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Larne, Antrim [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Belfast [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Glasgow [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Blyth South Australia [2]

Cloughey, Down [2]

Down [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Rye, Sussex [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Donagheady, Co. Tyrone [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Gisborne, New Zealand [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glendermott, Londonderry [1]

Great Budworth [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Kirkenbrightshire Scotland [1]

Larne [1]

Maitland South Australia [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Newtownards, Down [1]

Old Luce [1]

Omagh, Co. Tyrone [1]

Portavogie, Down [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Quebec [1]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [1]

Shankill, Co. Antrim [1]

St. Quivox, Ayrshire [1]

Stranraer, Wigtownshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Templemore, Co. Derry [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Driver [18]

Gunner [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal 2nd [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [10]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

ALIAS Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Barrackmaster [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captian and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Private [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major and Quartermaster [1]

Paymaster [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [31]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

North Irish Horse [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Staff [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

11th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

129th Baluchis [1]

12th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [252]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

A [436]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Canada [3]

Ireland [3]

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Place of birth

Larne, Antrim [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Belfast [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Glasgow [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Blyth South Australia [2] Cloughey, Down [2] Down [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Rye, Sussex [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Bournemouth [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Donagheady, Co. Tyrone [1] Dover, Kent [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Gisborne, New Zealand [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glendermott, Londonderry [1] Great Budworth [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Kirkenbrightshire Scotland [1] Larne [1] Maitland South Australia [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. [1] Middlesex [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Newtownards, Down [1] Old Luce [1] Omagh, Co. Tyrone [1] Portavogie, Down [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Quebec [1] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [1] Shankill, Co. Antrim [1] St. Quivox, Ayrshire [1] Stranraer, Wigtownshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Templemore, Co. Derry [1] Townsville Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [151] Driver [18] Gunner [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal 2nd [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [10] Captain [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Major [6] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] ALIAS Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Barrackmaster [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captian and Quarter Master [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Private [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major and Quartermaster [1] Paymaster [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Second Hand [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [31] Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Army Service Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] North Irish Horse [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] Border Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Navy [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Staff [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 11th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] 129th Baluchis [1] 12th Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [252] Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

A [436] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [416] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [3] Ireland [3]

William G Adair

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654308

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654308 Private Canadian Infantry

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Hamilton John Adair

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major and Quartermaster Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Canadian Army Hospital

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William Allan Adair

Born 1893

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2192508

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James Adair

Born 1899

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292770 Air Mechanic 3 247 Squadron

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John Adair

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army T2404 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 414074 Driver Royal Engineers 410th Field Company

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William Finlay Adair

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain 129th Baluchis

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Robert James Adair

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8955 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Adair

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 6820 Colour Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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John Adair

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4/6785 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4/6785 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Robert Campbell Adair

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 117494 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Robin Adair

Born 1895

Died 1990

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Hugh Adair

Born 1894

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/959 Trooper Wellington Mounted Rifles

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Francis Adair

Born 1901

Died 1916

British Army 5766 Private Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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John Thomas Adair

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 10 Battalion, attached 1 Battalion The Border Regiment

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Robert Adair

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220730

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Robert Adair

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226061

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Charles Adair

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8548

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Ian Watts Adair

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272500

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Arnold Lionel Adair

Died 1915

British Army 1901 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 1901 Private London Regiment 7th (city of lond Battalion

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John Adair

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army T4-059079 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army A-202885 Driver King's Royal Rifles

British Army 27699 Driver Wiltshire Regiment

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