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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20]

Melbourne Victoria [18]

Sydney New South Wales [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Brisbane Queensland [12]

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Dublin [8]

London England [8]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Cork [6]

Galway [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Clifden, Galway [5]

Launceston Tasmania [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Karoola Tasmania [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Tipperary [4]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Darwen, Lancashire [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Kinsale, Cork [3]

Liverpool [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Rockhampton Queensland [3]

Waterford [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Allendale Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1936]

Serjeant [135]

Gunner [132]

Corporal [125]

Sapper [121]

Driver [115]

Lance Corporal [68]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Captain [40]

Pioneer [40]

Lieutenant [24]

Acting Corporal [17]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Bombardier [15]

Major [13]

Rifleman [13]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Bandsman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [249]

Royal Engineers [178]

Royal Field Artillery [157]

Army Service Corps [129]

Manchester Regiment [110]

Royal Irish Regiment [100]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [93]

Royal Garrison Artillery [88]

Liverpool Regiment [84]

Machine Gun Corps [83]

Connaught Rangers [81]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

Cheshire Regiment [60]

London Regiment [54]

Northumberland Fusiliers [54]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [54]

Lancashire Fusiliers [53]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [50]

Royal Fusiliers [47]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [47]

South Lancashire Regiment [46]

Leinster Regiment [45]

West Yorkshire Regiment [45]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Royal Irish Rifles [39]

Irish Guards [38]

East Lancashire Regiment [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Canadian Infantry [27]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Highland Light Infantry [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Welsh Regiment [25]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Royal Scots [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

South Wales Borderers [20]

British West Indies Regiment [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2720]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [465]

Australian Imperial Force [293]

Royal Navy [220]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [3969]

L [5]

C [1]

M [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3862]

Merchant Navy [95]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Ireland [8]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [20] Melbourne Victoria [18] Sydney New South Wales [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Brisbane Queensland [12] Manchester, Lancashire [9] Dublin [8] London England [8] Ballarat Victoria [6] Cork [6] Galway [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Clifden, Galway [5] Launceston Tasmania [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Karoola Tasmania [4] London, Middlesex [4] Manchester, Lancashire, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Tipperary [4] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Darwen, Lancashire [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Kinsale, Cork [3] Liverpool [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Rockhampton Queensland [3] Waterford [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Allendale Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1936] Serjeant [135] Gunner [132] Corporal [125] Sapper [121] Driver [115] Lance Corporal [68] Second Lieutenant [61] Captain [40] Pioneer [40] Lieutenant [24] Acting Corporal [17] Acting Serjeant [15] Bombardier [15] Major [13] Rifleman [13] Company Serjeant Major [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Bandsman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2] Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [249] Royal Engineers [178] Royal Field Artillery [157] Army Service Corps [129] Manchester Regiment [110] Royal Irish Regiment [100] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [93] Royal Garrison Artillery [88] Liverpool Regiment [84] Machine Gun Corps [83] Connaught Rangers [81] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] Cheshire Regiment [60] London Regiment [54] Northumberland Fusiliers [54] Royal Munster Fusiliers [54] Lancashire Fusiliers [53] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [50] Royal Fusiliers [47] Royal Irish Fusiliers [47] South Lancashire Regiment [46] Leinster Regiment [45] West Yorkshire Regiment [45] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43] Durham Light Infantry [39] Royal Irish Rifles [39] Irish Guards [38] East Lancashire Regiment [35] Yorkshire Regiment [28] Canadian Infantry [27] Rifle Brigade [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Highland Light Infantry [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Welsh Regiment [25] Royal Defence Corps [24] West Riding Regiment [24] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Royal Scots [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] South Wales Borderers [20] British West Indies Regiment [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2720] Canadian Expeditionary Force [465] Australian Imperial Force [293] Royal Navy [220] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [47] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [3969] L [5] C [1] M [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3862] Merchant Navy [95] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Ireland [8] United States [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Jamaica [1]

Leonard Burke

Born 1897

Died 1973

British Army 24442 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army Private West Riding Regiment

British Army Private West Riding 1/7 Duke of Wellington's Rgt

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Timothy Burke

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army S/4/090263 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 33910 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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George Kenneth Burke

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 27288 Private Corps of Hussars (Reserve Cavalry Regiment) 9th Battalion

British Army 1886 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Joseph Burke

Born 1886

British Army 7590 Warrant Officer Class 2 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 12548 Warrant Officer Class 2 Machine Gun Corps No 2

British Army 12548 Machine Gun Corps 48th Battalion

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Richard Joseph Burke

Born 1862

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1902

Australian Imperial Force 1902 WO 9 AASC

Canadian Expeditionary Force 916837 Lieut CFC 198th

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James Burke

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army 362045 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 362045 Battery Quarter Master Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 14th Seige Battery

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Thomas Burke

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 12112 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 12112 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th service Batallion

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Peter Edward Or Edmund Burke

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 546003 Private Labour Corps Western Command Labour Centre

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John Burke Bourke

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 18751 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 18751 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th (service) Batallion

British Army 18751 Lance Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th (service) Batallion

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Charles James Burke

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Regiment Attached East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Brevet Major Royal Irish Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps No. 2. Squadron

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James Burke

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 18198 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 18198 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Samuel Constantine Burke

Born 1867

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment

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Tom Burke

Born 1893

Died 1962

British Army 1031 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 1031 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Joseph Burke

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 5087 Private Royal Irish Regiment 4th Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 5087 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve)

British Army 6266 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Campbell Burke

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Royal Irish Rifles

Indian Army Captain 125th Napier's Rifles

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 125th Napier's Rifles

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Arthur Patrick Burke

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17032 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Peter James Burke

Born 1887

British Army 192567 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 192567 Gunner

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John Burke

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army T/26043 Transport Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army T/26043 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps 11th Army Horse Transport Coy

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Phillip Burke

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 7707 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 614557 Private Labour Corps

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Wilbert Burke

Born 1899

British Army 6488 Boy West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6488 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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