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Melbourne Victoria [29]

Cork [22]

Sydney New South Wales [21]

Adelaide South Australia [17]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Perth Western Australia [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Limerick [6]

Queenstown, Cork [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [4]

Rockhampton Queensland [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Cork, Cork [3]

Waterford [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Belfast [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bulahdelah New South Wales [2]

Cardiff Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carrignavar, Cork [2]

Cloyne, Cork [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dublin [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [2]

Jindabyne New South Wales [2]

Kinsale, Cork [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middleton, Cork [2]

Monkstown, Cork [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Rank

Private [805]

Gunner [97]

Second Lieutenant [72]

Serjeant [61]

Captain [58]

Driver [58]

Sapper [55]

Corporal 2nd [52]

Lance Corporal [37]

Lieutenant [32]

Pioneer [25]

Corporal [17]

Major [15]

Bombardier [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Able Seaman [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal 2nd [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Commander [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Sister [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Admiral [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Labour Corps [106]

Royal Engineers [106]

Army Service Corps [86]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [58]

London Regiment [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Irish Regiment [32]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [31]

Welsh Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Leinster Regiment [20]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Connaught Rangers [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [16]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Highland Light Infantry [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Irish Guards [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1326]

Australian Imperial Force [229]

Royal Navy [198]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [193]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [2139]

H [3]

M [2]

S [2]

W [2]

D [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2060]

Merchant Navy [73]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Ireland [6]

France [1]

South Africa [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [29] Cork [22] Sydney New South Wales [21] Adelaide South Australia [17] London, Middlesex, England [9] Perth Western Australia [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Dublin, Suffolk, England [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Limerick [6] Queenstown, Cork [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [4] Rockhampton Queensland [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Cork, Cork [3] Waterford [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Belfast [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bulahdelah New South Wales [2] Cardiff Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carrignavar, Cork [2] Cloyne, Cork [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dublin [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Holborn, London [2] Jarrahdale Western Australia [2] Jindabyne New South Wales [2] Kinsale, Cork [2] Lambeth, London [2] London [2] London England [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middleton, Cork [2] Monkstown, Cork [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Rank

Private [805] Gunner [97] Second Lieutenant [72] Serjeant [61] Captain [58] Driver [58] Sapper [55] Corporal 2nd [52] Lance Corporal [37] Lieutenant [32] Pioneer [25] Corporal [17] Major [15] Bombardier [12] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Able Seaman [10] Acting Corporal [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal 2nd [6] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Commander [4] Nursing Sister [4] Sister [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Admiral [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [109] Labour Corps [106] Royal Engineers [106] Army Service Corps [86] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] Royal Munster Fusiliers [58] London Regiment [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Irish Regiment [32] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [31] Welsh Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] Leinster Regiment [20] Royal Irish Rifles [19] Essex Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Connaught Rangers [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Irish Fusiliers [16] South Wales Borderers [15] Highland Light Infantry [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Irish Guards [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Border Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1326] Australian Imperial Force [229] Royal Navy [198] Canadian Expeditionary Force [193] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [2139] H [3] M [2] S [2] W [2] D [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2060] Merchant Navy [73] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Ireland [6] France [1] South Africa [1]

Kenneth Barry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army SPTS/4774 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Barry

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60857

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John Barry

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9010 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9010 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Barry

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 6855 Quartermaster Sergeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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John Barry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65602

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James Henry Barry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189388

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Robert Barry

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38869

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Frederick Henry Barry

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186527

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Anna Maud Grene Barry

Born 1892

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Sutton Veney Military Hospital, Wiltshire

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Henry James Barry

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130875

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Edward William Barry

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 7255 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Barry

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 400 Able Seaman Driver Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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John Belton Barry

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289122

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William Barry

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142653

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George Paxton Barry

Born 1881

Died 1939

British Army 218817 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/262925 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William Barry

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25875

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John Barry

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4638 Pioneer Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 129002 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Patrick Barry

Died 1916

British Army 22753 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 22753 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Elie Barry

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 880859

Canadian Expeditionary Force 880859 Private Canadian Infantry

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Michael Barry

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army 12913 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20485 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 12913 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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