2]

Mauritius [1]

New Zealand [1]

Poland [1]

Switzerland [1]

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People [606] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Trinity Without, Waterford [13] Dublin [9] St Patrick's, Waterford [8] Dungarvan, County Waterford [7] Cashel, County Tipperary [6] Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary [5] Trinity Without, Ballybricken, Waterford [5] Wexford [5] Ballybricken, Waterford [4] Carlow [4] St Mary's, Enniscorthy, County Wexford [4] Waterford, County Waterford [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Castlecomer, County Kilkenny [3] Clonmel, County Tipperary [3] Cork [3] Nenagh, County Tipperary [3] New Ross, County Wexford [3] St. Mary's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary [3] Taghmon, County Wexford [3] Aglish, County Waterford [2] Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Charleville, County Cork [2] Christchurch [2] Duncormick, County Wexford [2] Enniscorthy, County Wexford [2] Fermoy, County Cork [2] Ferns, County Wexford [2] Gorey, County Wexford [2] Kilkenny [2] Kilkenny, County Kilkenny [2] Kilmore, County Wexford [2] Leek, Staffordshire [2] Limerick [2] Mallow, County Cork [2] Piercestown, County Wexford [2] Portlaw, County Waterford [2] Shoreditch, Middlesex [2] St Mary's, Clonmel, County Tipperary [2] St. Andrew's, Dublin [2] St. Bridget's, Wexford [2] Thomastown, County Kilkenny [2] Thurles, County Tipperary [2] Abbeyleix, Queen's County [1] Abbeyside, County Waterford [1] Aberavon, Wales [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Affane, Cappoquin, County Waterford [1] Agra [1] Ahenure, Callan, Co. Kilkenny [1]

Rank

Private [482] Lance Corporal [57] Corporal [32] Serjeant [30] Captain [23] Lieutenant [23] Second Lieutenant [19] Major [11] Lance Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Drummer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Private Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Bandsman [1] Boy [1] Brevet Major and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Private (Boy) [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Regiment [584] Royal Irish Rifles [36] 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [5] Army Reserve [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Corps of Lancers [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] 2nd Royal Irish Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] 23rd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [1] ALIAS [1] Army Cyclists Corps [1] Assistant Adjutant General [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Imperial Force (AIF) [1] HMS Arab (base ship HMS Leander) [1] HMS Basilisk [1] HMS Carnarvon [1] HMS Carysfort [1] HMS Comus [1] HMS Concord [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Hood [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Newark (base HMS Ganges) [1] HMS Newark (base Shikari II) [1] HMS Taurus [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Irish [1] Royal Irish Regiment (Section B Reserve) [1] Royal Irish Regiment (Section D Reserve) [1] Royal Irish Rifle Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [601] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

C [68] M [66] D [52] B [48] H [48] F [44] R [36] S [35] G [33] K [32] L [25] W [24] O [22] P [21] T [18] A [8] J [8] N [8] E [7] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [601]

Country

United Kingdom [277] Ireland [165] Germany [50] India [34] Belgium [2] France [2] Mauritius [1] New Zealand [1] Poland [1] Switzerland [1]

John Thompson

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 10716 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 10716 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John James Fitzgerald

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 5917 Private (Boy) Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5917 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5917 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Birkenshaw

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army 8552 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8552 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Richard Butler

Born 1886

Died 1945

British Army 7168 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7168 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Stratford Edward St Leger

Born 1868

Died 1935

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Adjutant General

British Army Colonel Assistant Adjutant General

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

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James Moran

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 6486 Private ALIAS

British Army 6486 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6486 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Barry

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 2593 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 2523 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2523 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 5th Battalion

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Joseph Gowton

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 7581 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 7581 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Collins

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment Army Reserve

British Army 7181 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Peter Farrell

Born 1866

Died 1914

British Army C430 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 6712 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Mcglynn

Born 1874

British Army 8512 Private Royal Irish Regiment Depot

British Army 4246 Private Leinster Regiment Depot

British Army 4246 Private Leinster Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Matthew Canavan

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7667 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walton Mellor

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas William Fitzpatrick

Born 1879

Died 1965

British Army 5637 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Clouter

Born 1879

Died 1943

British Army 4553 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4553 Boy Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4553 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Richard Thresher

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5578 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 5578 Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Fitzpatrick

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7294 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 8535 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Army Reserve

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James Flanagan

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Private Royal Irish Regiment Depot

British Army 6013 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6013 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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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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Peter Power

Born 1876

British Army 5106 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 5106 Private Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion (Home)

British Army 5106 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (India)

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