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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Cloyne, Cork [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Cork [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Arklow, County Wicklow [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Carnamoney Whitehouse, Antrim [1]

Castletownroche, Cork [1]

Clonegal, County Carlow [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Govey, Wexford [1]

Kilgorman, Wexford [1]

Killavullen, Cork [1]

Kilquade, Wicklow [1]

Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Londonderry [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Queenstown, Cork [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rusmuck, County Galway [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Tyrone [1]

Rank

Private [121]

Gunner [12]

Driver [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [3]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner Bombardier [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Connaught Rangers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Irish Regiment [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

London Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Irish Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

6th Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

13th Royal Scots [1]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [157]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

C [232]

Contribution

Military Service [218]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Cloyne, Cork [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Cork [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Arklow, County Wicklow [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Carnamoney Whitehouse, Antrim [1] Castletownroche, Cork [1] Clonegal, County Carlow [1] Dublin [1] Durham [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Govey, Wexford [1] Kilgorman, Wexford [1] Killavullen, Cork [1] Kilquade, Wicklow [1] Knaresborough, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Londonderry [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Queenstown, Cork [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rusmuck, County Galway [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Tyrone [1]

Rank

Private [121] Gunner [12] Driver [11] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Sapper [3] Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Corporal [1] Gunner Bombardier [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [13] Labour Corps [12] Connaught Rangers [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Irish Regiment [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] London Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] Irish Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] 6th Royal Irish Rifles [2] Canadian Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 13th Royal Scots [1] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [157] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

C [232]

Contribution

Military Service [218] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Ireland [1]

Matthew Canavan

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7667 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Patrick Canavan

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 25044 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 25044 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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John Canavan

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 8921 Private Scots Guards

British Army 1689 Private Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Arthur F. Canavan

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 555142 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 555142 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Thomas Canavan

Australian Imperial Force 2294

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Joseph Francis Canavan

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248486

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Andrew Canavan

Died 1915

British Army 7802 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 7802 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Francis Canavan

Died 1917

British Army 24496 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24496 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Richard Canavan

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/1618 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/1618 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Matthew Canavan

Died 1917

British Army 325 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

British Army 325 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Canavan

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 4663 Private Connaught Rangers

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Patrick Canavan

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 8372 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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James Canavan

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army 4612 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 498714 Private Labour Corps

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Anthony Francis Canavan

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177402

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Joseph Canavan

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89791

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John Stuart James Canavan

Australian Imperial Force 6788

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Andrew Canavan

Australian Imperial Force 5356

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Charles Canavan

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army S/5334 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Canavan

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 18000 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 18000 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Canavan

Died 1917

British Army 9018 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 40289 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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