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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [12]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Donegal [9]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Glasgow [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Warrnambool Victoria [5]

Glasgow Scotland [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Belfast [3]

Harrisville Queensland [3]

Londonderry (Derry) [3]

Miram Victoria [3]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [2]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Carrick on Suir, Tipperary [2]

Corindhap Victoria [2]

Cork [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dundee [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Innisfail Queensland [2]

Lawrence New South Wales [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London [2]

Londonderry [2]

Mysia Victoria [2]

Port Douglas Queensland [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Quirindi New South Wales [2]

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Tyrone [2]

Wexford [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland. [1]

Antrim [1]

Ardara, Co. Donegal [1]

Ardra, Donegal [1]

Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [1327]

Driver [85]

Gunner [84]

Corporal [78]

Serjeant [74]

Sapper [62]

Lance Corporal [44]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Captain [41]

Pioneer [26]

Lieutenant [25]

Acting Corporal [17]

Major [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [8]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Commander [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Trimmer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Commandant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [189]

Royal Engineers [147]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Highland Light Infantry [99]

Army Service Corps [94]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [67]

Scottish Rifles [67]

Royal Scots [65]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [61]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [58]

Gordon Highlanders [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Royal Highlanders [43]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Liverpool Regiment [39]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [37]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Seaforth Highlanders [31]

Royal Irish Regiment [30]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

London Regiment [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22]

Cameron Highlanders [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Connaught Rangers [18]

Irish Guards [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Royal Air Force [14]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Scots Guards [10]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1858]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [245]

Australian Imperial Force [162]

Royal Navy [151]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2639]

O [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2552]

Merchant Navy [74]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [12] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [12] Sydney New South Wales [12] Brisbane Queensland [9] Donegal [9] Melbourne Victoria [6] Glasgow [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Warrnambool Victoria [5] Glasgow Scotland [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Belfast [3] Harrisville Queensland [3] Londonderry (Derry) [3] Miram Victoria [3] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [2] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Carrick on Suir, Tipperary [2] Corindhap Victoria [2] Cork [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dundee [2] Edmonton, London [2] Innisfail Queensland [2] Lawrence New South Wales [2] Liverpool England [2] London [2] Londonderry [2] Mysia Victoria [2] Port Douglas Queensland [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Quirindi New South Wales [2] Rutherglen, Lanarkshire [2] Sale Victoria [2] Tyrone [2] Wexford [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alnwick, Northumberland. [1] Antrim [1] Ardara, Co. Donegal [1] Ardra, Donegal [1] Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [1327] Driver [85] Gunner [84] Corporal [78] Serjeant [74] Sapper [62] Lance Corporal [44] Second Lieutenant [43] Captain [41] Pioneer [26] Lieutenant [25] Acting Corporal [17] Major [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Able Seaman [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [8] Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Commander [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Deck Hand [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker [3] Temporary Major [3] Trimmer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colonel [2] Commandant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Rear Admiral [2] Signaller [2] Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [189] Royal Engineers [147] Royal Field Artillery [116] Highland Light Infantry [99] Army Service Corps [94] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [67] Scottish Rifles [67] Royal Scots [65] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [61] Royal Scots Fusiliers [58] Gordon Highlanders [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Royal Irish Fusiliers [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Royal Highlanders [43] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Irish Rifles [40] Liverpool Regiment [39] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [37] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33] King's Own Scottish Borderers [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Seaforth Highlanders [31] Royal Irish Regiment [30] Durham Light Infantry [29] Royal Naval Division [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Manchester Regiment [25] London Regiment [24] Canadian Infantry [23] Yorkshire Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22] Cameron Highlanders [21] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Connaught Rangers [18] Irish Guards [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Royal Air Force [14] Royal Munster Fusiliers [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Scots Guards [10] Royal Defence Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1858] Canadian Expeditionary Force [245] Australian Imperial Force [162] Royal Navy [151] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2639] O [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2552] Merchant Navy [74] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Germany [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Leonard Boyle

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163387

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John Henry Boyle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111175

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Alan Reginald Boyle

Born 1886

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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George Edmond Boyle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76928

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Michael Boyle

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2851 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 240837 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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James Boyle

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 773 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 773 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Thomas William Boyle

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 15947 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/15947 Private R.M.L.I. Ply H.M.S. Challenger

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Ernest Patrick Charles Boyle

Born 1860

Died 1917

British Army Captain Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Honourable Artillery Company

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Charles Boyle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69821

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Edward Boyle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79288

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Edward Boyle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299952

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George James Boyle

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308340

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James Boyle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194384

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John Boyle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94572

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David Strachan Boyle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98151

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Richard Boyle

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289500

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John Antonio Sanchez Boyle

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9 Private South Africa Field Ambulance

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Boyle

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 39173 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 39173 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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Bolton Boyle

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 23445 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Samuel Boyle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 16/416 Private Royal Irish Rifles 16th Battalion

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