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Sydney New South Wales [22]

Cork [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Dalby Queensland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Lithgow New South Wales [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Parkes New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Dry Creek South Australia [2]

Dublin [2]

Dundalk, Louth [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [2]

Skibbereen, Cork [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Armagh [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsdale Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Benton, Cork [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bideford Devon [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackwater, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [845]

Driver [77]

Gunner [67]

Corporal [60]

Serjeant [54]

Sapper [50]

Pioneer [23]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Surgeon 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [117]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Engineers [83]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [43]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Irish Regiment [35]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Connaught Rangers [32]

Highland Light Infantry [29]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [29]

London Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

Irish Guards [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Scottish Rifles [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Scots [14]

Leinster Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Border Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1193]

Australian Imperial Force [119]

Royal Navy [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1587]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1545]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Turkey [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [22] Cork [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Dalby Queensland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Lithgow New South Wales [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Parkes New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballina New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Dry Creek South Australia [2] Dublin [2] Dundalk, Louth [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [2] Skibbereen, Cork [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Armagh [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsdale Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Benton, Cork [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bideford Devon [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackwater, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [845] Driver [77] Gunner [67] Corporal [60] Serjeant [54] Sapper [50] Pioneer [23] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Staff Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Major [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Surgeon 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1] Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [117] Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Engineers [83] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [43] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Irish Regiment [35] Manchester Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Connaught Rangers [32] Highland Light Infantry [29] Royal Munster Fusiliers [29] London Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal Irish Fusiliers [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Durham Light Infantry [21] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] Irish Guards [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Cheshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Irish Rifles [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Welsh Regiment [16] Scottish Rifles [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Scots [14] Leinster Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Gordon Highlanders [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Border Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1193] Australian Imperial Force [119] Royal Navy [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [1587] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1545] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] China [1] France [1] Turkey [1]

Michael Joseph Callaghan

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army 52629 Company Serjeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 6343 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Home Guard 7th (West Riding) Battalion

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Thomas Callaghan

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 12109 Private East Lancashire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army T2/015888 Private Army Service Corps 129th Company, 13th Reserve Park

British Army 203160 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

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Cecil Arthur Callaghan

Born 1890

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force NX34723 Lt. Colonel Australian Field Artillery, 1st Australian Division D.S.O. as a Captain at Gallipoli

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George Callaghan

Born 1874

Died 1930

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237238

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John Callaghan

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 14015 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 14015 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edward Callaghan

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 9392 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Daniel Callaghan

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army 10100 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 195354 Private Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 10100, 195354 Private Connaught Rangers, Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Ross Callaghan

Born 1889

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5117 Private Australian Infantry 54th Bn

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Patrick Callaghan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189279

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James Callaghan

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85538

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Peter Callaghan

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266045

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James Callaghan

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185309

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Frederick Callaghan

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406715

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James Joseph Callaghan

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119745

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Samuel Callaghan

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286811

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James Callaghan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135088

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George Callaghan

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 52536 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 2577 Manchester Regiment

British Army 52536 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Thomas Callaghan

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 23296 Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 6813 Private London Regiment 1/20th Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)

British Army 633491 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion

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John Callaghan

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army T/2/11285 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 50907 Private Prince Of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Sidney Joseph Callaghan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409884

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