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Sydney New South Wales [20]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Richmond Victoria [5]

Wexford [4]

Bethanga Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dublin [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Taree New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Cork [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Oberon New South Wales [2]

Penrith New South Wales [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Seymour Victoria [2]

Teesdale Victoria [2]

Victoria Victoria [2]

Waterford [2]

Abbeyloux, Queen's County, [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury Victoria [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Balaclava, Middlesex [1]

Barrow-in-Furness England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bonhill, Dumbartonshire [1]

Boonah Queensland [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bray, Wicklow [1]

Bream Creek Tasmania [1]

Brynmanor, Monmouthshire [1]

Burketown Queensland [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheltenham Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Rank

Private [366]

Gunner [28]

Sapper [26]

Driver [22]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Pioneer [10]

Worker [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Driver [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [49]

Royal Engineers [41]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Irish Regiment [28]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Irish Guards [14]

Leinster Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Australian Infantry Battalion [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Connaught Rangers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Service

British Army [495]

Australian Imperial Force [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [48]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [781]

Contribution

Military Service [746]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [20] Melbourne Victoria [11] Hobart Tasmania [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Richmond Victoria [5] Wexford [4] Bethanga Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dublin [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Taree New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Cork [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Oberon New South Wales [2] Penrith New South Wales [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Seymour Victoria [2] Teesdale Victoria [2] Victoria Victoria [2] Waterford [2] Abbeyloux, Queen's County, [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury Victoria [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Balaclava, Middlesex [1] Barrow-in-Furness England [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blairgowrie, Perthshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bonhill, Dumbartonshire [1] Boonah Queensland [1] Borough, London [1] Bray, Wicklow [1] Bream Creek Tasmania [1] Brynmanor, Monmouthshire [1] Burketown Queensland [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheltenham Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Clapton, London [1]

Rank

Private [366] Gunner [28] Sapper [26] Driver [22] Serjeant [20] Corporal [13] Lance Corporal [11] Pioneer [10] Worker [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Driver [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [49] Royal Engineers [41] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Irish Regiment [28] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23] Royal Munster Fusiliers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Irish Guards [14] Leinster Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Cheshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Australian Infantry Battalion [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Connaught Rangers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Newfoundland Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3]

Service

British Army [495] Australian Imperial Force [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [48] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [781]

Contribution

Military Service [746] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1]

James Cleary

Died 1915

British Army 19893 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 19893 Staff Serjeant Royal Engineers attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force Survey Coy.

British Army 19893 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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George Cleary

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106641

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John Cleary

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198580

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John Cleary

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66954

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Bernard Cleary

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1359 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1359 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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James Cleary

Died 1917

British Army 20028 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 20103 Private Royal Defence Corps 303rd Protection Coy.

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Aaron Bernard Cleary

Born 1895

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256589

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256589 Private Canadian Infantry 38th Battalion

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Howard Joseph Cleary

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715020

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715020 Private Canadian Infantry

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Martin Cleary

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3800 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531416 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531416 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Patrick Cleary

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 11547 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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John Cleary

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 288 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 288 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Thomas Patrick Cleary

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 4390 Private Australian Infantry

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Joseph Cleary

Died 1916

British Army 6415 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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John Cleary

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army M2/099325 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/099325 Corporal Army Service Corps

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James Cleary

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8914 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Bartholomew Cleary

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233786

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Henry William Cleary

Australian Imperial Force 9754

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Joseph Cleary

Australian Imperial Force 5332

Australian Imperial Force 85771

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Thomas Joseph Cleary

Australian Imperial Force 4084

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William Higginson Cleary

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1054553

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1054553 Private Canadian Infantry

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