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Sydney New South Wales [22]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Cork [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Bute South Australia [3]

Casterton Victoria [3]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [3]

Dublin [3]

Killarney [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Cobar New South Wales [2]

Cradock South Australia [2]

Drouin Victoria [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Govan, Lanarkshire [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Lang Lang Victoria [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Limerick [2]

London [2]

Manchester [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Petersburg South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Roscommon [2]

Skibbereen, Cork [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Waterford [2]

2, Forresters Wynd, Edinburgh [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Anglesea Victoria [1]

Antrim [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Balfour, Southland [1]

Ballinasloe, Galway [1]

Ballybeg, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [862]

Gunner [77]

Driver [59]

Corporal [51]

Serjeant [47]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [29]

Pioneer [23]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Captain [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Regimental Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4]

Major [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Fireman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Commander Master at Arms [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [119]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Engineers [84]

Army Service Corps [63]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [48]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Connaught Rangers [41]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [37]

Royal Irish Regiment [33]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Royal Irish Rifles [22]

Welsh Regiment [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Leinster Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Scots [12]

Irish Guards [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1211]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [195]

Australian Imperial Force [176]

Royal Navy [106]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1847]

B [1]

M [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1787]

Merchant Navy [55]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [22] Melbourne Victoria [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Adelaide South Australia [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Cork [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Bute South Australia [3] Casterton Victoria [3] Coonabarabran New South Wales [3] Dublin [3] Killarney [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Cobar New South Wales [2] Cradock South Australia [2] Drouin Victoria [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Govan, Lanarkshire [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hoxton, London [2] Lang Lang Victoria [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Limerick [2] London [2] Manchester [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Petersburg South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Roscommon [2] Skibbereen, Cork [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Waterford [2] 2, Forresters Wynd, Edinburgh [1] Aldershot England [1] Anglesea Victoria [1] Antrim [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Balfour, Southland [1] Ballinasloe, Galway [1] Ballybeg, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [862] Gunner [77] Driver [59] Corporal [51] Serjeant [47] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [29] Pioneer [23] Second Lieutenant [23] Acting Serjeant [13] Captain [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Regimental Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [4] Major [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Fireman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1] Commander Master at Arms [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [119] Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Engineers [84] Army Service Corps [63] Royal Munster Fusiliers [48] Royal Irish Fusiliers [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Connaught Rangers [41] London Regiment [38] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [37] Royal Irish Regiment [33] Manchester Regiment [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Royal Fusiliers [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Royal Irish Rifles [22] Welsh Regiment [21] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Leinster Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] Highland Light Infantry [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Scots [12] Irish Guards [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Rifle Brigade [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1211] Canadian Expeditionary Force [195] Australian Imperial Force [176] Royal Navy [106] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [48] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [1847] B [1] M [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1787] Merchant Navy [55] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

James Casey

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 30903 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30903 Private Yorkshire Regiment Labour Battalion

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Patrick Casey

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 36316 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Daniel Casey

Born 1878

Died 1958

British Army GS/9039 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/13592 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 13592 5th Dragoon Guards

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James Casey

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edmond Henry Casey

Born 1882

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 332 Corporal Australian Imperial Force Divisional Ammunition Column

Australian Imperial Force 332 Second Lieutenant

British Army 1254 M Corporal 4th North Hampton Regiment

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Patrick Casey

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 4376 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Frederick Casey

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 4169 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 4169 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Casey

Died 1916

British Army 3995 Acting Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 3995 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John William Casey

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 64075 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64075 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Frederick Casey

Born 1879

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106128

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion

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William Casey

Born 1885

British Army 16748 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1401678 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 16748 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Philip Casey

Born 1867

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2500039

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Edward Casey

Died 1918

British Army T/1601 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 234822 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Lawrence Casey

Died 1919

British Army 6568 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 14th Field Ambulance

British Army 6568 Acting Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 14th Field Ambulance

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Michael Casey

Born 1876

Died 1918

Royal Navy 5321/S Stoker RNR HMS Tiger

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Patrick Michael Casey

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9780 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Christopher Casey

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 6123 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William James Casey

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299373

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Frank Casey

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194438

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John Henry Casey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92413

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