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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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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]

John Boyle

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 4469 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 4469 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4469 Drummer Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

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James Mckenzie Boyle

Born 1881

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24331 Sergeant Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Montgomerie Boyle

Born 1859

Died 1919

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Major Army Service Corps

British Army South Notts. Yeomanry

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Hon James Boyle

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Ayrshire Militia

British Army Captain Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Mahlon Lambert Boyle

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion

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Thomas W Boyle

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 24/725 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Kevin Boyle

Born 1895

Died 1921

British Army 371994 Private London Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 4393 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371994 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Boyle

Born 1894

British Army 2856 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 240550 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Thomas William Boyle

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army 118158 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Boyle

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 203264 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Charles Henry Boyle

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 11157 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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David Erskine Boyle

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Boyle

Born 1872

Died 1920

British Army 3/9033 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd (Res) Battalion

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Henry Kirk Boyle

Born 1888

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps

British Army Temporary Major West Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Magness Boyle

Born 1879

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine - SS 'Thracia' (Liverpool)

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Colin Macewan Boyle

Died 1914

British Army 3198 Private 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355503 Private 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Watson Boyle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45134

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Bernard Louis Boyle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97230

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William Boyle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162994

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George Boyle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301315

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