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Ballymara, Antrim [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

The Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Captain [2]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Major General [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second in Command (Major) [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

General Headquarters Staff [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Staff [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1]

4th Hussars [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

GOC 4th (Guards) Brigade [1]

GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division [1]

GOC XIV Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

C [33]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [34] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballymara, Antrim [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] The Rectory, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [14] Captain [2] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant General [2] Major General [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Second in Command (Major) [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

General Headquarters Staff [3] Labour Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Engineers [3] Staff [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [1] 4th Hussars [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] GOC 4th (Guards) Brigade [1] GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Division [1] GOC XIV Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Training Reserve [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

C [33] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Charles H Cavan

Born 1894

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46394 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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George Cavan

Died 1918

British Army 7988 Warrant Officer Class 2 Highland Light Infantry

British Army 7988 Company Serjeant Major Highland Light Infantry

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George Herbert Cavan

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 11249 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11249 Acting Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11249 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Robert Negus Cavan

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3208874

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Walter Beamish Cavan

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 663143

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John Cavan

Born 1898

Royal Navy K49517

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Thomas Cavan

Born 1881

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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William Cavan

British Army 13927 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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John Cavan

British Army 19/684 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William Cavan

British Army 486705 ex 1614 Private Labour Corps ex Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Philip Charles Cavan

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Cavan

British Army 90205 Driver Royal Engineers

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P Cavan

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Earl Of F R Cavan

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Staff

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Earl Of F R Cavan

British Army Lieutenant General Staff

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Earl Of F R Cavan

British Army Major General General Headquarters Staff

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Earl Of F R Cavan

British Army Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General Staff

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John Cavan

British Army 7150 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

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E Cavan

British Army 4674 Private 4th Hussars

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Peter Cavan

British Army 119969 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 293798 Private Labour Corps

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