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Kerang Victoria [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Liverpool [2]

Alstonville New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, Ireland [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carrickfergus, Antrim [1]

County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Fermanagh [1]

Galston, Ayrshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Landport, Portsmouth [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mhow [1]

Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

St James Victoria [1]

Tallawahku Creek New South Wales [1]

Toxteth Liverpool [1]

Wentworth New South Wales [1]

Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

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Private [74]

Corporal [10]

Driver [9]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Senior 6th Engineer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Labour Corps Labour Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

10th Scottish K.L.R [1]

12th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Examination Services [1]

General and Special List [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Heavy Artillery Group [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [122]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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B [221]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [221] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kerang Victoria [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Liverpool [2] Alstonville New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, Ireland [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carrickfergus, Antrim [1] County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Fermanagh [1] Galston, Ayrshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Landport, Portsmouth [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mhow [1] Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] St James Victoria [1] Tallawahku Creek New South Wales [1] Toxteth Liverpool [1] Wentworth New South Wales [1] Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [74] Corporal [10] Driver [9] Sapper [9] Gunner [8] Serjeant [6] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Senior 6th Engineer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Irish Rifles [19] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Labour Corps Labour Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [2] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 10th Scottish K.L.R [1] 12th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1] 6th Dragoons [1] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Connaught Rangers [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Examination Services [1] General and Special List [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Heavy Artillery Group [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [122] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [221]

Contribution

Military Service [205] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Stanley Major Beggs

Born 1896

British Army 359366 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 359366 10th Scottish K.L.R

British Army 359366 Lance Corporal 10th Scottish K.L.R

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Henry Parker Beggs

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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Frank George Beggs

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 12726 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 413036 Private Labour Corps

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John Beggs

Born 1889

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Senior 6th Engineer Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Senior 6th Engineer Merchant Navy, RS Lusitania

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James Beggs

Died 1942

British Army 7677 Private 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 28884 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Francis George Beggs

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230205

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John Beggs

Born 1872

Died 1919

British Army 31 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 108633 Private Labour Corps Labour Corps

British Army 108633 Private Labour Corps

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Samuel Howard Beggs

Born 1895

Died 1941

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3135023 Private

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Samuel Beggs

Died 1916

British Army 23634 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert Beggs

Died 1917

British Army 12005 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 203133 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 203133 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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James Beggs

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 199066

Canadian Expeditionary Force 199066 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Davies Beggs

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179327

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Alexander Beggs

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army S/3422 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 15856 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Patrick Beggs

Died 1917

British Army 8240 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Joseph Beggs

Died 1916

British Army 26625 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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W J Beggs

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 64330 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Beggs

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 416162 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T 5296 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leonard Arthur Thomas Beggs

Australian Imperial Force 1120

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Robert Beggs

British Army 2102 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Charles Beggs

Born 1883

Died 1921

British Army 60607 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 672780 Private Labour Corps

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