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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]

Alexander Reginald Newton-King

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Halley

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army 6682 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Mathew Moore

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7555 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Moran

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 5873 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 5873 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 5873 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Daniel Barrett

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 6017 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 6017 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Beatty

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6570 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Dempsey

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10766 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 10766 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Doyle

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 5938 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Reilly

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8716 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Edward Power

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 6061 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6061 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Singleton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7556 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7556 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Michael Kirby

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 6382 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6382 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Sullivan

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10420 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Berry

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 7253 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Lawless

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 6396 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Brooks

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 6599 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William O'reilly

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 6320 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6320 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Lynch

Died 1917

British Army 30885 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 8811 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF)

British Army 30885 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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John Joseph Burke

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 5087 Private Royal Irish Regiment 4th Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 5087 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6266 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Brien

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 6952 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 6952 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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